Primary Assessments
Reception baseline assessment
Schools must complete the reception baseline assessment for each child in the first 6 weeks after they enter reception.
Optional key stage 1 tests
It is recommended that the optional key stage 1 tests are administered during May 2024.
Phonics screening check
Schools must administer the phonics screening check within the 1-week period from Monday 10 June 2024.
Multiplication tables check
Schools must administer the multiplication tables check within the 2-week period from Monday 3 June 2024.
Key stage 2 tests
The statutory key stage 2 tests are timetabled from Monday 13 May to Thursday 16 May 2024:
Date | Activity |
Monday 13 May 2024 | English grammar, punctuation and spelling papers 1 and 2 |
Tuesday 14 May 2024 | English reading |
Wednesday 15 May 2024 | Mathematics papers 1 and 2 |
Thursday 16 May 2024 | Mathematics paper 3 |