National Curriculum Assessments
Key Stage 1 & Key Stage 2
Practice materials for the phonics screening check, key stage 1 and key stage 2 national curriculum tests, including past test papers are available from the Government website by clicking on the link below.
2021/22 academic year
Reception baseline assessment
Schools must complete the reception baseline assessment for each child in the first 6 weeks after they enter reception
Key stage 1
The key stage 1 tests should be administered during May 2022.
Date / Activity
May 2022 / Key stage 1 test period
Week commencing Monday 6 June 2022Phonics screening check week
Key stage 2
The key stage 2 tests are timetabled from Monday 9 May to Thursday 12 May 2022.
Date / Activity
Monday 9 May 2022 / English grammar, punctuation and spelling papers 1 and 2
Tuesday 10 May 2022 / English reading
Wednesday 11 May 2022 / Mathematics papers 1 and 2
Thursday 12 May 2022 / Mathematics paper 3