Statutory Assessment Dates for 2025-2026

Key Stage 2 SATs 2026

This information is for parents with a child in year 6 at primary school.

Schools administer the mandatory end of Key Stage 2 (KS2) national curriculum tests and teacher assessments to understand how pupils are performing against the standards set out in the national curriculum.

The information about national curriculum tests at the end of KS2 provides an overview of:

• the purpose of the mandatory tests and teacher assessments
• when they are scheduled
• when results will be shared by schools

Key Stage 2 SATs Information Leaflet for Parents

The information about assessment results at the end of KS2 explains:

• what information you will receive about your child’s assessments at the end of KS2
• how the outcomes of the national curriculum tests and teacher assessments are reported
• how the results are used

Assessment Results at the End of SATs Leaflet for Parents

The National KS2 SATs will take place in May 2026 from Monday 11th May to Thursday 14th May 2026.

EYFS (Reception Baseline Assessment)

Schools must complete the Reception Baseline Assessment (RBA) for each child in the first 6 weeks after they start Reception.

This information explains what the RBA is. It includes information about:

• why schools are doing the assessment
• what happens during the assessment
• access arrangements
• how the data is used

Reception Baseline Information Leaflet for Parents

Phonics Screening Check for Year 1 children

Year 1 children will complete their phonics screening check in the week beginning Monday 8th June 2026.  Children who did not achieve the pass mark for their phonics screening check at the end of Year 1 will retake another assessment in the week beginning Monday 8th June 2026.

This information is for parents with a child in Year 1 at primary school. It explains what the phonics screening check is, how it is used and how parents can support their child with phonics learning at home.

Year 1 Phonics Screening Check Leaflet for Parents

Multiplication Tables Check (MTC) for Year 4 children

Year 4 children will complete the multiplication check during the two week window commencing Monday 1st June 2026.

This leaflet is to explain what the multiplication tables check is.

It includes information about:

• why schools are doing the check
• what happens during the check
• access arrangements
• how the results data is used

Year 4 Multiplication Check Leaflet for Parents