Primary assessments: future dates
Future dates for key stage 1 and key stage 2 tests (commonly referred to as SATs), phonics screening check, multiplication tables check and reception baseline assessment.
Future dates for primary assessments are detailed below to assist schools with their forward planning. Schools must keep these periods free for administering the assessments.
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 2022 | Phonics 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 |
Multiplication tables check
Schools should administer the multiplication tables check within the 3-week period from Monday 6 June 2022.
2022/23 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 2023.
| Date | Activity |
|---|---|
| May 2023 | Key stage 1 test period |
| Week commencing Monday 12 June 2023 | Phonics screening check week |
Key stage 2
The key stage 2 tests are timetabled from Monday 8 May to Thursday 11 May 2023.
Multiplication tables check
Schools should administer the multiplication tables check within the 3-week period from Monday 5 June 2023.
2023/24 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 2024. This is subject to confirmation as to when end of key stage 1 assessments are made non-statutory.
| Date | Activity |
|---|---|
| May 2024 | Key stage 1 test period |
| Week commencing Monday 10 June 2024 | Phonics screening check week |
Key stage 2
The key stage 2 tests are timetabled from Monday 13 May to Thursday 16 May 2024.
Multiplication tables check
Schools should administer the multiplication tables check within the 3-week period from Monday 3 June 2024.
Last updated
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Line added to the information about the KS1 tests for the 2023/24 academic year.
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Dates updated for the 2023/24 academic year.
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Primary assessment dates updated.
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First published.