Guidance: Key stage 2 national curriculum tests and results: information for parents

Information for parents about the statutory assessments at the end of key stage 2, sometimes referred to as SATs.

Ref: ISBN 978-1-78957-952-9, STA/26/9111/e

Ref: ISBN 978-1-78957-948-2, STA/25/9099/e

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 information about assessment results at the end of KS2 explains:

Updated the 'key stage 2 national curriculum tests: information for parents' with the 2027 test dates.

Updated the date on which schools will receive their key stage 2 results, from 7 July to 16 July. For more information, please refer to the Department for Education's letter sent to schools which confirms this change to the timetable: https://news.service.education.gov.uk/ph75/send/uq-5k4