National Testing - Information for Adults
Academic year 2024 to 2025
Reception baseline assessment
Schools must complete the reception baseline assessment for each child in the first 6 weeks after they enter reception.
Early years foundation stage profile assessment
Schools must complete the early years foundation stage profile assessment between April and June of the academic year in which children turn 5, which is usually the reception year.
Optional key stage 1 tests
It is recommended that the optional key stage 1 tests are administered during May 2025.
Key stage 2 tests
The statutory key stage 2 tests are timetabled from Monday 12 May to Thursday 15 May 2025:
The national curriculum sets out the programmes of study and attainment targets for all subjects at all 4 key stages.
All local-authority-maintained schools in England must teach these programmes of study.
The majority of this national curriculum was introduced in September 2014, with English and maths coming into force for all year groups from September 2016.
The exception is the science curriculum which came into force for year 10 pupils in September 2016, and applies to year 11 pupils from September 2017.
See the National Archives website for information about the pre-2014 primary and secondary curriculums.
Dates for 202/2025 for families