Standard Assessment Tests and Tasks 2024 - 2025
2024/25 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
It is recommended that the key stage 1 tests (optional) are administered during May 2025.
| Date | Activity |
|---|---|
| May 2025 | Key stage 1 test recommended period (optional) |
| Week commencing Monday 9 June 2025 | Phonics screening check week |
Key stage 2
The key stage 2 tests are timetabled from Monday 12 May to Thursday 15 May 2024.
| Date | Activity |
|---|---|
| Monday 12th May 2025 | English grammar, punctuation and spelling papers 1 and 2 |
| Tuesday 13th May 2025 | English reading |
| Wednesday 14th May 2025 | Mathematics papers 1 and 2 |
| Thursday 15th May 2025 | Mathematics papers 3 |
Multiplication tables check
Schools must administer the multiplication tables check within the 2-week period from Monday 2nd June 2025.
