Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 34777

Assessments

Tabled: 3 March 2025
Answered: 11 March 2025

Question

Fabian Hamilton

LabourLeeds North East

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of ending compulsory written national curriculum assessments for key stage one students.

Answer

Catherine McKinnell
End of key stage 1 national curriculum tests and teacher assessments have been non-statutory since the 2023/24 academic year. Following the 2017 consultation on primary assessment, a decision was made by the previous administration to make these assessmen...

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