Statutory data collections

The Performance and Information Team has a statutory duty to ensure census and attainment returns are completed and submitted to the DfE by prescribed deadlines. This involves the collection of returns from schools, error and query checking and submissions. For guidance on specific data collections, please click on a link below:

• School census
• Privacy notices
• Attainment collections
• Parental Responsibility Measures Census (formally PRAB)

Attainment Collections - Timetables for key dates

The DfE has announced that all existing statutory key stage 1 (KS1) and key stage 2 (KS2) assessments will take place in 2023, following their usual timetable.  This includes the:

• end of KS1 and KS2 assessments (including tests and teacher assessment)
• reception baseline assessment
• phonics screening check
• year 4 multiplication tables check
• statutory trialling

2023 deadlines:

• Key stage 2: 27 June 2023
• Key stage 1: 27 June 2023
• Phonics Check (Yr 1 and 2): 27 June 2023
• EYFSP: 27 June 2023

• Key Stage and CTF transfer timetable 2022 primary and special (pdf format, 95Kb)
• 2022 data collection flow chart (pdf format, 273Kb)
• Head verification form 2022 (docx format, 19Kb)

Returning teacher assessment submissions to the LA via S2S

Read the S2S guidance notes (docx format, 2Mb) on how to submit teacher assessments for EYFSP, Phonics and Key Stage 1 to the LA.

Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2 teacher assessment performance categories

EYFSP

• EYFSP Factsheet (pdf format 111Kb)

Key stage 1 and Phonics

• Phonics TA Codes (pdf format, 66Kb)
• Key Stage 1 TA codes (pdf format, 78Kb)
• 2021 onwards Pre-key stage 1 - pupils working below the national curriculum assessment standard (publishing.service.gov.uk)

Key Stage 2

• Key Stage 2: submitting teacher assessment data guidance for 2022 (pdf format, 288Kb)
• Videos to support schools when submitting Key Stage 2 data and resolving errors
• Key Stage 2 TA codes (pdf format, 96Kb)
• Key Stage 2 Test codes (pdf format, 89Kb)
• 2021 onwards Pre-key stage 2 - pupils working below the national curriculum assessment standard (publishing.service.gov.uk)

Assessment and reporting arrangements (ARA)

This guidance is published by the DfE and covers assessment and reporting requirements for EYFSP, Phonics, Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2 for the 2021-22 academic year. It also includes information on how to prepare for and administer national curriculum tests, teacher assessments and the requirements for reporting results to parents.  Note that the Phonics ARA is included within the Key Stage 1 document.

• Early years foundation stage Handbook 2023 (publishing.service.gov.uk)
• Key stage 1 assessment and reporting arrangements (publishing.service.gov.uk)
• Key stage 2 assessment and reporting arrangements (publishing.service.gov.uk)

KS4 and 5 results forms

2022 - TBC