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:

Parental Responsibility Measures Census (formally PRAB)

The PRMA (Parental Responsibilities Measure and Attendance) collection traditionally opens in early September. 

We ask for this information from schools:

  • Total number of parenting contracts offered to parents
  • Total number of parenting contracts accepted by the parents

The documentation relating to the statutory collection of the PRMA census, with a deadline of the 22/09/2023, can be found here:

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

This year, completion of the Headteacher verification will be via an online form - Head verification form 2023

The deadline for the return of the Headteacher verification form is also Tuesday 27 June 2023.

Reminder: It is a requirement that this form is authorised and signed off by the Headteacher.

This form is separate from the Headteacher Declaration Form that is submitted via the Primary Assessment Gateway.  Both forms need completing.

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

Key stage 1 and Phonics

Key Stage 2

Assessment and reporting arrangements (ARA)

The DfE publishes this guidance and covers assessment and reporting requirements for EYFSP, Phonics, Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2 for the 2022-23 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.