National curriculum assessments: past test materials
Assessment materials used for the phonics screening check, key stage 1 and key stage 2 national curriculum tests in the past 3 years, including test papers.
Key stage 2 past papers
Resources include:
- 2024 key stage 2 test materials
- 2023 key stage 2 test materials
- 2022 key stage 2 test materials
Key stage 1 past papers
Resources include:
- 2024 key stage 1 test materials
- 2023 key stage 1 test materials
- 2022 key stage 1 test materials
Scaled score conversion tables
Phonics screening check resources
Resources include:
- scoring guidance
- pupils’ materials
- answer sheets
Updates to this page
Last updated 9 July 2024 + show all updates
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Added raw score to scaled score conversion tables for the 2024 key stage 2 tests.
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Added 2024 phonics screening check materials and modified materials, including scoring guidance.
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Added optional 2024 key stage 1 test papers, mark schemes and scaled scores.
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Added 2024 key stage 2 test papers and mark schemes.
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Added link to the '2023 scaled scores at key stage 2'
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Added link to the 'Phonics screening check: 2023 modified materials'
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Added 2023 phonics screening check materials and threshold mark. Removed 2018 phonics screening check materials (showing materials from the last three assessment years).
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Added 2023 key stage 1 test materials and scaled score conversion tables.
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Added remaining 2023 key stage 2 test papers and mark schemes (mathematics). Removed 2018 key stage 2 test materials. Removed science sampling materials.
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2023 key stage 2 test papers and mark schemes added for English reading and English grammar, punctuation and spelling (remaining/mathematics 2023 key stage 2 materials are due to be published on Monday 22 May).
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updated with the 2021/2022 scaled score tables.
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Added phonics screening check materials page and phonics screening check modified materials page to this collection for 2022.
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Updated with 2022 materials
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2022 key stage 2 test materials added.
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2019 key stage 2 scaled score conversion tables added
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Updated with 2019 phonics materials
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Added 2019 key stage 1 test materials and scaled score conversion tables.
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2019 key stage 2 test materials added.
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2016 sample papers removed. 2016 test papers are still available.
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2017 key stage 1 test materials added.
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2017 key stage 2 test materials added.
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First published.