Poorer pupils do better in more disadvantaged schools, report says Researchers also find worst-performing areas for disadvantaged kids likely to have more poor white youngsters
Scaled scores for 2025 key stage 2 SATs announced Department for Education publishes marks pupils need to meet the ‘expected’ standard
Covid outcomes squeeze ‘waning’, but disadvantage gap widens Union boss calls for ‘renewed focus on low-attainment and disadvantage gap’, after release of NFER report
Capita ‘rewarded’ for 2022 SATs chaos as £1.5m shaved off penalty Ministers waive part of permitted fee for outsourcing giant to ‘de-risk delivery for future test cycles’
What’s new in the DfE’s expanded reading framework? Updated guidelines suggest in-class ‘influencers’ could get more children reading
KS2 SATs pushed back over King’s coronation bank holiday The Standards and Testing Agency said key stage 2 test dates will be moved to accommodate the extra May bank holiday in honour of King Charles
Primary school disadvantage gap widens to largest in 10 years Government data shows attainment fell further for poorer pupils this year, widening the attainment gap
Key stage 1 SATs will be scrapped from 2023-24, STA confirms But a ‘full programme’ of tests will go ahead next academic year because new year 2s did not sit a baseline test
SATs: No ‘special consideration’ for Covid disruption Special consideration will not apply when a key stage 2 pupil ‘has been affected by illness or other issues related to coronavirus’