Primary

Monday

17th Oct 2022

Incorrect Sats marks rise by a fifth
Exclusive: Increase is ‘further evidence of a Sats system beset with problems this year’, says union leader
Incorrect Sats marks rise by a fifth

Thursday

6th Oct 2022

Phonics check results lowest since 2014
The proportion of pupils reaching the expected standard in the phonics screening check in Year 1 fell to 75 per cent this year – in the first such check since before Covid
Little Boy Looking at Books
Sats 2022: KS1 maths and literacy plummet after Covid
Just four in 10 disadvantaged pupils reached the expected standard in writing in the first KS1 tests since 2019, new DfE figures show
Primary school: young boy concentrating over a challenging maths problem

Monday

3rd Oct 2022

Support pours in for primary on receiving end of racist abuse
First minister and education secretary among those to condemn racist tweets directed at Glasgow primary school
Racism

Tuesday

27th Sep 2022

Labour pledges fully funded breakfast clubs in all primary schools
Policy to be funded by reinstating 45 per cent income tax bracket, shadow education secretary to announce
Young pupil pours milk into cereal bowl

Friday

23rd Sep 2022

Sats 2022: Fears wrong results data may go to Ofsted
School leaders have reported issues accessing the Department for Education’s KS2 assessment results checking service
boy doing his homework
Ofsted: Small primaries five times more likely to be ‘inadequate’
Exclusive: Findings show need for Ofsted to ensure inspection framework is ‘proportionate’ and ‘fair’, say school leaders
Useless, raining

Wednesday

7th Sep 2022

Sats 2022: Fall in pupils achieving test standard
The fall shows ‘government’s failure to fund a proper recovery plan’, says headteacher leader
Pupil with head on arms at desk on piles of paper
Sats 2022: STA sorry for ‘unacceptable’ delays and missing papers
Exclusive: Any key stage 2 Sats results that have not appeared on the Primary Assessment Gateway by today are ‘lost’, the Standards and Testing Agency tells schools
Man stands on stepladder in maze with telescope

Tuesday

6th Sep 2022

Sats 2022: Disadvantage gap at KS2 is widest in 10 years
The DfE today published new data from this year’s key stage 2 Sats results – here are six things we learned
Sats 2022: Disadvantage gap at KS2 is widest in 10 years

Monday

25th Jul 2022

Sats: More than 3 in 4 parents oppose statutory tests in primary
Exclusive: 90% of teachers surveyed also said they are not satisfied with the current assessment arrangements, a new survey finds
Exclusive, disatisfied

Friday

22nd Jul 2022

KS2 Sats: Only 1% of schools achieved DfE’s national 2030 target, study finds
Exclusive: New analysis also reveals the regions experiencing the biggest fall in those reaching the expected standard at key stage 2 Sats during the pandemic
KS2 Sats: Only 1% of schools achieved DfE’s national 2030 target, study finds