Timetable for Primary Key Stage Data Collection 2026

Timetable for Primary Key Stage Data Collection 2026
ID Subject Date Action Via
1 Key Stage Assessment Briefing (1:30-2:30) 14 April LA Assessment Team On Teams
2 Primary Data request to schools (see items 13,15,17 & 18 below) 8 May Data Team Email
3 KS2 SATS week  11-14 May Schools In school
4 Schools subject to KS2  moderation will to be notified On or after 15 May LA Assessment Team Email to headteacher
5 Primary headcount day in SATS week (to be validated against the May census) 11 May Primary Schools Automatic daily data exchange from School's MIS to LA pupil database.
6 Meet the KS2 moderators (invited schools only) 19 May LA Assessment Team One Friargate
7 KS2 Headteacher declaration form 14 May (5pm) Headteacher National Curriculum Assessments Portal
8 End of Key Stage Processing hosted by Data Team and ICT for Y6 Teachers and Admin Staff

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9 KS2 Moderation 15-17 June LA Assessment Team One Friargate
10 Administer Phonics screening check 8-12 June (15-19 June absentees) Primary Schools In school
11 MTC tables check 1-12 June (15-16 June absentees) Primary Schools School Admin via Dfe Sign-in
Direct Assessment via MTC service
12 MTC tables Headteacher declaration form 22 June (5pm) Headteacher National Curriculum Assessments Portal
13 Year 1 Phonics Assessment Data Return 19 June Primary Schools DataLocker
14 Year 1 Phonics Threshold mark published  22 June  DFE on GOV.UK 
15 KS2 TA  Data Return for schools being moderated in 2026
Data Team to submit on schools behalf to DFE by 26 June		 23 June Primary Schools being moderated in 2025 DataLocker
16 KS2 Moderation and Data review  24 June LA Assessment Team and moderators  One Friargate
17 KS2 TA  Data Return for schools NOT being moderated in 2026
Data Team to submit on schools behalf to DFE by 26 June		 26 June Primary Schools NOT being moderated in 2025 DataLocker
18 KS1 TA Data Return (optional) 26 June Primary Schools DataLocker
19 EYFS Foundation Stage Data Return 26 June Primary Schools DataLocker
20 Phonics Headteacher declaration form 30 June (5pm) Headteacher National Curriculum Assessments Portal
21 EYFS Data issued to schools for checking 3 July Data Team Email and DataLocker
22 KS2 Test Data - Import "ctf"  file into MIS System 7 July Primary Schools to download data National Curriculum Assessments Portal
23 Confirmation request for overseas pupils adjustments 10 July Primary Schools Email and DataLocker
24 Provisional City Reports EYFS, Phonics and KS2 (plus KS1 for schools who submit) from 2 July Data Team
25 EYFS Amendments to Data Team 10 July Primary Schools Email and DataLocker

2026 Data releases in the Autumn All Key Stages (TBA)
ID Subject Date Action Via
26 Dfe Tables check - - -
27 Position Statement - - -
28 Dfe ASP update - - -
29 NCER Perspective Lite Assessment NPD updates - - -
30 OFSTED IDSR - - -
31 NCER Perspective Lite School Census updates - - -
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