Key stage 1 SATs will be scrapped from 2023-24, the government has finally confirmed, but a full suite of tests will go ahead next year.
The government had previously refused to confirm when the changes would come into effect, after pencilling-in rough dates for the tests in both 2023 and 2024.
But in an message to leaders, seen by Schools Week, the Standards and Testing Agency confirmed tests for seven-year-olds will become non-statutory from September 2023, meaning primary schools won’t have to run them in 2024.
