Outsourcing giant Capita will no longer manage SATs tests after exam board Pearson won the contract worth up to £180m.
A government review had found Capita’s first year overseeing the tests, in 2022, caused “significant frustration and inconvenience” to schools.
Exams regulator Ofqual had to step in after thousands of tests went missing, wrong marks were awarded and the helpline went into meltdown.
But in correspondence sent to schools today, seen by Schools Week, the Standards and Testing Agency said Pearson has been selected as the preferred supplier from September 2025.
