Assessment and moderation

EYFS profile assessment

It is a statutory requirement to submit an early years foundation stage profile assessment at the end of the reception year. The role of the local authority to moderate these assessments is now non-statutory.

The local authority continues to offer a fully funded model of EYFS moderation visits and support to enable accurate assessments.

Early Years Foundation Stage Profile - handbook

Early Years Foundation Stage exemplification materials

EYFS Moderation Guidance [261.8 KB] [docx]

Teacher assessment frameworks

East Sussex guidance grids:

Key stage 1

End of key stage 1 teacher assessment – Maths [29.8 KB] [docx]
End of key stage 1 teacher assessment – Reading [29.2 KB] [docx]
End of key stage 1 teacher assessment – Writing [29.0 KB] [docx]

Key stage 2

End of key stage 2 teacher assessment - Maths [29.2 KB] [docx]
End of key stage 2 teacher assessment - Reading [28.8 KB] [docx]
End of key stage 2 teacher assessment - Writing (WTS, EXS, GDS) [27.7 KB] [docx]
End of key stage 2 teacher assessment - Writing (PKS) [28.5 KB] [docx]

End of KS1 assessments are no longer statutory. Progress at the end of KS2 is measured using the reception baseline which became statutory in 2020/21.

The KS1 teacher assessment frameworks (TAFs) are still available on Standards and Testing Agency (STA). STA also continue to produce end of KS1 tests for reading, mathematics and grammar, punctuation and spelling, but these are optional.

Five principles of effective assessment [310.4 KB] [docx] guidance from the South-East Inter-Local Authority Group

Statutory frameworks

Exemplification materials

National curriculum assessments

Practice materials for the phonics screening check, key stage 1 and key stage 2 national curriculum tests, including past test papers:

Practice materials | GOV.UK

Courses and support

We provide many assessment courses online via Microsoft Teams.

For more information, visit Assessment courses | Learning Portal

Assessment data collection

Schools are asked to submit results for EYFSP, Phonics Yr1 and Yr2 retakes to LA via Common Transfer File (CTF) to the Local Authority via AnyComms+ DRIM.

Schools should submit results for Key Stage 2 TA’s directly to Primary Assessment Gateway via CTF.

Key stage 2 assessment and reporting arrangements - GOV.UK

Assessment and reporting arrangements (phonics screening check)]

Submitting key stage 2 teacher assessment data in 2025 - GOV.UK

Statutory data collection deadlines 2025
Key Stage	Local Authority deadline	Notes
Early years	Thursday 25 June 2026	Statutory deadline - Tuesday 30 June 2026
Phonics	Wednesday 24 June 2026	Schools must submit their phonics screening check results to their geographic local authority by the deadline specified by the local authority (Section 5.10 2025 phonics screening check assessment and reporting arrangements - GOV.UK).
Key Stage 2	Wednesday 24 June 2026	This is a request only. Schools are not required to submit earlier than the STA deadline, if not convenient. The statutory deadline is Friday 26 June 2026. Schools must submit their Key Stage 2 teacher assessment data directly to the STA using the Primary Assessment Gateway (PAG). The local authority is expected to access the data from the PAG to conduct statutory data checks and quality assurance.