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Useful Dates

INSET DAYS 2025-26

  • Monday 1st September 2025
  • Monday 5th January 2026
  • Monday 1st June 2026
  • Tuesday 2nd June 2026
  • Monday 27th July 2026

Important dates for the academic year 2025-26

Please click each box below to find out specific key dates for statutory assessments that take place in school. 

Early Years assessments

Reception baseline assessment - Schools must complete the reception baseline assessment for each child in the first 6 weeks after they enter reception.

Early Years Foundation stage profile assessment - Schools must complete the EYFS profile assessment between April and June of the academic year.

* More information will be shared with parents in Class 1 throughout the year.

KEY STAGE 1 assessments

Year 1 - Schools must administer the phonics screening check within the 1-week period from Monday 8th June 2026. Any children in Year 2 who did not pass the previous year will also take part.

* More information will be shared with parents in Class 2 throughout the year.

KEY STAGE 2 assessments

Year 4 - Schools must administer a Multiplication check within the 2-week period from Monday 1st June 2026. 

Year 6 - The statutory key stage 2 tests are timetabled from Monday 11th May to Thursday 14th May 2026

* More information will be shared with parents in Class 3 and 4 throughout the year.