Editing National Curriculum assessment (section)

===Key Stage 1===
There are two elements to the statutory assessment process in Key Stage 1: tests and teacher assessment. The tests are used only to support teacher's judgement; it is the teacher assessment which is recorded as the statutory outcome. Statutory assessment takes place in [[Reading (process)|reading]], [[English studies|writing]], [[Mathematics education|mathematics]] and [[Science education|science]].  For each subject, teachers use the available evidence to reach one of a number of judgements, based on the national assessment framework. The judgements available for reading, writing and mathematics are as follows:
* Working at Greater Depth within the Expected Standard
* Working at the Expected Standard
* Working towards the Expected Standard 
* Foundations for the Expected Standard 
* Below the Standard of the pre-Key Stage
In science, the only judgement available is 'Working at the Expected Standard', or alternatively an indication that the child has not yet met the expected standard for his/her age. Each judgement band is illustrated in the Teacher Assessment framework documentation by a number of descriptors of performance. To achieve a given standard, pupils must achieve all of the descriptors within that band. For pupils with [[Special Educational Needs]] a separate judgement may be made using a separate grading system known as P-levels.{{cn|date=January 2025}}

Judgements in reading, writing and mathematics are supported by test papers which are administered during May of Year 2. The reading and maths tests are statutory for schools. Schools can choose to use an optional Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling test to support judgements in writing. There is no test available for science.<ref>{{cite web|title=2017 Assessment and Reporting Arrangements (ARA)|url=https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/561720/2017_KS1_ARA_v1.0.pdf|website=Standards and Testing Agency|access-date=15 January 2017|ref=ks1ara}}</ref>