National tests are administered at the end of which key stages in the National Curriculum?

National tests are administered at the end of which key stages in the National Curriculum?

• A. End of Key Stage 1 only
• B. End of Key Stages 1 and 2 (ages 7 and 11)
• C. End of Key Stage 3 only
• D. End of GCSEs

Answer: (B)

National tests at the ends of Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2 measure whether students have reached the expected standards by ages about 7 and 11, providing a standardized check before moving on to secondary school. There are no national tests at the end of Key Stage 3, and GCSEs come later as separate external qualifications. So the tests are administered at the ends of Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2.

National tests at the ends of Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2 measure whether students have reached the expected standards by ages about 7 and 11, providing a standardized check before moving on to secondary school. There are no national tests at the end of Key Stage 3, and GCSEs come later as separate external qualifications. So the tests are administered at the ends of Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2.