NAHT comments on delay to KS2 test results

Commenting as the government announce that KS2 test results will be delayed by one week, Sarah Hannafin, senior policy advisor for school leaders' union NAHT, said:

"The delay to the return of KS2 results confirmed today is incredibly disappointing and was completely avoidable – the impact of shifting the dates of SATs week on marking and results should have been fully considered before that decision was made. It is difficult to accept that a one day delay to the tests leads to a weeks delay to results particularly with the expectations put on school leaders to fulfil their obligations and specific deadlines regarding SATs. This decision will have a negative impact on schools particularly those which break up for the summer holidays the week that results will now be returned."