Ofqual advice on key stage 2 results
31 July 2008
Ofqual continues to be disappointed in the failure to deliver test results to pupils and their schools on time this year. We welcome the announcement that the National Assessment Agency will manage the marking review process.
Ofqual was asked to provide to DCSF Head of Profession for Statistics any advice which he should consider in relation to his decision regarding the publication of provisional results of national curriculum tests at key stage 2.
Ofqual recognises that the confidence of teachers, parents, pupils and the wider public has been damaged by the problems in delivering this year's national curriculum tests. However Ofqual advised that, as at 28 July, there was no evidence of widespread problems with the quality of the marks at key stage 2 that would justify withholding publication of the provisional results at national level.
Ofqual will be closely monitoring the review process to ensure that it is carried through accurately and objectively, so that pupils get the marks their work deserves. We will then advise further in the autumn, when the review process is complete, on the post-review results and their use at the local authority and school level.
Alongside Lord Sutherland's inquiry, Ofqual will continue to monitor all aspects of this year's national curriculum tests and will report its findings later in the year.