«This year's results demonstrate loud and clear that we are going to have to ask some hard questions and re-double our efforts if we are to make further progress in national curriculum tests next year and in future years.» (news.bbc.co.uk)
Statutory assessment arrangements for pupils working below the standard of national curriculum tests at key stages 1 and 2 (known as SATs). (gov.uk)
National curriculum tests at Key Stage 2 have negatively impacted on the time allocated for art and design in primary schools with 89 per cent of primary teachers in state schools reporting that during the two terms before Key Stage 2 tests the time allocated for art and design decreased. (educationbusinessuk.net)