Academic year 2021/22

Key stage 2 attainment: National headlines

Accredited official statistics on the headline statistics on attainment in key stage 2 national curriculum assessments in England.

Release type
Published
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Contact name: Lilian Williams

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  • managed impartially and objectively in the public interest
  • meet identified user needs
  • produced according to sound methods
  • well explained and readily accessible

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Pre-release access list

Besides Department for Education (DfE) professional and production staff, the following post holders were given pre-release access up to 24 hours before release.

  • Secretary of State for Education
  • Permanent Secretary
  • Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for the School System
  • Minister of State (Minister for School Standards)
  • Special Adviser on Schools, Early Years, and Children’s Services
  • Special Adviser on Communications
  • Director General for Schools Group
  • Director General for Families Group
  • Director General for Strategy Group 
  • Deputy Director, Qualifications (GCSE and A level) 
  • Deputy Director, Pupil/Recovery Premium, EEF, Remote Education and Time 
  • Deputy Director, Intervention, Faith and Accountability Division 
  • Grade 6, Intervention, Faith and Accountability Division 
  • Grade 7, Intervention, Faith and Accountability Division 
  • SEO, Intervention, Faith and Accountability Division 
  • Grade 6, Disadvantage and Place Strategy Analysis  
  • Grade 6, Infrastructure and Funding Analysis Division
  • Grade 7, Pre-16 Maths Curriculum Policy Team Leader
  • Grade 6, Curriculum (English) 
  • Grade 7, English Policy, Curriculum (English)
  • Higher Executive Officer, Curriculum (English) 
  • Grade 6, Curriculum (maths and science) 
  • Grade 7, Chief Media Officer
  • Senior Executive Officer, Social Media Officer
  • Higher Executive Officer, Social Media Officer
  • Senior Executive Officer, Senior Media Officers(2) 
  • Higher Executive Officer, Media Officer 
  • Team leader, Time in Schools 
  • Deputy Director, Assessment, Development and Research, Standards & Testing Agency
  • Grade 6, Head of Policy and Stakeholder Engagement, Standards & Testing Agency
  • Chief Executive Officer, Standards & Testing Agency
  • Deputy Director, Assessment Operations and Services, Standards & Testing Agency
  • Chair of The Office of Qualifications and Examinations Regulation (Ofqual)
  • Chief Regulator, The Office of Qualifications and Examinations Regulation (Ofqual)
  • Director of Policy and Strategic Relationships, The Office of Qualifications and Examinations Regulation (Ofqual)
  • Grade 6, Associate Director for Regulation of National Assessments, The Office of Qualifications and Examinations Regulation (Ofqual)