Key stage 2 attainment: National headlines
Accredited official statistics on the headline statistics on attainment in key stage 2 national curriculum assessments in England.
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- Department for Education
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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)