Assessment
Here you’ll find links to free downloadable resources to support your school’s assessment, from Reception to Year 6.
Writing Evidence Gathering Grids
These Evidence Gathering Grids (EGGs) provide a useful, easily accessible record to support teachers’ assessment of writing from Year 1 - Year 6.
Please note, these downloadable documents were designed for printing purposes only, and with that in mind will not be fully accessible to someone using assistive technology such as a screen reader.
Years 1 & 2 Evidence Gathering Grids for writing
Follow the links below for the free downloadable resources.
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Click here to download the Year 1 EGG
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Click here to download the Year 2 EGG. It contains the end of year criteria as well as criteria for the whole curriculum.
Years 3 & 4 Evidence Gathering Grids for writing
Follow the links below for the free downloadable resources.
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Click here to download the Year 3 EGG.
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Click here to download the Year 4 EGG.
Years 5 & 6 Evidence Gathering Grids for writing
Follow the links below for the free downloadable resources.
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Click here to download the Year 5 EGG.
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Click here to download the Year 6 EGG. It incorporates the national standards from the teacher assessment framework for end of KS2.
End of Key Stage Crib Sheets & Moderation Forms
We use these materials to help us with statutory moderation of English at the end of KS1 and KS2. They save us from having to get out our national curriculum to look up words, spelling patterns or anything else! You may find them useful as well, but there is no requirement or expectation that these resources are used by teachers.
Please note, these downloadable documents were designed for printing purposes only, and with that in mind will not be fully accessible to someone using assistive technology such as a screen reader.
Key Stage 1
Follow the links below for the free downloadable resources.
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Click here to download the KS1 crib sheet
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Click here to download the form used to moderate judgements at the end of KS1.
Key Stage 2
Follow the links below for the free downloadable resources.
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Click here to download the KS2 crib sheet.
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Click here to download the form containing the statutory criteria for the end of KS2 teacher assessment.
STA Pupil Writing Collections
Each year, standardised pupil writing collections are produced for LA moderator training by the Standards and Testing Agency. These materials can support teachers in making their judgements when assessing children’s work at the end of Key Stages 1 and 2. There are useful accompanying commentaries, providing detailed explanations of why a collection meets a particular standard and what prevents it from having met the higher standard.
Please note, these downloadable documents were designed for printing purposes only, and with that in mind will not be fully accessible to someone using assistive technology such as a screen reader.
NEW 2026 KS2 English writing standardisation exercises
Follow the links below for free downloadable resources.
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Pupil A = EXS; Pupil B = WTS; Pupil C = WTS.
Click here to download exercise 1 pupil scripts.
Click here to download exercise 1 commentaries.
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Pupil A = WTS; Pupil B = GDS; Pupil C = EXS.
Click here to download exercise 2 pupil scripts.
Click here to download exercise 2 commentaries.
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Pupil A = EXS; Pupil B = WTS; Pupil C = EXS.
Click here to download exercise 3 pupil scripts (AI).
Click here to download exercise 3 commentaries.
2025 KS2 English writing standardisation exercises
Follow the links below for free downloadable resources.
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Pupil A = EXS; Pupil B = WTS; Pupil C = GDS.
Click here to download exercise 1 pupil scripts.
Click here to download exercise 1 commentaries.
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Pupil A = WTS; Pupil B = EXS; Pupil C = WTS.
Click here to download exercise 2 pupil scripts.
Click here to download exercise 2 commentaries.
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Pupil A = GDS; Pupil B = WTS; Pupil C = EXS.
Click here to download exercise 3 pupil scripts.
Click here to download exercise 3 commentaries.
2024 KS2 English writing standardisation exercises
Follow the links below for free downloadable resources.
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Pupil A = WTS; Pupil B = EXS; Pupil C = EXS.
Click here to download exercise 1 pupil scripts.
Click here to download exercise 1 commentaries.
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Pupil A = GDS; Pupil B = WTS; Pupil C = EXS.
Click here to download exercise 2 pupil scripts.
Click here to download exercise 2 commentaries.
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Pupil A = EXS; Pupil B = GDS; Pupil C = EXS.
Click here to download exercise 3 pupil scripts.
Click here to download exercise 3 commentaries.
2023 KS2 English writing standardisation exercises
Follow the links below for free downloadable resources.
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Pupil A = WTS; Pupil B = GDS; Pupil C = EXS.
Click here to download exercise 1 pupil scripts.
Click here to download exercise 1 commentaries.
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Pupil A = GDS; Pupil B = EXS; Pupil C = EXS.
Click here to download exercise 2 pupil scripts.
Click here to download exercise 2 commentaries.
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Pupil A = GDS; Pupil B = EXS; Pupil C = GDS.
Click here to download exercise 3 pupil scripts.
Click here to download exercise 3 commentaries.
2020 KS2 English writing standardisation exercises
Follow the links below for free downloadable resources.
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Pupil A – EXS; Pupil B – WTS; Pupil C – EXS.
Click here to download exercise 1 pupil scripts.
Click here to download exercise 1 commentaries.
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Pupil A – EXS; Pupil B – GDS; Pupil C – WTS.
Click here to download exercise 2 pupil scripts.
Click here to download exercise 2 commentaries.
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Pupil A – EXS; Pupil B – GDS; Pupil C – EXS.
Click here to download exercise 3 pupil scripts.
Click here to download exercise 3 commentaries.
2019 KS2 English writing standardisation exercises
Follow the links below for free downloadable resources.
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Pupil A – EXS; Pupil B – EXS; Pupil C – GDS.
Click here to download exercise 1 pupil scripts.
Click here to download exercise 1 commentaries.
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Pupil A – GDS; Pupil B – EXS; Pupil C – GDS.
Click here to download exercise 2 pupil scripts.
Click here to download exercise 2 commentaries.
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Pupil A – EXS; Pupil B – GDS; Pupil C – WTS.
Click here to download exercise 3 pupil scripts.
Click here to download exercise 3 commentaries.
2018 KS2 English writing standardisation exercises
Follow the links below for free downloadable resources.
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Pupil A – EXS; Pupil B – GDS; Pupil C – EXS.
Click here to download exercise 1 pupil scripts.
Click here to download exercise 1 commentaries.
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Pupil A – GDS; Pupil B – EXS; Pupil C – GDS.
Click here to download exercise 2 pupil scripts.
Click here to download exercise 2 commentaries.
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Pupil A – EXS; Pupil B – GDS; Pupil C – WTS.
Click here to download exercise 3 pupil scripts.
Click here to download exercise 3 commentaries.
2023 KS1 English writing standardisation exercises
Follow the links below for free downloadable resources.
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Pupil A = WTS; Pupil B = EXS; Pupil C = EXS.
Click here to download exercise 1 pupil scripts.
Click here to download exercise 1 commentaries.
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Pupil A = EXS; Pupil B = WTS; Pupil C = GDS.
Click here to download exercise 2 pupil scripts.
Click here to download exercise 2 commentaries.
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Pupil A = GDS; Pupil B = WTS; Pupil C = EXS.
Click here to download exercise 3 pupil scripts.
Click here to download exercise 3 commentaries.
2019 KS1 English writing standardisation exercises
Follow the links below for free downloadable resources.
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Pupil A = EXS; Pupil B = EXS; Pupil C = GDS.
Click here to download exercise 1 pupil scripts.
Click here to download exercise 1 commentaries.
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Pupil A = EXS; Pupil B = WTS; Pupil C = EXS.
Click here to download exercise 2 pupil scripts.
Click here to download exercise 2 commentaries.
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Pupil A = GDS; Pupil B = EXS; Pupil C = WTS.
Click here to download exercise 3 pupil scripts.
Click here to download exercise 3 commentaries.
2019 KS1 training exercises
Follow the links below for free downloadable resources.
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Pupil A = EXS; Pupil C = GDS; Pupil D = EXS.
Click here to download training exercise 1 Pupil A script EXS.
Click here to download training exercise 1 Pupil A accompanying commentary EXS.
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Pupil A = EXS; Pupil C = GDS; Pupil D = EXS.
Click here to download training exercise 3 Pupil C script GDS.
Click here to download training exercise 3 Pupil C accompanying commentary GDS.
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Pupil A = EXS; Pupil C = GDS; Pupil D = EXS.
Click here to download training exercise 4 Pupil D script EXS.
Click here to download training exercise 4 Pupil D accompanying commentary EXS.
2018 KS1 Pupil 1 – EXS
Follow the links below for free downloadable samples of a child’s writing used in moderator training.
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Click here to download Piece A.
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Click here to download Piece B.
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Click here to download Piece C.
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Click here to download Piece D.
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Click here to download Piece E.
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Click here to download the commentary for KS1 Pupil 1 EXS.