The Education (School Performance Information) (England) Regulations 1999

PART IV PROVISION OF INFORMATION

Provision of information about second and third key stage assessment results to the National Data Collection Agency

12.—(1) The governing body of every maintained school which, in the assessment term of the reporting school year, has registered pupils who are at or near the end of the final year of the second key stage, shall, each year, on or before 11th July, provide to the National Data Collection Agency(1) the information relating to assessment referred to in Part I of Schedule 7.

(2) The governing body of every maintained school and the proprietor of every CTC which, in the assessment term of the reporting school year, has registered pupils who are at or near the end of the final year of the third key stage, or in the case of a CTC has registered pupils aged 14, shall each year, on or before 11th July, provide to the National Data Collection Agency the information relating to assessment referred to in Part II of Schedule 7.

Provision of information about second and third key stage assessments to the external marking agency

13.—(1) The governing body of every maintained school which, in the assessment term of the reporting school year, has registered pupils who are at or near the end of the final year of the second key stage, shall each year, as soon as reasonably practicable after the last school day on which NC tests are administered to those pupils in each subject, provide the information referred to in Part III of Schedule 7 to the external marking agency determined by the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority and notified by them to the head teacher of the school pursuant to article 5(3) of the Education (National Curriculum) (Assessment Arrangements for the Core Subjects) (Key Stage 2) (England) Order 1995(2).

(2) The governing body of every maintained school which, in the assessment term of the reporting school year, has registered pupils who are at or near the end of the final year of the third key stage, shall each year, as soon as reasonably practicable after the last school day on which NC tests are administered to those pupils in each subject, provide the information referred to in Part IV of Schedule 7 to the external marking agency determined by the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority and notified by them to the head teacher of the school pursuant to article 10(3) of the Education (National Curriculum) (Key Stage 3 Assessment Arrangements) (England) Order 1996(3).

(1)

The National Data Collection Agency is a body which, for the purposes of or in connection with the functions of the Secretary of State relating to education, is responsible for collating information relating to pupils.

(2)

S.I. 1995/2072, amended by S.I. 1996/2155 and 1997/2176.

(3)

S.I. 1996/2116, amended by S.I. 1997/2176.