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PART 4Provision of Information to the National Data Collection Agency and the External Marking Agency

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

13.—(1) The governing body of every maintained school and the proprietor of every Academy 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 or, in the case of an Academy has registered pupils aged 11 years, must, each year, on or before 11th July, provide to the National Data Collection Agency the information relating to assessment referred to in Part 1 of Schedule 8.

(2) The governing body of every maintained school and the proprietor of every Academy or 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 an Academy or a CTC has registered pupils aged 14, must each year, on or before 11th July, provide to the National Data Collection Agency the information relating to assessment referred to in Part 2 of Schedule 8.

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

14.—(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, must 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 3 of Schedule 8 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) (Key Stage 2 Assessment Arrangements) (England) Order 2003(1).

(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, must 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 4 of Schedule 8 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 8(3) of the Education (National Curriculum) (Key Stage 3 Assessment Arrangements) (England) Order 2003(2).