2.—(1) The Education (National Curriculum) (Key Stage 2 Assessment Arrangements) (England) Order 2003(1) is amended as follows.
(2) In article 5 (NC test assessment)—
(a)in paragraph (2), at the beginning insert “Subject to paragraphs (2A) and (2B),”;
(b)after paragraph (2) insert—
“(2A) This article does not apply to a pupil in respect of mathematics if the pupil’s school has been exempted for the purposes of this article.
(2B) This article applies to a pupil in respect of science only if the pupil’s school has been designated for the purposes of this article”;
(c)in paragraph (4) omit “in all the core subjects”;
(d)after paragraph (5) insert—
“(6) A school may be exempted for the purposes of this article only if alternative arrangements have been or are to be made by the Secretary of State for the purpose of assessing the level of attainment which its pupils have achieved in mathematics.”.
(3) Renumber article 11 (supplementary powers of the Secretary of State) as paragraph (1) of that article.
(4) In article 11—
(a)for the words from “provisions as to” to the end substitute—
“—
(a)provisions as to NC tests for the purpose mentioned in the definition of such tests in article 3(1);
(b)provisions as to the time when and the manner in which NC tests are to be administered;
(c)provisions exempting or designating schools for the purposes of article 5.”;
(b)at the end insert—
“(2) Any provisions made under this article are to be published by the Authority.”.