The Coronation of King Charles III will take place on Saturday 6 May 2023. As a result, Monday 8 May will be an extra bank holiday. School will be closed on this day.
As this date had previously been announced as the first day of the 2023 key stage 2 (KS2) test week in England, a change to the KS2 test schedule next year will be necessary.
Ministers have considered the situation carefully and have decided that KS2 tests will take place in the same week with tests following the usual order but each taking place one day later than originally planned. As such, the new schedule will be:
· Tuesday 9 May: English grammar, punctuation and spelling (GPS) papers 1 (questions) and 2 (spelling)
· Wednesday 10 May: English reading paper
· Thursday 11 May: mathematics papers 1 (arithmetic) and 2 (reasoning)
· Friday 12 May: mathematics paper 3 (reasoning)
We have managed to swap the Year 5 residential trip to Hothersall Lodge from Monday - Wednesday to Tuesday- Thursday.
