PagineUK Curriculum Hub: Practice Tests for England, Scotland, Wales & Northern Ireland
Education is devolved in the UK, so England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland each have their own curriculum, year names and exams. Choose your nation and year group for five full practice tests in every core subject, plus format guides to SATs, GCSEs, A levels, National 5s, Highers and the Northern Ireland transfer test.
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| Nation | Levels |
|---|---|
| 🏴 England | Rec · Y1 · Y2 · Y3 · Y4 · Y5 · Y6 · Y7 · Y8 · Y9 · Y10 · Y11 · Y12 · Y13 |
| 🏴 Scotland | P1 · P2 · P3 · P4 · P5 · P6 · P7 · S1 · S2 · S3 · S4 · S5 · S6 |
| 🏴 Wales | Rec · Y1 · Y2 · Y3 · Y4 · Y5 · Y6 · Y7 · Y8 · Y9 · Y10 · Y11 · Y12 · Y13 |
| 🌄 Northern Ireland | P1 · P2 · P3 · P4 · P5 · P6 · P7 · Y8 · Y9 · Y10 · Y11 · Y12 · Y13 · Y14 |
Exams at a glance
| nation | Exam | Subjects | When |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | Phonics Screening Check (Year 1) | Decoding 40 words, including pseudo-words | June of Year 1 (retake in Year 2 if needed) |
| England | Multiplication Tables Check (Year 4) | Times tables up to 12 × 12 | June of Year 4 |
| England | Key Stage 2 SATs (Year 6) | English reading; English grammar, punctuation and spelling; maths (arithmetic + two reasoning papers) | May of Year 6 |
| England | GCSEs (Year 11) | English language, English literature, maths, sciences (combined or separate biology, chemistry, physics), history, geography and more | Exams in May–June of Year 11 |
| England | A levels (Year 13) | Usually three subjects, such as maths, biology, chemistry, physics, English and history | Exams in May–June of Year 13 |
| England | 11-plus (grammar school entrance) | Varies by area: English, maths, verbal and non-verbal reasoning | Usually September of Year 6 |
| Scotland | Scottish National Standardised Assessments (SNSA) | Literacy (reading and writing) and numeracy | Any time during the school year |
| Scotland | National 5 | Maths, English, sciences, history and many more | Exams April–June of S4 |
| Scotland | Highers and Advanced Highers | Maths, English, biology, chemistry, physics, history and more | Exams April–June |
| Wales | National Personalised Assessments (Years 2–9) | Reading (English and Welsh) and numeracy (procedural and reasoning) | Once or twice during the school year |
| Wales | GCSEs in Wales (WJEC) | English language, Welsh, maths, sciences, humanities and more | Exams May–June of Year 11 |
| Northern Ireland | Transfer Test (SEAG Entrance Assessment, P7) | English and mathematics (Irish-medium version available) | November of P7 (2025: papers on 15 and 22 November; results in January) |
| Northern Ireland | GCSEs in Northern Ireland (CCEA) | English language, maths, sciences, history and more | Exams May–June of Year 12 |
How the school system works
Four systems. England follows the National Curriculum (Key Stages 1–4); Scotland follows Curriculum for Excellence; Wales follows the Curriculum for Wales, organised into six Areas of Learning and Experience; Northern Ireland follows the Northern Ireland Curriculum.
Changes ahead in England. The Curriculum and Assessment Review (final report, November 2025) led the government to plan a revised national curriculum for first teaching in September 2028, shorter total GCSE exam time, scrapping the EBacc measure, a statutory reading test in Year 8 and an entitlement to triple science.
Year names differ. England and Wales use Reception and Years 1–13; Scotland uses P1–P7 and S1–S6; Northern Ireland uses P1–P7 and Years 8–14. Children in Northern Ireland and Scotland usually start P1 at about the age English children start Reception.
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Frequently asked questions
Is there one UK curriculum?
No. Education is devolved: the UK Government sets the curriculum for England, and the Scottish Government, Welsh Government and Northern Ireland Executive set their own.
Which year is the same as US Grade 5?
Roughly Year 6 in England and Wales, P7 in Scotland and Northern Ireland. We set the difficulty of every test by age, so each year group gets questions at the right level.
Are these official tests?
All questions and passages are original and written for Pagine to match the published curriculum. Pagine is not affiliated with any government, ministry, department of education, exam board or assessment body. Not official tests.