Test level age guide
Primary
| Primary tests | CAT4 | NGRT | NGST | PT English | PT Maths | PT Science | PASS | ||||
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| England and Wales | Scotland | Northern Ireland | ROI | Term | |||||||
| Reception | P1 | P1 | Junior infants | Autumn | PASS 1 | ||||||
| Summer | Level 5 (paper only) | ||||||||||
| Year 1 | P2 | P2 | Senior infants | Autumn | Paper test 1 and 1B | ||||||
| Summer | Level 6 (paper only) | ||||||||||
| Year 2 | P3 | P3 | 1st Class | Autumn | Level X (paper only) |
Paper test 2A and 2B (best for under 7s) | |||||
| Summer | Form A/B/C (Age 7 upwards) |
Level 7 | |||||||||
| Year 3 | P4 | P4 | 2nd Class | Autumn | Level Y (paper only) Pre-A (digital) |
Form A/B/C | PASS 2 | ||||
| Summer | Level 8 | ||||||||||
| Year 4 | P5 | P5 | 3rd Class | Autumn | Level A | Form A/B/C | |||||
| Summer | Level 9 | ||||||||||
| Year 5 | P6 | P6 | 4th Class | Autumn | Level B | Form A/B/C | |||||
| Summer | Level 10 | ||||||||||
| Year 6 | P7 | P7 | 5th Class | Autumn | Level C | Form A/B/C | |||||
| Summer | Level 11 | ||||||||||
Secondary
| Secondary tests | CAT4 | NGRT | NGST | PT English | PT Maths | PT Science | PASS | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England and Wales | Scotland | Northern Ireland | ROI | Term | |||||||
| Year 7 | S1 | Y8 | 6th Class | Autumn | Level D | Form A/B/C | 11T | PASS 3 | |||
| Summer | 12 | ||||||||||
| Year 8 | S2 | Y9 | 1st Year | Autumn | Level E | Form A/B/C | |||||
| Summer | 13 | 13 (if completing a 2-year KS3) |
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| Year 9 | S3 | Y10 | 2nd Year | Autumn | Level F | Form A/B/C | |||||
| Summer | 14 | 14 (if completing a 3-year KS3) |
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| Year 10 | S4 | Y11 | 3rd Year | Autumn | Form A/B/C | ||||||
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| Year 11 | S5 | Y12 | 4th Year | All | Level G | Form A/B/C | |||||
| Year 12 | S6 | Y13 | 5th Year | All | PASS 4 | ||||||
| Year 13 | S6 | Y14 | 6th Year | All | |||||||