Question to the Department for Education:

To ask His Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to introducing screening tests to identify early difficulties with numeracy; and whether those tests could take place at the same time and in a similar format to the Year 1 Phonics Screening Check, which helps educators identify problems with literacy.

The Curriculum and Assessment Review, covering key stages 1 to 5, is ongoing and ministers will consider its recommendations, including any on primary assessment.

In addition to the duty on schools to carry out statutory national curriculum assessments, schools also administer their own classroom assessments. The department provides optional end of key stage 1 tests and teacher assessment frameworks for English and mathematics to support schools in this work.