Key Stage Data Collections Guidance Notes 2026

Guidance notes regarding the completion and submission of the 2026 statutory EYFSP, Phonics and KS2 Teacher Assessments are now available to download from EIS. If you have a support contract they can be found on the EIS IT key stage returns page

If you do not have an EIS support contract, please contact your supplier for detailed guidance on how you can enter the statutory pupil level data for each key stage.

Guidance on the eligible outcomes for each key stage and information on how to return your EYFSP and Phonics files to Management Information can be found on the key stage data collections page.

A DfE link is available on the same page which details how you return your KS2 Teacher Assessments to the new NCA Portal.

As it is no longer statutory to report KS1 TA outcomes to the DfE, we will not be asking schools to submit any data for KS1.

We have also produced an overview document for schools who use ESS SIMS but do not have a support contract with EIS together with brief “export and submit” guidance for schools using Arbor and Bromcom which we hope will assist schools who use these systems. These can also be found on the Kelsi page listed above.

Last submission dates:

• EYFSP Friday 26 June 2026
• Phonics Tuesday 23 June 2026***
• KS2 TA Friday 26 June 2026**

** As in previous years Management Information will not be collecting, cleansing or forwarding to the NCA Portal any KS2 Teacher Assessment outcomes in 2026. Instead, all schools will have to submit their own data to the NCA Portal and amend any errors by Friday 26 June.

*** Please ensure that you only return Phonics scores for all Year 1 pupils and those Year 2 pupils who needed to retake the test, not all Year 2 pupils.

It is our intention to provide schools with a pupil level report of the data they have submitted (EYFSP and Phonics only) before the final DfE deadlines. This is to ensure that there are no data entry errors that will be carried forward into your School Summary Report and ASP.

Once we have processed your data, a pupil level file will be transferred to you through Perspective Lite. We will email you at the same time to let you know the file has been uploaded.

If you have any queries on the 2026 Key Stage Data Collections please contact us at MIEducation&WiderEH@kent.gov.uk.