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Phonics screening check attainment: 2026
Provisional information on the 2026 phonics screening check is provided. The material includes breakdowns by pupil characteristics.
Categories: positive-progress
Generated scores
Scores are based on the cited reporting and use a 1–10 scale. Read the methodology.
- Confidence
- 5/10
- Geographic reach
- 1/10
- Global importance
- 2/10
- Impact magnitude
- 3/10
- Positivity
- 6/10
- Urgency
- 2/10
Why it matters
It provides provisional attainment data for the 2026 phonics screening check, including pupil characteristic breakdowns.

