Petition · past parliament
Scrap year 6 Sats for the 2020/2021 year 6
Rejected
10 signatures
What the petition asks
To put into a law cancelling all year 6 Sats for 2021 or to put into place measures to assist the year 6 and to stop Ofsted inspections on year 6 age group
The current year 5 have or will lose up to 4/5 months of education. Home education packs have been provided but this does not advance a child's education and understanding of the world and subjects. When they go back to school in the future they could be in a situation where they will be catching up on the year 5 curriculum and being taught the year 6 curriculum as well. This is unfair on the teaching staff, children and parents. A precedent has been created this year in regards to tests.
Why it was rejected
It asked for something that is not the responsibility of the UK Government or Parliament.
Decisions about exams are a matter for exam boards, individual schools and Ofqual, and are not a matter for the UK Government or Parliament.
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Suspend school performance tables and make SATs tests optional (Coronavirus): Suspend school performance tables and make SATs tests optional (Coronavirus).
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We have published the following petition, which you might like to sign:
Suspend school performance tables and make SATs tests optional (Coronavirus): Suspend school performance tables and make SATs tests optional (Coronavirus).
You can find out more about coronavirus and how you can protect yourself and others here:
www.gov.uk/coronavirus
https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/
The Government has also created an online service to help you find out what you can do if you’re struggling because of coronavirus: https://www.gov.uk/find-coronavirus-support
You can read NHS tips to help if you are worried about coronavirus here: https://www.nhs.uk/oneyou/every-mind-matters/coronavirus-covid-19-anxiety-tips
You can read impartial analysis of the Government response to coronavirus and policy developments here: https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/coronavirus/
You may also be interested to know that because of the large number of petitions that have been started in relation to coronavirus, the Petitions Committee has been questioning the Government about its response to the coronavirus outbreak.
Find out more: https://committees.parliament.uk/work/192/the-governments-response-to-coronavirus/
Timeline
| 16 May 2020 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 8 Jun 2020 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
10
Status
Rejected
Rejected
8 Jun 2020
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.