Check Your Performance Measures Data
Welcome to the 'Check Your Performance Measures Data' Help Centre.
The Check Your Performance Measures Data (CYPMD) Help Centre is where you will find information regarding the key stage 2 (KS2), key stage 4 (KS4) June, KS4 Autumn and 16 to 19 Autumn checking exercises and performance measures data sharing for the 2025/26 academic year. Please save this page to your favourites and check this page on a regular basis for updates.
From here you can:
- view all communications for the 2025/26 academic year
- find out how you can contact the CYPMD Helpline if you need further advice
- access all checking exercise guidance documents, these will be available prior to each checking exercise
- access a link to the CYPMD portals:
- access the Results Enquiries Portal to raise results enquiries. You will be able to do this once the Autumn checking exercises open, until early 2027
You should always refer to this help centre if you need advice or have a query. If, after reading the information here, you still have a query, please raise it with the CYPMD Helpline using the details in the contact us section below.
2026 KS4 June Checking Exercise - Latest Information
The 2026 KS4 June checking exercise is now open and will close at 5:00pm on Friday 26 June 2026.This will be the only opportunity for all school types to check that we have attributed the correct KS4 pupils to your school or college for the purposes of calculating provisional performance measures.
You will access the checking exercise here: Key Stage 4 Checking Exercise Portal
Your school or college should take the following action by 5:00pm on Friday 26 June 2026:
The KS4 Checking Exercise Portal will be accessed using a DfE Sign-in account. This is the same secure sign-in system used by many DfE services. Details on how to create an account can be found here: DfE Sign-in.
CYPMD Portal
If you encounter any difficulties creating a DfE Sign-in account or have forgotten your login details, please go to this contact form: DfE Sign-in. The CYPMD Helpline cannot assist users with DfE Sign-in account creation or login queries.
Key Stage 2 September
The next scheduled checking exercise will be in September 2026.
16 to 19 Autumn
The next scheduled checking exercise will be in October 2026.
CYPMD Communications
If you have not already done so, or if additional people within your school or college would like to receive future communications you/they can sign-up to receive CYPMD communications by sending a message and selecting ‘option 1’.
Further information about the 2026 checking exercises and data shares will be sent to all school and college headteachers and principals, so your headteacher/principal contact details must be correct on ‘Get information about schools’.
Useful links
Primary school accountability - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
Secondary accountability measures (including Progress 8 and Attainment 8) - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
16 to 18 accountability headline measures - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
Further Guidance
KS2 September Guidance
KS4 June Guidance
16 to 18 Autumn
KS4 Autumn Guidance
General Communications
Contact us
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