It is also considering how to cut burdens to existing assessments on children’s readiness to start school at the end of their early education.
The plans are part of a wide-ranging consultation on proposals to reform the whole primary assessment system published by the Department for Education today.
The consultation asks for views on measuring progress from Reception to the end of primary school, as well as on how best to measure progress for infant and junior schools to ensure they also get credit for the progress they support their pupils to make.
Teaching unions have also been involved in drawing up the proposals in the 12-week consultation.
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