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Change description : 2026-04-27 09:30:00: Updated for the academic year 2025 to 2026. [Guidance and regulation]

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Statutory guidance

Multiplication tables check administration guidance

CheckAdministration administration guidance for the multiplication tables check (MTC).

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The MTC is statutory for all year 4 pupils registered at state-funded maintained schools, special schools or academies, including free schools, in England.

The administration guidance provides details on how to:

  • use the MTC service, including the pupil ‘try it out’ check
  • prepare for check administration, including enabling access arrangements
  • administer the official check

This video demonstrates how to sign in to, and navigate, the MTC service, to support school staff in administering the check:

MTCYouTube video Multiplication tables check: administration guidance video

This video demonstrates the MTC access arrangements, to help schools understand the accessibility options and support those administering them:

MTCYouTube video Multiplication tables check: access arrangements video

Updates to this page

Published 1 April 2019
Last updated 2827 April 20252026 + show all updates
  1. Updated for the academic year 2024 to 2025.

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Update history

2026-04-27 09:30
Updated for the academic year 2025 to 2026.

2025-04-28 09:30
Updated for the academic year 2024 to 2025.

2024-04-04 09:30
Updated guidance for administering the multiplication tables check in the academic year 2023 to 2024.

2023-04-13 09:40
Updated guidance for 2023.

2022-03-21 14:45
Updated guidance for the statutory multiplication tables check