Please refer to the table below to see the target year groups and age range covered for each test level.
| NGRT Paper Level | Age Range covered by NGRT Norms | Year Group (England) | Age of Year Group | Key Stage |
| Test 1 | 5:00 - 7:03 | Year 1 | 5-6 | KS1 |
| Test 1B | 5:00 - 7:09 | Years 1-2 | 5-7 | KS1 |
| Test 2A/2B | 6:00 - 10:05 | Years 2-3 and struggling readers in Year 4 | 6-9 | KS1-KS2 |
| Test 3A/3B | 9:00 - 14:05 | Years 5-7 and struggling readers in Year 8 | 9-13 | KS2-KS3 |
| Test 3C | 9:00 - 13:09 | Years 5-7 and struggling readers in Year 8 | 9-13 | KS2-KS3 |
| Test 3D | 8:00 - 11:09 | Years 4-6 | 9-11 | KS2 |
| Test 4A/4B | 13:00 - 17:05 | Years 9-11 | 13-16 | KS3-KS4 |
| Test 4C | 12:00 - 14:09 | Years 8-9 | 13-14 | KS3 |
