The Year 7 CAT4 upload windows have been extended until the 4th of June 2021. The proposed cut off dates are shown in the table below.
| Window (2 weeks) | Opens | Closes | Benchmarks in Aspire |
| 1 | 8 January 2021 | 22 January 2021 | 29 January 2021 |
| 2 | 22 January 2021 | 5 February 2021 | 12 February 2021 |
| 3 | 5 February 2021 | 19 February 2021 | 26 February 2021 |
| 4 | 19 February 2021 | 5 March 2021 | 12 March 2021 |
| 5 | 5 March 2021 | 19 March 2021 | 26 March 2021 |
| 6 | 19 March 2021 | 2 April 2021 | 9 April 2021 |
| Window (3 weeks) | Opens | Closes | Benchmarks in Aspire |
| 7 | 2 April 2021 | 23 April 2021 | 30 April 2021 |
| 8 | 23 April 2021 | 14 May 2021 | 21 May 2021 |
| 9 | 14 May 2021 | 4 June 2021 | 11 June 2021 |