SATs - Year 2 and Year 6

Key Stage 1 SATs

During May, all Year 2 children in state schools nationally will be assessed in reading, grammar, punctuation and spelling and mathematics.  This assessment will take the form of test papers, administered in the children's classroom or another school space, by their teacher. 

 KS1 national curriculum test outcomes will be reported to you as part of your child's full end of year report. 

The tests consist of:

  • English reading Paper 1: combined reading prompt and answer booklet
  • English reading Paper 2: reading booklet and reading answer booklet
  • mathematics Paper 1: arithmetic
  • mathematics Paper 2: reasoning

English writing is teacher assessed.

 

Key Stage 2 SATs

During May, all Year 6 children in state schools nationally will be assessed in reading, grammar, punctuation and spelling and mathematics.  This assessment will take the form of test papers, administered in the children's classroom or another school space, by their teacher. 

The key Stage 2 tests consist of:

  • English reading: reading booklet and answer booklet
  • English grammar, punctuation and spelling Paper 1: short answer qustions
  • English grammar, punctuation and spelling Paper 2: spelling
  • Mathematics Paper 1: arithmetic
  • Mathematics Paper 2: reasoning
  • Mathematics Paper 3: reasoning

These are externally marked and the results will be reported to parents in early July.

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