KS2 SATs Papers
KS2 SATs papers are taken by pupils in year 6 (when they are 10-11 years old) as part of the National Curriculum assessment programme. At SATs-Papers.co.uk we offer you the most comprehensive free SATs papers resource so your children or pupils have the best opportunity to perform to their potential.
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One of the most effective ways to improve a pupil's performance in their Key Stage 2 SATs is by practicing past KS2 SATs papers. Below are all currently available KS2 SATs papers. As with all our past papers, these KS2 SATs past papers are free to download and use.
The 2013 KS2 SATs papers will take place in the week beginning the 13th May 2013. Children will undertake KS2 SATs papers in two core subjects: English and Maths. These are broken down into five separate, externally examined tests. Unlike the 2012 SATs, the Level 3-5 and Level 6 SATs tests will take place within the same week. The full timetable is on the right.
*If a school is administering both the Level 3-5 and Level 6 test in a subject the Level 3-5 test must be administered first.
| Date | Level 3-5 tests* | Level 6 tests* |
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| 13/05/2013 | English - Reading Test | English - Reading Test |
| 14/05/2013 | English - Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling Test | English - Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling Test |
| 15/05/2013 |
Maths - Mental Maths Test
Maths - Test A |
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| 16/05/2013 | Maths - Test B |
Maths - Paper 1
Maths - Paper 2 |
| Year | Spelling Test (SPaG) | Short Answer Questions | Spelling Test (SPaG, Teacher's Version) | Framework | Marking Scheme |
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Sample SATs papers for the new English Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling Test are here! (We still have the small English Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling Test Sample published in June 2012 which can be downloaded here.) Above are the Level 3-5 sample questions.
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English KS2 SATs papers have, until 2013, changed very little since their inception. Pupils in 2013 are now required to take two externally assessed SATs papers: An English Reading Test and a new English Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling Test.
The Level 3-5 KS2 Reading SATs Paper follows the same structure as in previous years with a Reading Booklet containing several similarly themed texts. Pupils are given 15 minutes to read the texts and then 45 minutes to answer 35 individual questions about them. The questions vary in their depth with some only requiring a single word answer, others a paragraph to demonstrate strong understanding (up to three marks). Pupils can refer back to the tasks at any point. It is a classic reading comprehension assessment.
The Level 6 SATs Reading Paper is essentially just another reading comprehension assessment. Pupils are given a Reading Booklet containing several texts and then asked 25 questions about them. Pupils are allocated 10 minutes to read the texts and then a further 50 minutes to answer the questions. As with the Level 3-5 Reading Test, the Level 6 Reading Test expects some shorter answers and some longer ones, up to a maximum of four marks per question.
Note: Pupils are no longer required to take an externally examined KS2 SATs Writing Test. Instead this will now be wrapped up into an externally moderated teacher assessment. Speaking and listening tests will continue to be teacher assessed.
| Year | Spelling Test (SPaG) | Short Answer Questions | Spelling Test (SPaG, Teacher's Version) | Extended Task | Framework | Marking Scheme |
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Above are the Level 6 sample questions for the new for the new English Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling Test, of great interest to pupils working towards a Level 6 SATs award.
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KS2 Maths SATs papers (Level 3-5) comprise three formal papers, Test A (45 minutes, non-calculator), Test B (45 minutes, calculator allowed) and a 20 minute mental arithmetic paper called Mental Maths.
A child's mark from all three papers are aggregated to create their overall Key Stage 2 Maths SATs level.
As with Key Stage 2 English, schools can choose to administer the Level 6 Mathematics Tests in addition to the Level 3-5 tests. The Level 6 Mathematics tests consist of two papers: Paper 1 a non-calculator paper, lasting 30 minutes and Paper 2: a calculator available paper also lasting 30 minutes. Children's marks from both tests are aggregated to determine whether they are performing at Level 6 in mathematics.
Note that a pupil does require the following for their tests (Level 3-5 and Level 6):
- A pen and pencil.
- A ruler displaying both cm and mm.
- An "angle measurer" (protractor to you and me).
- A mirror.
- Tracing paper.
- Note: The calculator required for Test B does not need to be a scientific calculator.
All KS2 Maths SATs papers are externally marked. The 2013 SATs papers will be much like the SATs papers from 2012.
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Until 2011, pupils were expected to sit two individual and externally marked KS2 Science SATs papers. For the 2011 SATs papers however, the decision was taken to scrap formal examinations in preference for a teacher assessment. Lord Bew's review of Key Stage 2 testing in 2010 concluded that teacher assessments in Science would continue but that a selection of schools should take national sampling tests to monitor standards.
Note: There will not be a Key Stage 2 Science sampling test in 2013. Instead, a new biennial pupil-level sampling system will be introduced in 2014.
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