2017 KS1 SATs Papers
Download all the 2017 KS1 SATs past papers, answers and mark schemes for free, including English reading, maths, and grammar, punctuation and spelling.
The 2017 KS1 SATs were statutory: every pupil in a state primary school in England took them in Year 2. (KS1 SATs became optional from 2024.)
2017 KS1 English Reading SATs Papers
The KS1 English Reading test has two papers: Paper 1 (a combined reading prompt and answer booklet) and Paper 2 (a separate reading booklet and answer booklet).
| Year | Reading Booklet 1 | Reading Booklet 2 | Reading Answer Booklet | Additional Materials ⓘTest instructions for teachers | Answers ⓘFull answers and mark schemes | Scaled Scores / Levels ⓘRaw mark to Scaled Score conversion tables | Complete ZIP File ⓘZip file with all standard resources bundled together | Premium Downloads |
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| 2017 | 2017 English Reading Booklet 1There's an Octopus Under my Bed!, I'm Riding a Giant and World of Waterⓘ 2017 KS1 SATs Paper English Reading Booklet 1 (There's an Octopus Under my Bed!, I'm Riding a Giant, World of Water)This KS1 English reading assessment contains three texts for students to read and answer questions about. There's an Octopus Under my Bed! is a story about a girl named Molly who discovers who has been tidying her room. I'm Riding on a Giant is a poem about a child riding on their father's shoulders. World of Water is a non-fiction text explaining where water is found in nature, including lakes, rivers, and oceans. Questions assess literal comprehension, vocabulary understanding, and information retrieval skills. Questions: 20 | 2017 English Reading Booklet 2Sea Spray Swimming Pool and The Fox and the Boastful Braveⓘ 2017 KS1 SATs Paper English Reading Booklet 2 (Sea Spray Swimming Pool, The Fox and the Boastful Brave)This is a reading booklet containing two texts for assessment. Sea Spray Swimming Pool is an informational leaflet advertising free swimming lessons during summer holidays, including course details, rules, and requirements. The Fox and the Boastful Brave is a Native American folktale about a clever fox who tricks a vain warrior named Heron Feather and steals his fish. This booklet provides the reading material; questions appear in a separate answer booklet. | 2017 English Reading Answer Bookletⓘ 2017 KS1 SATs Paper English Reading Answer BookletThis is the answer booklet for the 2017 Key Stage 1 English reading Paper 2. It contains 15 questions across two texts: Sea Spray Swimming Pool (a poster about swimming lessons, questions 1-6) and The Fox and the Boastful Brave (a folk tale about a cunning fox tricking a character named Heron Feather, questions 7-15). Questions assess retrieval, inference, vocabulary understanding, and sequencing skills. Questions: 15 | 2017 English Reading Answers Explainedⓘ 2017 KS1 SATs Paper English Reading Answers ExplainedThis resource provides detailed answer explanations for the 2017 KS1 English Reading SATs. It covers multiple fiction and non-fiction texts including Molly and the Octopus (a narrative about a child who believes magic is tidying her room), I'm Riding on a Giant (a poem about a child on their father's shoulders), World of Water (an information text about water in nature), Sea Spray Swimming Pool (a promotional poster), and Fox and Heron Feather (a traditional tale). The guide explains retrieval, inference, vocabulary, sequencing and prediction question types. Questions: 35 | ||||
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About these 2017 KS1 English papers
- There's an Octopus Under my Bed!, I'm Riding a Giant, World of Water
- This KS1 English reading assessment contains three texts for students to read and answer questions about. There's an Octopus Under my Bed! is a story about a girl named Molly who discovers who has been tidying her room. I'm Riding on a Giant is a poem about a child riding on their father's shoulders. World of Water is a non-fiction text explaining where water is found in nature, including lakes, rivers, and oceans. Questions assess literal comprehension, vocabulary understanding, and information retrieval skills.
- Sea Spray Swimming Pool, The Fox and the Boastful Brave
- This is a reading booklet containing two texts for assessment. Sea Spray Swimming Pool is an informational leaflet advertising free swimming lessons during summer holidays, including course details, rules, and requirements. The Fox and the Boastful Brave is a Native American folktale about a clever fox who tricks a vain warrior named Heron Feather and steals his fish. This booklet provides the reading material; questions appear in a separate answer booklet.
- KS1 English 2017 Reading Paper 2 Answer Booklet
- This is the answer booklet for the 2017 Key Stage 1 English reading Paper 2. It contains 15 questions across two texts: Sea Spray Swimming Pool (a poster about swimming lessons, questions 1-6) and The Fox and the Boastful Brave (a folk tale about a cunning fox tricking a character named Heron Feather, questions 7-15). Questions assess retrieval, inference, vocabulary understanding, and sequencing skills.
- KS1 English 2017 Reading Answers Explained
- This resource provides detailed answer explanations for the 2017 KS1 English Reading SATs. It covers multiple fiction and non-fiction texts including Molly and the Octopus (a narrative about a child who believes magic is tidying her room), I'm Riding on a Giant (a poem about a child on their father's shoulders), World of Water (an information text about water in nature), Sea Spray Swimming Pool (a promotional poster), and Fox and Heron Feather (a traditional tale). The guide explains retrieval, inference, vocabulary, sequencing and prediction question types.
2017 KS1 Maths SATs Papers
Paper 1 (Arithmetic) and Paper 2 (Reasoning).
| Year | Question Paper | Instructions Audio | Additional Materials ⓘTest instructions for teachers | Answers ⓘFull answers and mark schemes | Scaled Scores / Levels ⓘRaw mark to Scaled Score conversion tables | Complete ZIP File ⓘZip file with all standard resources bundled together | Premium Downloads |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2017 Maths Question PaperPaper 1ⓘ 2017 KS1 SATs Paper Maths Question Paper (Paper 1)This is the Paper 1: Arithmetic component from the 2017 KS1 Mathematics SATs. The paper contains 25 arithmetic questions testing fundamental calculation skills including addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division. Questions cover operations with whole numbers up to 100, simple fractions such as finding half and one-third of numbers, and missing number problems. Each question is worth one mark. Questions: 25 2017 Maths Question PaperPaper 2ⓘ 2017 KS1 SATs Paper Maths Question Paper (Paper 2)This KS1 Mathematics Paper 2: Reasoning assessment contains a range of mathematical problem-solving questions. Topics covered include number operations (addition, subtraction, multiplication, division), place value and ordering numbers, money calculations, time, measurement with rulers, data interpretation from charts, fractions, shape properties (pentagons, edges), and multi-step word problems. Questions require children to apply mathematical reasoning skills including counting forwards, identifying even numbers, completing number patterns, and solving real-world scenarios involving cars, fruit juice preferences, and sharing equally. Questions: 31 | ||||||
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About these 2017 KS1 Maths papers
- Paper 1
- This is the Paper 1: Arithmetic component from the 2017 KS1 Mathematics SATs. The paper contains 25 arithmetic questions testing fundamental calculation skills including addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division. Questions cover operations with whole numbers up to 100, simple fractions such as finding half and one-third of numbers, and missing number problems. Each question is worth one mark.
- Paper 2
- This KS1 Mathematics Paper 2: Reasoning assessment contains a range of mathematical problem-solving questions. Topics covered include number operations (addition, subtraction, multiplication, division), place value and ordering numbers, money calculations, time, measurement with rulers, data interpretation from charts, fractions, shape properties (pentagons, edges), and multi-step word problems. Questions require children to apply mathematical reasoning skills including counting forwards, identifying even numbers, completing number patterns, and solving real-world scenarios involving cars, fruit juice preferences, and sharing equally.
2017 KS1 Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling SATs Papers
Paper 1 (Spelling) and Paper 2 (Questions). The KS1 GaPS test has always been optional.
| Year | Paper 1 (Spelling) | Paper 2 (Questions) | Spelling Materials ⓘAudio listening tests for spelling test | Additional Materials ⓘTest instructions for teachers | Answers ⓘFull answers and mark schemes | Scaled Scores / Levels ⓘRaw mark to Scaled Score conversion tables | Complete ZIP File ⓘZip file with all standard resources bundled together | Premium Downloads |
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| 2017 | 2017 GaPS Paper 1 (Spelling)ⓘ 2017 KS1 SATs Paper GaPS Paper 1 (Spelling)This is the 2017 KS1 English Paper 1: Spelling test containing 20 spelling questions plus one practice question. Students are required to spell words correctly within sentence contexts. The assessment tests spelling skills including common words, phonetic patterns, and age-appropriate vocabulary such as homophones, contractions, and words with various spelling rules relevant to Key Stage 1 pupils. Questions: 20 | 2017 GaPS Paper 2 (Questions)ⓘ 2017 KS1 SATs Paper GaPS Paper 2 (Questions)This KS1 English Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling Paper 2 from 2017 assesses students' understanding of core grammar and punctuation concepts. The paper tests skills including identifying and using nouns, verbs, adjectives and adverbs, applying correct capital letters and punctuation marks (full stops, question marks, exclamation marks, commas, apostrophes), selecting appropriate conjunctions and subordinating conjunctions, recognising noun phrases, understanding singular and plural forms, using verb tenses (present and past), adding suffixes to form nouns, and writing a descriptive sentence with correct punctuation. Questions: 18 | 2017 GaPS Spelling Transcriptⓘ 2017 KS1 SATs Paper GaPS Spelling TranscriptThis is the administrator transcript for the 2017 Key Stage 1 English Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling Paper 1: spelling test. It contains instructions for reading aloud 20 spelling words to pupils, who write each word in their answer booklet. Words tested include common spellings such as wash, bike, small, compound words like bathroom, verb forms with suffixes like working, dancing, fixed, and words with varied spelling patterns including know, pretty, treasure, dolphin. Questions: 20 | 2017 GaPS Answers Explainedⓘ 2017 KS1 SATs Paper GaPS Answers ExplainedThis answers explained booklet covers the 2017 KS1 SATs Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling paper. It tests children's understanding of conjunctions, capital letters for proper nouns, commas in lists, word classes (nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs), sentence punctuation, possessive apostrophes, verb tenses (present and past), suffixes, noun phrases, and sentence construction. Each question includes guidance on how to approach the task and common errors to watch for. Questions: 18 | ||||
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About these 2017 KS1 GaPS papers
- KS1 English 2017 Grammar Punctuation Spelling Paper 1 Spelling Teachers Version
- This is the administrator transcript for the 2017 Key Stage 1 English Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling Paper 1: spelling test. It contains instructions for reading aloud 20 spelling words to pupils, who write each word in their answer booklet. Words tested include common spellings such as wash, bike, small, compound words like bathroom, verb forms with suffixes like working, dancing, fixed, and words with varied spelling patterns including know, pretty, treasure, dolphin.
- KS1 English 2017 Grammar Punctuation Spelling Paper 1 Spelling
- This is the 2017 KS1 English Paper 1: Spelling test containing 20 spelling questions plus one practice question. Students are required to spell words correctly within sentence contexts. The assessment tests spelling skills including common words, phonetic patterns, and age-appropriate vocabulary such as homophones, contractions, and words with various spelling rules relevant to Key Stage 1 pupils.
- KS1 English 2017 Grammar Punctuation Spelling Paper 2 Short Answer Questions
- This KS1 English Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling Paper 2 from 2017 assesses students' understanding of core grammar and punctuation concepts. The paper tests skills including identifying and using nouns, verbs, adjectives and adverbs, applying correct capital letters and punctuation marks (full stops, question marks, exclamation marks, commas, apostrophes), selecting appropriate conjunctions and subordinating conjunctions, recognising noun phrases, understanding singular and plural forms, using verb tenses (present and past), adding suffixes to form nouns, and writing a descriptive sentence with correct punctuation.
- KS1 English 2017 Grammar Punctuation Spelling Answers Explained
- This answers explained booklet covers the 2017 KS1 SATs Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling paper. It tests children's understanding of conjunctions, capital letters for proper nouns, commas in lists, word classes (nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs), sentence punctuation, possessive apostrophes, verb tenses (present and past), suffixes, noun phrases, and sentence construction. Each question includes guidance on how to approach the task and common errors to watch for.
2017 KS1 Spelling Words
The words from the 2017 KS1 Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling test (the Spelling paper), which were read aloud for pupils to spell.
| No. | Word |
|---|---|
| 1 | wash |
| 2 | bike |
| 3 | small |
| 4 | drive |
| 5 | garden |
| 6 | mouth |
| 7 | bathroom |
| 8 | cage |
| 9 | working |
| 10 | fixed |
| 11 | know |
| 12 | dancing |
| 13 | pitch |
| 14 | swimmer |
| 15 | puzzle |
| 16 | turkey |
| 17 | dolphin |
| 18 | pretty |
| 19 | final |
| 20 | treasure |
20 spelling words.
2017 KS1 SATs Results
KS1 results were based on the teacher's overall assessment of each child, with the tests used as one piece of evidence to inform that judgement. The papers were marked by the school, not sent away to be marked externally.
Each child's teacher-assessed outcome (for example, working at the expected standard) was reported by the school and fed into the national KS1 attainment figures for 2017. Individual results were not published; parents received them from the school, usually in the end-of-year report.
To see how a raw mark converts to a scaled score and the expected standard, see the 2017 KS1 SATs Scaled Scores section below, or use our free scaled score converter.
2017 KS1 SATs Scaled Scores
The Standards and Testing Agency published raw-score to scaled-score conversion tables for the 2017 KS1 tests. They give a consistent benchmark for the expected standard. You may find it easier to use our free scaled score converter.
2017 KS1 English Reading Scaled Scores
The raw score required to reach the "expected standard" (a scaled score of 100) was 25 out of 40, or 62.5%. To be working at "greater depth" (scaled score of 110) a child would have to score at least 35 out of 40, or 87.5%.
See below for the full raw marks to scaled scores conversion table:
Below Expected StandardRaw 0-24 = Scaled 0-99
| Raw | Scaled |
|---|---|
| 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 0 |
| 2 | 0 |
| 3 | 85 |
| 4 | 85 |
| 5 | 85 |
| 6 | 85 |
| 7 | 85 |
| 8 | 87 |
| 9 | 88 |
| 10 | 89 |
| 11 | 89 |
| 12 | 90 |
| 13 | 91 |
| 14 | 92 |
| 15 | 93 |
| 16 | 94 |
| 17 | 94 |
| 18 | 95 |
| 19 | 96 |
| 20 | 96 |
| 21 | 97 |
| 22 | 98 |
| 23 | 99 |
| 24 | 99 |
Expected StandardRaw 25-34 = Scaled 100-108
| Raw | Scaled |
|---|---|
| 25 | 100 |
| 26 | 101 |
| 27 | 102 |
| 28 | 102 |
| 29 | 103 |
| 30 | 104 |
| 31 | 105 |
| 32 | 106 |
| 33 | 107 |
| 34 | 108 |
Greater DepthRaw 35-40 = Scaled 110-115
| Raw | Scaled |
|---|---|
| 35 | 110 |
| 36 | 111 |
| 37 | 113 |
| 38 | 115 |
| 39 | 115 |
| 40 | 115 |
2017 KS1 Maths Scaled Scores
The raw score required to reach the "expected standard" (a scaled score of 100) was 36 out of 60, or 60%. To be working at "greater depth" (scaled score of 110) a child would have to score at least 54 out of 60, or 90%.
See below for the full raw marks to scaled scores conversion table:
Below Expected StandardRaw 0-35 = Scaled 0-99
| Raw | Scaled |
|---|---|
| 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 0 |
| 2 | 0 |
| 3 | 85 |
| 4 | 85 |
| 5 | 85 |
| 6 | 85 |
| 7 | 85 |
| 8 | 86 |
| 9 | 87 |
| 10 | 88 |
| 11 | 88 |
| 12 | 89 |
| 13 | 90 |
| 14 | 90 |
| 15 | 91 |
| 16 | 91 |
| 17 | 92 |
| 18 | 92 |
| 19 | 93 |
| 20 | 93 |
| 21 | 94 |
| 22 | 94 |
| 23 | 95 |
| 24 | 95 |
| 25 | 95 |
| 26 | 96 |
| 27 | 96 |
| 28 | 97 |
| 29 | 97 |
| 30 | 97 |
| 31 | 98 |
| 32 | 98 |
| 33 | 99 |
| 34 | 99 |
| 35 | 99 |
Expected StandardRaw 36-53 = Scaled 100-109
| Raw | Scaled |
|---|---|
| 36 | 100 |
| 37 | 100 |
| 38 | 101 |
| 39 | 101 |
| 40 | 102 |
| 41 | 102 |
| 42 | 103 |
| 43 | 103 |
| 44 | 104 |
| 45 | 104 |
| 46 | 105 |
| 47 | 105 |
| 48 | 106 |
| 49 | 106 |
| 50 | 107 |
| 51 | 108 |
| 52 | 109 |
| 53 | 109 |
Greater DepthRaw 54-60 = Scaled 110-115
| Raw | Scaled |
|---|---|
| 54 | 110 |
| 55 | 111 |
| 56 | 112 |
| 57 | 114 |
| 58 | 115 |
| 59 | 115 |
| 60 | 115 |
2017 KS1 Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling Scaled Scores
The mark required to reach the "expected standard" (a scaled score of 100) was 24 out of 40, or 60%. To be working at "greater depth" (scaled score of 110) a child would have to score at least 35 out of 40, or 87.5%.
See below for the full raw marks to scaled scores conversion table:
Below Expected StandardRaw 0-23 = Scaled 0-99
| Raw | Scaled |
|---|---|
| 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 0 |
| 2 | 0 |
| 3 | 85 |
| 4 | 85 |
| 5 | 85 |
| 6 | 85 |
| 7 | 86 |
| 8 | 88 |
| 9 | 89 |
| 10 | 90 |
| 11 | 90 |
| 12 | 91 |
| 13 | 92 |
| 14 | 93 |
| 15 | 94 |
| 16 | 94 |
| 17 | 95 |
| 18 | 96 |
| 19 | 97 |
| 20 | 97 |
| 21 | 98 |
| 22 | 99 |
| 23 | 99 |
Expected StandardRaw 24-34 = Scaled 100-109
| Raw | Scaled |
|---|---|
| 24 | 100 |
| 25 | 101 |
| 26 | 101 |
| 27 | 102 |
| 28 | 103 |
| 29 | 104 |
| 30 | 105 |
| 31 | 106 |
| 32 | 106 |
| 33 | 108 |
| 34 | 109 |
Greater DepthRaw 35-40 = Scaled 110-115
| Raw | Scaled |
|---|---|
| 35 | 110 |
| 36 | 111 |
| 37 | 113 |
| 38 | 115 |
| 39 | 115 |
| 40 | 115 |
About the 2017 KS1 SATs
Children in Year 2 (those aged 6-7 at the time) took the 2017 KS1 SATs at some point during May 2017. Unlike the KS2 SATs, there was no fixed national timetable: schools administered the tests flexibly across the month, at a time that suited them.
The 2017 KS1 tests were authored, produced and managed by the STA (Standards and Testing Agency) under the authorisation of the DfE (Department for Education).
The KS1 tests were taken in English Reading and Maths, with Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling (GaPS) as an optional extra. They were sat under informal conditions and marked by the child's own teacher, alongside teacher assessments in writing and science.
Pupils with additional educational needs were offered support and/or extra time where appropriate. Modified materials using braille and large print were available to eligible pupils.
Once marked, a child's score could be converted to a scaled score using the published conversion tables:
If a child's scaled score was below 100, they had not reached the expected standard.
If a child's scaled score was between 100 and 109, they had reached the expected standard.
If a child's score was 110 or over, they had exceeded the expected standard and were judged as working at greater depth.
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FAQ
When were the 2017 KS1 SATs?
There was no fixed national date. Schools ran the 2017 KS1 SATs at a time of their choosing during May 2017, often spreading the papers across several days to suit their Year 2 classes.
Were the 2017 KS1 SATs compulsory?
Yes. The 2017 KS1 SATs were statutory: every pupil in a state primary school in England took them in Year 2. KS1 SATs became optional from 2024.
How are KS1 SATs results worked out?
KS1 results are based on the teacher's overall assessment, informed by the tests and marked by the school. In 2017 the teacher-assessed outcome was reported and fed into the national KS1 attainment figures.
What was the pass mark for the 2017 KS1 SATs?
The expected standard is a scaled score of 100. For the 2017 KS1 SATs, the lowest raw mark for a scaled score of 100 was 25 in English Reading, 24 in Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling, and 36 in Maths. Use our free scaled score converter to check any score.
What were the 2017 KS1 SATs papers?
The 2017 KS1 SATs were the Year 2 assessments in English Reading and Maths, with Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling (GaPS) as an optional test that most schools also used. Download every paper above, or browse other years on the KS1 SATs hub.
Who took the 2017 KS1 SATs?
The 2017 KS1 SATs were taken by Year 2 children, aged 6 to 7 - which is why they are also called '2017 Year 2 SATs'. For how the tests work, see the KS1 SATs hub.
Are the 2017 KS1 SATs papers free to download?
Yes - every 2017 KS1 SATs paper is free to download, with its marking scheme, plus our Answers Explained for English Reading and GaPS.
