2019 KS1 SATs Papers

2019 KS1 Spelling Words

The words from the 2019 KS1 Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling test (the Spelling paper), which were read aloud for pupils to spell.

20 spelling words.

2019 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 2019. 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 2019 KS1 SATs Scaled Scores section below, or use our free scaled score converter.

2019 KS1 SATs Scaled Scores

The Standards and Testing Agency published raw-score to scaled-score conversion tables for the 2019 KS1 tests. They give a consistent benchmark for the expected standard. You may find it easier to use our free scaled score converter.

2019 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 36 out of 40, or 90%.

See below for the full raw marks to scaled scores conversion table:

2019 KS1 Maths Scaled Scores

The raw score required to reach the "expected standard" (a scaled score of 100) was 34 out of 60, or 56.7%. To be working at "greater depth" (scaled score of 110) a child would have to score at least 53 out of 60, or 88.3%.

See below for the full raw marks to scaled scores conversion table:

2019 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:

About the 2019 KS1 SATs

Children in Year 2 (those aged 6-7 at the time) took the 2019 KS1 SATs at some point during May 2019. 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 2019 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.