2025 KS1 SATs Papers
Download all the 2025 KS1 SATs past papers, answers and mark schemes for free, including English reading, maths, and grammar, punctuation and spelling.
From 2024 the KS1 SATs are no longer statutory, so the 2025 KS1 tests were optional. Schools could choose to use them to support their own teacher assessment of Year 2 pupils.
2025 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2025 English Reading Booklet 1Slow Down Sami and Helpful Animalsⓘ 2025 KS1 SATs Paper English Reading Booklet 1 (Slow Down Sami, Helpful Animals)This KS1 English reading assessment contains two texts with comprehension questions. Slow Down, Sami! is a narrative about a boy who learns the value of patience through caring for a plant. Helpful Animals is a non-fiction text explaining how guide dogs, hearing dogs, guide horses, and ferrets assist humans. Questions assess retrieval, inference, and understanding of vocabulary in context. Questions: 20 | 2025 English Reading Booklet 2The History of Ice Cream and A New Room for Williamⓘ 2025 KS1 SATs Paper English Reading Booklet 2 (The History of Ice Cream, A New Room for William)This KS1 English reading booklet contains two texts for assessment. The History of Ice Cream is a non-fiction text covering the origins of ice cream in ancient China and Rome, ice cream cones, storage methods, flavours, and facts. A New Room for William is a fiction story about a boy adjusting to his new house, choosing dinosaur wallpaper, and making friends with his neighbour Tom. | 2025 English Reading Answer Bookletⓘ 2025 KS1 SATs Paper English Reading Answer BookletThis is the answer booklet for the KS1 English Reading Paper 2 from the 2025 national curriculum tests. It contains questions based on two texts: The History of Ice Cream (questions 1-9), a non-fiction text covering the origins and development of ice cream across different cultures and time periods, and A New Room For William (questions 10-17), a fiction story about a boy adjusting to his new house and bedroom. Questions assess retrieval, vocabulary, inference, and comprehension skills through tick boxes, short written answers, and matching tasks. Questions: 17 | 2025 English Reading Answers Explainedⓘ 2025 KS1 SATs Paper English Reading Answers ExplainedThis document provides detailed answer explanations for a KS1 English Reading assessment containing two papers. Paper 1 covers texts about assistance animals (guide dogs, hearing dogs, guide horses, and ferrets) and a story about Sami learning patience. Paper 2 covers a non-fiction text about ice cream history and a story about William adjusting to his new home. Explanations address retrieval, inference, vocabulary, and matching questions. Questions: 37 | ||||
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About these 2025 KS1 English papers
- Slow Down Sami, Helpful Animals
- This KS1 English reading assessment contains two texts with comprehension questions. Slow Down, Sami! is a narrative about a boy who learns the value of patience through caring for a plant. Helpful Animals is a non-fiction text explaining how guide dogs, hearing dogs, guide horses, and ferrets assist humans. Questions assess retrieval, inference, and understanding of vocabulary in context.
- KS1 English 2025 Reading Paper 2 Answer Booklet
- This is the answer booklet for the KS1 English Reading Paper 2 from the 2025 national curriculum tests. It contains questions based on two texts: The History of Ice Cream (questions 1-9), a non-fiction text covering the origins and development of ice cream across different cultures and time periods, and A New Room For William (questions 10-17), a fiction story about a boy adjusting to his new house and bedroom. Questions assess retrieval, vocabulary, inference, and comprehension skills through tick boxes, short written answers, and matching tasks.
- The History of Ice Cream, A New Room for William
- This KS1 English reading booklet contains two texts for assessment. The History of Ice Cream is a non-fiction text covering the origins of ice cream in ancient China and Rome, ice cream cones, storage methods, flavours, and facts. A New Room for William is a fiction story about a boy adjusting to his new house, choosing dinosaur wallpaper, and making friends with his neighbour Tom.
- KS1 English 2025 Reading Answers Explained
- This document provides detailed answer explanations for a KS1 English Reading assessment containing two papers. Paper 1 covers texts about assistance animals (guide dogs, hearing dogs, guide horses, and ferrets) and a story about Sami learning patience. Paper 2 covers a non-fiction text about ice cream history and a story about William adjusting to his new home. Explanations address retrieval, inference, vocabulary, and matching questions.
2025 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2025 Maths Question PaperPaper 1ⓘ 2025 KS1 SATs Paper Maths Question Paper (Paper 1)This KS1 Mathematics Paper 1: Arithmetic assessment contains 25 arithmetic questions testing fundamental calculation skills. Questions cover addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division with numbers up to 100, including finding missing numbers in equations, calculating simple fractions (halves and quarters) of numbers, and performing operations with multiples of 10. Each question is worth 1 mark and requires students to perform calculations without context or word problems. Questions: 25 2025 Maths Question PaperPaper 2ⓘ 2025 KS1 SATs Paper Maths Question Paper (Paper 2)This KS1 Mathematics Paper 2: Reasoning assessment contains questions testing number understanding, calculation methods, and problem-solving skills. Topics include place value, addition and subtraction within 100, fractions (halves and quarters), multiplication (grouping and repeated addition), money calculations, measurement comparison, shape properties including symmetry and vertices, time units, and simple data interpretation using pictograms. Questions use visual representations, word problems, and require written working for two-step problems. Questions: 33 | ||||||
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About these 2025 KS1 Maths papers
- Paper 1
- This KS1 Mathematics Paper 1: Arithmetic assessment contains 25 arithmetic questions testing fundamental calculation skills. Questions cover addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division with numbers up to 100, including finding missing numbers in equations, calculating simple fractions (halves and quarters) of numbers, and performing operations with multiples of 10. Each question is worth 1 mark and requires students to perform calculations without context or word problems.
- Paper 2
- This KS1 Mathematics Paper 2: Reasoning assessment contains questions testing number understanding, calculation methods, and problem-solving skills. Topics include place value, addition and subtraction within 100, fractions (halves and quarters), multiplication (grouping and repeated addition), money calculations, measurement comparison, shape properties including symmetry and vertices, time units, and simple data interpretation using pictograms. Questions use visual representations, word problems, and require written working for two-step problems.
2025 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2025 GaPS Paper 1 (Spelling)ⓘ 2025 KS1 SATs Paper GaPS Paper 1 (Spelling)This is the Paper 1: Spelling component of the 2025 Key Stage 1 English grammar, punctuation and spelling assessment. It contains 21 sentences (Practice + Questions 1-20) with missing words that students must spell correctly. The test assesses students' ability to spell common words including verbs in different tenses, plural nouns, adjectives, and topic-specific vocabulary across a range of everyday contexts. Questions: 20 | 2025 GaPS Paper 2 (Questions)ⓘ 2025 KS1 SATs Paper GaPS Paper 2 (Questions)This KS1 English Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling Paper 2 contains questions testing sentence types (commands, questions, exclamations, statements), punctuation (full stops, question marks, exclamation marks, apostrophes, commas), word classes (nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs), conjunctions, capital letters, contractions, tenses, and suffixes including prefixes. Students identify and apply grammatical rules through multiple choice, circling, and sentence completion tasks. Questions: 19 | 2025 GaPS Spelling Transcriptⓘ 2025 KS1 SATs Paper GaPS Spelling TranscriptThis is the administrator guide for the 2025 Key Stage 1 English Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling Paper 1: spelling test. It contains the test transcript to be read aloud by the administrator, listing 20 spelling words that pupils must write. Words tested include common spellings such as live, tall, hopping, and Tuesday, covering various phonetic patterns and common exception words appropriate for Year 2 pupils. Questions: 20 | 2025 GaPS Answers Explainedⓘ 2025 KS1 SATs Paper GaPS Answers ExplainedThis answer booklet explains the official answers to the 2025 KS1 Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling SATs paper. It covers nineteen questions testing conjunctions, punctuation (question marks, full stops, exclamation marks, commas, apostrophes), word classes (nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs), prefixes and suffixes, sentence types (statements, questions, commands, exclamations), capital letters, verb tenses, and sentence formation. Each answer includes teaching guidance and common errors to watch out for. Questions: 19 | ||||
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About these 2025 KS1 GaPS papers
- KS1 English 2025 Grammar Punctuation Spelling Paper 1 Spelling
- This is the Paper 1: Spelling component of the 2025 Key Stage 1 English grammar, punctuation and spelling assessment. It contains 21 sentences (Practice + Questions 1-20) with missing words that students must spell correctly. The test assesses students' ability to spell common words including verbs in different tenses, plural nouns, adjectives, and topic-specific vocabulary across a range of everyday contexts.
- KS1 English 2025 Grammar Punctuation Spelling Paper 1 Spelling Teachers Version
- This is the administrator guide for the 2025 Key Stage 1 English Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling Paper 1: spelling test. It contains the test transcript to be read aloud by the administrator, listing 20 spelling words that pupils must write. Words tested include common spellings such as live, tall, hopping, and Tuesday, covering various phonetic patterns and common exception words appropriate for Year 2 pupils.
- KS1 English 2025 Grammar Punctuation Spelling Paper 2 Short Answer Questions
- This KS1 English Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling Paper 2 contains questions testing sentence types (commands, questions, exclamations, statements), punctuation (full stops, question marks, exclamation marks, apostrophes, commas), word classes (nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs), conjunctions, capital letters, contractions, tenses, and suffixes including prefixes. Students identify and apply grammatical rules through multiple choice, circling, and sentence completion tasks.
- KS1 English 2025 Grammar Punctuation Spelling Answers Explained
- This answer booklet explains the official answers to the 2025 KS1 Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling SATs paper. It covers nineteen questions testing conjunctions, punctuation (question marks, full stops, exclamation marks, commas, apostrophes), word classes (nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs), prefixes and suffixes, sentence types (statements, questions, commands, exclamations), capital letters, verb tenses, and sentence formation. Each answer includes teaching guidance and common errors to watch out for.
2025 KS1 Spelling Words
The words from the 2025 KS1 Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling test (the Spelling paper), which were read aloud for pupils to spell.
| No. | Word |
|---|---|
| 1 | live |
| 2 | tall |
| 3 | save |
| 4 | south |
| 5 | won |
| 6 | cover |
| 7 | hopping |
| 8 | rice |
| 9 | walk |
| 10 | many |
| 11 | asked |
| 12 | normal |
| 13 | worth |
| 14 | warmest |
| 15 | fitness |
| 16 | gravel |
| 17 | squash |
| 18 | Tuesday |
| 19 | ankle |
| 20 | option |
20 spelling words.
2025 KS1 SATs Results
KS1 results have always been 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.
Because KS1 assessment became non-statutory from 2024, schools that used the 2025 KS1 tests did so for their own purposes. Results were not collected by the DfE and do not appear in the primary school league tables.
To see how a raw mark converts to a scaled score and the expected standard, see the 2025 KS1 SATs Scaled Scores section below, or use our free scaled score converter.
2025 KS1 SATs Scaled Scores
The Standards and Testing Agency published raw-score to scaled-score conversion tables for the 2025 KS1 tests, the same as in previous years. They give schools a consistent benchmark for the expected standard. You may find it easier to use our free scaled score converter.
2025 KS1 English Reading Scaled Scores
The raw score required to reach the "expected standard" (a scaled score of 100) was 26 out of 40, or 65%. To be working at "greater depth" (scaled score of 110) a child would have to score at least 37 out of 40, or 92.5%.
See below for the full raw marks to scaled scores conversion table:
Below Expected StandardRaw 0-25 = Scaled 0-99
| Raw | Scaled |
|---|---|
| 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 0 |
| 2 | 0 |
| 3 | 85 |
| 4 | 85 |
| 5 | 85 |
| 6 | 85 |
| 7 | 86 |
| 8 | 87 |
| 9 | 88 |
| 10 | 89 |
| 11 | 90 |
| 12 | 91 |
| 13 | 92 |
| 14 | 92 |
| 15 | 93 |
| 16 | 94 |
| 17 | 94 |
| 18 | 95 |
| 19 | 96 |
| 20 | 96 |
| 21 | 97 |
| 22 | 98 |
| 23 | 98 |
| 24 | 99 |
| 25 | 99 |
Expected StandardRaw 26-36 = Scaled 100-109
| Raw | Scaled |
|---|---|
| 26 | 100 |
| 27 | 101 |
| 28 | 102 |
| 29 | 102 |
| 30 | 103 |
| 31 | 104 |
| 32 | 105 |
| 33 | 106 |
| 34 | 107 |
| 35 | 108 |
| 36 | 109 |
Greater DepthRaw 37-40 = Scaled 111-115
| Raw | Scaled |
|---|---|
| 37 | 111 |
| 38 | 113 |
| 39 | 115 |
| 40 | 115 |
2025 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 53 out of 60, or 88.3%.
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 | 89 |
| 14 | 90 |
| 15 | 91 |
| 16 | 91 |
| 17 | 92 |
| 18 | 92 |
| 19 | 93 |
| 20 | 93 |
| 21 | 93 |
| 22 | 94 |
| 23 | 94 |
| 24 | 95 |
| 25 | 95 |
| 26 | 96 |
| 27 | 96 |
| 28 | 96 |
| 29 | 97 |
| 30 | 97 |
| 31 | 98 |
| 32 | 98 |
| 33 | 98 |
| 34 | 99 |
| 35 | 99 |
Expected StandardRaw 36-52 = 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 | 107 |
| 50 | 107 |
| 51 | 108 |
| 52 | 109 |
Greater DepthRaw 53-60 = Scaled 110-115
| Raw | Scaled |
|---|---|
| 53 | 110 |
| 54 | 110 |
| 55 | 111 |
| 56 | 113 |
| 57 | 114 |
| 58 | 115 |
| 59 | 115 |
| 60 | 115 |
2025 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 | 87 |
| 9 | 88 |
| 10 | 89 |
| 11 | 90 |
| 12 | 91 |
| 13 | 92 |
| 14 | 92 |
| 15 | 93 |
| 16 | 94 |
| 17 | 95 |
| 18 | 96 |
| 19 | 96 |
| 20 | 97 |
| 21 | 98 |
| 22 | 98 |
| 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 | 107 |
| 33 | 108 |
| 34 | 109 |
Greater DepthRaw 35-40 = Scaled 111-115
| Raw | Scaled |
|---|---|
| 35 | 111 |
| 36 | 112 |
| 37 | 114 |
| 38 | 115 |
| 39 | 115 |
| 40 | 115 |
About the 2025 KS1 SATs
Children in Year 2 (those aged 6-7 at the time) took the 2025 KS1 SATs at some point during May 2025. 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 2025 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 2025 KS1 SATs?
There was no fixed national date. Schools ran the optional 2025 KS1 SATs at a time of their choosing during May 2025, often spreading the papers across several days.
Were the 2025 KS1 SATs compulsory?
No. KS1 assessment became non-statutory from 2024, so the 2025 KS1 SATs were optional. Schools could choose whether to use them to support their teacher assessment of Year 2 pupils.
What was the pass mark for the 2025 KS1 SATs?
The expected standard is a scaled score of 100. For the 2025 KS1 SATs, the lowest raw mark for a scaled score of 100 was 26 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 2025 KS1 SATs papers?
The 2025 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 2025 KS1 SATs?
The 2025 KS1 SATs were taken by Year 2 children, aged 6 to 7 - which is why they are also called '2025 Year 2 SATs'. For how the tests work, see the KS1 SATs hub.
Are the 2025 KS1 SATs papers free to download?
Yes - every 2025 KS1 SATs paper is free to download, with its marking scheme, plus our Answers Explained for English Reading and GaPS.
