2011 KS2 SATs Papers
Download all the 2011 KS2 SATs past papers, answers and mark schemes for free, including English reading, maths, and grammar, punctuation and spelling.
The 2011 KS2 SATs were sat by Year 6 pupils in the week commencing 12th May 2011, under the old National Curriculum levels system - Levels 3-5, with an optional Level 6 test for high attainers. This predates the scaled scores introduced in 2016.
2011 KS2 English Reading SATs Papers
| Year | Reading Booklet | Reading Answer Booklet | 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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| 2011 | 2011 English Reading BookletCaves and Cavingⓘ 2011 KS2 SATs Paper English Reading Booklet (Caves and Caving)This KS2 English reading assessment booklet contains informational texts about caves and caving at Daveley Dale. It includes: Caving in Daveley Dale (an introductory welcome guide), Need to know (definitions of cave-related terms like stalactites and stalagmites), An interview with Lisa Clark (Q&A with an experienced caver about her experiences), Caving … what lies beneath? (a first-person account by Stephen Bleach describing a terrifying first caving expedition), and Visit Daveley Dale Caves (a tourist advertisement). The booklet tests reading comprehension across different text types including non-fiction, interviews, and promotional materials. | 2011 English Reading Answer Bookletⓘ 2011 KS2 SATs Paper English Reading Answer BookletThis is the Reading Answer Booklet for the 2011 KS2 English test, assessing comprehension of a reading booklet titled Caves and Caving in Daveley Dale. Students answer questions about four texts: a contents page and introduction, Need to Know (glossary of caving terms), an interview with caver Lisa Clark, an article Caving...what lies beneath? by Stephen Bleach describing a personal caving experience, and an advertisement for Daveley Dale caves. Questions test retrieval, inference, language analysis, text purpose, and comparison across multiple text types. Questions: 29 | ||||
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About these 2011 KS2 English papers
- KS2 English 2011 Reading Answer Booklet
- This is the Reading Answer Booklet for the 2011 KS2 English test, assessing comprehension of a reading booklet titled Caves and Caving in Daveley Dale. Students answer questions about four texts: a contents page and introduction, Need to Know (glossary of caving terms), an interview with caver Lisa Clark, an article Caving...what lies beneath? by Stephen Bleach describing a personal caving experience, and an advertisement for Daveley Dale caves. Questions test retrieval, inference, language analysis, text purpose, and comparison across multiple text types.
- Caves and Caving
- This KS2 English reading assessment booklet contains informational texts about caves and caving at Daveley Dale. It includes: Caving in Daveley Dale (an introductory welcome guide), Need to know (definitions of cave-related terms like stalactites and stalagmites), An interview with Lisa Clark (Q&A with an experienced caver about her experiences), Caving … what lies beneath? (a first-person account by Stephen Bleach describing a terrifying first caving expedition), and Visit Daveley Dale Caves (a tourist advertisement). The booklet tests reading comprehension across different text types including non-fiction, interviews, and promotional materials.
2011 KS2 Maths SATs Papers
| Year | Question Paper | 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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| 2011 | 2011 Maths Question PaperTest Aⓘ 2011 KS2 SATs Paper Maths Question Paper (Test A)This KS2 Mathematics Test A paper assesses students' mathematical skills without calculators over 45 minutes. The paper contains 25 questions covering number operations (addition, subtraction, multiplication, division), place value with digit cards, time calculations, money problems, shape identification and properties, perimeter and area, fractions, data interpretation from charts and graphs, coordinates, symmetry, sequences, decimals, measurements including mass, and geometric construction using protractors. Questions include standard calculations, word problems, and tasks requiring working to be shown. Questions: 25 2011 Maths Question PaperTest Bⓘ 2011 KS2 SATs Paper Maths Question Paper (Test B)This KS2 Mathematics Paper 2 (Test B) from 2011 is a calculator-allowed paper testing various mathematical concepts. Questions cover number operations (multiplication, division, addition, subtraction with whole numbers and decimals), fractions and decimals, geometry (symmetry, angles, 2D shapes including rhombus and kite), measurement (mass, length, money, time using timetables), data handling (bar charts, Venn diagrams), sequences and patterns, percentages, probability, and problem-solving involving real-world contexts. Questions: 26 | ||||
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About these 2011 KS2 Maths papers
- Test B
- This KS2 Mathematics Paper 2 (Test B) from 2011 is a calculator-allowed paper testing various mathematical concepts. Questions cover number operations (multiplication, division, addition, subtraction with whole numbers and decimals), fractions and decimals, geometry (symmetry, angles, 2D shapes including rhombus and kite), measurement (mass, length, money, time using timetables), data handling (bar charts, Venn diagrams), sequences and patterns, percentages, probability, and problem-solving involving real-world contexts.
- Test A
- This KS2 Mathematics Test A paper assesses students' mathematical skills without calculators over 45 minutes. The paper contains 25 questions covering number operations (addition, subtraction, multiplication, division), place value with digit cards, time calculations, money problems, shape identification and properties, perimeter and area, fractions, data interpretation from charts and graphs, coordinates, symmetry, sequences, decimals, measurements including mass, and geometric construction using protractors. Questions include standard calculations, word problems, and tasks requiring working to be shown.
2011 KS2 Mental Maths Tests
| Year | Mental Maths MP3 | Mental Maths Answer Sheet | Mental Maths Transcript | Complete ZIP File ⓘZip file with all standard resources bundled together | Premium Downloads |
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2011 KS2 Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling SATs Papers
| Year | Paper 2 (Spelling) | Spelling Materials | 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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| 2011 | 2011 GaPS Paper 2 (Spelling)ⓘ 2011 KS2 SATs Paper GaPS Paper 2 (Spelling)This is a KS2 Spelling Test from 2011 that assesses students' ability to spell words correctly in context. The test uses a passage about boomerangs, covering their history, uses by Australian Aboriginal people, and techniques for throwing them. Students must fill in 20 missing words throughout the text, testing spelling accuracy across various word types including plural nouns, verbs, adjectives, and technical vocabulary. Questions: 20 | 2011 GaPS Spelling TranscriptBoomerangsⓘ 2011 KS2 SATs Paper GaPS Spelling Transcript (Boomerangs)This is the teacher's version of a KS2 spelling test from 2011. The test uses a passage about boomerangs as the context for assessing spelling skills. Students are tested on 20 spelling words embedded in the text, including words such as purposes, enemies, instruments, significant, dimensions, vertical, and precision. The passage covers the history, uses, and throwing technique of boomerangs. Questions: 20 | ||||
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About these 2011 KS2 GaPS papers
- Boomerangs
- This is the teacher's version of a KS2 spelling test from 2011. The test uses a passage about boomerangs as the context for assessing spelling skills. Students are tested on 20 spelling words embedded in the text, including words such as purposes, enemies, instruments, significant, dimensions, vertical, and precision. The passage covers the history, uses, and throwing technique of boomerangs.
- KS2 English 2011 Spelling Test
- This is a KS2 Spelling Test from 2011 that assesses students' ability to spell words correctly in context. The test uses a passage about boomerangs, covering their history, uses by Australian Aboriginal people, and techniques for throwing them. Students must fill in 20 missing words throughout the text, testing spelling accuracy across various word types including plural nouns, verbs, adjectives, and technical vocabulary.
2011 KS2 Science SATs Papers
| Year | Paper 1 | Paper 2 | 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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| 2011 | 2011 Science Paper 1ⓘ 2011 KS2 SATs Paper Science Paper 1This KS2 Science Test A (Levels 3-5) assesses scientific knowledge and investigative skills across multiple topics. Questions cover human life cycles and health, dissolving solids in water, reaction time investigations, soil properties and absorption, electrical circuits, sound and light, the water cycle, heat conduction through different materials, and the Sun-Earth-Moon system. Students answer questions involving data interpretation, fair testing, drawing conclusions, and practical science concepts. Questions: 8 | 2011 Science Paper 2ⓘ 2011 KS2 SATs Paper Science Paper 2This KS2 Science Test B (Levels 3-5) assesses scientific knowledge across biology, chemistry and physics topics. Questions cover life processes and living things (butterfly identification, life cycles, fish tank ecosystems, trees and flowers), materials and their properties (states of matter, separating mixtures, dissolving), and physical processes (forces, magnetism, pulse rate investigation). Students answer questions about classification, practical investigations, data interpretation, and scientific processes including filtration, evaporation and pollination. Questions: 8 | ||||
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About these 2011 KS2 Science papers
- KS2 Science 2011 Test B
- This KS2 Science Test B (Levels 3-5) assesses scientific knowledge across biology, chemistry and physics topics. Questions cover life processes and living things (butterfly identification, life cycles, fish tank ecosystems, trees and flowers), materials and their properties (states of matter, separating mixtures, dissolving), and physical processes (forces, magnetism, pulse rate investigation). Students answer questions about classification, practical investigations, data interpretation, and scientific processes including filtration, evaporation and pollination.
- KS2 Science 2011 Test A
- This KS2 Science Test A (Levels 3-5) assesses scientific knowledge and investigative skills across multiple topics. Questions cover human life cycles and health, dissolving solids in water, reaction time investigations, soil properties and absorption, electrical circuits, sound and light, the water cycle, heat conduction through different materials, and the Sun-Earth-Moon system. Students answer questions involving data interpretation, fair testing, drawing conclusions, and practical science concepts.
2011 KS2 Writing SATs Papers
| Year | Writing Test (Shorter Task) | Writing Test (Longer Task) | Writing Test (Answer Booklet) | 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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| 2011 | 2011 Writing Writing Test (Shorter Task)Charity Choice and Boomerangsⓘ 2011 KS2 SATs Paper Writing Writing Test (Shorter Task) (Charity Choice, Boomerangs)This KS2 English assessment contains two components: a shorter writing task asking students to write a persuasive speech about choosing a charity to support (with options including endangered animals, books for children, or a local children's club), and a spelling test based on a text about boomerangs. The writing task assesses sentence structure, punctuation, text organisation, composition and effect. The spelling component requires students to fill in 20 missing words within an informational passage. Questions: 20 | 2011 Writing Writing Test (Longer Task)Record Breakerⓘ 2011 KS2 SATs Paper Writing Writing Test (Longer Task) (Record Breaker)This is a KS2 Writing Test instructions and planning booklet for the longer writing task. Students are required to write a newspaper report about a record-breaking event, choosing from three provided scenarios: a child who talked non-stop, continuous trampolining, or a large collection. The booklet includes a planning page with prompts for structuring the report, covering what record was broken, who broke it, where and when it happened, interesting details, and other people's reactions. Questions: 1 | 2011 Writing Writing Test (Answer Booklet)ⓘ 2011 KS2 SATs Paper Writing Writing Test (Answer Booklet)This is the Answer Booklet for the 2011 KS2 Writing Test Longer Task. Students write a response to the prompt Record Breaker over 45 minutes including planning time. The booklet provides lined pages for students to complete their extended writing piece, which is assessed across four criteria: sentence structure and punctuation, text structure and organisation, composition and effect, and handwriting. Questions: 1 | ||||
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About these 2011 KS2 Writing papers
- KS2 English 2011 Writing Test Longer Task Answer Booklet
- This is the Answer Booklet for the 2011 KS2 Writing Test Longer Task. Students write a response to the prompt Record Breaker over 45 minutes including planning time. The booklet provides lined pages for students to complete their extended writing piece, which is assessed across four criteria: sentence structure and punctuation, text structure and organisation, composition and effect, and handwriting.
- Record Breaker
- This is a KS2 Writing Test instructions and planning booklet for the longer writing task. Students are required to write a newspaper report about a record-breaking event, choosing from three provided scenarios: a child who talked non-stop, continuous trampolining, or a large collection. The booklet includes a planning page with prompts for structuring the report, covering what record was broken, who broke it, where and when it happened, interesting details, and other people's reactions.
- Charity Choice, Boomerangs
- This KS2 English assessment contains two components: a shorter writing task asking students to write a persuasive speech about choosing a charity to support (with options including endangered animals, books for children, or a local children's club), and a spelling test based on a text about boomerangs. The writing task assesses sentence structure, punctuation, text organisation, composition and effect. The spelling component requires students to fill in 20 missing words within an informational passage.
2011 KS2 Level 6 SATs Papers
High-attaining pupils could sit a separate, harder Level 6 test in some subjects.
2011 KS2 Level 6 English Reading SATs Papers
| Year | Reading Stimulus | Reading Answer Booklet | 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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| 2011 | 2011 English Reading StimulusMan and Machineⓘ 2011 KS2 Level 6 SATs Paper English Reading Stimulus (Man and Machine)This reading stimulus booklet contains three texts exploring the relationship between humans and machines. Robots rule... is a web page from a science museum discussing the history and development of robotics. The Tractor by R S Thomas is a 1950 poem about a Welsh farmer's new tractor and its impact on traditional farming. Who can replace a man? is a science fiction extract by Brian Aldiss where machines respond to the absence of human orders. | 2011 English Reading Answer Bookletⓘ 2011 KS2 Level 6 SATs Paper English Reading Answer BookletThis is an answer booklet for a Level 6 English reading test covering three texts. Robots rule... is a non-fiction web page about robots and their increasing role in society. The Tractor is a poem about a farmer named Cynddylan and his relationship with his tractor. Who can replace a man? is a science fiction story about machines questioning their purpose when humans disappear. Questions assess comprehension, language analysis, writer's technique, and comparative skills across these texts. Questions: 17 | ||||
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About these 2011 KS2 Level 6 English papers
- KS2 English 2011 Level 6 Reading Answer Booklet
- This is an answer booklet for a Level 6 English reading test covering three texts. Robots rule... is a non-fiction web page about robots and their increasing role in society. The Tractor is a poem about a farmer named Cynddylan and his relationship with his tractor. Who can replace a man? is a science fiction story about machines questioning their purpose when humans disappear. Questions assess comprehension, language analysis, writer's technique, and comparative skills across these texts.
- Man and Machine
- This reading stimulus booklet contains three texts exploring the relationship between humans and machines. Robots rule... is a web page from a science museum discussing the history and development of robotics. The Tractor by R S Thomas is a 1950 poem about a Welsh farmer's new tractor and its impact on traditional farming. Who can replace a man? is a science fiction extract by Brian Aldiss where machines respond to the absence of human orders.
2011 KS2 Level 6 Maths SATs Papers
| Year | Paper 1 | Paper 2 | 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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| 2011 | 2011 Maths Paper 1ⓘ 2011 KS2 Level 6 SATs Paper Maths Paper 1This Level 6 Mathematics Paper 1 is a non-calculator test containing questions on algebra (solving equations, algebraic expressions), coordinate geometry (plotting points, equations of lines), ratio and proportion, statistics (scatter diagrams, mean and range), geometry (angles in polygons, properties of shapes), percentages, and problem-solving including word problems about sequences and logical reasoning. Questions: 14 | 2011 Maths Paper 2ⓘ 2011 KS2 Level 6 SATs Paper Maths Paper 2This Level 6 Mathematics Paper 2 is a calculator-allowed test containing questions on geometry and measures, algebra, statistics, and problem-solving. Topics include rotations and transformations, sequences with algebraic rules, probability, area calculations with trapeziums, trial and improvement methods for equations, currency conversion using graphs, and data interpretation from tables and charts. Questions: 12 | ||||
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About these 2011 KS2 Level 6 Maths papers
- KS2 Mathematics 2011 Level 6 Test A
- This Level 6 Mathematics Paper 1 is a non-calculator test containing questions on algebra (solving equations, algebraic expressions), coordinate geometry (plotting points, equations of lines), ratio and proportion, statistics (scatter diagrams, mean and range), geometry (angles in polygons, properties of shapes), percentages, and problem-solving including word problems about sequences and logical reasoning.
- KS2 Mathematics 2011 Level 6 Test B
- This Level 6 Mathematics Paper 2 is a calculator-allowed test containing questions on geometry and measures, algebra, statistics, and problem-solving. Topics include rotations and transformations, sequences with algebraic rules, probability, area calculations with trapeziums, trial and improvement methods for equations, currency conversion using graphs, and data interpretation from tables and charts.
2011 KS2 Level 6 Writing SATs Papers
| Year | Writing Test (Shorter Task) | Writing Test (Longer Task) | Answers ⓘFull answers and mark schemes | Complete ZIP File ⓘZip file with all standard resources bundled together | Premium Downloads |
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| 2011 | 2011 Writing Writing Test (Shorter Task)Creating a Characterⓘ 2011 KS2 Level 6 SATs Paper Writing Writing Test (Shorter Task) (Creating a Character)This is an answer booklet for an optional Level 6 English Writing Test containing two tasks. The shorter task asks students to write the opening paragraphs of a short story, introducing a character connected to one or two objects (two tickets, a book of poetry, a strange-shaped parcel, or an antique watch). The longer task is a persuasive or discursive piece responding to the prompt 'The world would be a better place if...' The booklet provides lined pages for student responses. Questions: 2 | 2011 Writing Writing Test (Longer Task)World Improvementⓘ 2011 KS2 Level 6 SATs Paper Writing Writing Test (Longer Task) (World Improvement)This is a Level 6 Writing Test longer writing task from 2011. Students are asked to write an article for a magazine competition continuing from the prompt 'The world would be a better place if…'. The task assesses ability to write an engaging, imaginative and well-argued article on a topic of the student's choice. A planning page is provided for notes on themes, developing ideas, and reader engagement. Questions: 1 | |||
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About these 2011 KS2 Level 6 Writing papers
- World Improvement
- This is a Level 6 Writing Test longer writing task from 2011. Students are asked to write an article for a magazine competition continuing from the prompt 'The world would be a better place if…'. The task assesses ability to write an engaging, imaginative and well-argued article on a topic of the student's choice. A planning page is provided for notes on themes, developing ideas, and reader engagement.
- Creating a Character
- This is an answer booklet for an optional Level 6 English Writing Test containing two tasks. The shorter task asks students to write the opening paragraphs of a short story, introducing a character connected to one or two objects (two tickets, a book of poetry, a strange-shaped parcel, or an antique watch). The longer task is a persuasive or discursive piece responding to the prompt 'The world would be a better place if...' The booklet provides lined pages for student responses.
2011 KS2 SATs Results & Levels
In 2011, KS2 results were reported as National Curriculum levels rather than scaled scores (which replaced levels in 2016). Level 4 was the expected standard for the end of Key Stage 2; Level 5 indicated a pupil working above the expected standard, and the optional Level 6 test recognised exceptional attainment.
The raw-mark to level boundaries varied by paper each year. The official level threshold tables are included with the downloads above.
About the 2011 KS2 SATs
Children in Year 6 (aged 10-11) took the 2011 KS2 SATs in May 2011, over four days, in English Reading, Maths (including a Mental Maths test) and Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling under formal exam conditions. Writing and Science were assessed by their teachers.
The papers were produced by the Standards and Testing Agency (STA) and marked externally, with results reported as National Curriculum levels.
Key Stage 1 SATs also existed in 2011, but at that time they were informal - often teacher-set or drawn from older materials - so there are no standardised KS1 papers to download for this period.
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FAQ
When were the 2011 KS2 SATs?
The 2011 KS2 SATs were sat by Year 6 pupils in May 2011, over four days, in English Reading, English Writing and Maths (including a Mental Maths test).
What levels were the 2011 KS2 SATs?
Results were reported as National Curriculum levels, not scaled scores (scaled scores replaced levels in 2016). Level 4 was the expected standard; Level 5 was above it.
What was the pass mark for the 2011 KS2 SATs?
There was no single pass mark - attainment was reported as National Curriculum levels, with Level 4 the expected standard. For the 2011 KS2 SATs, the lowest mark for Level 4 was 18 in English Reading, 23 in English Writing and 45 in Maths. The full level-threshold tables are included with each download.
What were the 2011 KS2 SATs papers?
The 2011 KS2 SATs were the national curriculum tests sat by Year 6 in 2011, in English Reading, English Writing and Maths (which included a Mental Maths test). Download every paper above, or browse other years on the KS2 SATs hub.
Who took the 2011 KS2 SATs?
The 2011 KS2 SATs were taken by Year 6 children, aged 10 to 11, in England - which is why they are also called '2011 Year 6 SATs'. For how the tests work, see the KS2 SATs hub.
Are the 2011 KS2 SATs papers free to download?
Yes - every 2011 KS2 SATs paper is free to download here, with its marking scheme.
