2012 KS2 SATs Papers
Download all the 2012 KS2 SATs past papers, answers and mark schemes for free, including English reading, maths, and grammar, punctuation and spelling.
The 2012 KS2 SATs were sat by Year 6 pupils in the week commencing 12th May 2012, 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.
2012 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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| 2012 | 2012 English Reading BookletThe Great Plagueⓘ 2012 KS2 SATs Paper English Reading Booklet (The Great Plague)This KS2 English reading booklet contains four texts about the Great Plague of 1664-1666. It includes a non-fiction text explaining what the plague was and how it spread, an extract from the historical fiction novel At the Sign of the Sugared Plum by Mary Hooper following Hannah's arrival in plague-time London, an illustrated page on plague remedies and protective clothing, and an explanation of the nursery rhyme Ring-a-ring o' roses and its possible connection to the plague. | 2012 English Reading Answer Bookletⓘ 2012 KS2 SATs Paper English Reading Answer BookletThis is a KS2 English Reading answer booklet from 2012 testing reading comprehension across multiple text types about The Great Plague. Students answer questions on an information text about the plague (1664-1666), an extract from the story At the Sign of the Sugared Plum, a text about Plague Remedies, and the nursery rhyme Ring-a-ring o' roses. Questions assess retrieval, inference, vocabulary understanding, and cross-text comparison skills. Questions: 34 | ||||
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About these 2012 KS2 English papers
- KS2 English 2012 Reading Answer Booklet
- This is a KS2 English Reading answer booklet from 2012 testing reading comprehension across multiple text types about The Great Plague. Students answer questions on an information text about the plague (1664-1666), an extract from the story At the Sign of the Sugared Plum, a text about Plague Remedies, and the nursery rhyme Ring-a-ring o' roses. Questions assess retrieval, inference, vocabulary understanding, and cross-text comparison skills.
- The Great Plague
- This KS2 English reading booklet contains four texts about the Great Plague of 1664-1666. It includes a non-fiction text explaining what the plague was and how it spread, an extract from the historical fiction novel At the Sign of the Sugared Plum by Mary Hooper following Hannah's arrival in plague-time London, an illustrated page on plague remedies and protective clothing, and an explanation of the nursery rhyme Ring-a-ring o' roses and its possible connection to the plague.
2012 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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| 2012 | 2012 Maths Question PaperTest Aⓘ 2012 KS2 SATs Paper Maths Question Paper (Test A)This is a KS2 Mathematics Test A (calculator not allowed) from 2012. The paper assesses mathematical skills including shape recognition (matching shapes to names like pentagon, hexagon, octagon), number operations (ordering decimals, subtraction, division, multiplication), geometry (symmetry, transformations, perimeter), fractions and percentages, word problems involving money and measurements, time, capacity conversions, data interpretation (tables, Venn diagrams, pie charts), and multi-step problem solving. Questions: 24 2012 Maths Question PaperTest Bⓘ 2012 KS2 SATs Paper Maths Question Paper (Test B)This is a KS2 Mathematics Test B (Calculator Paper) from 2012, assessing Levels 3-5. It contains questions on arithmetic operations (addition, subtraction, multiplication, division), fractions and percentages, measurement (length, area, time), geometry (shapes, symmetry, coordinates, parallel and perpendicular lines), data interpretation (charts and graphs), and word problems involving money, ratio, and logical reasoning. Questions: 25 | ||||
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About these 2012 KS2 Maths papers
- Test A
- This is a KS2 Mathematics Test A (calculator not allowed) from 2012. The paper assesses mathematical skills including shape recognition (matching shapes to names like pentagon, hexagon, octagon), number operations (ordering decimals, subtraction, division, multiplication), geometry (symmetry, transformations, perimeter), fractions and percentages, word problems involving money and measurements, time, capacity conversions, data interpretation (tables, Venn diagrams, pie charts), and multi-step problem solving.
- Test B
- This is a KS2 Mathematics Test B (Calculator Paper) from 2012, assessing Levels 3-5. It contains questions on arithmetic operations (addition, subtraction, multiplication, division), fractions and percentages, measurement (length, area, time), geometry (shapes, symmetry, coordinates, parallel and perpendicular lines), data interpretation (charts and graphs), and word problems involving money, ratio, and logical reasoning.
2012 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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2012 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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| 2012 | 2012 GaPS Paper 2 (Spelling)Externalⓘ 2012 KS2 SATs Paper GaPS Paper 2 (Spelling) (External)This is a KS2 Spelling Test from 2012 that assesses students' ability to spell words in context. The test presents a passage about Atlantis, the mythical ancient island civilization. Students must fill in 20 missing words throughout the text based on words read aloud by the teacher. The assessment tests spelling accuracy across a range of vocabulary including mythological terms, verbs in various tenses, and descriptive language. Questions: 20 2012 GaPS Paper 2 (Spelling)Internalⓘ 2012 KS2 SATs Paper GaPS Paper 2 (Spelling) (Internal)This is a KS2 spelling test from 2012 that assesses pupils' ability to spell words in context. The test uses a passage about dragons covering mythology, cultural traditions, physical characteristics, and real dragon-like animals such as the Komodo Dragon. Students must fill in 20 numbered spelling gaps as words are read aloud by the teacher. Questions: 20 | 2012 GaPS Spelling TranscriptExternalⓘ 2012 KS2 SATs Paper GaPS Spelling Transcript (External)This is the teacher's version of the 2012 KS2 Spelling Test, featuring a text about Atlantis. The paper contains a passage about the myth of Atlantis, from its legendary origins to the Greek god Poseidon and his son Atlas. Twenty spelling words are embedded throughout the text for teachers to dictate to pupils, testing spelling patterns including suffixes, homophones, and commonly misspelled words. Questions: 20 2012 GaPS Spelling TranscriptInternalⓘ 2012 KS2 SATs Paper GaPS Spelling Transcript (Internal)This is a KS2 spelling test transcript from 2012 testing 20 spelling words within a passage about dragons. The assessment requires students to spell words dictated by the teacher, including fantasy, cultures, intelligent, dangerous, and supreme. The document includes marking conventions, the complete reading passage with target words in bold, a quick reference mark scheme, and a conversion table for converting raw scores out of 20 into standardised marks out of seven. Questions: 20 | ||||
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About these 2012 KS2 GaPS papers
- Internal
- This is a KS2 spelling test transcript from 2012 testing 20 spelling words within a passage about dragons. The assessment requires students to spell words dictated by the teacher, including fantasy, cultures, intelligent, dangerous, and supreme. The document includes marking conventions, the complete reading passage with target words in bold, a quick reference mark scheme, and a conversion table for converting raw scores out of 20 into standardised marks out of seven.
- Internal
- This is a KS2 spelling test from 2012 that assesses pupils' ability to spell words in context. The test uses a passage about dragons covering mythology, cultural traditions, physical characteristics, and real dragon-like animals such as the Komodo Dragon. Students must fill in 20 numbered spelling gaps as words are read aloud by the teacher.
- External
- This is a KS2 Spelling Test from 2012 that assesses students' ability to spell words in context. The test presents a passage about Atlantis, the mythical ancient island civilization. Students must fill in 20 missing words throughout the text based on words read aloud by the teacher. The assessment tests spelling accuracy across a range of vocabulary including mythological terms, verbs in various tenses, and descriptive language.
- External
- This is the teacher's version of the 2012 KS2 Spelling Test, featuring a text about Atlantis. The paper contains a passage about the myth of Atlantis, from its legendary origins to the Greek god Poseidon and his son Atlas. Twenty spelling words are embedded throughout the text for teachers to dictate to pupils, testing spelling patterns including suffixes, homophones, and commonly misspelled words.
2012 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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| 2012 | 2012 Science Paper 1ⓘ 2012 KS2 SATs Paper Science Paper 1This KS2 Science Test A paper from 2012 contains questions across multiple scientific topics including biology (bird adaptations, animal heart rates, plant life cycles, germination, human anatomy), chemistry (states of matter, reversible and irreversible changes, mixtures and separation methods including filtering and evaporation), and physics (forces, electrical circuits, light reflection, thermal insulation). Questions assess scientific knowledge, data interpretation, fair testing principles, and the ability to explain scientific processes. Questions: 9 | 2012 Science Paper 2ⓘ 2012 KS2 SATs Paper Science Paper 2This KS2 Science Test B paper from 2012 assesses scientific knowledge and enquiry skills across biology, physics, and chemistry. Topics include pond life and food chains, sound and vibration, plant adaptations and seed dispersal, separating mixtures and material changes, plant water transport, shadows and Earth's movement, forces and motion investigations, and reversible versus non-reversible changes. Questions involve labelling, predictions, interpreting data tables and graphs, and designing fair tests. Questions: 8 | ||||
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About these 2012 KS2 Science papers
- KS2 Science 2012 Test A
- This KS2 Science Test A paper from 2012 contains questions across multiple scientific topics including biology (bird adaptations, animal heart rates, plant life cycles, germination, human anatomy), chemistry (states of matter, reversible and irreversible changes, mixtures and separation methods including filtering and evaporation), and physics (forces, electrical circuits, light reflection, thermal insulation). Questions assess scientific knowledge, data interpretation, fair testing principles, and the ability to explain scientific processes.
- KS2 Science 2012 Test B
- This KS2 Science Test B paper from 2012 assesses scientific knowledge and enquiry skills across biology, physics, and chemistry. Topics include pond life and food chains, sound and vibration, plant adaptations and seed dispersal, separating mixtures and material changes, plant water transport, shadows and Earth's movement, forces and motion investigations, and reversible versus non-reversible changes. Questions involve labelling, predictions, interpreting data tables and graphs, and designing fair tests.
2012 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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| 2012 | 2012 Writing Writing Test (Shorter Task)Birdspotter and Atlantis (External)ⓘ 2012 KS2 SATs Paper Writing Writing Test (Shorter Task) (Birdspotter, Atlantis (External))This 2012 KS2 writing test contains a shorter writing task and a spelling test. The writing task asks students to write a detailed description of an unusual bird for a fictional wildlife survey called Birdspotter. The spelling test uses a passage about Atlantis with 20 blanks for students to fill in dictated words. Questions: 20 2012 Writing Writing Test (Shorter Task)They've Got Talent and Dragons (Internal)ⓘ 2012 KS2 SATs Paper Writing Writing Test (Shorter Task) (They've Got Talent, Dragons (Internal))This 2012 KS2 English assessment contains two sections: a shorter writing task and a spelling test. The writing task requires students to write a review of an act from a talent show, choosing from suggested acts or creating their own. The spelling test uses a passage about dragons with 20 missing words that students must spell correctly after hearing them read aloud. The test assesses sentence structure, punctuation, text organisation, composition, and spelling ability. Questions: 21 | 2012 Writing Writing Test (Longer Task)Guest Appearance (External)ⓘ 2012 KS2 SATs Paper Writing Writing Test (Longer Task) (Guest Appearance (External))This is a KS2 Writing Test longer task from 2012 that assesses pupils' ability to write a persuasive letter. Students are asked to write to their headteacher recommending a guest (children's writer, sportsperson, chef, or their own choice) to visit the school for a day. The paper includes instructions and a planning page with prompts for students to organise their ideas, consider persuasive language, and structure their letter appropriately. Questions: 1 2012 Writing Writing Test (Longer Task)Up and Up And Away (Internal)ⓘ 2012 KS2 SATs Paper Writing Writing Test (Longer Task) (Up, Up And Away (Internal))This is a KS2 Writing Test longer task from 2012 requiring students to write two diary entries about winning a hot air balloon flight. Students must write one entry for the evening before the flight expressing their thoughts and feelings, and one entry for the evening after describing the experience during takeoff, the flight itself, and their reflections. The paper includes a planning page with prompts to help structure their writing. Questions: 1 | 2012 Writing Writing Test (Answer Booklet)Externalⓘ 2012 KS2 SATs Paper Writing Writing Test (Answer Booklet) (External)This is the answer booklet for the KS2 Writing Test Longer Task from 2012. Students write a formal letter to their headteacher with the prompt Guest Appearance. The assessment evaluates sentence structure and punctuation, text structure and organisation, composition and effect, and handwriting. The booklet provides lined pages for students to complete their extended writing piece. Questions: 1 2012 Writing Writing Test (Answer Booklet)Internalⓘ 2012 KS2 SATs Paper Writing Writing Test (Answer Booklet) (Internal)This is an answer booklet for the KS2 English Writing Test longer task. Students complete a creative writing task titled Up, Up and Away, which requires them to write two diary entries: one set the evening before a balloon flight and one the evening after. The assessment evaluates sentence structure and punctuation, text structure and organisation, composition and effect, and handwriting. Questions: 2 | ||||
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About these 2012 KS2 Writing papers
- External
- This is the answer booklet for the KS2 Writing Test Longer Task from 2012. Students write a formal letter to their headteacher with the prompt Guest Appearance. The assessment evaluates sentence structure and punctuation, text structure and organisation, composition and effect, and handwriting. The booklet provides lined pages for students to complete their extended writing piece.
- Guest Appearance (External)
- This is a KS2 Writing Test longer task from 2012 that assesses pupils' ability to write a persuasive letter. Students are asked to write to their headteacher recommending a guest (children's writer, sportsperson, chef, or their own choice) to visit the school for a day. The paper includes instructions and a planning page with prompts for students to organise their ideas, consider persuasive language, and structure their letter appropriately.
- Birdspotter, Atlantis (External)
- This 2012 KS2 writing test contains a shorter writing task and a spelling test. The writing task asks students to write a detailed description of an unusual bird for a fictional wildlife survey called Birdspotter. The spelling test uses a passage about Atlantis with 20 blanks for students to fill in dictated words.
- Internal
- This is an answer booklet for the KS2 English Writing Test longer task. Students complete a creative writing task titled Up, Up and Away, which requires them to write two diary entries: one set the evening before a balloon flight and one the evening after. The assessment evaluates sentence structure and punctuation, text structure and organisation, composition and effect, and handwriting.
- Up, Up And Away (Internal)
- This is a KS2 Writing Test longer task from 2012 requiring students to write two diary entries about winning a hot air balloon flight. Students must write one entry for the evening before the flight expressing their thoughts and feelings, and one entry for the evening after describing the experience during takeoff, the flight itself, and their reflections. The paper includes a planning page with prompts to help structure their writing.
- They've Got Talent, Dragons (Internal)
- This 2012 KS2 English assessment contains two sections: a shorter writing task and a spelling test. The writing task requires students to write a review of an act from a talent show, choosing from suggested acts or creating their own. The spelling test uses a passage about dragons with 20 missing words that students must spell correctly after hearing them read aloud. The test assesses sentence structure, punctuation, text organisation, composition, and spelling ability.
2012 KS2 Level 6 SATs Papers
High-attaining pupils could sit a separate, harder Level 6 test in some subjects.
2012 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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| 2012 | 2012 English Reading StimulusReflections on Waterⓘ 2012 KS2 Level 6 SATs Paper English Reading Stimulus (Reflections on Water)This Level 6 English reading stimulus contains three texts about water's role in human life. The Great Stink of London describes Victorian sewage problems and Joseph Bazalgette's engineering solution. Daughter of the River is an autobiographical extract about childhood in 1960s China near the Yangtze River. Bath times with the Romans explains Roman public bathing systems and their social importance. The paper assesses reading comprehension at an advanced level. | 2012 English Reading Answer Bookletⓘ 2012 KS2 Level 6 SATs Paper English Reading Answer BookletThis Level 6 English reading answer booklet contains questions based on three texts: The Great Stink of London (about Victorian sewerage and cholera), Daughter of the River by Hong Ying (a memoir about life by the Yangtze), and Bath times with the Romans (about Roman public baths). Questions assess inference, language analysis, writer's techniques, and cross-text comparison skills. Questions: 17 | ||||
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About these 2012 KS2 Level 6 English papers
- Reflections on Water
- This Level 6 English reading stimulus contains three texts about water's role in human life. The Great Stink of London describes Victorian sewage problems and Joseph Bazalgette's engineering solution. Daughter of the River is an autobiographical extract about childhood in 1960s China near the Yangtze River. Bath times with the Romans explains Roman public bathing systems and their social importance. The paper assesses reading comprehension at an advanced level.
- KS2 English 2012 Level 6 Reading Answer Booklet
- This Level 6 English reading answer booklet contains questions based on three texts: The Great Stink of London (about Victorian sewerage and cholera), Daughter of the River by Hong Ying (a memoir about life by the Yangtze), and Bath times with the Romans (about Roman public baths). Questions assess inference, language analysis, writer's techniques, and cross-text comparison skills.
2012 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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| 2012 | 2012 Maths Paper 1ⓘ 2012 KS2 Level 6 SATs Paper Maths Paper 1This Key Stage 2 Level 6 Mathematics Paper 1 assessment tests advanced mathematical skills without calculator use. Questions cover number sequences, probability with spinners, percentage calculations, area and perimeter problems, ratio and proportion, fraction comparisons, data interpretation from bar charts and pie charts, algebraic expressions with prime and square numbers, 3D shape calculations with cubes and cuboids, and graphical reasoning. Questions: 14 | 2012 Maths Paper 2ⓘ 2012 KS2 Level 6 SATs Paper Maths Paper 2This Level 6 mathematics test paper for Key Stage 2 assesses higher-level mathematical skills using a calculator. Questions cover interpreting graphs and data, working with decimals and number lines, probability calculations, large numbers and place value, mass and proportional reasoning, square numbers, solving inequalities with whole numbers, factors, angle properties in a rhombus, algebraic equations, nets of 3D shapes, frequency tables with archery scores, and a multi-step area problem involving circles and percentages. Questions: 13 | ||||
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About these 2012 KS2 Level 6 Maths papers
- KS2 Mathematics 2012 Level 6 Test A
- This Key Stage 2 Level 6 Mathematics Paper 1 assessment tests advanced mathematical skills without calculator use. Questions cover number sequences, probability with spinners, percentage calculations, area and perimeter problems, ratio and proportion, fraction comparisons, data interpretation from bar charts and pie charts, algebraic expressions with prime and square numbers, 3D shape calculations with cubes and cuboids, and graphical reasoning.
- KS2 Mathematics 2012 Level 6 Test B
- This Level 6 mathematics test paper for Key Stage 2 assesses higher-level mathematical skills using a calculator. Questions cover interpreting graphs and data, working with decimals and number lines, probability calculations, large numbers and place value, mass and proportional reasoning, square numbers, solving inequalities with whole numbers, factors, angle properties in a rhombus, algebraic equations, nets of 3D shapes, frequency tables with archery scores, and a multi-step area problem involving circles and percentages.
2012 KS2 Level 6 Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling SATs Papers
| Year | Paper 1 (Questions) | Paper 2 (Spelling) | Spelling Materials | Extended Task | Answers ⓘFull answers and mark schemes | Complete ZIP File ⓘZip file with all standard resources bundled together | Premium Downloads |
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| 2012 | 2012 GaPS Paper 1 (Questions)Short Answer Questions (Specimen)ⓘ 2012 KS2 Level 6 SATs Paper GaPS Paper 1 (Questions) (Short Answer Questions (Specimen))This Key Stage 2 Level 6 specimen paper tests grammar, punctuation and spelling through short answer questions. It assesses use of commas, colons and semi-colons, conversion between active and passive voice, connectives, synonyms and antonyms, prepositions, contractions, types of adverbs, noun phrases, verb forms and infinitives, personal and impersonal forms, verb tenses, types of nouns and pronouns, main and subordinate clauses, and subject-verb agreement. Questions: 18 | 2012 GaPS Paper 2 (Spelling)Spelling (Specimen)ⓘ 2012 KS2 Level 6 SATs Paper GaPS Paper 2 (Spelling) (Spelling (Specimen))This is a spelling test booklet for Key Stage 2 Level 6 students, forming Paper 2 of the Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling assessment. The test contains 15 numbered sentences, each with a missing word that students must spell correctly. Words are read aloud three times by an administrator within sentence contexts. The spelling items test various orthographic patterns including complex vocabulary and word formations. Questions: 15 | 2012 GaPS Spelling TranscriptSpelling (Specimen Teachers Version)ⓘ 2012 KS2 Level 6 SATs Paper GaPS Spelling Transcript (Spelling (Specimen Teachers Version))This is the administrator script for the Key Stage 2 Level 6 spelling test, part of the Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling assessment. The script contains instructions for reading aloud 15 spelling words to students, including: knowledge, accident, beginning, permanent, unnecessary, catalogue, biscuits, leisure, preferred, subtle, jewellery, foreign, synchronised, desperately, and vicious. Each word is presented with a context sentence and read three times. Questions: 15 | 2012 GaPS Extended TaskExtended Task (Specimen)ⓘ 2012 KS2 Level 6 SATs Paper GaPS Extended Task (Extended Task (Specimen))This is Paper 1: Extended Task from the Key Stage 2 Level 6 Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling assessment. Students write a report arguing for or against Cyberschooling (online learning from home). The task assesses sentence structures, use of punctuation marks to control writing, and vocabulary range. Spelling is explicitly not assessed in this extended writing task. Questions: 1 | |||
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About these 2012 KS2 Level 6 GaPS papers
- Extended Task (Specimen)
- This is Paper 1: Extended Task from the Key Stage 2 Level 6 Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling assessment. Students write a report arguing for or against Cyberschooling (online learning from home). The task assesses sentence structures, use of punctuation marks to control writing, and vocabulary range. Spelling is explicitly not assessed in this extended writing task.
- Short Answer Questions (Specimen)
- This Key Stage 2 Level 6 specimen paper tests grammar, punctuation and spelling through short answer questions. It assesses use of commas, colons and semi-colons, conversion between active and passive voice, connectives, synonyms and antonyms, prepositions, contractions, types of adverbs, noun phrases, verb forms and infinitives, personal and impersonal forms, verb tenses, types of nouns and pronouns, main and subordinate clauses, and subject-verb agreement.
- Spelling (Specimen)
- This is a spelling test booklet for Key Stage 2 Level 6 students, forming Paper 2 of the Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling assessment. The test contains 15 numbered sentences, each with a missing word that students must spell correctly. Words are read aloud three times by an administrator within sentence contexts. The spelling items test various orthographic patterns including complex vocabulary and word formations.
- Spelling (Specimen Teachers Version)
- This is the administrator script for the Key Stage 2 Level 6 spelling test, part of the Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling assessment. The script contains instructions for reading aloud 15 spelling words to students, including: knowledge, accident, beginning, permanent, unnecessary, catalogue, biscuits, leisure, preferred, subtle, jewellery, foreign, synchronised, desperately, and vicious. Each word is presented with a context sentence and read three times.
2012 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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| 2012 | 2012 Writing Writing Test (Shorter Task)Shipwreckedⓘ 2012 KS2 Level 6 SATs Paper Writing Writing Test (Shorter Task) (Shipwrecked)A Key Stage 2 Level 6 Writing Test from 2012 containing two tasks. The shorter writing task asks students to choose two people (real or imagined) they would like to be shipwrecked with and explain their choices for a radio programme. The longer writing task is titled Stop the cars. Assessment focuses on sentence structure, punctuation, text organisation, composition and effect, and spelling. Questions: 2 | 2012 Writing Writing Test (Longer Task)Stop The Carsⓘ 2012 KS2 Level 6 SATs Paper Writing Writing Test (Longer Task) (Stop The Cars)This is a Key Stage 2 Level 6 Writing Test longer task from 2012. Students are required to write a speech expressing their opinion about making areas around schools into traffic-free zones. The task asks students to consider the issue of congestion and pollution, present their own viewpoint, and acknowledge different perspectives from the community. A planning page is provided for notes. Questions: 1 | |||
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About these 2012 KS2 Level 6 Writing papers
- Stop The Cars
- This is a Key Stage 2 Level 6 Writing Test longer task from 2012. Students are required to write a speech expressing their opinion about making areas around schools into traffic-free zones. The task asks students to consider the issue of congestion and pollution, present their own viewpoint, and acknowledge different perspectives from the community. A planning page is provided for notes.
- Shipwrecked
- A Key Stage 2 Level 6 Writing Test from 2012 containing two tasks. The shorter writing task asks students to choose two people (real or imagined) they would like to be shipwrecked with and explain their choices for a radio programme. The longer writing task is titled Stop the cars. Assessment focuses on sentence structure, punctuation, text organisation, composition and effect, and spelling.
2012 KS2 SATs Results & Levels
In 2012, 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 2012 KS2 SATs
Children in Year 6 (aged 10-11) took the 2012 KS2 SATs in May 2012, 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 2012, 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 2012 KS2 SATs?
The 2012 KS2 SATs were sat by Year 6 pupils in May 2012, over four days, in English Reading, English Writing and Maths (including a Mental Maths test).
What levels were the 2012 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; an optional Level 6 test recognised exceptional attainment.
What was the pass mark for the 2012 KS2 SATs?
There was no single pass mark - attainment was reported as National Curriculum levels, with Level 4 the expected standard. For the 2012 KS2 SATs, the lowest mark for Level 4 was 18 in English Reading, 23 in English Writing and 46 in Maths. The full level-threshold tables are included with each download.
What were the 2012 KS2 SATs papers?
The 2012 KS2 SATs were the national curriculum tests sat by Year 6 in 2012, 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 2012 KS2 SATs?
The 2012 KS2 SATs were taken by Year 6 children, aged 10 to 11, in England - which is why they are also called '2012 Year 6 SATs'. For how the tests work, see the KS2 SATs hub.
Are the 2012 KS2 SATs papers free to download?
Yes - every 2012 KS2 SATs paper is free to download here, with its marking scheme.
