2014 KS2 SATs Papers
Download all the 2014 KS2 SATs past papers, answers and mark schemes for free, including English reading, maths, and grammar, punctuation and spelling.
The 2014 KS2 SATs were sat by Year 6 pupils in the week commencing 12th May 2014, 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.
2014 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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| 2014 | 2014 English Reading BookletThe Humble Potato, The Octopus and White Fang.ⓘ 2014 KS2 SATs Paper English Reading Booklet (The Humble Potato, The Octopus, White Fang.)This KS2 English reading booklet contains three texts for comprehension assessment. The Humble Potato is a non-fiction text about the history and cultivation of potatoes. Weird but wonderful... The Octopus is an informational text describing octopus anatomy, behaviour and defence mechanisms. White Fang is a fiction extract from Jack London's novel about a wolf cub's first encounter with humans. | 2014 English Reading Answer Bookletⓘ 2014 KS2 SATs Paper English Reading Answer BookletThis is the answer booklet for the 2014 KS2 English Reading test, containing questions about three texts: The Humble Potato (a non-fiction text about potato history), Weird but Wonderful... The Octopus (an informational text about octopus characteristics and abilities), and White Fang (a fictional extract about a wolf cub's encounter with humans). Questions assess retrieval, inference, vocabulary understanding, text structure, and authorial intent across different formats including short answers, multiple choice, and extended responses. Questions: 35 | ||||
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About these 2014 KS2 English papers
- KS2 English 2014 Reading Answer Booklet
- This is the answer booklet for the 2014 KS2 English Reading test, containing questions about three texts: The Humble Potato (a non-fiction text about potato history), Weird but Wonderful... The Octopus (an informational text about octopus characteristics and abilities), and White Fang (a fictional extract about a wolf cub's encounter with humans). Questions assess retrieval, inference, vocabulary understanding, text structure, and authorial intent across different formats including short answers, multiple choice, and extended responses.
- The Humble Potato, The Octopus, White Fang.
- This KS2 English reading booklet contains three texts for comprehension assessment. The Humble Potato is a non-fiction text about the history and cultivation of potatoes. Weird but wonderful... The Octopus is an informational text describing octopus anatomy, behaviour and defence mechanisms. White Fang is a fiction extract from Jack London's novel about a wolf cub's first encounter with humans.
2014 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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| 2014 | 2014 Maths Question PaperTest Aⓘ 2014 KS2 SATs Paper Maths Question Paper (Test A)This KS2 Mathematics Paper 1 from 2014 is a non-calculator test covering Levels 3-5. It contains questions on number operations, sequences, data interpretation using pictograms and tables, time calculations, multiplication grids, fractions, money problems, angles, Venn diagrams, temperature including negative numbers, shape properties including quadrilaterals and symmetry, perimeter, multi-digit multiplication, ordering decimals, percentages, ratio and proportion, statistical measures (range and mode), and algebraic inequalities. Questions: 22 2014 Maths Question PaperTest Bⓘ 2014 KS2 SATs Paper Maths Question Paper (Test B)This is a KS2 Mathematics Paper 2 assessment for levels 3-5, completed without a calculator. The paper tests number operations (addition, subtraction, decimals, fractions), measurement (weight, length, capacity, temperature), shape and space (symmetry, coordinates, angles, triangles), and data handling (bar charts, graphs, tables). Questions include reading scales, completing patterns, solving word problems involving money and sequences, working with percentages, and constructing accurate geometric drawings. Questions: 23 | ||||
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About these 2014 KS2 Maths papers
- Test A
- This KS2 Mathematics Paper 1 from 2014 is a non-calculator test covering Levels 3-5. It contains questions on number operations, sequences, data interpretation using pictograms and tables, time calculations, multiplication grids, fractions, money problems, angles, Venn diagrams, temperature including negative numbers, shape properties including quadrilaterals and symmetry, perimeter, multi-digit multiplication, ordering decimals, percentages, ratio and proportion, statistical measures (range and mode), and algebraic inequalities.
- Test B
- This is a KS2 Mathematics Paper 2 assessment for levels 3-5, completed without a calculator. The paper tests number operations (addition, subtraction, decimals, fractions), measurement (weight, length, capacity, temperature), shape and space (symmetry, coordinates, angles, triangles), and data handling (bar charts, graphs, tables). Questions include reading scales, completing patterns, solving word problems involving money and sequences, working with percentages, and constructing accurate geometric drawings.
2014 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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2014 KS2 Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling SATs Papers
| Year | Paper 1 (Questions) | 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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| 2014 | 2014 GaPS Paper 1 (Questions)ⓘ 2014 KS2 SATs Paper GaPS Paper 1 (Questions)This is the 2014 KS2 Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling Paper 1 containing short answer questions that assess multiple grammatical concepts. The paper tests word classes (nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, pronouns, articles), punctuation (commas, full stops, question marks, exclamation marks, apostrophes, inverted commas, brackets), sentence types (commands, questions), verb tenses (present and past), connectives and conjunctions, main and subordinate clauses, singular and plural nouns, synonyms and antonyms, and subject-verb agreement. Questions: 50 | 2014 GaPS Paper 2 (Spelling)ⓘ 2014 KS2 SATs Paper GaPS Paper 2 (Spelling)This is the Paper 2: Spelling Task for the 2014 KS2 English Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling test. Students are required to spell 20 words that are read aloud by an administrator within the context of sentences. The missing words test spelling accuracy across common vocabulary and include words with various orthographic patterns. Each sentence contains one blank space where students write the dictated word. Questions: 20 | 2014 GaPS Spelling Transcriptⓘ 2014 KS2 SATs Paper GaPS Spelling TranscriptThis is Paper 2: Spelling Task from the 2014 KS2 English Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling test. The paper contains 20 numbered sentences, each with a missing word that students must spell correctly. Words are read aloud three times by an administrator. The test assesses students' ability to spell words accurately when heard in context, covering various spelling patterns and word types including adjectives, nouns, verbs and adverbs. Questions: 20 | ||||
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About these 2014 KS2 GaPS papers
- KS2 English 2014 Grammar Punctuation Spelling Paper 2 Spelling Teachers Version
- This is Paper 2: Spelling Task from the 2014 KS2 English Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling test. The paper contains 20 numbered sentences, each with a missing word that students must spell correctly. Words are read aloud three times by an administrator. The test assesses students' ability to spell words accurately when heard in context, covering various spelling patterns and word types including adjectives, nouns, verbs and adverbs.
- KS2 English 2014 Grammar Punctuation Spelling Paper 2 Spelling
- This is the Paper 2: Spelling Task for the 2014 KS2 English Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling test. Students are required to spell 20 words that are read aloud by an administrator within the context of sentences. The missing words test spelling accuracy across common vocabulary and include words with various orthographic patterns. Each sentence contains one blank space where students write the dictated word.
- KS2 English 2014 Grammar Punctuation Spelling Paper 1 Short Answer Questions
- This is the 2014 KS2 Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling Paper 1 containing short answer questions that assess multiple grammatical concepts. The paper tests word classes (nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, pronouns, articles), punctuation (commas, full stops, question marks, exclamation marks, apostrophes, inverted commas, brackets), sentence types (commands, questions), verb tenses (present and past), connectives and conjunctions, main and subordinate clauses, singular and plural nouns, synonyms and antonyms, and subject-verb agreement.
2014 KS2 Level 6 SATs Papers
High-attaining pupils could sit a separate, harder Level 6 test in some subjects.
2014 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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| 2014 | 2014 English Reading StimulusLiving With Animalsⓘ 2014 KS2 Level 6 SATs Paper English Reading Stimulus (Living With Animals)This Level 6 reading stimulus booklet contains two texts exploring human relationships with animals. Animal Management discusses animal domestication, explaining the characteristics needed for successful domestication including diet, growth rate, breeding, character, response to danger, and hierarchy. A Donkey in Corfu is an extract from Gerald Durrell's memoir about receiving a donkey as a birthday present and his brother's disastrous attempt to teach him donkey care. | 2014 English Reading Answer Bookletⓘ 2014 KS2 Level 6 SATs Paper English Reading Answer BookletThis is the answer booklet for the Key Stage 2 Level 6 English reading test. Students answer questions about two texts: Animal Management, an explanatory text about why certain animals cannot be domesticated (covering gorillas, hippos, bears, cheetahs, zebras, elephants, and antelopes), and A Donkey in Corfu, a narrative extract about a boy named Gerald receiving a donkey named Sally as a gift. Questions assess comprehension, inference, analysis of language effects, text structure, and comparison between the two texts. Questions: 20 | ||||
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About these 2014 KS2 Level 6 English papers
- Living With Animals
- This Level 6 reading stimulus booklet contains two texts exploring human relationships with animals. Animal Management discusses animal domestication, explaining the characteristics needed for successful domestication including diet, growth rate, breeding, character, response to danger, and hierarchy. A Donkey in Corfu is an extract from Gerald Durrell's memoir about receiving a donkey as a birthday present and his brother's disastrous attempt to teach him donkey care.
- KS2 English 2014 Level 6 Reading Answer Booklet
- This is the answer booklet for the Key Stage 2 Level 6 English reading test. Students answer questions about two texts: Animal Management, an explanatory text about why certain animals cannot be domesticated (covering gorillas, hippos, bears, cheetahs, zebras, elephants, and antelopes), and A Donkey in Corfu, a narrative extract about a boy named Gerald receiving a donkey named Sally as a gift. Questions assess comprehension, inference, analysis of language effects, text structure, and comparison between the two texts.
2014 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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| 2014 | 2014 Maths Paper 1ⓘ 2014 KS2 Level 6 SATs Paper Maths Paper 1This Level 6 Mathematics Paper 1 is a non-calculator test covering advanced Key Stage 2 mathematical concepts. Questions assess algebra (solving equations with variables), geometry (properties of shapes, angles, coordinates, area), data handling (mean, range, probability, pie charts), number operations with decimals and fractions, and problem-solving involving perimeter, speed-distance-time graphs, and prime numbers. Questions: 13 | 2014 Maths Paper 2ⓘ 2014 KS2 Level 6 SATs Paper Maths Paper 2This calculator paper assesses Level 6 mathematics through problems requiring algebraic expressions, statistical concepts including mean and ratio, data interpretation from graphs and Venn diagrams, formula application for predicted heights and costs, fraction comparison, estimation using spreadsheets, percentage calculations from pie charts, perimeter of semi-circles, and time unit conversions. Questions test skills in algebra, number, data handling, and measures. Questions: 12 | ||||
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About these 2014 KS2 Level 6 Maths papers
- KS2 Mathematics 2014 Level 6 Test A
- This Level 6 Mathematics Paper 1 is a non-calculator test covering advanced Key Stage 2 mathematical concepts. Questions assess algebra (solving equations with variables), geometry (properties of shapes, angles, coordinates, area), data handling (mean, range, probability, pie charts), number operations with decimals and fractions, and problem-solving involving perimeter, speed-distance-time graphs, and prime numbers.
- KS2 Mathematics 2014 Level 6 Test B
- This calculator paper assesses Level 6 mathematics through problems requiring algebraic expressions, statistical concepts including mean and ratio, data interpretation from graphs and Venn diagrams, formula application for predicted heights and costs, fraction comparison, estimation using spreadsheets, percentage calculations from pie charts, perimeter of semi-circles, and time unit conversions. Questions test skills in algebra, number, data handling, and measures.
2014 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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| 2014 | 2014 GaPS Paper 1 (Questions)ⓘ 2014 KS2 Level 6 SATs Paper GaPS Paper 1 (Questions)This assessment tests grammar, punctuation and spelling skills through short answer questions. It covers punctuation (semi-colons, commas, apostrophes), grammar (noun phrases, subordinate clauses, active and passive voice, adverbs), sentence structure (complex sentences, connectives), word classes (nouns, pronouns, verbs), and vocabulary (word families, synonyms, antonyms, suffixes, contractions). Questions: 20 | 2014 GaPS Paper 2 (Spelling)ⓘ 2014 KS2 Level 6 SATs Paper GaPS Paper 2 (Spelling)This is a spelling task paper for Key Stage 2 Level 6 English assessment. Students are tested on 15 spellings that are read aloud by an administrator. Each word is presented within a sentence context, with students writing the missing word in the space provided. The words test spelling patterns and vocabulary appropriate for advanced Level 6 students. Questions: 15 | 2014 GaPS Spelling Transcriptⓘ 2014 KS2 Level 6 SATs Paper GaPS Spelling TranscriptThis is the administrator instructions script for the 2014 Key Stage 2 Level 6 spelling task. It provides the verbal script for reading out 15 spelling words to students, with each word presented three times: alone, within a context sentence, and repeated. Words tested include achieve, cartridge, league, extinguish, parallel, parliament, and restaurant. The document specifies timing guidelines and procedural instructions for test administrators. Questions: 15 | 2014 GaPS Extended Taskⓘ 2014 KS2 Level 6 SATs Paper GaPS Extended TaskThis is Paper 1: Extended Task from the 2014 Key Stage 2 Level 6 Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling test. Students write an article for a national newspaper about a campaign called Save our screens! which proposes giving up television, computers and mobile phones for a month. The task assesses sentence structures, use of punctuation to control writing, and vocabulary range. Spelling is not assessed in this extended writing task. Questions: 1 | |||
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About these 2014 KS2 Level 6 GaPS papers
- KS2 English 2014 Level 6 Grammar Punctuation Spelling Paper 1 Extended Task
- This is Paper 1: Extended Task from the 2014 Key Stage 2 Level 6 Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling test. Students write an article for a national newspaper about a campaign called Save our screens! which proposes giving up television, computers and mobile phones for a month. The task assesses sentence structures, use of punctuation to control writing, and vocabulary range. Spelling is not assessed in this extended writing task.
- KS2 English 2014 Level 6 Grammar Punctuation Spelling Paper 2 Short Answer Questions
- This assessment tests grammar, punctuation and spelling skills through short answer questions. It covers punctuation (semi-colons, commas, apostrophes), grammar (noun phrases, subordinate clauses, active and passive voice, adverbs), sentence structure (complex sentences, connectives), word classes (nouns, pronouns, verbs), and vocabulary (word families, synonyms, antonyms, suffixes, contractions).
- KS2 English 2014 Level 6 Grammar Punctuation Spelling Paper 3 Spelling
- This is a spelling task paper for Key Stage 2 Level 6 English assessment. Students are tested on 15 spellings that are read aloud by an administrator. Each word is presented within a sentence context, with students writing the missing word in the space provided. The words test spelling patterns and vocabulary appropriate for advanced Level 6 students.
- KS2 English 2014 Level 6 Grammar Punctuation Spelling Paper 3 Spelling Teachers Version
- This is the administrator instructions script for the 2014 Key Stage 2 Level 6 spelling task. It provides the verbal script for reading out 15 spelling words to students, with each word presented three times: alone, within a context sentence, and repeated. Words tested include achieve, cartridge, league, extinguish, parallel, parliament, and restaurant. The document specifies timing guidelines and procedural instructions for test administrators.
2014 KS2 SATs Results & Levels
In 2014, 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 2014 KS2 SATs
Children in Year 6 (aged 10-11) took the 2014 KS2 SATs in May 2014, 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 2014, 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 2014 KS2 SATs?
The 2014 KS2 SATs were sat by Year 6 pupils in May 2014, over four days, in English Reading, Maths (including a Mental Maths test) and Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling.
What levels were the 2014 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 2014 KS2 SATs?
There was no single pass mark - attainment was reported as National Curriculum levels, with Level 4 the expected standard. For the 2014 KS2 SATs, the lowest mark for Level 4 was 19 in English Reading, 45 in Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling and 46 in Maths. The full level-threshold tables are included with each download.
What were the 2014 KS2 SATs papers?
The 2014 KS2 SATs were the national curriculum tests sat by Year 6 in 2014, in English Reading, Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling, and Maths (which included a Mental Maths test). Download every paper above, or browse other years on the KS2 SATs hub.
Who took the 2014 KS2 SATs?
The 2014 KS2 SATs were taken by Year 6 children, aged 10 to 11, in England - which is why they are also called '2014 Year 6 SATs'. For how the tests work, see the KS2 SATs hub.
Are the 2014 KS2 SATs papers free to download?
Yes - every 2014 KS2 SATs paper is free to download here, with its marking scheme.
