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2024 KS2 SATs Papers

Download all the 2024 KS2 SATs past papers, answers and mark schemes for free, including English reading, maths, and grammar, punctuation and spelling.

2024 KS2 English Reading SATs Papers

Reading texts: 'Streaky and Squeaky', 'The Girl who Walked on Air', 'The Leopard'.

YearReading BookletReading Answer BookletAdditional Materials Test instructions for teachersAnswers Full answers and mark schemesScaled Scores / Levels Raw mark to Scaled Score conversion tablesComplete ZIP File Zip file with all standard resources bundled togetherPremium Downloads
2024
2024 English Reading BookletStreaky and Squeaky, The Girl who Walked on Air and The Leopard

2024 KS2 SATs Paper English Reading Booklet (Streaky and Squeaky, The Girl who Walked on Air, The Leopard)

This KS2 English reading booklet contains three texts for comprehension assessment. Streaky and Squeaky is a non-fiction article about lowland streaked tenrecs, unusual animals found in Madagascar's rainforests. The Girl who Walked on Air is a narrative extract about Louie demonstrating her tightrope-walking skills to her friend Ned for the first time. The Leopard is a memoir by Ruskin Bond recounting his encounters with a leopard in the forests near Mussoorie, India.

2024 English Reading Answer Booklet

2024 KS2 SATs Paper English Reading Answer Booklet

This is the Reading Answer Booklet for the 2024 KS2 English SATs, containing 39 questions across three texts. The first text, Streaky and Squeaky, is a non-fiction piece about streaked tenrecs from Madagascar. The second text, The Girl who Walked on Air, is a fiction extract about a girl named Louie learning to walk a tightrope. The third text, The Leopard, is a non-fiction narrative by Ruskin Bond about encountering a leopard in the forest. Questions test retrieval, inference, vocabulary, and comprehension skills.

Questions: 39

2024 English Reading Answers Explained

2024 KS2 SATs Paper English Reading Answers Explained

This is an Answers Explained booklet for the 2024 KS2 English Reading SATs. It provides detailed explanations for every question on the reading test, which assessed comprehension of three texts: Streaky and Squeaky (a non-fiction article about streaked tenrecs in Madagascar), an extract from a fiction text about Louie attempting to walk a tightrope in a circus, and The Leopard (a narrative about encountering a leopard in the wild). The guide covers question types including retrieval, inference, word meaning, sequencing, and explanation questions.

Questions: 39

Source: Standards and Testing Agency (STA) | Open Government Licence
About these 2024 KS2 English papers
KS2 English 2024 Reading Answer Booklet
This is the Reading Answer Booklet for the 2024 KS2 English SATs, containing 39 questions across three texts. The first text, Streaky and Squeaky, is a non-fiction piece about streaked tenrecs from Madagascar. The second text, The Girl who Walked on Air, is a fiction extract about a girl named Louie learning to walk a tightrope. The third text, The Leopard, is a non-fiction narrative by Ruskin Bond about encountering a leopard in the forest. Questions test retrieval, inference, vocabulary, and comprehension skills.
Streaky and Squeaky, The Girl who Walked on Air, The Leopard
This KS2 English reading booklet contains three texts for comprehension assessment. Streaky and Squeaky is a non-fiction article about lowland streaked tenrecs, unusual animals found in Madagascar's rainforests. The Girl who Walked on Air is a narrative extract about Louie demonstrating her tightrope-walking skills to her friend Ned for the first time. The Leopard is a memoir by Ruskin Bond recounting his encounters with a leopard in the forests near Mussoorie, India.
KS2 English 2024 Reading Answers Explained
This is an Answers Explained booklet for the 2024 KS2 English Reading SATs. It provides detailed explanations for every question on the reading test, which assessed comprehension of three texts: Streaky and Squeaky (a non-fiction article about streaked tenrecs in Madagascar), an extract from a fiction text about Louie attempting to walk a tightrope in a circus, and The Leopard (a narrative about encountering a leopard in the wild). The guide covers question types including retrieval, inference, word meaning, sequencing, and explanation questions.

2024 KS2 Maths SATs Papers

Paper 1 (Arithmetic), Paper 2 & 3 (Reasoning). All non-calculator tests.

YearQuestion PaperAdditional Materials Test instructions for teachersAnswers Full answers and mark schemesWorked Solutions Every question worked through step by step, with the method shownScaled Scores / Levels Raw mark to Scaled Score conversion tablesComplete ZIP File Zip file with all standard resources bundled togetherPremium Downloads
2024
2024 Maths Question PaperPaper 1

2024 KS2 SATs Paper Maths Question Paper (Paper 1)

This KS2 Mathematics Paper 1: Arithmetic assessment contains 36 arithmetic questions testing calculation skills without a calculator. Questions cover addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division with whole numbers, decimals, and fractions. Includes operations with place value, percentages, long multiplication and division, and calculations involving mixed numbers and common fractions. Three questions require showing formal written methods for 2-mark problems.

Questions: 36

2024 Maths Question PaperPaper 2

2024 KS2 SATs Paper Maths Question Paper (Paper 2)

This KS2 Mathematics Paper 2: Reasoning test assesses mathematical problem-solving and reasoning skills across multiple topics. Questions cover geometry and shapes (reflections, 3-D shapes, parallel and perpendicular lines, coordinates), number operations (multiplication, division, decimals, place value, prime numbers), fractions and percentages, measurements (mass, time, distance), data handling (graphs, mean averages), and word problems involving money, sequences, and ratio. Students must show their working for several multi-step problems.

Questions: 27

2024 Maths Question PaperPaper 3

2024 KS2 SATs Paper Maths Question Paper (Paper 3)

This KS2 Mathematics Paper 3: Reasoning paper tests a range of mathematical concepts including fractions, negative numbers, money calculations, Roman numerals, shape and geometry (translation, perimeter, angles), simplifying fractions, algebra, measurements, percentages, factors, word problems involving multi-step calculations, 3-D shapes, and algebraic expressions. Questions require working with decimals, time conversions, data interpretation using pie charts, and problem-solving skills.

Questions: 24

2024 Maths Worked SolutionsPaper 1

2024 KS2 SATs Paper Maths Worked Solutions (Paper 1)

Worked Solutions for the 2024 Key Stage 2 Maths Paper 1 – every question is worked through step by step so children and parents can follow the method, not just the final answer.

Questions: 36

2024 Maths Worked SolutionsPaper 2

2024 KS2 SATs Paper Maths Worked Solutions (Paper 2)

Worked Solutions for the 2024 Key Stage 2 Maths Paper 2 – every question is worked through step by step so children and parents can follow the method, not just the final answer.

Questions: 27

2024 Maths Worked SolutionsPaper 3

2024 KS2 SATs Paper Maths Worked Solutions (Paper 3)

Worked Solutions for the 2024 Key Stage 2 Maths Paper 3 – every question is worked through step by step so children and parents can follow the method, not just the final answer.

Questions: 24

Source: Standards and Testing Agency (STA) | Open Government Licence
About these 2024 KS2 Maths papers
Paper 3
This KS2 Mathematics Paper 3: Reasoning paper tests a range of mathematical concepts including fractions, negative numbers, money calculations, Roman numerals, shape and geometry (translation, perimeter, angles), simplifying fractions, algebra, measurements, percentages, factors, word problems involving multi-step calculations, 3-D shapes, and algebraic expressions. Questions require working with decimals, time conversions, data interpretation using pie charts, and problem-solving skills.
Paper 1
This KS2 Mathematics Paper 1: Arithmetic assessment contains 36 arithmetic questions testing calculation skills without a calculator. Questions cover addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division with whole numbers, decimals, and fractions. Includes operations with place value, percentages, long multiplication and division, and calculations involving mixed numbers and common fractions. Three questions require showing formal written methods for 2-mark problems.
Paper 2
This KS2 Mathematics Paper 2: Reasoning test assesses mathematical problem-solving and reasoning skills across multiple topics. Questions cover geometry and shapes (reflections, 3-D shapes, parallel and perpendicular lines, coordinates), number operations (multiplication, division, decimals, place value, prime numbers), fractions and percentages, measurements (mass, time, distance), data handling (graphs, mean averages), and word problems involving money, sequences, and ratio. Students must show their working for several multi-step problems.
Paper 1
Worked Solutions for the 2024 Key Stage 2 Maths Paper 1 – every question is worked through step by step so children and parents can follow the method, not just the final answer.
Paper 2
Worked Solutions for the 2024 Key Stage 2 Maths Paper 2 – every question is worked through step by step so children and parents can follow the method, not just the final answer.
Paper 3
Worked Solutions for the 2024 Key Stage 2 Maths Paper 3 – every question is worked through step by step so children and parents can follow the method, not just the final answer.

2024 KS2 Maths Video Walkthroughs

Watch our video walkthroughs of the 2024 KS2 Maths SATs papers.

Paper 1 (Arithmetic)

Paper 2 (Reasoning)

Paper 3 (Reasoning)

2024 KS2 Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling SATs Papers

Paper 1 (Questions) and Paper 2 (Spelling).

YearPaper 1 (Questions)Paper 2 (Spelling)Spelling Materials Audio listening tests for spelling testAdditional Materials Test instructions for teachersAnswers Full answers and mark schemesScaled Scores / Levels Raw mark to Scaled Score conversion tablesComplete ZIP File Zip file with all standard resources bundled togetherPremium Downloads
2024
2024 GaPS Paper 1 (Questions)

2024 KS2 SATs Paper GaPS Paper 1 (Questions)

This KS2 English Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling Paper 1 contains questions testing punctuation marks (question marks, commas, apostrophes, colons, semi-colons, brackets, dashes), sentence types (commands, questions, exclamations), verb forms (simple past, past progressive, passive voice), word classes (nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, pronouns, prepositions, modal verbs), grammatical structures (noun phrases, relative clauses, subordinate clauses, adverbials), vocabulary skills (synonyms, antonyms, prefixes), formal versus informal language, Standard and non-Standard English, and punctuation of direct speech.

Questions: 50

2024 GaPS Paper 2 (Spelling)

2024 KS2 SATs Paper GaPS Paper 2 (Spelling)

This is the 2024 KS2 English Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling Paper 2: Spelling test. Students are required to spell 20 words correctly in sentence contexts. The assessment tests spelling accuracy across a range of word types, including words with common spelling patterns, homophones, prefixes, suffixes, and subject-specific vocabulary. Each item presents a sentence with a blank space where the target word must be written.

Questions: 20

2024 GaPS Spelling Transcript

2024 KS2 SATs Paper GaPS Spelling Transcript

This is the administrator script for the 2024 KS2 English grammar, punctuation and spelling Paper 2: spelling test. It contains instructions for test administration and the full spelling script with 20 words to be dictated to pupils. Each word is presented with a context sentence. Words tested include: young, island, famous, texture, social, replacing, symbol, increase, examination, frequently, veins, league, chaos, queue, solution, reluctance, memorable, persuasion, referring, and nutritious.

Questions: 20

2024 GaPS Answers Explained

2024 KS2 SATs Paper GaPS Answers Explained

This KS2 Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling answers booklet provides detailed explanations for all questions in the 2024 test. It covers punctuation marks (question marks, commas, colons, semi-colons, apostrophes, speech marks), word classes (nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, pronouns, determiners, conjunctions, prepositions), sentence structures (main clauses, subordinate clauses, relative clauses, passive voice), verb forms (tenses, progressive forms), Standard English, prefixes and suffixes, formal and informal language, and antonyms and synonyms.

Questions: 50

Source: Standards and Testing Agency (STA) | Open Government Licence
About these 2024 KS2 GaPS papers
KS2 English 2024 Grammar Punctuation Spelling Paper 2 Spelling Teachers Version
This is the administrator script for the 2024 KS2 English grammar, punctuation and spelling Paper 2: spelling test. It contains instructions for test administration and the full spelling script with 20 words to be dictated to pupils. Each word is presented with a context sentence. Words tested include: young, island, famous, texture, social, replacing, symbol, increase, examination, frequently, veins, league, chaos, queue, solution, reluctance, memorable, persuasion, referring, and nutritious.
KS2 English 2024 Grammar Punctuation Spelling Paper 2 Spelling
This is the 2024 KS2 English Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling Paper 2: Spelling test. Students are required to spell 20 words correctly in sentence contexts. The assessment tests spelling accuracy across a range of word types, including words with common spelling patterns, homophones, prefixes, suffixes, and subject-specific vocabulary. Each item presents a sentence with a blank space where the target word must be written.
KS2 English 2024 Grammar Punctuation Spelling Paper 1 Short Answer Questions
This KS2 English Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling Paper 1 contains questions testing punctuation marks (question marks, commas, apostrophes, colons, semi-colons, brackets, dashes), sentence types (commands, questions, exclamations), verb forms (simple past, past progressive, passive voice), word classes (nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, pronouns, prepositions, modal verbs), grammatical structures (noun phrases, relative clauses, subordinate clauses, adverbials), vocabulary skills (synonyms, antonyms, prefixes), formal versus informal language, Standard and non-Standard English, and punctuation of direct speech.
KS2 English 2024 Grammar Punctuation Spelling Answers Explained
This KS2 Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling answers booklet provides detailed explanations for all questions in the 2024 test. It covers punctuation marks (question marks, commas, colons, semi-colons, apostrophes, speech marks), word classes (nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, pronouns, determiners, conjunctions, prepositions), sentence structures (main clauses, subordinate clauses, relative clauses, passive voice), verb forms (tenses, progressive forms), Standard English, prefixes and suffixes, formal and informal language, and antonyms and synonyms.

2024 KS2 Spelling Words

All 20 words from the 2024 KS2 Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling test (Paper 2: Spelling), which were read aloud for pupils to spell.

No.Word
1young
2island
3famous
4texture
5social
6replacing
7symbol
8increase
9examination
10frequently
11veins
12league
13chaos
14queue
15solution
16reluctance
17memorable
18persuasion
19referring
20nutritious

20 spelling words.

2024 KS2 SATs Results

Each school's 2024 KS2 SATs results were released to their headteachers in July 2024 via the NCA tools website.

Individual results are not made public. The only source of your child's marks is their school. Parents were typically notified after the July release, most often as part of the end-of-year report, with a note confirming whether their child reached the expected standard, exceeded it, or fell below it.

If you have not yet received your child's 2024 SATs results, contact the school directly; there is no national results website for parents to check.

Every school's overall performance was published in December 2024 as part of the 2024 primary school league tables.

For how marks were converted to scaled scores, see the 2024 KS2 SATs Scaled Scores section below, or use our free scaled score converter.

2024 KS2 SATs Scaled Scores

Here you will find the Key Stage 2 raw/scaled conversion tables. You may find it easier and faster to use our free scaled score converter.

2024 KS2 English Reading Scaled Scores

The raw score required to achieve the "expected standard" (a scaled score of 100) was 27. Thus, the "pass mark" for pupils taking the 2024 KS2 English Reading SATs was 27 out of 50 or 54%. In order to achieve "greater depth" (scaled score of 110) a child would have to score at least 40 out of 50 or 80%.

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

Below Expected StandardRaw 0-26 = Scaled 0-99
RawScaled
00
10
20
380
482
583
684
785
886
987
1088
1189
1290
1390
1491
1592
1693
1793
1894
1995
2095
2196
2297
2397
2498
2599
2699
Expected StandardRaw 27-39 = Scaled 100-109
RawScaled
27100
28101
29101
30102
31103
32104
33104
34105
35106
36107
37108
38108
39109
Greater DepthRaw 40-50 = Scaled 110-120
RawScaled
40110
41111
42113
43114
44115
45116
46118
47119
48120
49120
50120

2024 KS2 Maths Scaled Scores

The raw score required to achieve the "expected standard" (a scaled score of 100) was 54. Thus, the "pass mark" for children taking the 2024 KS2 Maths SATs was 54 out of 110 or 49.1%. In order to achieve "greater depth" (scaled score of 110) a child would have to score at least 93 out of 110 or 84.5%.

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

Below Expected StandardRaw 0-53 = Scaled 0-99
RawScaled
00
10
20
381
482
583
684
784
885
986
1086
1187
1287
1388
1488
1589
1689
1790
1890
1990
2091
2191
2291
2392
2492
2592
2693
2793
2893
2994
3094
3194
3294
3395
3495
3595
3696
3796
3896
3996
4096
4197
4297
4397
4497
4598
4698
4798
4898
4999
5099
5199
5299
5399
Expected StandardRaw 54-92 = Scaled 100-109
RawScaled
54100
55100
56100
57100
58101
59101
60101
61101
62101
63102
64102
65102
66102
67103
68103
69103
70103
71103
72104
73104
74104
75104
76105
77105
78105
79105
80106
81106
82106
83106
84107
85107
86107
87108
88108
89108
90109
91109
92109
Greater DepthRaw 93-110 = Scaled 110-120
RawScaled
93110
94110
95111
96111
97111
98112
99112
100113
101114
102114
103115
104116
105117
106118
107119
108120
109120
110120

2024 KS2 Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling Scaled Scores

The mark required to achieve the "expected standard" (a scaled score of 100) was 35. Thus, the "pass mark" for children taking the 2024 KS2 Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling SATs was 35 out of 70 or 50%. In order to achieve "greater depth" (scaled score of 110) a child would have to score at least 53 out of 70 or 75.7%.

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

Below Expected StandardRaw 0-34 = Scaled 0-99
RawScaled
00
10
20
380
481
582
683
784
885
986
1086
1187
1288
1388
1489
1590
1690
1791
1891
1992
2092
2193
2294
2394
2495
2595
2695
2796
2896
2997
3097
3198
3298
3399
3499
Expected StandardRaw 35-52 = Scaled 100-109
RawScaled
35100
36100
37101
38101
39102
40102
41103
42103
43104
44104
45105
46105
47106
48106
49107
50108
51108
52109
Greater DepthRaw 53-70 = Scaled 110-120
RawScaled
53110
54110
55111
56112
57112
58113
59114
60115
61116
62117
63118
64119
65120
66120
67120
68120
69120
70120

About the 2024 KS2 SATs

Children in Year 6 (those aged 10-11 at the time) took their KS2 SATs tests in May 2024. The exams started on Monday 13th May 2024 and took place over four days.

The 2024 KS2 SATs were authored, produced and managed by the STA (Standards and Testing Agency) under the authorisation of the DfE (Department for Education).

The 2024 KS2 SATs were in English Reading, Maths and Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling.
The 2024 KS2 SATs were in English Reading, Maths and Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling.

KS2 SATs were taken in Maths, Reading and GaPS under formal exam conditions. These papers were marked externally whilst separate teacher assessments in Writing and Science were marked by their teachers.

Pupils with additional educational needs were offered support and/or extra exam time where available. Modified materials using braille and large print were available to eligible pupils and their teachers.

Once marked, children's scores were converted to scaled scores:

  • 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.

2024 KS2 SATs Exam Timetable

The 2024 Key Stage 2 SATs started on Monday 13th May 2024. The full exam timetable is below:

DateExam
Monday 13 May 2024 Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling - Paper 1
Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling - Paper 2
Tuesday 14 May 2024 English Reading
Wednesday 15 May 2024 Maths Paper 1 (Arithmetic)
Maths Paper 2 (Reasoning)
Thursday 16 May 2024 Maths Paper 3 (Reasoning)

FAQ

When were the 2024 KS2 SATs?

The 2024 KS2 SATs took place over four days, from Monday 13 to Thursday 16 May 2024.

When were the 2024 KS2 SATs results released?

Schools received their 2024 KS2 SATs results in July 2024 via the NCA tools website. Individual results are not published anywhere public; parents are notified by the school, usually with the end-of-year report.

How do I find out my child's 2024 KS2 SATs results?

Your child's results come directly from their school. There is no national website where parents can look them up, so if you have not received them, contact the school directly.

What was the pass mark for the 2024 KS2 SATs?

There is no fixed pass mark. Raw scores are converted to a scaled score, where 100 is the expected standard. For the 2024 KS2 SATs, the lowest raw mark for a scaled score of 100 was 27 in English Reading, 35 in Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling, and 54 in Maths. Use our free scaled score converter to check any score.

What were the 2024 KS2 SATs papers?

The 2024 KS2 SATs were the national curriculum tests sat by Year 6 in 2024, in English Reading, Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling, and Maths. Download every paper above, or browse other years on the KS2 SATs hub.

Who took the 2024 KS2 SATs?

The 2024 KS2 SATs were taken by Year 6 children, aged 10 to 11, in England - which is why they are also called '2024 Year 6 SATs'. For how the tests work, see the KS2 SATs hub.

Are the 2024 KS2 SATs papers free to download?

Yes - every 2024 KS2 SATs paper is free to download, with its marking scheme, plus our Answers Explained for English Reading and GaPS and Worked Solutions for Maths.

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