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2025 KS2 SATs Papers

Download all the 2025 KS2 SATs past papers, answers and mark schemes for free, including English reading, maths, and grammar, punctuation and spelling.

2025 KS2 English Reading SATs Papers

Reading texts: 'A Life-Changing Game', 'In The Cave', 'Longbow Girl'.

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
2025
2025 English Reading BookletA Life-Changing Game, In The Cave and Longbow Girl

2025 KS2 SATs Paper English Reading Booklet (A Life-Changing Game, In The Cave, Longbow Girl)

This is a KS2 English reading booklet containing three texts for assessment. A Life-changing Game tells the true story of Phiona Mutesi, a Ugandan girl who became an international chess champion despite growing up in poverty. In the Cave is a fictional excerpt about two boys who discover a mysterious machine with lights and buttons in a cave. Longbow Girl follows Merry Owen, a young archer competing in a historical archery competition against adult competitors.

2025 English Reading Answer Booklet

2025 KS2 SATs Paper English Reading Answer Booklet

This is the KS2 English Reading Answer Booklet for 2025, containing questions about three texts: A Life-changing Game (a biographical piece about Phiona and chess), In the Cave (a narrative about Tom and Geoff discovering a mysterious object), and Longbow Girl (a story about Merry competing in an archery competition). Questions assess vocabulary, retrieval, inference, sequencing, and interpretation skills across short answers, selected responses, and longer explanations.

Questions: 40

2025 English Reading Answers Explained

2025 KS2 SATs Paper English Reading Answers Explained

This is an Answers Explained guide for the 2025 KS2 English Reading SATs. It covers two texts: Phiona Mutesi's story (a non-fiction account of a Ugandan girl who became a chess champion) and The Longbow Girl (a fiction extract about Merry competing in an archery competition). The guide explains how to approach each question type (retrieval, inference, word meaning, sequencing) and provides model answers with detailed explanations of what children need to include to score marks.

Questions: 40

Source: Standards and Testing Agency (STA) | Open Government Licence
About these 2025 KS2 English papers
KS2 English 2025 Reading Answer Booklet
This is the KS2 English Reading Answer Booklet for 2025, containing questions about three texts: A Life-changing Game (a biographical piece about Phiona and chess), In the Cave (a narrative about Tom and Geoff discovering a mysterious object), and Longbow Girl (a story about Merry competing in an archery competition). Questions assess vocabulary, retrieval, inference, sequencing, and interpretation skills across short answers, selected responses, and longer explanations.
A Life-Changing Game, In The Cave, Longbow Girl
This is a KS2 English reading booklet containing three texts for assessment. A Life-changing Game tells the true story of Phiona Mutesi, a Ugandan girl who became an international chess champion despite growing up in poverty. In the Cave is a fictional excerpt about two boys who discover a mysterious machine with lights and buttons in a cave. Longbow Girl follows Merry Owen, a young archer competing in a historical archery competition against adult competitors.
KS2 English 2025 Reading Answers Explained
This is an Answers Explained guide for the 2025 KS2 English Reading SATs. It covers two texts: Phiona Mutesi's story (a non-fiction account of a Ugandan girl who became a chess champion) and The Longbow Girl (a fiction extract about Merry competing in an archery competition). The guide explains how to approach each question type (retrieval, inference, word meaning, sequencing) and provides model answers with detailed explanations of what children need to include to score marks.

2025 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
2025
2025 Maths Question PaperPaper 1

2025 KS2 SATs Paper Maths Question Paper (Paper 1)

This KS2 Mathematics Paper 1: Arithmetic assessment tests mental and written calculation skills across number operations. Questions cover addition and subtraction with whole numbers and decimals, multiplication and division including long methods, working with fractions and mixed numbers, calculating percentages, understanding place value, and applying order of operations. Students must complete all calculations without a calculator.

Questions: 36

2025 Maths Question PaperPaper 2

2025 KS2 SATs Paper Maths Question Paper (Paper 2)

This KS2 Mathematics Paper 2: Reasoning paper from 2025 contains 23 questions testing various mathematical concepts without calculator use. Topics include angles, place value and number operations, coordinates, counting patterns, unit conversions (kilograms/pounds, kilometres, millimetres/metres), fractions and percentages, geometry (reflections, nets, cuboids), prime numbers, mass calculations with decimals, and multi-step word problems involving distance, cost, and volume.

Questions: 23

2025 Maths Question PaperPaper 3

2025 KS2 SATs Paper Maths Question Paper (Paper 3)

This KS2 Mathematics Paper 3: Reasoning assessment contains questions testing place value, rounding, arithmetic operations with money and mass, coordinate translations, conversion between improper fractions and mixed numbers, time conversion between 12-hour and 24-hour formats, ordering decimals and fractions, identification of prime and square numbers, interpretation of pie charts, multi-step word problems involving multiplication and division, measurement conversions between kilometres, metres and centimetres, and angle calculations with parallelograms and rhombuses.

Questions: 22

2025 Maths Worked SolutionsPaper 1

2025 KS2 SATs Paper Maths Worked Solutions (Paper 1)

Worked Solutions for the 2025 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

2025 Maths Worked SolutionsPaper 2

2025 KS2 SATs Paper Maths Worked Solutions (Paper 2)

Worked Solutions for the 2025 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: 23

2025 Maths Worked SolutionsPaper 3

2025 KS2 SATs Paper Maths Worked Solutions (Paper 3)

Worked Solutions for the 2025 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: 22

Source: Standards and Testing Agency (STA) | Open Government Licence
About these 2025 KS2 Maths papers
Paper 3
This KS2 Mathematics Paper 3: Reasoning assessment contains questions testing place value, rounding, arithmetic operations with money and mass, coordinate translations, conversion between improper fractions and mixed numbers, time conversion between 12-hour and 24-hour formats, ordering decimals and fractions, identification of prime and square numbers, interpretation of pie charts, multi-step word problems involving multiplication and division, measurement conversions between kilometres, metres and centimetres, and angle calculations with parallelograms and rhombuses.
Paper 1
This KS2 Mathematics Paper 1: Arithmetic assessment tests mental and written calculation skills across number operations. Questions cover addition and subtraction with whole numbers and decimals, multiplication and division including long methods, working with fractions and mixed numbers, calculating percentages, understanding place value, and applying order of operations. Students must complete all calculations without a calculator.
Paper 2
This KS2 Mathematics Paper 2: Reasoning paper from 2025 contains 23 questions testing various mathematical concepts without calculator use. Topics include angles, place value and number operations, coordinates, counting patterns, unit conversions (kilograms/pounds, kilometres, millimetres/metres), fractions and percentages, geometry (reflections, nets, cuboids), prime numbers, mass calculations with decimals, and multi-step word problems involving distance, cost, and volume.
Paper 1
Worked Solutions for the 2025 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 2025 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 2025 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.

2025 KS2 Maths Video Walkthroughs

Watch our video walkthroughs of the 2025 KS2 Maths SATs papers.

Paper 1 (Arithmetic)

Paper 2 (Reasoning)

Paper 3 (Reasoning)

2025 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
2025
2025 GaPS Paper 1 (Questions)

2025 KS2 SATs Paper GaPS Paper 1 (Questions)

This KS2 English Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling Paper 1 contains questions assessing punctuation (commas, apostrophes, brackets, colons, semi-colons, inverted commas), grammar (verb forms, word classes, clauses, active/passive voice, subjunctive), sentence types (statements, commands, questions), and vocabulary (prefixes, suffixes, synonyms, formal language). Students identify, insert, and explain grammatical features, and complete sentences using correct forms.

Questions: 50

2025 GaPS Paper 2 (Spelling)

2025 KS2 SATs Paper GaPS Paper 2 (Spelling)

This is the Paper 2: Spelling component of the 2025 KS2 English grammar, punctuation and spelling assessment. The paper contains 20 spelling items presented in sentence contexts with blanks for students to complete. Students are assessed on their ability to spell words correctly, including common words, words with specific spelling patterns, and subject-specific vocabulary across various difficulty levels.

Questions: 20

2025 GaPS Spelling Transcript

2025 KS2 SATs Paper GaPS Spelling Transcript

This is the administrator script for the 2025 Key Stage 2 English grammar, punctuation and spelling test Paper 2: spelling. The document contains instructions for test administration and the spelling transcript with 20 words to be read aloud to pupils. Words tested include: knight, through, rewarded, adventure, developed, explosion, passed, scene, affordable, suggestion, angrily, alteration, reindeer, residential, anchor, plaque, jealousy, flourish, disappointed, and receiving. Each word is presented within a context sentence for pupils to spell correctly.

Questions: 20

2025 GaPS Answers Explained

2025 KS2 SATs Paper GaPS Answers Explained

This document contains answers and explanations for the 2025 KS2 Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling SATs paper. It covers 46 questions testing word classes (nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, pronouns), sentence types (commands, statements, questions, exclamations), punctuation (commas, colons, semi-colons, apostrophes, inverted commas, brackets, dashes), clauses (main, subordinate, relative), active and passive voice, verb forms and tenses, prefixes and suffixes, formality, and the subjunctive mood.

Questions: 50

Source: Standards and Testing Agency (STA) | Open Government Licence
About these 2025 KS2 GaPS papers
KS2 English 2025 Grammar Punctuation Spelling Paper 2 Spelling Teachers Version
This is the administrator script for the 2025 Key Stage 2 English grammar, punctuation and spelling test Paper 2: spelling. The document contains instructions for test administration and the spelling transcript with 20 words to be read aloud to pupils. Words tested include: knight, through, rewarded, adventure, developed, explosion, passed, scene, affordable, suggestion, angrily, alteration, reindeer, residential, anchor, plaque, jealousy, flourish, disappointed, and receiving. Each word is presented within a context sentence for pupils to spell correctly.
KS2 English 2025 Grammar Punctuation Spelling Paper 2 Spelling
This is the Paper 2: Spelling component of the 2025 KS2 English grammar, punctuation and spelling assessment. The paper contains 20 spelling items presented in sentence contexts with blanks for students to complete. Students are assessed on their ability to spell words correctly, including common words, words with specific spelling patterns, and subject-specific vocabulary across various difficulty levels.
KS2 English 2025 Grammar Punctuation Spelling Paper 1 Short Answer Questions
This KS2 English Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling Paper 1 contains questions assessing punctuation (commas, apostrophes, brackets, colons, semi-colons, inverted commas), grammar (verb forms, word classes, clauses, active/passive voice, subjunctive), sentence types (statements, commands, questions), and vocabulary (prefixes, suffixes, synonyms, formal language). Students identify, insert, and explain grammatical features, and complete sentences using correct forms.
KS2 English 2025 Grammar Punctuation Spelling Answers Explained
This document contains answers and explanations for the 2025 KS2 Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling SATs paper. It covers 46 questions testing word classes (nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, pronouns), sentence types (commands, statements, questions, exclamations), punctuation (commas, colons, semi-colons, apostrophes, inverted commas, brackets, dashes), clauses (main, subordinate, relative), active and passive voice, verb forms and tenses, prefixes and suffixes, formality, and the subjunctive mood.

2025 KS2 Spelling Words

All 20 words from the 2025 KS2 Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling test (Paper 2: Spelling), which were read aloud for pupils to spell.

No.Word
1knight
2through
3rewarded
4adventure
5developed
6explosion
7passed
8scene
9affordable
10suggestion
11angrily
12alteration
13reindeer
14residential
15anchor
16plaque
17jealousy
18flourish
19disappointed
20receiving

20 spelling words.

2025 KS2 SATs Results

Each school's 2025 KS2 SATs results were released to their headteachers in July 2025 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 2025 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 2025 as part of the 2025 primary school league tables.

For how marks were converted to scaled scores, see the 2025 KS2 SATs Scaled Scores section below, or use our free scaled score converter.

2025 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.

2025 KS2 English Reading Scaled Scores

The raw score required to achieve the "expected standard" (a scaled score of 100) was 28. Thus, the "pass mark" for pupils taking the 2025 KS2 English Reading SATs was 28 out of 50 or 56%. 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 0-27 = Scaled 0-99
RawScaled
00
10
20
380
480
582
683
784
885
986
1087
1188
1289
1389
1490
1591
1692
1792
1893
1994
2095
2195
2296
2397
2497
2598
2699
2799
Expected StandardRaw 28-39 = Scaled 100-109
RawScaled
28100
29101
30101
31102
32103
33104
34104
35105
36106
37107
38108
39109
Greater DepthRaw 40-50 = Scaled 110-120
RawScaled
40110
41111
42112
43113
44114
45116
46117
47119
48120
49120
50120

2025 KS2 Maths Scaled Scores

The raw score required to achieve the "expected standard" (a scaled score of 100) was 58. Thus, the "pass mark" for children taking the 2025 KS2 Maths SATs was 58 out of 110 or 52.7%. In order to achieve "greater depth" (scaled score of 110) a child would have to score at least 95 out of 110 or 86.4%.

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

Below Expected StandardRaw 0-57 = Scaled 0-99
RawScaled
00
10
20
380
480
580
681
782
883
984
1084
1185
1285
1386
1486
1587
1687
1788
1888
1989
2089
2189
2290
2390
2491
2591
2691
2792
2892
2992
3092
3193
3293
3393
3494
3594
3694
3794
3895
3995
4095
4195
4296
4396
4496
4596
4697
4797
4897
4997
5098
5198
5298
5398
5499
5599
5699
5799
Expected StandardRaw 58-94 = Scaled 100-109
RawScaled
58100
59100
60100
61100
62101
63101
64101
65101
66102
67102
68102
69102
70102
71103
72103
73103
74103
75104
76104
77104
78105
79105
80105
81105
82106
83106
84106
85106
86107
87107
88107
89108
90108
91108
92109
93109
94109
Greater DepthRaw 95-110 = Scaled 110-120
RawScaled
95110
96110
97111
98111
99112
100112
101113
102113
103114
104115
105116
106117
107118
108119
109120
110120

2025 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 2025 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 54 out of 70 or 77.1%.

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
480
582
683
784
885
986
1086
1187
1288
1389
1489
1590
1690
1791
1892
1992
2093
2193
2294
2394
2495
2595
2696
2796
2897
2997
3098
3198
3298
3399
3499
Expected StandardRaw 35-53 = Scaled 100-109
RawScaled
35100
36100
37101
38101
39102
40102
41103
42103
43104
44104
45105
46105
47106
48106
49107
50108
51108
52109
53109
Greater DepthRaw 54-70 = Scaled 110-120
RawScaled
54110
55111
56111
57112
58113
59114
60115
61116
62117
63118
64119
65120
66120
67120
68120
69120
70120

About the 2025 KS2 SATs

Children in Year 6 (those aged 10-11 at the time) took their KS2 SATs tests in May 2025. The exams started on Monday 12th May 2025 and took place over four days.

The 2025 KS2 SATs were authored, produced and managed by the STA (Standards and Testing Agency) under the authorisation of the DfE (Department for Education).

The 2025 KS2 SATs were in English Reading, Maths and Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling.
The 2025 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.

2025 KS2 SATs Exam Timetable

The 2025 Key Stage 2 SATs ran from Monday 12 to Thursday 15 May 2025. The full timetable was:

DateExam
Monday 12 May 2025Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling - Paper 1
Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling - Paper 2
Tuesday 13 May 2025English Reading
Wednesday 14 May 2025Maths Paper 1 (Arithmetic)
Maths Paper 2 (Reasoning)
Thursday 15 May 2025Maths Paper 3 (Reasoning)

FAQ

When were the 2025 KS2 SATs?

The 2025 KS2 SATs took place over four days, from Monday 12 to Thursday 15 May 2025.

When were the 2025 KS2 SATs results released?

Schools received their 2025 KS2 SATs results in July 2025 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 2025 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 2025 KS2 SATs?

There is no fixed pass mark. Raw scores are converted to a scaled score, where 100 is the expected standard. For the 2025 KS2 SATs, the lowest raw mark for a scaled score of 100 was 28 in English Reading, 35 in Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling, and 58 in Maths. Use our free scaled score converter to check any score.

What were the 2025 KS2 SATs papers?

The 2025 KS2 SATs were the national curriculum tests sat by Year 6 in 2025, 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 2025 KS2 SATs?

The 2025 KS2 SATs were taken by Year 6 children, aged 10 to 11, in England - which is why they are also called '2025 Year 6 SATs'. For how the tests work, see the KS2 SATs hub.

Are the 2025 KS2 SATs papers free to download?

Yes - every 2025 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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