2026 KS2 SATs Papers
Download all the 2026 KS2 SATs past papers, answers and mark schemes for free, including English reading, maths, and grammar, punctuation and spelling.
2026 KS2 English Reading SATs Papers
Reading texts: 'Owl in Danger', 'Matilda's Invention', 'Amelia Earhart'.
| Year | Reading Booklet | Reading Answer Booklet | Additional Materials ⓘTest instructions for teachers | Answers ⓘFull answers and mark schemes | Complete ZIP File ⓘZip file with all standard resources bundled together | Premium Downloads |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2026 English Reading BookletOwl in Danger, Matilda's Invention and Amelia Earhartⓘ 2026 KS2 SATs Paper English Reading Booklet (Owl in Danger, Matilda's Invention, Amelia Earhart)This reading booklet contains three texts for KS2 pupils. Owl in Danger is a fictional narrative about two friends discovering a baby tawny owl. Matilda's Invention is an extract from a novel about a young inventor entering a school science competition. Amelia Earhart is a non-fiction text about the pioneering aviator's achievements and mysterious disappearance during her attempt to fly around the world. | 2026 English Reading Answer Bookletⓘ 2026 KS2 SATs Paper English Reading Answer BookletThis KS2 English Reading Answer Booklet from 2026 contains 38 questions across three texts. Owl in Danger is a narrative fiction piece about children discovering an owl. Matilda's Invention is a first-person account about a young inventor. Amelia Earhart is a non-fiction biography of the famous aviator. Questions assess retrieval, inference, vocabulary, sequencing, and evidence-based comprehension skills. Questions: 38 | 2026 English Reading Answers Explainedⓘ 2026 KS2 SATs Paper English Reading Answers ExplainedThis answer explanation booklet covers the 2026 KS2 English Reading SATs paper. It provides detailed guidance for three texts: Owl in Danger (a narrative about two children finding a baby owl), Matilda's Invention (a first-person account of a young inventor), and Amelia Earhart (a non-fiction biography of the pioneering aviator). The booklet includes model answers, common errors to watch for, and teaching strategies for each question type including retrieval, inference, vocabulary, and sequencing. Questions: 38 | |||
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About these 2026 KS2 English papers
- KS2 English 2026 Reading Answer Booklet
- This KS2 English Reading Answer Booklet from 2026 contains 38 questions across three texts. Owl in Danger is a narrative fiction piece about children discovering an owl. Matilda's Invention is a first-person account about a young inventor. Amelia Earhart is a non-fiction biography of the famous aviator. Questions assess retrieval, inference, vocabulary, sequencing, and evidence-based comprehension skills.
- Owl in Danger, Matilda's Invention, Amelia Earhart
- This reading booklet contains three texts for KS2 pupils. Owl in Danger is a fictional narrative about two friends discovering a baby tawny owl. Matilda's Invention is an extract from a novel about a young inventor entering a school science competition. Amelia Earhart is a non-fiction text about the pioneering aviator's achievements and mysterious disappearance during her attempt to fly around the world.
- KS2 English 2026 Reading Answers Explained
- This answer explanation booklet covers the 2026 KS2 English Reading SATs paper. It provides detailed guidance for three texts: Owl in Danger (a narrative about two children finding a baby owl), Matilda's Invention (a first-person account of a young inventor), and Amelia Earhart (a non-fiction biography of the pioneering aviator). The booklet includes model answers, common errors to watch for, and teaching strategies for each question type including retrieval, inference, vocabulary, and sequencing.
2026 KS2 Maths SATs Papers
Paper 1 (Arithmetic), Paper 2 & 3 (Reasoning). All non-calculator tests.
| Year | Question Paper | Additional Materials ⓘTest instructions for teachers | Answers ⓘFull answers and mark schemes | Complete ZIP File ⓘZip file with all standard resources bundled together | Premium Downloads |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2026 Maths Question PaperPaper 1ⓘ 2026 KS2 SATs Paper Maths Question Paper (Paper 1)This KS2 Mathematics Paper 1: Arithmetic test contains 36 calculation questions covering addition, subtraction, multiplication and division with whole numbers, decimals and fractions. Questions include operations with large numbers, place value, calculating fractions and percentages of amounts, and long multiplication and long division problems requiring formal written methods. Questions progress from basic single-step calculations to more complex multi-digit operations and fraction arithmetic. Questions: 36 2026 Maths Question PaperPaper 2ⓘ 2026 KS2 SATs Paper Maths Question Paper (Paper 2)This KS2 Mathematics Paper 2: Reasoning paper contains questions covering number operations, including ordering four-digit numbers, rounding to different place values, and decimal division. It assesses measurement and geometry through perimeter calculations, shape identification, coordinate transformations, and area comparison. The paper includes ratio and proportion problems, data handling tasks with bar charts and pie charts, and fractions, decimals and percentages comparison questions. Several questions require multi-step problem solving with money, mass conversion, and pattern recognition. Questions: 23 2026 Maths Question PaperPaper 3ⓘ 2026 KS2 SATs Paper Maths Question Paper (Paper 3)This KS2 Mathematics Paper 3: Reasoning paper contains a variety of mathematical problems testing number operations, decimals and fractions, time calculations, temperatures, data interpretation from graphs, coordinates and shapes, mass problems, and area calculations. Questions include comparing decimals, calculating time differences, working with negative numbers, completing number sentences, solving word problems with money and measurements, ordering fractions, identifying prime and square numbers, converting fractions to decimals, and finding angles in shapes. Questions: 21 | ||||
| Source: Standards and Testing Agency (STA) | Open Government Licence |
About these 2026 KS2 Maths papers
- Paper 1
- This KS2 Mathematics Paper 1: Arithmetic test contains 36 calculation questions covering addition, subtraction, multiplication and division with whole numbers, decimals and fractions. Questions include operations with large numbers, place value, calculating fractions and percentages of amounts, and long multiplication and long division problems requiring formal written methods. Questions progress from basic single-step calculations to more complex multi-digit operations and fraction arithmetic.
- Paper 2
- This KS2 Mathematics Paper 2: Reasoning paper contains questions covering number operations, including ordering four-digit numbers, rounding to different place values, and decimal division. It assesses measurement and geometry through perimeter calculations, shape identification, coordinate transformations, and area comparison. The paper includes ratio and proportion problems, data handling tasks with bar charts and pie charts, and fractions, decimals and percentages comparison questions. Several questions require multi-step problem solving with money, mass conversion, and pattern recognition.
- Paper 3
- This KS2 Mathematics Paper 3: Reasoning paper contains a variety of mathematical problems testing number operations, decimals and fractions, time calculations, temperatures, data interpretation from graphs, coordinates and shapes, mass problems, and area calculations. Questions include comparing decimals, calculating time differences, working with negative numbers, completing number sentences, solving word problems with money and measurements, ordering fractions, identifying prime and square numbers, converting fractions to decimals, and finding angles in shapes.
2026 KS2 Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling SATs Papers
Paper 1 (Questions) and Paper 2 (Spelling).
| Year | Paper 1 (Questions) | Paper 2 (Spelling) | Spelling Materials ⓘAudio listening tests for spelling test | Additional Materials ⓘTest instructions for teachers | Answers ⓘFull answers and mark schemes | Complete ZIP File ⓘZip file with all standard resources bundled together | Premium Downloads |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2026 GaPS Paper 1 (Questions)ⓘ 2026 KS2 SATs Paper GaPS Paper 1 (Questions)This KS2 English Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling Paper 1 contains 50 multiple-choice and short-answer questions assessing a range of skills. Topics include sentence types and punctuation (questions, exclamations, statements, commands), grammatical terminology (clauses, phrases, word classes), verb forms and tenses (past perfect, past progressive, subjunctive), punctuation marks (commas, colons, semi-colons, apostrophes, brackets, dashes), formal and informal language, Standard English, synonyms and antonyms, prefixes and suffixes, and active and passive voice. Questions: 50 | 2026 GaPS Paper 2 (Spelling)ⓘ 2026 KS2 SATs Paper GaPS Paper 2 (Spelling)Paper 2: Spelling from the 2026 Key Stage 2 English grammar, punctuation and spelling tests. This booklet contains 20 numbered gaps where pupils write spellings dictated by the test administrator. The paper assesses spelling accuracy across a range of common word patterns, homophones, suffixes, prefixes and vocabulary typical of Year 6 attainment. Questions: 20 | 2026 GaPS Spelling Transcriptⓘ 2026 KS2 SATs Paper GaPS Spelling TranscriptThis is the administrator script for the 2026 KS2 English grammar, punctuation and spelling test Paper 2: spelling. It contains instructions for test administrators and the spelling transcript with 20 words to be dictated to pupils. Words tested include: rough, confusion, flour, impossible, pleasure, crystal, machines, confidently, knitting, differed, session, antique, probably, suspicious, elegant, potential, examiner, registration, hazardous, and fascinating. Questions: 20 | 2026 GaPS Answers Explainedⓘ 2026 KS2 SATs Paper GaPS Answers ExplainedThis is an answers explained booklet for the 2026 KS2 Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling SATs. It provides detailed explanations for 47 questions covering punctuation (commas, apostrophes, speech marks, colons, semi-colons), word classes (nouns, verbs, adjectives, prepositions), sentence types (commands, statements, exclamations, questions), verb forms and tenses (past progressive, past perfect, subjunctive), clauses (main, subordinate, relative), formality and Standard English, and active and passive voice. Each answer includes guidance on common errors and model responses. Questions: 50 | |||
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About these 2026 KS2 GaPS papers
- KS2 English 2026 Grammar Punctuation Spelling Paper 1 Short Answer Questions
- This KS2 English Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling Paper 1 contains 50 multiple-choice and short-answer questions assessing a range of skills. Topics include sentence types and punctuation (questions, exclamations, statements, commands), grammatical terminology (clauses, phrases, word classes), verb forms and tenses (past perfect, past progressive, subjunctive), punctuation marks (commas, colons, semi-colons, apostrophes, brackets, dashes), formal and informal language, Standard English, synonyms and antonyms, prefixes and suffixes, and active and passive voice.
- KS2 English 2026 Grammar Punctuation Spelling Paper 2 Spelling
- Paper 2: Spelling from the 2026 Key Stage 2 English grammar, punctuation and spelling tests. This booklet contains 20 numbered gaps where pupils write spellings dictated by the test administrator. The paper assesses spelling accuracy across a range of common word patterns, homophones, suffixes, prefixes and vocabulary typical of Year 6 attainment.
- KS2 English 2026 Grammar Punctuation Spelling Paper 2 Spelling Teachers Version
- This is the administrator script for the 2026 KS2 English grammar, punctuation and spelling test Paper 2: spelling. It contains instructions for test administrators and the spelling transcript with 20 words to be dictated to pupils. Words tested include: rough, confusion, flour, impossible, pleasure, crystal, machines, confidently, knitting, differed, session, antique, probably, suspicious, elegant, potential, examiner, registration, hazardous, and fascinating.
- KS2 English 2026 Grammar Punctuation Spelling Answers Explained
- This is an answers explained booklet for the 2026 KS2 Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling SATs. It provides detailed explanations for 47 questions covering punctuation (commas, apostrophes, speech marks, colons, semi-colons), word classes (nouns, verbs, adjectives, prepositions), sentence types (commands, statements, exclamations, questions), verb forms and tenses (past progressive, past perfect, subjunctive), clauses (main, subordinate, relative), formality and Standard English, and active and passive voice. Each answer includes guidance on common errors and model responses.
2026 KS2 Spelling Words
All 20 words from the 2026 KS2 Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling test (Paper 2: Spelling), which were read aloud for pupils to spell.
| No. | Word |
|---|---|
| 1 | rough |
| 2 | confusion |
| 3 | flour |
| 4 | impossible |
| 5 | pleasure |
| 6 | crystal |
| 7 | machines |
| 8 | confidently |
| 9 | knitting |
| 10 | differed |
| 11 | session |
| 12 | antique |
| 13 | probably |
| 14 | suspicious |
| 15 | elegant |
| 16 | potential |
| 17 | examiner |
| 18 | registration |
| 19 | hazardous |
| 20 | fascinating |
20 spelling words.
2026 KS2 SATs Results
Each school's 2026 KS2 SATs results are due to be released to headteachers in July 2026 via the NCA tools website.
Individual results are not made public. The only source of your child's marks is their school. Parents are 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 received your child's 2026 SATs results, contact the school directly; there is no national results website for parents to check.
Every school's overall performance will be published in December 2026 as part of the 2026 primary school league tables.
For how marks are converted to scaled scores, see the 2026 KS2 SATs Scaled Scores section below, or use our free scaled score converter.
2026 KS2 SATs Scaled Scores
The Standards and Testing Agency publishes the official raw-score to scaled-score conversion tables alongside the results in July 2026. We'll add the 2026 KS2 tables here as soon as they are released.
In the meantime, you can use our free scaled score converter, or view the 2025 KS2 scaled scores as a guide.
About the 2026 KS2 SATs
Children in Year 6 (those aged 10-11 at the time) took their KS2 SATs tests in May 2026. The exams started on Monday 11th May 2026 and took place over four days.
The 2026 KS2 SATs were authored, produced and managed by the STA (Standards and Testing Agency) under the authorisation of the DfE (Department for Education).
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.
2026 KS2 SATs Exam Timetable
The 2026 Key Stage 2 SATs ran from Monday 11 to Thursday 14 May 2026. The full timetable was:
| Date | Exam |
|---|---|
| Monday 11 May 2026 | Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling - Paper 1 Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling - Paper 2 |
| Tuesday 12 May 2026 | English Reading |
| Wednesday 13 May 2026 | Maths Paper 1 (Arithmetic) Maths Paper 2 (Reasoning) |
| Thursday 14 May 2026 | Maths Paper 3 (Reasoning) |
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FAQ
When were the 2026 KS2 SATs?
The 2026 KS2 SATs took place over four days, from Monday 11 to Thursday 14 May 2026.
When will the 2026 KS2 SATs results be released?
The 2026 KS2 SATs results will be released to schools in early July 2026, about six to eight weeks after the May tests. Individual results are not published anywhere public; schools share them with parents.
How do I find out my child's 2026 KS2 SATs results?
The 2026 KS2 SATs results are released to schools in July 2026. Schools then share them with parents - directly, by email, or in an end-of-term report - so if you have not received them, contact the school. There is no national website where parents can look them up.
What is the pass mark for the 2026 KS2 SATs?
The 2026 raw-to-scaled-score conversion tables have not been released yet. The Standards and Testing Agency publishes them in July 2026; once they have, you will be able to check any mark with our free scaled score converter.
What were the 2026 KS2 SATs papers?
The 2026 KS2 SATs were the national curriculum tests sat by Year 6 in 2026, 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 2026 KS2 SATs?
The 2026 KS2 SATs were taken by Year 6 children, aged 10 to 11, in England - which is why they are also called '2026 Year 6 SATs'. For how the tests work, see the KS2 SATs hub.
Are the 2026 KS2 SATs papers free to download?
Yes - every 2026 KS2 SATs paper is free to download, with its marking scheme, plus our Answers Explained for English Reading and GaPS.
