Year 6 SATs Revision & Support

What are the KS2 SATs?

SATs are Tests that are given to children at the end of Key Stage 2. If you have a child in year 6, at the end of key stage 2 (KS2) they will take national curriculum assessments in:

Mathematics - Arithmetic and Reasoning
English - Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling
Writing is assessed using evidence collected throughout Year 6. There is NO KS2 SATs writing test.

Long Lawford SATs Presentation

When and how the SATs are completed

The tests take place during normal school hours, under exam conditions. After the tests are completed, the papers are sent away to be marked externally. The results are then sent to the school in July. Children with additional needs (who have similar support as part of day-to-day learning in school) may be allotted specific arrangements, including:

Additional (extra) time;
An adult to scribe (write) for them;
Using word processors independently;
An adult to read for them ;
A transcribe;
The use of prompts or rest breaks;
Sitting the tests in a location within school that best suits their needs.

Things to remember about SATs

SATs focus on what children know about Maths and English. They will not reflect how talented they are at science, geography, art, PE…, and they certainly won’t highlight all of their amazing personal characteristics.

SATs don’t tell the whole story. Their results will say if they did or did not meet a certain standard but not necessarily by what margin. These thresholds change each year according to the overall national performance, so what was classed as ‘meeting the expected standard’ this year might not be the same as last year.

SATs are only four days out of a whole Primary School career. In reality, there’s one or two papers each day that last 30 to 60 minutes.