Key Stage 2 Assessment
At the end of Year 6, children will sit tests in:
- Reading
- Maths
- Spelling, punctuation and grammar
Their writing will also be assessed but not in the form of a test.
When will the Key Stage 2 SATs take place?
SATs Tests for Year 6 pupils will take place between Monday 14th May and Thursday 17th May 2018.
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Activity
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Monday 14 May 2018
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English grammar, punctuation and spelling Paper 1: questions
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English grammar, punctuation and spelling Paper 2: spelling |
Tuesday 15 May 2018 |
English reading |
Wednesday 16 May 2018
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Mathematics Paper 1: arithmetic
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Mathematics Paper 2: reasoning
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Thursday 17 May 2018
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Mathematics Paper 3: reasoning
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Reading
- The Reading Test consists of a single test paper with three unrelated reading texts.
- Children are given 60 minutes in total, which includes reading the texts and answering the questions.
- A total of 50 marks are available.
- Questions are designed to assess the comprehension and understanding of a child’s reading.
- Some questions are multiple choice or selected response, others require short answers and some require an extended response or explanation.
Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling
- A Spelling test is administered containing 20 words, lasting approximately 15 minutes.
- A separate test is given on Punctuation, Vocabulary and Grammar.
- This test lasts for 45 minutes and requires short answer questions, including some multiple choice.
Marks for these two tests are added together to give a total for Spelling, Punctuation and Grammar.
Mathematics
- The Mathematics tests have undergone the biggest change this year.
- Children will sit three tests: Paper 1, Paper 2 and Paper 3.
- Paper 1 is for ‘Arithmetic’ lasting for 30 minutes, covering calculation methods for all operations, including use of fractions, percentages and decimals.
- Questions gradually increase in difficulty. Not all children will be expected to access some of the more difficult questions later in the paper.
- Papers 2 and 3 cover ‘Problem Solving and Reasoning’, each lasting for 40 minutes.
- Pupils will still require calculation skills but will need to answer questions in context and decide what is required to find a solution.