SATs are taken at the end of year six when children are tested on the Maths and English syllabus for Key Stage Two, these are known as KS2 SATS. The results of key stage 2 SATs measure the child’s individual performance and the school’s performance, outlined through published league tables and Ofsted reports.
SATs are taken at the end of year six when children are tested on the Maths and English syllabus for Key Stage Two, these are known as KS2 SATS. The results of key stage 2 SATs measure the child’s individual performance and the school’s performance, outlined through published league tables and Ofsted reports.
To see how well schools are performing and to see how well children individually have learnt.
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SATs tests also play a role in defining some of the next educational steps for your child when the results are sent to the child’s secondary school. Children with the highest marks will go into the top sets for Maths and English where they will be with other high-performance children.
What is the purpose of the SATS test?
Many parents seek to help their children through the syllabus or for a longer period as SATS approaches and our preparation courses will help strengthen weak areas, boost confidence and build exam techniques.
What are the steps we can take to help your child with SATS?
KS2 (Key Stage 2) Year 6 SATs Test Dates – 2020
Monday May 11th
Spelling, Punctuation and Grammar Test- Grammar/Punctuation- 45 minutes
Monday May 11th
Spelling, Punctuation and Grammar Test- Spelling- 20 minutes
Tuesday May 12th
Reading Test- 60 minutes
Wednesday May 13th
Maths Paper 1 (Arithmetic)- 30 minutes
Wednesday May 13th
Maths Paper 2 (Reasoning)- 40 minutes
Thursday May 14th
Maths Paper 3 (Reasoning)- 40 minutes
There is an increased focus on Spelling, Grammar and Punctuation (SPaG) in the new format SATs Papers. The focus on these areas within SATS is much sharper now, requiring much greater knowledge. This element has two papers that assess children’s technical comprehension of the English language and their writing ability. This test involves producing and identifying sentences that have correct spelling, vocabulary, punctuation, and grammar.
SPaG Paper 1
Is a 45-minute test focussing on Grammar and Punctuation. Pupils can expect a series of questions on the full range of the KS2 Syllabus including suffixes, conjunctions, parts of a sentence, parts of speech, the full range of punctuation types, tenses and use of Standard English. This paper requires short answers. 50 marks
SPaG Paper 2
Is a 20-minute spelling test with 20 words. Children are given sentences with a word missing which are read aloud by an invigilator and they read these sentences with the missing word included, the missing word is then repeated for emphasis. Their task is to fill in the missing word correctly. 20 marks
Reading
Is a 60-minute test containing mixed questions about comprehension and the author’s literary technique and style. These are based on three passages consisting of a piece of fiction, a piece of non-fiction and one of poetry. 50 marks
Mathematics
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Test comes in three papers
Arithmetic Paper 1
Is a 30-minute test assessing the grasp of maths calculations, covering subtraction, addition and fractions. 40 marks
Maths Reasoning Paper 2 and 3
Are 40-minute tests each examining maths fluency using mathematical reasoning and mathematical problem-solving. Covering place value approximation, estimation, four operations, fractions, decimals, percentages, ratio, proportion and algebra. Measurement, properties of shapes, direction and position on graphs and maps and statistics. constrained questions involving completing a table, drawing a shape, and answering a calculation, true or false, and multiple-choice questions. 40 marks each paper
In Key Stage 2, the results are sent to the child’s high school. Those with the highest marks may move to the top sets.
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