SATs

Helping your child with SATs

In the summer term, 1.8 million children aged seven and 11 (and 14) will sit their SATs. Schools will be preparing for the date long before it falls during the middle of May. If you have a child of the relevant age you should receive information about the tests well in advance so you can help your child be ready and confident.

A BBC survey carried out in 2004 showed that six out of every ten teachers believe that SATs stress children. Both parents and children worry about them too. And despite all the information received from your child's teacher SATs can still appear a little baffling. Here are a few points that can help you sail through the experience. More...

Help your child get ready for their SATs by checking out our past SATs papers. Simply click on the links below to get started

Key Stage 1:

English

• KS1 Reading Booklet 1
• KS1 Reading Booklet 2
• KS1 Reading Booklet 3
• KS1 Reading answer booklet
• KS1 Spelling Test

Maths

• KS1 Maths 1
• KS1 Maths 2

Key Stage 2:

English

• KS2 Reading booklet
• KS2 Reading answer booklet
• KS2 Writing
• KS2 Writing and Spelling test
• KS2 English marks

Maths

• KS2 Maths test 1
• KS2 Maths test 2
• KS2 Mental Maths
• KS2 Maths marks

Science

• KS2 Science A
• KS2 Science B
• KS2 Science marks

Key Stage 3:

English

• KS3 Henry V
• KS3 Writing
• KS3 Macbeth
• KS3 Much Ado about nothing
• KS3 Reading
• KS3 Reading Booklet

Maths

• KS3 Calc marks
• KS3 Maths - calc
• KS3 Maths
• KS3 Mental Maths A
• KS3 Mental Maths B
• KS3 Mental Maths C
• KS3 Maths marks

Science

• KS3 Science 1
• KS3 Science 2
• KS3 Science marks

SATs or Statutory Assessment Tests are the tests your child will take to measure progression at the end of each key stage. SATs take place at the end of years 2, 6 and 9. They are not meant to be passed or failed but to give an indication of the skills and knowledge your child is learning at school, how much of the curriculum they understand now, and how much they are likely to learn in the future.

SATs vary in subject depending on the key stage:

• Key Stage 1 SATs - English and maths
• Key Stage 2 SATs - English, maths and science
• Key Stage 3 SATs - English, maths and science

This section offers you SATs help and free practice tests. You will find advice and tips to help your child prepare and achieve the best possible results they can. 

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