SATs

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The National Curriculum assessments, or SATs, can seem daunting, but understanding them can ease concerns. SATs are national and standardised tests taken by children in Year 6 in England. (Children in some independent junior or prep schools do not take these exams.) SATs assess the knowledge and skills in Mathematics, English Reading, and Grammar, Punctuation, and Spelling (GPS).

Held every May, the 2025 Key Stage 2 SATs run from Monday, May 12th, to Thursday, May 15th.

The purpose of Key Stage 2 SATs is to measure your child's academic progress and a school's performance. SATs results are passed on to your child's secondary school to help their new school set a baseline for progress measurement and often place them into suitable sets or streams in Year 7.

SATs Subjects

• English Reading: Tests comprehension skills through questions based on various texts. There is one English Reading Paper, 50 marks, 60 minutes.
• Mathematics: This course includes arithmetic and reasoning papers. It focuses on number operations, fractions, decimals, percentages, and problem-solving. There are three Mathematics Papers, 110 marks, and 110 minutes.
• English Grammar, Punctuation, and Spelling (GPS): This assesses grammar rules, punctuation, and spelling knowledge. There are two GPS papers, 70 marks, 60 minutes.

SATs Test Schedule

• Monday, 12th May 2025: English Grammar, Punctuation, and Spelling (Papers 1 and 2).
• Tuesday, 13th May 2025: English Reading.
• Wednesday, 12th May 2025: Mathematics (Papers 1 and 2).
• Thursday, 15th May 2025: Mathematics (Paper 3).