​Key Stage 2 Reading

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The reading test is a single paper with questions based on three passages of text. Your child will have one hour, including reading time, to complete the test.

There are 3 main areas of reading that the children will be tested on. These include: Retrieval, Inference and Language.

Other types of questions include:

· Summarising

· Ranking/ordering, e.g. ‘Number the events below to show the order in which they happen in the story’

· Labelling, e.g. ‘Label the text to show the title of the story’

· Find and copy, e.g. ‘Find and copy one word that suggests what the weather is like in the story’

· Short constructed response, e.g. ‘What does the bear eat?’

· Open-ended response, e.g. ‘Look at the sentence that begins Once upon a time. How does the writer increase the tension throughout this paragraph? Explain fully, referring to the text in your answer.’

 

​Key Stage 2 Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling test.

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The grammar, punctuation and spelling tests consist of two parts: a grammar and punctuation paper requiring short answers, lasting 45 minutes, and an aural spelling test of 20 words, lasting around 15 minutes.

The grammar and punctuation test will include two sub-types of questions:

· Selected response, e.g. ‘Identify the adjectives in the sentence below’

· Constructed response, e.g. ‘Correct/complete/rewrite the sentence below,’ or, ‘The sentence below has an apostrophe missing. Explain why it needs an apostrophe.’

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Key Stage 2 Maths

Children sit three papers in maths:

· Paper 1: arithmetic, 30 minutes

· Papers 2 and 3: reasoning, 40 minutes per paper

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Paper 1 will consist of fixed response questions, where children have to give the correct answer to calculations, including long multiplication and division.

Papers 2 and 3 will involve a number of question types, including:

· Multiple choice

· True or false

· Word Problems e.g. giving the answer to a calculation, drawing a shape or completing a table or chart.

Reasoning questions, where children will have to explain their approach for solving a problem.

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Assessment and Reporting:

You will be given your child’s raw score (the actual number of marks they get), alongside their scaled score and whether they have reached the expected standard set by the Department for Education

The range of scaled scores available for each KS2 test is:

· 80 (the lowest scaled score that can be awarded)

· 80-99- working below the national expected standard

· 100- 109 working at the expected standard

· 110-120 suggests working at a greater depth

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The expected standard for each test is a scaled score of 100 or more. If a child is awarded a scaled score of 99 or less they won't have achieved the expected standard in the test. 

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Please see below useful links:

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• ​Year 6 SATsA video explaining the structure and content of KS2 SATs - Please note dates do not reflect the 2022 timetable 

• Guide to managing SAT stress 

• Oak National Academy online classroom and resource hub An online classroom and resource hub offering 180 video lessons each week for schools to use, across a broad range of subjects.

•  BBC Bitesize An education package launched by the BBC (TV and online) featuring celebrities and teachers, helping to keep children learning at home and supporting parents.

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Attached are some more useful links your child may find helpful

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