KS2 SATs Past Papers
Free Year 6 SATs papers
KS2 SATs past papers
Every maths and English paper from 2016 onwards, with the mark schemes and reading booklets. Free to download, no account needed.
Step 1
Six papers, sat in May of Year 6
Step 2
How long each paper takes
Practise with a timer. The reading paper is the longest, and running out of time is where most of its marks go.
Maths Paper 1
40 marks
Maths Paper 2
35 marks
Maths Paper 3
35 marks
Reading
50 marks
Grammar and punctuation
50 marks
Spelling
20 marks
Step 3
The Year 6 SATs year
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September to DecemberArithmetic papers first. They are quick to mark and show which methods need work.
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January to AprilFull papers with a timer, then practise the questions that lost marks.
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MaySATs week. All six papers are sat in school over four days.
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JulyResults come back as scaled scores, before the summer holidays.
Step 4
What the scaled score means
Each raw mark converts to a scaled score between 80 and 120. A score of 100 is the expected standard. The conversion changes every year, so convert a mark using the year of the paper your child sat.
80
100Expected standard
110High score
120
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Questions parents ask
Are these papers really free?
Yes. Every paper downloads straight away with no account, email address or payment.
Which paper should my child start with?
The arithmetic paper. It is the quickest to mark, and it shows straight away which written methods need practice.