SATs for Parents

S – Statutory
A - Assessment
T - Tests
End of Key Stage measure of attainment and
pupil progress.
KS1 - Year 2, KS2 – Year 6,

 English – reading, writing,
spelling and grammar and
punctuation
 Mathematics 2 x written
papers and mental arithmetic

 The tests cover Levels 3-5. Pupils working
below the level of the tests are teacher
assessed.
 Expected attainment for a pupil at the end of Year 6 is
Level 4.
 However, some children exceed this and
achieve Level 5 and other children achieve
Level 3.
 A small minority of children will sit Level 6 tests – a single
level test. School to advise of this.
 Pupils are expected to make 2 whole levels progress from
Year 2 to Year 6. E.g.1-3, 2-4, 3-5.

 SPAG test (Spelling, Punctuation and
Grammar)
 Teacher Assessed Writing
 Reading Test
 Level 6 writing assessment
 Level 6 Reading Test
To see examples at home google : level 3-5
SPAG test or level 6 SPAG test.

 The reading test was changed in 2014. This year,
as last year, the texts in the levels 3-5 English
reading booklet will not be linked by a theme.
The booklet will contain three or four texts. The
least demanding text will come first with the
following texts increasing in level of difficulty.
 Instead of being given 15 minutes reading time
and 45 minutes to answer the questions, children
will have a total of one hour to read the texts
and complete the questions at their own pace.

 The reading answer booklet will comprise
approximately 35 to 40 questions
(totalling 50 marks). The questions are:
 shorter, closed response items (such as
multiple choice and matching questions);
 shorter, open response items
 longer, open response items that require
children to explain and comment on the
texts in order to demonstrate a full
understanding.
 Questions are worth 1, 2 or 3 marks.

 A new statutory test of English grammar,
punctuation and spelling was introduced for
children at the end of Key Stage 2 from May
2013.
 The level 3-5 test will assess children’s
abilities in the following technical aspects of
English:
 grammar;
 punctuation;
 spelling;
 vocabulary;

Circle all the adverbs in the sentence
below:
Open the drawers carefully and quietly
when using the filing cabinet.
Add a suffix to this word to make an
adjective.
dread ______________

Complete the sentence below with a
contraction that makes sense.
If you give me the recipe____________
buy the ingredients on the way home.

1. sharp 11. ravenously
2. whiskers 12. approached
3. surveyed 13. cautiously
4. lying 14. bristling
5. rigid 15. sensible
6. intruder 16. height
7. scattered 17. corridor
8. enough 18. proud
9. females 19. straightened
10. doubt 20. voice

 20 timed questions – children get a mark out
of 20 for this which is added to their total
score and contributes to a level being
awarded. Good way to raise level.
 5 seconds, 10 seconds, 15 seconds
 Lots of experience, parents can support by
calling these out to children at home in
preparation
 Google : St Joseph’s Pickering for past
papers for all subjects including Maths

 Paper A – 45 mins
 Paper B – 45 mins
 Level 6 Paper A and B 30 mins per paper
Google: Level 6 Maths KS2 – choose emaths
website

The levels 3-5 mathematics test consists of:
two non-calculator papers, Paper 1 and Paper 2,
each lasting 45 minutes
mental mathematics test, with 20 questions of
increasing difficulty
Children’s marks from all three tests are
aggregated to calculate their overall mathematics
level.
Teachers may read questions in both written
papers to pupils if asked.

DATE Level 3-5 Tests Level 6 Tests
Monday 11th
May
English – Reading
(60 minutes)
English – Reading
(10 + 50 mins)
Tuesday 12th
May
English – Grammar,
Punctuation & Spelling Test
English – Grammar, Punctuation &
Spelling Test
Wednesday
13th
May
Maths – Mental Maths Test
(20 mins)
Maths –Paper 1
(45 mins)
No level 6 test timetabled for
today
Thursday
14th
May
Maths –Paper 2
(45 mins)
Maths – Paper 1
(30 mins – no calculator allowed)
Maths – Paper 2
(30 mins – Calculator allowed)

 Children are encouraged to visit the toilet and ensure they are well hydrated
and comfortable before the test.
 Tests will be invigilated by LEH staff members. Children are supported and
made to feel secure during the tests.
 Tests are kept securely in a locked cupboard until test day.
 Children are allowed to ask for questions to be read aloud to them, with the
exception of the reading test. Certain children will be allocated a reader who
will read the entire test to them for support. Details will follow. Staff may only
read the question – children are not allowed any help with spelling or to ask for
clarification.
 Teachers can encourage, but not guide or say that an answer is correct or
incorrect.
 Children have the start and end time for each test displayed and are given
reminders at timed intervals which they are used to as part of our test
preparation sessions.

 Once the test has finished, the test scripts are
collected in silence then they are packaged up
and sealed immediately for collection by Parcel
force. Tests are sent all over the country to be
marked by trained SATs markers.
 During test week, other teaching sessions will be
used for children to go over anything they may
be anxious about for the following day.
However, primarily children will have opportunity
to take part in lessons where other skills are
required such as PE, Art, History etc.

 Tests come into school on various days throughout July.
As they arrive in school the data is collated and analysed
and entered onto the school data package.
 Where a test has a borderline mark, the paper will be
double checked by a member of staff.
 Parents will be informed of test results on receipt of their
child’s end of year school report.
 Children will be told their results at an appropriate time
prior to the school report going home. All results are
handled sensitively and privately.
 Pupil’s test results are then transferred electronically to
the appropriate Secondary school.

 Throughout the year your child will have
accumulated evidence to support a teacher
assessment judgement of their ability in all
subjects including Writing specifically.
 This evidence is equally used Secondary schools
to see how your child would perform over time
as opposed to in a one off test.
 Where a child significantly underperforms in a
test we will speak to the Secondary School and
advise them of the child’s ability as evidenced
over the term.

 Your child may wish to do some revision at home and
this should be encouraged to enable your child to feel
as confident as possible going into their tests.
However, the best idea is little and often. Where
possible children should be able to use ICT, games
etc to help them revise to make it a little bit more
exciting.

 Google – Woodlands Junior Y6 SATS revision
- KS2 BBC BiteSize
- literacy bootcamp
SUMDOG – all children have a username and
password for this free maths site. Please ask
if your child has forgotten or lost their
information.
Please advise school if you find a really good
one!

 Attendance - ensure your child is in school as much as
possible.
 Regular and appropriate bedtimes.
 Revision balanced with breaks and physical activity.
 Let school know as early as possible if your child is ill
during test week and if any special arrangements need to
be made.
 Communicate if there has been any upheaval or upset at
home that may affect the pupil’s access/performance in
the test.
 Promote the tests as positive – a chance to show off the
hard work they have done in KS2.
 Ensure your child has a bottle of water and a healthy snack
in test week.

 We will be offering a breakfast club Monday –
Thursday of SATs week. This will be free of
charge and we would encourage that all
children attend so that they have time to
relax and talk to their friends before the
tests as well as have a good breakfast before
they start.

TIP 1 Past papers are available online. Look through a practice paper
together and talk through the answers, try drawing or acting out answers
of difficult concepts such as fractions.
TIP 4 Explain that the number of marks gives your child an idea of how
much time to spend on each question.
TIP 5 Make sure your child is aware that getting stuck is not a problem,
move on and if they have time come back to the hard ones at the end.
TIP 6 Encourage your child to believe in themselves, "you can do it!"
TIP 7 Remind your child that the tests are important, but that the are not
the only way they are to be measured.
TIP 8 Do not put your child under too much pressure. Have fun, they will
find things easier to remember if they remember the good times they had
learning.

Whilst we do encourage your children to take
these tests seriously and use them to show off
all that they are capable of, it is important to
remember that all the children in Year 6 are
special and unique irrespective of a test. The
value and worth of each child cannot be
quantified by a test level and nor should it.
Thank you for taking the time to find out more.
If there is something you feel we could support
your child with more, please do not hesitate to
contact me.

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