What does SATs stand for?
Pupils at the end of Key Stage 1 (year 2) and Key Stage 2 (year 6) will take the SATs (Standard Attainment Tests).
If you have a child in year 2 or year 6 they will sit the SATs in May. A teacher uses assessment as it helps to understand how your child is progressing. The reason the assessments happen is to make sure your child has mastered the basics of reading, writing and maths. The tests also help to pick up areas a child is struggling with therefore ensuring the right strategies can be put in place to support an individual.
Key Stage 1 SATs
In addition to the tests results, your child’s teacher will be consider how your child has worked over the whole of the Key Stage (year 1 and year 2). Your child’s teacher will mark the SATs papers.
What’s in the KS1 test?
- Arithmetic
- Reasoning
- Reading Comprehension
- Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling
- Writing Composition
Key Stage 2 SATs
The tests are marked externally and the results are used to measure the school’s performance through published league tables. As well as the tests, teacher assessment is also used to give a broader picture of a child’s attainment.
What’s in the KS2 test?
- Arithmetic
- Reasoning (2 papers)
- Reading Comprehension
- Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling
- Writing Composition
Key Stage 1 and 2 SATs Grading System
The score which your child achieves in each area is called the raw score (the actual marks they get) these are converted into a scaled score. A score of 100 means the child is working at the expected level. A score below 100 indicates that the child needs more support, whereas a score of above 100 suggests the child is working at a higher level than expected for their age.
For Key Stage 1: The maximum score possible is 115, and the minimum is 85.
For Key Stage 2 : The maximum score possible is 120, and the minimum is 80.