SATS Information
Although COVID-19 has meant that there has not been any national tests for the past two years, it is expected that this will resume as normal, during this academic year (2021-2022).
SATs ( Statutory Assessment Tests) are taken in two school years throughout a child’s time at Primary School. The first time is Year 2 / KS1 and the second is Year 6/KS2 in May.
In Year 2 children are teacher assessed in Maths, Reading, Writing and Science. This academic year, Year 2 pupils will also sit the phonics screen test that they missed during Year 1; this will be carried out by teachers at the end of the Autumn term.
In Year 6, KS2 SATS are carried out in Maths, English and sometimes Science taking a more formal approach with timed test papers. The papers are marked externally and the outcome of these tests are reported to parents by school at the end of July.
How will the KS1 assessment be reported to parents?
Expected level at the end of Y2 will now be scaled, with 100 being the expected standard.
It is expected that the majority will be working at this standard, but some will be above or below. Once teacher assessments have been submitted, you will receive information on your child with their annual report.
Children will be assessed as:
Working towards the expected standard;
Working at the expected standard;
Working at ‘greater depth’ within the expected standard.
What happens if my child has not met the standards?
You will get chance to discuss how your child is progressing during parent consultations. As with all year groups, subjects and assessments, there will always be children who for a variety of reasons find some aspects more difficult than others. We aim to support all children in making sure that they are progressing well and that they remain happy and confident.
Useful Links
| Assessment Information | View |
| KS1 Teacher Assessment | Download |
| KS2 Teacher Assessment | Download |
| Sample Grammar & Punctuation Test | Download |
| Sample Spelling Test | Download |
| Sample Reading Test 1 Sample Reading Test 2 |
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| Sample Arithmetic Paper | Download |
| Sample Reasoning Paper 1 Sample Reasoning Paper 2 |
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How will the KS2 assessment be reported to parents?
Expected level at the end of Y6 is scaled, with 100 being the expected standard. It is expected that the majority will be working at this standard, but some will be above or below. In writing and science, a teacher assessment judgement is made based on children’s learning and progress across the school year.
In Writing Children will be assessed as:
Working towards the expected standard;
Working at the expected standard;
Working at ‘greater depth’ within the expected standard.
What happens if my child has not met the standards?
You will get chance to discuss how your child is progressing during parent consultations. As with all year groups, subjects and assessments, there will always be children who for a variety of reasons find some aspects more difficult than others. We aim to support all children in making sure that they are progressing well and that they remain happy and confident. Assessment information will be passed on to secondary colleagues as part of their transition.
