What are the KS2 SATs?

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What are the KS2 SATs? SATs or Standard
Assessment Tests are national tests for 10/11
year olds at the end of Key Stage 2. The tests
are intended to show if your child is working at,
above or below the target level for their age.
The target for all children of this age is
level 4b.
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• Key Stage 2 tests for 10/11 year olds include
• English
• Comprehension test-1 hour long.
• Writing-teacher assessed tasks.
• Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling test-further
  details available in the Autumn Term.
• Maths
• Two 45 minute tests.
• Mental Maths-test of 20 questions.
• Science
• Teacher assessment using investigation and
  knowledge evidence.

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• English Comprehension
• Pupils have one hour to read and answer questions
  based on a series of texts - Fiction and
  non-fiction texts included.
• These vary in the responses pupils are expected
  to make
• Multiple choice answers to circle
• Tick answers
• Matching statements with lines
• One word answers
• Short line answers
• Longer answers with several lines

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English Writing Pupils writing will be
continually assessed throughout the year. This
will include examples of fiction and non-fiction
writing. Fiction stories, playscripts. Non-fict
ion instructions, non-chronological reports,
explanations, recounts, persuasion. Tasks will
sometimes be long which involves pupils writing
independently for 45 minutes including planning
time. There will also be short writing tasks for
20 minutes including planning time. Writing will
also be cross-curricular, including subjects such
as History, Geography, Science, RE.
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Maths There are two 45 minute tests. Paper A
and B are non-calculator tests. The questions
start at level 3 and increase in difficulty up to
level 5, which are found at the end of the
test. The Mental Maths test requires pupils to
respond quickly to questions read out to them.
The first five questions allow a 5 second
response, the next ten allow a 10 second response
and the last five allow a 15 second response.
Questions progress throughout in their level of
difficulty.
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• Science
• Science skills are teacher assessed throughout
  the year.
• Pupils will carry out independent investigations.
• Knowledge of different areas in Science will be
  tested such as
• Animals and plants
• Materials and their properties
• Forces
• Sound
• Human body
• Electricity
• Light

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Level 6 For pupils working beyond level 5, there
are level 6 tests available in both Maths and
English. Maths two 50 minute tests. Paper A
non-calculator and Paper B calculator. English
comprehension test 1 hour long, 10 minutes
reading time and 50 minutes to answer
questions. English writing test long and short
writing task. 1 hour to complete both
tasks. Short task 20 minutes. Long task 40
minutes including 5 minutes planning time.