Are these the real SATs papers?

No. They're our own papers in the style of the KS2 national curriculum tests: the same kinds of question, the same number of questions and marks, and the same timings as the real six papers. Every question and every reading text is made for this pack. We're not linked to the Standards and Testing Agency, which writes the real tests.

Do we need to be doing the 11+ to use it?

Not at all. It's for any Year 6 child sitting the SATs in May, at any school in England. You just need a free parent account to buy it and use the online marking.

Two ways. Print a paper, and the answers and a mark scheme for every paper are at the back of the book, so you can mark it in a few minutes. Or your child does the paper online, typing the maths answers and spellings and choosing or copying the reading and grammar answers, and it's marked straight away with every question explained.

How does the spelling test work?

Like the real one: you read each sentence aloud from the script at the back of the book, and your child writes (or types) the missing word. There are 20 words in each test, from the Year 3–4 and Year 5–6 statutory spelling lists.

What's in the reading papers?

Each set has its own reading booklet of three texts we've written for the pack (a story, a non-fiction piece and a poem), getting harder like the real one, and 50 questions on finding information, word meanings, inference, the writer's language and how the texts are put together. Every question is marked automatically, so there are no long "explain your answer" questions: the mark scheme shows how to practise those out loud.

Can I use it for more than one child?

Yes. Print the papers as often as you like for your own family, and every paper is online too for 12 months for all your children.

What score should my child aim for?

The real SATs turn raw marks into a scaled score, where 100 means the expected standard; the conversion changes every year and is published after the tests, so we give raw marks only. As a rough guide, about two thirds of the marks is a good sign. The most useful thing is to look at which questions were missed and practise those.

Is it part of Premium?

No, it's sold separately for £29.00 per family. It's never part of the basket's percentage discount, and it doesn't count towards it.

Year 6 · KS2 SATs

KS2 SATs Practice Pack

4 complete sets of KS2 SATs-style practice papers for Year 6: all six papers in each (arithmetic, two reasoning papers, reading, grammar and punctuation, and spelling), with answers and mark schemes. Print them, or do them online and they're marked straight away.

What's inside

Practice for three of the six KS2 SATs papers, sat in May of Year 6 (Monday 10 to Thursday 13 May 2027 for this year's Year 6).

4 complete sets of all six papers: arithmetic, two maths reasoning papers, reading, grammar and punctuation, and spelling
A reading booklet of three new texts in every set (a story, non-fiction and a poem)
The same numbers of questions, marks and minutes as the real papers
Answers, a short method for every arithmetic question and a mark scheme for every paper
A grown-up's script for every spelling test, to read aloud
Every paper online too, marked straight away, for 12 months and all your children
KS2 terms throughout: subordinate clause, fronted adverbial, determiner, passive…

Two ways to use it

On paperPrint a set, time it like the real thing, then mark it with the answers and mark scheme at the back.
OnlineYour child types the answers on our website and sees the score straight away, with every question explained.

Inside the book

£29.00

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Its own price: not part of Premium or the basket's percentage discount.

One set, 4 times over

Each set: six papers, 230 minutes in all, every question new.

Arithmetic
36 questions · 40 marks · 30 minutes
Practises Maths Paper 1: arithmetic
36 calculations getting harder as they go: column addition and subtraction, short and long multiplication and division, decimals, fractions, percentages and the order of operations. The four long multiplication and division questions are worth 2 marks.
Maths reasoning 1
35 questions · 35 marks · 40 minutes
Practises Maths Paper 2: reasoning
35 problems to think through: word problems, place value, fractions and percentages, money, time and measures, shape and angles, and reading charts and tables, with the diagrams drawn in.
Maths reasoning 2
35 questions · 35 marks · 40 minutes
Practises Maths Paper 3: reasoning
35 more problems across the whole Year 6 maths curriculum, different from Paper 2, the same mix of number, measures, geometry and statistics.
Reading
50 questions · 50 marks · 60 minutes
Practises English reading: reading booklet and questions
A reading booklet of three original texts (a story, a non-fiction piece and a poem) getting harder, and 50 questions on finding information, word meanings, inference, the writer's language and how the texts are put together.
Grammar, punctuation and vocabulary
50 questions · 50 marks · 45 minutes
Practises English grammar, punctuation and spelling Paper 1: questions
50 questions on word classes, tenses, clauses, sentence types, Standard English, the passive, modal verbs, punctuation, prefixes, suffixes and word families, using the KS2 terms (subordinate clause, fronted adverbial, determiner…).
Spelling
20 questions · 20 marks · 15 minutes
Practises English grammar, punctuation and spelling Paper 2: spelling
20 words from the Year 3–4 and Year 5–6 statutory spelling lists, each in a sentence a grown-up reads aloud from the script at the back of the book.

Who it's for

Any Year 6 child sitting the KS2 SATs, at any school in England. You don't need to be doing the 11+.

When to use it

From January of Year 6: one set every few weeks, looking at the missed questions in between, then the last set a fortnight before SATs week.

All six papers

Every set has the six papers your child sits in May: arithmetic, two reasoning papers, reading, grammar and punctuation, and spelling.

Questions parents ask

Are these the real SATs papers?: No. They're our own papers in the style of the KS2 national curriculum tests: the same kinds of question, the same number of questions and marks, and the same timings as the real six papers. Every question and every reading text is made for this pack. We're not linked to the Standards and Testing Agency, which writes the real tests.
Do we need to be doing the 11+ to use it?: Not at all. It's for any Year 6 child sitting the SATs in May, at any school in England. You just need a free parent account to buy it and use the online marking.
How is it marked?: Two ways. Print a paper, and the answers and a mark scheme for every paper are at the back of the book, so you can mark it in a few minutes. Or your child does the paper online, typing the maths answers and spellings and choosing or copying the reading and grammar answers, and it's marked straight away with every question explained.
How does the spelling test work?: Like the real one: you read each sentence aloud from the script at the back of the book, and your child writes (or types) the missing word. There are 20 words in each test, from the Year 3–4 and Year 5–6 statutory spelling lists.
What's in the reading papers?: Each set has its own reading booklet of three texts we've written for the pack (a story, a non-fiction piece and a poem), getting harder like the real one, and 50 questions on finding information, word meanings, inference, the writer's language and how the texts are put together. Every question is marked automatically, so there are no long "explain your answer" questions: the mark scheme shows how to practise those out loud.
Can I use it for more than one child?: Yes. Print the papers as often as you like for your own family, and every paper is online too for 12 months for all your children.
What score should my child aim for?: The real SATs turn raw marks into a scaled score, where 100 means the expected standard; the conversion changes every year and is published after the tests, so we give raw marks only. As a rough guide, about two thirds of the marks is a good sign. The most useful thing is to look at which questions were missed and practise those.
Is it part of Premium?: No, it's sold separately for £29.00 per family. It's never part of the basket's percentage discount, and it doesn't count towards it.

All about the KS2 SATs

KS2 SATs Practice Pack

What's inside

Two ways to use it

Inside the book

One set, 4 times over

Arithmetic

Maths reasoning 1

Maths reasoning 2

Reading

Grammar, punctuation and vocabulary

Spelling

Who it's for

When to use it

All six papers

Questions parents ask

Goes well with this book