How you can help your child with key stage tests (SATS)

Key stage 1 papers
English reading task: Smile please!	English reading task: The Surprise	English reading task: Wild and free	English reading task: donkeys	English reading task: getting to know dogs
English reading task: Moving house	Maths 2001	Maths 2002	Key stage 1 maths	Maths Level 2
		Key Stage 2
Key stage 1 English	Key stage 1 English Teacher's Guide		Optional test - maths Year 3	Optional test - English Year 5
KS2 maths	Reading booklet Answer booklet	Mental maths	Footprints in space - Year 5 Optional English	English mark booklet
KS2 shorter writing task	KS2 longer writing task	KS2 reading booklet	KS2 maths calculator paper	KS2 maths mark scheme
KS2 reading booklet	KS2 science	Mental maths	English mark booklet	KS2 science paper
Key Stage 3
KS3 maths	Mark schemes	Richard III	Year 7 optional maths paper	KS3 science tiers 5-7
KS3 reading booklet	KS3 maths paper Level 5-7	KS3 science paper Tiers 3-6	English mark scheme	KS3 English writing paper

SATS key stage 1, 2 and 3 affect nearly all children aged 7 years old (KS1), 11 years old (KS2), and 14 years old (KS3). Do you understand the implications, the ways to help and prepare and the exact format of the papers? There is very little information available about any of these tests. Many books bought in the shops do not illustrate the exact format although the content may be the same. I have tried to replicate the format of the booklets, the standards required and the subject content for each age group. All the SATS papers illustrated below are available to members of Parents in Touch. Join Parents in Touch.

SATS at key stage 1

Maths paper 2

Maths paper 1

KS2 English question The three teenagers were at the start of an exciting adventure in the snow. Was the abominable snowman real or not? They were about to find out. Write your account of their adventure and describe what they found, who was brave, and how they solved the myth!

KS2 science question
Select 3 things that are alive:

• a butterfly on a leaf
• a teapot
• a pebble
• an earthworm
• a flowering plant
• a toy train

KS3 English question

Your school is holding Summer holiday courses. They are compiling a brochure to attract people to attend the courses, The brochure should describe what is on offer, who might be eligible to attend, and the precise timings of the courses. You should include your own ideas, favourites and what people will achieve by joining.
Write an entry for the brochure about an activity you as a teenager would enjoy.

English comprehension

English writing paper

Try the questions above with your child! They are typical SATS questions. How does your child perform? For other examples join Parents in Touch.

Procedures
For more information on how the tests are organised see:
Key stage 1 tests
Key Stage 2 tests
SATS timetable

Threshold levels

• SATS threshold levels 2007
• SATS threshold levels 2007 pdf
• Optional tests threshold levels

Expected levels of attainment for each age group.

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