In 2026, Year 6 SATs week will take place on the week beginning Monday 11th May. The SATs tests will take place throughout the week, starting on Monday 11th May and ending on Thursday 14th May.
Maths
Children will undertake 3 Maths papers during the SATS week:
1) Arithmetic paper - a 30 minute paper, testing children's arithmetic skills. Possible marks 40
2) Reasoning paper (1) - a 40 minute paper testing children's abilities to answer worded reasoning problems. Possible marks: 35.
3) Reasoning paper (2) - a 40 minute paper testing children's abilities to answer worded reasoning problems. Possible marks: 35.
Reading
Children will undertake 1 reading paper lasting 1 hour, where they are required to read and answer comprehension based questions on 3 different fiction and non-fiction texts.
Spelling, Punctuation and Grammar (SPAG)
Children will undertake 2 papers:
1) Punctuation and Grammar - children will answer short response questions testing their knowledge of grammar and punctuation. Possible score: 50 marks.
2) Spelling - children will be tested on 20 words from the Year 5/6 statutory words and the Year 5/6 spelling patterns. Possible score: 20 marks.
BBC Bitesize
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/zrybvk7#zx9smbk
Purple Mash - SATs Skills
Doodle Learning
https://doodlelearning.com/student-login
Education Quizzes
https://www.educationquizzes.com/ks2/maths/
Practice SATs Papers - Previous years (we did 2025 most recently)
https://www.satspapersguide.co.uk/ks2-year-6-sats/ks2-year-6-sats-papers/
