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KS2 SATs are the national tests children in England sit in May of Year 6: an arithmetic paper and two reasoning papers in maths, a reading paper, and grammar, punctuation and spelling. Results come back as scaled scores, where 100 means the child has met the expected standard. A child that young has lessons here through an account a parent or guardian sets up and looks after.
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See KS2 SATs papers and scoresMaths is three papers. Arithmetic is written calculation with no calculator, where speed and accuracy are most of it, and the two reasoning papers are worded problems where the difficulty is often working out what the question is asking before doing any maths at all.
English is a reading paper, with a booklet of texts and questions on them, a grammar and punctuation paper, and a spelling test the teacher reads aloud. Writing is not tested on the day; the teacher assesses it from the child’s work across the year.
Arithmetic is the most trainable paper, because the same kinds of calculation come up every year and a child gets quicker with practice. Grammar terms such as a subordinate clause or a fronted adverbial only need learning once, so they can be some of the easier marks to pick up.
Reasoning and reading are harder to drill. A tutor helps most there by asking the child to explain how they got an answer, which is where a misunderstanding shows, and a class teacher with thirty children rarely has the time to ask it of each one.
The results are used mainly to judge primary schools, though some secondary schools also look at them when setting classes in Year 7. They decide no school place. A short lesson once a week from the spring term, with a little practice in between, is plenty for most children, and a tutor worth having will say when a child is ready rather than keep booking lessons.
A child under 13 cannot sign up by themselves. A parent or guardian creates the account from their own parent, guardian or sponsor account, confirms they hold parental responsibility and sets the password. The parent books and pays, and can read every message between the child and their tutor. The child joins lessons from their own account, in the browser, and a parent can sit in the room with them.
In May of Year 6, across one week, on dates the Standards and Testing Agency sets for every school in England. The school will tell you the timetable.
Scores are scaled from 80 to 120. A score of 100 or more means the child has met the expected standard, and the government reports 110 or more as the higher standard. The same raw mark can give a slightly different scaled score from one year to the next.
No. Secondary places are offered before the SATs are sat, and grammar schools use the 11+ instead. Some secondary schools look at the results when setting classes in Year 7.
The 11+ is a selection test for a grammar or independent school place, usually sat in the autumn of Year 6 or earlier, and often includes verbal and non-verbal reasoning. The SATs follow the national curriculum. The maths overlaps, so some families prepare for both with the same tutor.
From £30 an hour, set by each tutor and shown on their profile. The first 15 minutes with any tutor are free, with no card needed.
Yes. They join lessons from their own account, but under 13 you create that account, set its password and do the booking and paying, and you can read their messages with the tutor at any time.
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