1. Year 6 SATs meeting for Parents

2. Aims To inform Parents about: How children are assessed
The end of year SATs tests
Teacher Assessment
What the ‘results’ will look like
What we are doing to help
How you can help

3. How the children are assessed
The End of Key Stage 2 is a National Assessment point
Every child is assessed in Reading, Writing, Maths and Science

4. How the children are assessed
Tests in
Reading
Maths
Grammar, punctuation and spelling
Science – for selected schools
Writing is Teacher Assessed
All the work they complete in Year 6 will be taken into account
Also Teacher Assessments for Reading, Maths and Science

5. What are SATs? Standard Assessment Tests
Every school in England has to undertake them
Key Stage 2 tests are:
Externally set
Externally marked

6. Test Timetable Monday 8th May English reading test Tuesday 9th May
English grammar, punctuation and spelling test, Paper 1, short answer questions.
English grammar, punctuation and spelling test, Paper 2, spelling.
Wednesday 10th May
Mathematics, Paper 1, arithmetic test.
Mathematics, Paper 2, reasoning.
Thursday 11th May
Mathematics Paper 3, reasoning.

7. Year 6 Reading

8. Reading
The Reading Test consists of a single test paper with three unrelated reading texts.
(one 800-word text and two passages of 300 words)
Children are given 60 minutes in total, which includes reading the texts and answering the questions.
A total of 50 marks are available.
Questions are designed to assess the comprehension and understanding of a child’s reading.
Some questions are multiple choice or selected response, others require short answers and some require an extended response or explanation.

9. Reading – Question types
There will be a selection of question types, including:
Ranking/ordering, e.g. ‘Number the events below to show the order in which they happen in the story’ 
Labelling, e.g. ‘Label the text to show the title of the story’ 
Find and copy, e.g. ‘Find and copy one word that suggests what the weather is like in the story’ 
Short constructed response, e.g. ‘What does the bear eat?’ 
Open-ended response, e.g. ‘Look at the sentence that begins Once upon a time. How does the writer increase the tension throughout this paragraph? Explain fully, referring to the text in your answer.’ 

10. What’s tested? 18% 32% 2% 36% 6% 2% 4% 0% A B C D
Give/explain the meaning of words.
Retrieve information from the text.
Summarise main ideas from more than one paragraph.
Make inferences from the text using evidence from the text. E F G H
Predict what may happen from details stated and implied.
Explain how information is related and contributes to meaning as a whole.
Explain how meaning is enhanced through choice of words and phrases.
Make comparisons within the text.
18%
32% 2%
36% 6% 2% 4% 0%

11. A. Give/explain the meaning of words.

12. B. Retrieve information from the text.

13. D. Make inferences from the text using evidence from the text.

14. Year 6 Grammar, punctuation and spelling (SPAG)

15. Spelling Punctuation and Grammar
A Spelling test is administered containing 20 words, lasting approximately 15 minutes.
A separate test is given on Punctuation, Vocabulary and Grammar
This test lasts for 45 minutes and requires short answer questions, including some multiple choice.
Marks for these two tests are added together to give a total for Spelling, Punctuation and Grammar.

16. What’s tested? 1 2 3 4
Grammatical terms / word classes
Functions of sentences
Combining words, phrases and clauses
Verb forms, tenses and consistency 5 6 7
Punctuation
Vocabulary
Standard English and formality
26% 6%
12%
16%
28%
10% 2%

17. 1. Grammatical terms / word classes

18. 5. Punctuation

19. 4. Verb forms, tenses and consistency

20. Year 6 Maths

21. Mathematics
Children will sit three tests: Paper 1, Paper 2 and Paper 3.
Paper 1 is for ‘Arithmetic’
covering calculation methods for all operations, including use of fractions, percentages and decimals.
Papers 2 and 3 cover ‘Problem Solving and Reasoning’,
Pupils will still require calculation skills but will need to answer questions in context and decide what is required to find a solution.
Questions gradually increase in difficulty. Not all children will be expected to access some of the more difficult questions later in the papers

22. Mathematics - coverage
Area
Percentage of marks
Number, ratio and Algebra
75% - 85%
Measurement, Geometry and Statistics
15% - 25%

23. Paper 1 Arithmetic About 36 Questions Total of 40 marks
30 minutes to answer them all
Questions get harder as the paper goes on

24. Addition and Subtraction

25. Multiplication

26. Division

27. Adding and subtracting fractions

28. Multiplying and dividing fractions

29. About 20 Questions
Total of 35 marks
40 minutes to answer them all
Questions get harder as the paper goes on

34. Writing teacher assessment
A range of writing over the year is assessed
Writing is assessed against a National Framework
Split into three standards – Working Towards, Working At and Working at Greater Depth
Children must demonstrate attainment in all the statements within the standard to achieve it

37. What the ‘results’ will look like Teacher Assessment

38. What the ‘results’ will look like Teacher Assessment
Category
Meaning
Working at the expected standard.
Working At age related expectations
Highest standard of attainment that can be awarded for Maths, Reading and Science.
Working towards the expected standard. (Writing only)
Working Slightly Below age related expectations
Has not met the expected standard.
(Reading, Maths and Science)
Working at greater depth within the expected standard.
Working Above the age related expectations.
Highest standard of attainment that can be awarded for writing
Pre-Key Stage standards
Growing development of the expected standard
Early Development of the expected standard
Foundations for the expected standard
Below the standard of the pre-key stage
Working Below age related expectations

39. What the ‘results’ will look like Teacher Assessment
Category
Meaning
Working at the expected standard.
Working At age related expectations
Highest standard of attainment that can be awarded for Maths, Reading and Science.
Working towards the expected standard. (Writing only)
Working Slightly Below age related expectations
Has not met the expected standard.
(Reading, Maths and Science)
Working at greater depth within the expected standard.
Working Above the age related expectations.
Highest standard of attainment that can be awarded for writing
Pre-Key Stage standards
Growing development of the expected standard
Early Development of the expected standard
Foundations for the expected standard
Below the standard of the pre-key stage
Working Below age related expectations

40. What the ‘results’ will look like Teacher Assessment
Category
Meaning
Working at the expected standard.
Working At age related expectations
Highest standard of attainment that can be awarded for Maths, Reading and Science.
Working towards the expected standard. (Writing only)
Working Slightly Below age related expectations
Has not met the expected standard.
(Reading, Maths and Science)
Working at greater depth within the expected standard.
Working Above the age related expectations.
Highest standard of attainment that can be awarded for writing
Pre-Key Stage standards
Growing development of the expected standard
Early Development of the expected standard
Foundations for the expected standard
Below the standard of the pre-key stage
Working Below age related expectations

41. What the ‘results’ will look like Test Assessment
A ‘Raw Score’ for each test
Marks available
Reading
Maths
Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling
Raw Score 50
110 70
A ‘Scaled Score’ for each test
Raw scores are converted to Scaled Scores
Scaled scores run from
100 is the ‘expected standard’
110 was deemed a ‘high score’ in 2016
2016 thresholds
Reading
Maths
Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling
Scaled score of 100 21 60 43
Scaled score of 110 34 98 61

43. How we help We talk to the children
Each child will be treated as an individual and encouraged by us to do their very best
Practise papers and questions – last week
Mock SATs week – Last week of term
Easter Holiday homework set
15-20 minutes work most days over the holiday
Maths and SPAG revision books
SATs Breakfast (including MOCKs week)

44. How you can help
Help your child with their homework, hear them read and learn their multiplication tables and spellings.
Encourage your child to do their best.
Ensure that your child has a good night sleep.
Let us know if they are worried

45. Any Questions?