1. Key Stage 2 SATS 2017

2. Monday 9 May English: 1 paper
reading
Tuesday 10 May English: 2 papers
Spelling
punctuation and grammar (including vocabulary)
Wednesday 11 May Mathematics: 2 papers
arithmetic
mathematical reasoning
Thursday 12 May Mathematics: 1 paper

3. Reading Test
The reading test is a single paper with questions based on three passages of text. Your child will have one hour, including reading time, to complete the test.
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.’

4. Grammar, punctuation and spelling test. (SPaG)
The consists of two parts: a grammar and punctuation paper requiring short answers, lasting 45 minutes, and an aural spelling test of 20 words, lasting around 15 minutes.
The grammar and punctuation test will include two sub-types of questions:
Selected response, e.g. ‘Identify the adjectives in the sentence below’
Constructed response, e.g. ‘Correct/complete/rewrite the sentence below,’ or, ‘The sentence below has an apostrophe missing. Explain why it needs an apostrophe.

5. Maths Children sit three papers in maths:
Paper 1: arithmetic, 30 minutes
Papers 2 and 3: reasoning, 40 minutes per paper
Paper 1 will consist of fixed response questions, where children have to give the correct answer to calculations, including long multiplication and division. Papers 2 and 3 will involve a number of question types, including:
Multiple choice
True or false
Constrained questions, e.g. giving the answer to a calculation, drawing a shape or completing a table or chart
Less constrained questions, where children will have to explain their approach for solving a problem

6. How will Key Stage 2 SATs be marked?
The previous national curriculum levels have been scrapped, and instead children are given scaled scores (read our parents' guide to primary school grading and SATs codes for more details).
You will be given your child’s raw score (the actual number of marks they get), alongside their scaled score and whether they have reached the expected standard set by the Department for Education (‘NS’ means that the expected standard was not achieved and ‘AS’  means the expected standard was achieved). 
The range of scaled scores available for each KS2 test is:
80 (the lowest scaled score that can be awarded)
120 (the highest scaled score)
The expected standard for each test is a scaled score of 100 or more. If a child is awarded a scaled score of 99 or less they won't have achieved the expected standard in the test.
The Department for Education expects at least 65 per cent of children to reach the expected standard (the figure was initially 85 per cent but has been revised)

7. From 2016, more challenging SATs tests in place to reflect the new curriculum at the end of the Key Stages. Children will now receive a scaled score instead of a level. Their raw score – the actual number of marks they accrue – will be translated into a scaled score; this helps to allow for differences in the difficulty of the tests from year to year so that pupils' results can be compared accurately.
In KS2, the papers will be marked externally, with no teacher assessment involved. Each child will receive a raw score, a scaled score, and confirmation of whether or not they achieved the national standard (‘NS’  means the expected standard was not achieved; ‘AS’ means the expected standard was achieved).
The range of scaled scores available for each KS2 test ranges from 80, the lowest possible scaled score, to 120, the highest possible scaled score
A scaled score of 100 or more means that the child has met the expected standard in each KS2 SATs test; a scaled score of 99 or less means they haven't reached the government-expected standard.

8. In 2016 the average scaled score was above the "expected standard": National: reading 103, maths 103 and in grammar, punctuation and spelling it was 104.
Overall 53% of pupils met the new expected standard in reading, writing (which is teacher-assessed in Year 6) and mathematics.
Average scaled scores, Bredhurst: Reading 109, maths 109 grammar, punctuation and spelling 108.5
Overall 80% of pupils at Bredhurst met the new expected standard in reading, writing (which is teacher-assessed in Year 6) and mathematics.

9. Progress measure
A score of 0 means pupils in this school on average do about as well at KS2 as those with similar prior attainment nationally.
A positive score means pupils in this school on average do better at KS2 as those with similar prior attainment nationally.
A negative score means pupils in this school on average do worse at KS2 as those with similar prior attainment nationally.

10. Key stage 1 point scores for all subjects National curriculum teacher assessment level Point score equivalent
Level 4 27
Level 3 21
Level 2A 17
Level 2B 15
Level 2C 13
Level 1 9

11. The calculation is as follows:
They take the individual pupil’s key stage 2 result (for example in reading).
This is compared to the national average key stage 2 attainment for pupils with similar key stage 1 average points scores to them.
A pupils’ progress score is the difference between their actual KS2 result and the average result of those in their prior attainment group.
If Emily, for example, received 102 in reading at KS2 and the average KS2 reading score for her prior attainment group was her progress score would be +1.

12. What will we do as a school?
Breakfast
Calm start
No homework for that week
Revise for next days test
Down time!
Please do not panic as your children are all well prepared for the tests. Remember it is the whole of their Key Stage 2 that is being assessed.

13. What can you do? Do not panic Make sure they arrive at school on time
Bring them to year 6 breakfast club
Ensure they are in school – if they are unwell please phone the office for advice
Make sure they have enough sleep
Ensure they have water for each day
Let them have down time after school – no testing!