Year 6 SATs: May 11th - 14th 2026

The National Curriculum assessments, or SATs, can seem daunting, but understanding them can ease concerns. SATs are national and standardised tests taken by children in Year 6 in England. SATs assess knowledge and skills in Mathematics, English Reading, and Grammar, Punctuation, and Spelling (GPS).

Held every May, the 2026 Key Stage 2 SATs run from Monday, May 11th, to Thursday, May 14th.

The purpose of Key Stage 2 SATs is to measure your child's academic progress and a school's performance. SATs results are passed on to your child's secondary school to help their new school set a baseline for progress measurement and often place them into suitable sets or streams in Year 7.

Here at St Monica's, we host an annual parent meeting in September and again in January to give you guidance and help you understand how we will prepare your children for SATs.

SATs Subjects

• English Reading: Tests comprehension skills through questions based on various texts. There is one English Reading Paper, 50 marks, 60 minutes.
• Mathematics: This course includes arithmetic and reasoning papers. It focuses on number operations, fractions, decimals, percentages, and problem-solving. There are three Mathematics Papers, 110 marks, and 110 minutes.
• English Grammar, Punctuation, and Spelling (GPS): This assesses grammar rules, punctuation, and spelling knowledge. There are two GPS papers, 70 marks, 60 minutes.

SATs Test Schedule

• Monday, 11th May 2026: English Grammar, Punctuation, and Spelling (Papers 1 and 2).
• Tuesday, 12th May 2026: English Reading.
• Wednesday, 13th May 2026: Mathematics (Papers 1 and 2).
• Thursday, 14th May 2026: Mathematics (Paper 3).

Year 6 SATs Practice Papers

Free download to Year 6 past papers. Search under SATs

Key Stage 1 - Year 2

The Year 2 KS1 SATs (Standardised Assessment Tests) will be administered during the month of May.

We hope that you find the below document useful if your child is in Year 2. The document outlines key information in regards to your child's SATs and phonics and provides useful suggestions for ways that you can assist at home.