SATs Maths

📝 Overview

• The KS2 Maths SATs are made up of three papers:
  
  

1. Paper 1 – Arithmetic (30 minutes)

   • 36 marks

   • Tests basic calculation skills: addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, fractions, decimals, percentages

   • Short, straightforward questions
     
     

2. Paper 2 – Reasoning (40 minutes)

   • 35 marks

   • Focuses on problem-solving, explaining reasoning, and applying concepts

   • May include multi-step word problems
     
     

3. Paper 3 – Reasoning (40 minutes)

   • 35 marks

   • Similar to Paper 2 but often slightly harder, testing deeper reasoning and interpretation of problems
     
     

• Total marks: 110 marks
  
  

📚 Areas of Assessment

1. Number and Place Value

• Read, write, order, and compare numbers up to 10,000,000

• Recognise negative numbers and integers

• Round numbers to any degree of accuracy

• Interpret number patterns and sequences
  
  

2. Four Operations

• Addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division (mental and written)

• Multi-step calculations with whole numbers, decimals, and fractions

• Use of long multiplication and long division
  
  

3. Fractions, Decimals, and Percentages

• Equivalent fractions, simplifying, comparing, and ordering

• Adding, subtracting, multiplying, and dividing fractions

• Converting between fractions, decimals, and percentages

• Finding percentages of quantities
  
  

4. Ratio and Proportion

• Solve problems involving ratios (e.g., 2:3)

• Understand proportion in word problems
  
  

5. Algebra

• Simple formulae (e.g., n + 5 = 12)

• Missing number problems

• Solving one-step and two-step equations
  
  

6. Measurement

• Converting units (mm, cm, m, km, g, kg, ml, l)

• Perimeter, area, and volume of shapes

• Reading scales (thermometers, rulers)

• Time calculations (hours, minutes, seconds, 24-hour clock)
  
  

7. Geometry

• Properties of shapes (angles, sides, symmetry)

• Classifying triangles, quadrilaterals, and polygons

• Calculating angles, including in triangles and around points

• Position and direction (coordinates, translation, reflection)
  
  

8. Statistics

• Reading, interpreting, and drawing bar charts, line graphs, pictograms, and tables

• Mean, mode, median, and range
  
  

9. Problem Solving and Reasoning

• Multi-step word problems

• Applying maths in real-life contexts

• Explaining methods and answers clearly
  
  

⚡ Key Tips for Revision

• Know your times tables — essential for all papers

• Practise mental maths for arithmetic questions

• Use bar models to visualise reasoning problems

• Check units carefully in measurement questions

• Always show working in reasoning questions — method marks are awarded