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Targeted preparation materials designed to ensure Key Stage 2 SATs success and build academic confidence.
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Year 6Everything Your Child Needs To Succeed
Complete KS2 SATs preparation — every paper covered with clear revision guides, daily drills and realistic mocks, all tracked against the expected standard so you always know where your child stands.
Matched to the KS2 framework
Every topic and question type from the national curriculum.
Tracked against the expected standard
Scaled-score reports show the trend toward 100 and beyond.
Calm, structured revision
A weekly plan that spreads every topic evenly through to May.
Covers Reading, GPS and Maths
All three SATs papers, practised in the exact format children sit in May.
Available resources
Every kind of practice, one place — everything included in the free trial.
KS2 Revision Guides
Clear revision guides covering reading, SPaG, arithmetic and reasoning — 35+ guides.
Try it in the free trialSPaG Video Lessons
Every KS2 grammar, punctuation and spelling rule in plain English — 150+ videos.
Try it in the free trialArithmetic Drills
Short, timed Paper 1-style drills that build speed and fluency — updated weekly.
Try it in the free trialReading Quizzes
Inference and evidence practice with instant feedback — 2,000+ questions.
Try it in the free trialFull SATs Mock Papers
Realistic timed papers for every SATs paper, with mark schemes and tracking.
Try it in the free trialTimes-Table Games
Daily games that lock in multiplication fluency for the arithmetic paper.
Try it in the free trialEvery SATs paper, covered
Matched to the KS2 framework paper by paper — spin the dial to see what's inside.
Your child
at the centre
Reading
Grammar & Spelling
Arithmetic
Maths Reasoning
Your child
at the centre
Reading
Grammar & Spelling
Arithmetic
Maths Reasoning
Comprehension & stamina
Whole-text comprehension stamina for the 60-minute paper.
Inference, retrieval and evidence questions made methodical.
A balanced mix of fiction, non-fiction and poetry texts.
Vocabulary strategies for tricky, unfamiliar words.
The SATs revision week
Short daily sessions from the autumn term — everything covered well before May.
Mon
10-min arithmetic drillTue
One text + questionsWed
SPaG rule + quizThu
Reasoning problemsFri
Times-table gamesSat
Timed paper (fortnightly)Sun
Rest dayMon
10-min arithmetic drillTue
One text + questionsWed
SPaG rule + quizThu
Reasoning problemsFri
Times-table gamesSat
Timed paper (fortnightly)Sun
Rest dayYour Learning Journey
Six steps from baseline to exam-week confidence.
Exam-Ready
Walk into SATs week calm, confident and prepared.
Mock
Realistic timed papers mirror the real exam week.
Drill
Daily arithmetic and SPaG practice builds speed and accuracy.
Revise
Guides and videos re-teach every KS2 topic clearly.
Plan
A weekly revision plan built around the May SATs window.
Baseline
A friendly assessment maps strengths across English and Maths.
Free practice resources for every SATs subject
A growing collection of free worksheets, grammar drills and practice papers — strong foundations in Reading, GPS and Maths, built to match the real KS2 SATs format.
R
Comprehension passages and questions that build confidence in reading for meaning.
G
GPS worksheets covering grammar, punctuation and spelling rules tested in Year 6 SATs.
M
Arithmetic and reasoning papers that develop number fluency and problem-solving skills.
P
Full-length practice papers with mark schemes to build real exam-day readiness.
Challenges We Solve
Year 6 brings real pressure — we keep it structured and manageable.
CHALLENGES
Test Anxiety
SPaG Rule Overload
Arithmetic Speed
Reading Stamina
Revision Overwhelm
SOLUTIONS
Familiar formats and timed practice make exam week feel routine.
Bite-size rule videos and quizzes make grammar finally stick.
Short daily drills build fluency and pace without burnout.
Regular full-length texts train focus right to the last question.
A structured weekly plan covers every topic in good time.
SATs technique & a taster
Four habits that boost SPaG and Maths scores — and a real SATs-style question to try right now.
Read The Command Word
Skill · 6 tips
Show Your Working
Skill · 6 tips
Check Units & Punctuation
Skill · 6 tips
Pace Across Two Papers
Skill · 6 tips
Read The Command Word
Skill
tips
Read every question twice.
Underline key words.
Follow the instructions exactly.
Answer what is asked.
Don't rush the reading.
Check before moving on.
Exam-style example
Circle the subordinating conjunction in this sentence: "We left early because it started to rain."
Think it through — walk through it with a tutor in your next session
A Parent's Guide to SATs
What the tests measure — and what they don't.
What SATs actually measure
A snapshot against a national standard, not a judgement of your child.
SATs test whether the school has covered the curriculum, and where your child sits against national expectations. They say nothing about creativity, kindness or long-term potential.
It's not the only measure
Teacher assessment carries real weight too.
Your child's teacher sees a full year of work, not one week of tests. Ask at parents' evening how classroom performance compares to the SATs results — the fuller picture matters more.
Knowing the format helps
Familiarity beats last-minute cramming.
SATs cover English Reading, SPaG, and two Maths papers over one week in May. Knowing the structure in advance means fewer surprises and less anxiety on the day itself.
Keeping perspective at home
Secondary school places aren't decided by SATs.
Unlike the 11+, SATs don't determine which secondary school your child attends. Talk about them as a normal part of Year 6, not a high-stakes gatekeeper — because they aren't one.
Steady practice over panic
Twenty minutes a day from Easter is plenty.
There's no need for daily papers all year. A focused run-up in the final term, alongside normal schoolwork, is enough for most children to feel prepared and confident.
Talking about results afterwards
A score is information, not a label.
When results arrive in the summer, frame them as useful information for secondary school teachers, not a report card on your child. Move the conversation forward, not backward.
What SATs actually measure
A snapshot against a national standard, not a judgement of your child.
SATs test whether the school has covered the curriculum, and where your child sits against national expectations. They say nothing about creativity, kindness or long-term potential.
It's not the only measure
Teacher assessment carries real weight too.
Your child's teacher sees a full year of work, not one week of tests. Ask at parents' evening how classroom performance compares to the SATs results — the fuller picture matters more.
Knowing the format helps
Familiarity beats last-minute cramming.
SATs cover English Reading, SPaG, and two Maths papers over one week in May. Knowing the structure in advance means fewer surprises and less anxiety on the day itself.
Keeping perspective at home
Secondary school places aren't decided by SATs.
Unlike the 11+, SATs don't determine which secondary school your child attends. Talk about them as a normal part of Year 6, not a high-stakes gatekeeper — because they aren't one.
Steady practice over panic
Twenty minutes a day from Easter is plenty.
There's no need for daily papers all year. A focused run-up in the final term, alongside normal schoolwork, is enough for most children to feel prepared and confident.
Talking about results afterwards
A score is information, not a label.
When results arrive in the summer, frame them as useful information for secondary school teachers, not a report card on your child. Move the conversation forward, not backward.
SATs Exam Overview
What Year 6 pupils sit, when, and how the results are used.
English Reading
Comprehension across three unseen texts of rising difficulty
Time: May, Year 6
Format: Booklet + answer paper
SPaG
Grammar, punctuation, spelling and a short dictation task
Time: May, Year 6
Format: Paper 1 & 2 (spelling)
Maths Arithmetic
Straight calculation — no reasoning required
Time: May, Year 6
Format: Paper 1 (30 mins)
Maths Reasoning
Word problems and multi-step reasoning across two papers
Time: May, Year 6
Format: Papers 2 & 3 (40 mins each)
Key facts
Who sits it
All state-school pupils in England at the end of Year 6.
How it's scored
A scaled score of 100+ means the expected national standard was met.
Not for school entry
Unlike the 11+, SATs don't determine secondary school placement.
Results timing
Scores are shared with parents in the summer, alongside teacher assessment.
Success Stories
Real results from families preparing for Year 6 SATs.
Jack's mum
Verified parentHe went from below to above the expected standard.
His Maths Reasoning score was the one we worried about most. Twenty minutes a day from Easter got him from below expected to a scaled score of 106.
Amelia
Year 6 studentI stopped losing marks on silly mistakes.
I used to rush and miss the units. Once I started checking my working properly I stopped losing easy marks.
William's dad
Verified parentThe SPaG paper stopped being a mystery.
Grammar terms like 'subordinating conjunction' meant nothing to us as parents. Having someone explain it properly to her made all the difference.
Isla
Year 6 studentReading the questions properly changed everything.
I always knew the answer but wrote it wrong. Learning to actually read what the question was asking fixed most of my mistakes.
Grace's mum
Verified parentWe kept it low-pressure and it still worked.
We didn't want SATs to take over her whole spring term. Short daily sessions were enough — she hit the expected standard in every paper without the stress.
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