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KS2 SATs 2027 dates

The 2027 KS2 tests are timetabled from Monday 10 May to Thursday 13 May 2027. Grammar, punctuation and spelling come first, then reading, then maths over two days.

Weeks before the test week
Hours a week for practice
Section 1: Number and place value
Section 2: Calculation
Section 3: Fractions, decimals and percentages
Section 4: Ratio, proportion and algebra
Section 5: Measurement
Section 6: Geometry and statistics
Section 7: Reading
Section 8: Grammar and vocabulary
Section 9: Punctuation and spelling

26 weeks, 104 hours in all

Start with Section 7

Reading: 16 of your hours. It is 8 of the 48 questions on our two timed checks, 17%.

Hours per section
SectionYour hoursShare of the checks
Section 7: Reading1617%
Section 8: Grammar and vocabulary1617%
Section 9: Punctuation and spelling1617%
Section 1: Number and place value88%
Section 2: Calculation88%
Section 3: Fractions, decimals and percentages88%
Section 4: Ratio, proportion and algebra88%
Section 5: Measurement88%
Section 6: Geometry and statistics88%

Week by week

  1. Week 1Section 7: Reading
  2. Week 2Section 7: Reading
  3. Week 3Section 7: Reading
  4. Week 4Section 7: Reading
  5. Week 5Section 8: Grammar and vocabulary
  6. Week 6Section 8: Grammar and vocabulary
  7. Week 7Section 8: Grammar and vocabulary
  8. Week 8Section 8: Grammar and vocabulary
  9. Week 9Section 9: Punctuation and spelling
  10. Week 10Section 9: Punctuation and spelling
  11. Week 11Section 9: Punctuation and spelling
  12. Week 12Section 9: Punctuation and spelling
  13. Week 13Section 1: Number and place value
  14. Week 14Section 1: Number and place value
  15. Week 15Section 2: Calculation
  16. Week 16Section 2: Calculation
  17. Week 17Section 3: Fractions, decimals and percentages
  18. Week 18Section 3: Fractions, decimals and percentages
  19. Week 19Section 4: Ratio, proportion and algebra
  20. Week 20Section 4: Ratio, proportion and algebra
  21. Week 21Section 5: Measurement
  22. Week 22Section 5: Measurement
  23. Week 23Section 6: Geometry and statistics
  24. Week 24Section 6: Geometry and statistics
  25. Week 25A timed check and two test-style questions, then go over every lost mark
  26. Week 26A timed check and two test-style questions, then go over every lost mark

Check each section with the free test

Monday 10 May 2027Grammar, punctuation and spelling Papers 1 and 2
Tuesday 11 May 2027Reading
Wednesday 12 May 2027Maths Papers 1 and 2
Thursday 13 May 2027Maths Paper 3

Planning back from 10 May

Put the planner above to work: say how many weeks are left and how sure your child is of each section, and it splits the hours by section and keeps the last weeks for timed checks and test-style questions.

When results arrive

Schools receive the 2027 results in July: for each pupil, a raw score, a scaled score and whether they met the expected standard.

Try 2 questions

Question 1Reasoning (Papers 2 and 3 style)
A bus timetable for three buses, A, B and C. School Road: 09:40, 10:15, 10:50. Mill Lane: 09:52, 10:27, 11:02. Market Square: 10:06, 10:41, 11:16. Park Gates: 10:19, 10:54, 11:29.
Bus stopBus ABus BBus C
School Road09:4010:1510:50
Mill Lane09:5210:2711:02
Market Square10:0610:4111:16
Park Gates10:1910:5411:29
Maya gets to the Mill Lane bus stop at 10:05. Using the timetable, what is the earliest time she can arrive at Park Gates?
Question 2Reasoning (Papers 2 and 3 style)
What is the value of the digit 7 in 3,782,415?

Next step

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Questions people ask

Can my child sit a test on a different day?

Schools can apply for a timetable variation, which lets a pupil take a test up to 5 school days after the scheduled day.

Are the maths papers on one day?

No. Papers 1 and 2 are on Wednesday 12 May 2027 and Paper 3 is on Thursday 13 May 2027.