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SATs 2023: Everything You Need To Know

October 6, 2023 | 1 min read

Vanessa Sipple-Asher

SATs 2023 are on the horizon and Third Space Learning is here to support you as you prepare your students ahead of the tests.

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When are SATs 2023?

KS2 SATs dates

The KS2 SATs include:

Tuesday 9 May 2023: Spelling, Punctuation & Grammar – Paper 1
Tuesday 9 May 2023: Spelling, Punctuation & Grammar – Paper 2
Wednesday 10 May 2023: English Reading
Thursday 11 May 2023: Maths Paper 1 (Arithmetic)
Thursday 11 May 2023: Maths Paper 2 (Reasoning)
Friday 12 May 2023: Maths Paper 3 (Reasoning)

KS2 SATs (those sat by Year 6 students) will be administered during the week of 8th-11th May 2023.

The KS1 SATs will take place across schools during a flexible 2-week period in May.

When are the KS1 SATs 2023 and what do you need to know?

KS1 SATs will take place in May 2023. The exact dates of these will vary dependent on schools.

See also: What are SATs?

KS1 SATs dates 2023: testing period

The KS1 SATs testing period includes:

May 2023: KS1 English Reading Test Paper 1
May 2023: KS1 English Reading Test Paper 2
May 2023: KS1 English SPaG Test – Grammar/Punctuation
May 2023: KS1 English SPaG Test- Spelling
May 2023: KS1 Maths Paper 1 (Arithmetic)
May 2023: KS1 Maths Paper 2 (Reasoning)

KS2 SATs 2023 dates: SATs week 2023

Tuesday 9 May 2023: Spelling, punctuation and grammar (Grammar/Punctuation Test) – 45 minutes
Tuesday 9 May 2023: Spelling, punctuation and grammar (Spelling Test) – 20 minutes
Wednesday 10 May 2023: Reading Test – 60 minutes
Thursday 11 May 2023: Maths Paper 1 (Arithmetic) – 30 minutes
Thursday 11 May 2023: Maths Paper 2 (Reasoning) – 40 minutes
Friday 12 May 2023: Maths Paper 3 (Reasoning) – 40 minutes

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In addition to analysis like this and the online maths tuition, Third Space Learning also provides several tried and tested maths revision ideas and step-by-step guides, as well as hundreds of free resources.

Previous SATS guidance

SATs have been running in their current incarnation for 5 years; there were no government standardised assessments in 2020 and 2021 as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic. Find out about the others below:

• SATs results 2023
• SATs 2022
• SATs results 2022
• SATs 2019
•SATs results 2019
• SATs 2018
•SATs results 2018
•SATs 2017
•SATs results 2017

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