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What are SATs?
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SATs - The Tests
at KS3
Students between the ages of 11 and 14 (Years 7 to 9) cover Key Stage 3 of
the National Curriculum. In May of their final year of Key Stage 3 (Year 9), all
students take written National Tests (commonly known as SATs) in English,
Mathematics and Science. The tests are carried out in school, under the
supervision of teachers, but are marked by examiners outside the school.
The tests help to show what you have learned in these key subjects. They also
help parents and teachers to know whether students are reaching the standards
set out in the National Curriculum. The results may be used by your teacher to
help place you in the appropriate teaching group for some of your GCSE courses.
Each student will probably spend around seven hours in total sitting the
tests during one week in May. Most students will do two test
papers in each of English, Mathematics and Science. The school sends the papers
away to external examiners for marking. The school will then report the results
of the tests to you and your parents by the end of July, along with the results
of assessments made by teachers in the classroom, based on your work throughout
Key Stage 3. You will also receive a summary of the results for all students at
the school, and for students nationally. This will help you to compare your
performance with that of other students of the same age. The report from your
school will explain to you what the results show about your progress, strengths,
particular achievements and targets for development. It may also explain how to
follow up the results with your teachers.
How Will I Know How Well I Have Done? The National Curriculum divides
standards for performance in each subject into a number of levels, from one to
eight. On average, students are expected to advance one level for every two
years they are at school. By Year 9 (the end of Key Stage 3), you should be at
Level 5 or 6. The table below shows how you are expected to progress through the
levels at ages 7, 11 and 14 (the end of Key Stages 1, 2 and 3).
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