Key Stage 2 SAT Results

The DfE have published the National Key Stage 2 SATs results.

The results show a slight increase in the proportion of pupils meeting the “expected” standard, with 62% meeting the required standard in reading, writing and maths which is up from 61% in 2024.

The results have improved year on year from the post pandemic level of 59% and are getting closer to the pre pandemic level of 65%.

The results are:

• In reading, 75 per cent of pupils met the expected standard, up from 74 per cent in 2024.
• In maths, 74 per cent of pupils met the expected standard, up from 73 per cent in 2024.
• In writing, 72 per cent of pupils met the expected standard, an increase of 0.5 percentage points from 72 per cent (rounded) in 2024.
• In grammar, punctuation and spelling, 73 per cent of pupils met the expected standard, up from 72 per cent in 2024.
• In science, 82 per cent of pupils met the expected standard, up from 81 per cent in 2024.

The results show that just under three in 10 pupils (29.4 per cent) at the end of key stage 2 were assessed as not meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined.