SATs Practice Arena
Key Stage 2 · Year 6

Real KS2 SATs practice for Year 6

3,642 genuine KS2 questions — every past paper from 2016 to 2025, full mock tests, and topic-by-topic practice. Marked the moment your child answers.

240 practice questions are free. No card needed to start.
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Strengths, weak topics and every score — topics ranked by marks lost, so you know which ten minutes are worth spending tonight.

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3,642real KS2 questions
2016–2025every past paper
4subjects covered
240questions free

What's inside

The same material her school works from, recorded question by question so the practice can be aimed rather than general.

Arithmetic

Timed practice for Maths Paper 1, where fluency wins marks.

Reasoning

Papers 2 and 3, the word problems most children find hardest.

Grammar & punctuation

The SPaG terminology that carries 70 marks.

Reading

Real past-paper texts with the official booklets.

Mock tests

Full papers under real timing, no feedback until the end.

A grown-up's dashboard

Strengths, weak topics and every score.

How it works

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Make an account

One account per child, an email and a password. 240 questions across every topic are open straight away, and no card is needed.

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Ten minutes a day

Topic practice, a past paper, or a full mock under real timing. Every answer is marked against the official scheme as she goes.

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Behind the same password: strengths, the topics losing the most marks, and whether timed papers are costing marks that practice is not.

What it costs

The whole question bank, both papers and the full report. Cancel in two clicks — you keep access to the end of the period you have paid for.

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£59.90
a year — works out at £4.99 a month, two months free
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Monthly
£5.99
a month — cancel any time
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Free account: 240 questions across every topic, and the full parent report free for the first week — built from your own child's tests. Nothing is deleted when the week ends, and no card is needed to keep the free account.

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Common questions

Is SATs Practice Arena free?

240 KS2 practice questions are free with no card required, covering every topic in all four subjects. The full bank of 3,642 questions, the past papers and the mock tests need a paid plan.

How much does SATs Practice Arena cost?

£5.99 a month or £59.90 a year, which works out at £4.99 a month. One account covers one child, and you can cancel at any time in two clicks.

Which year group is it for?

Year 6 children in England, aged 10 and 11, who are preparing for the KS2 national curriculum tests. Year 5 children use it too, usually for arithmetic practice.

Are these real SATs questions?

Yes. The bank contains genuine questions from the KS2 national curriculum tests from 2016 to 2025, alongside original practice and mock questions written to the same specification.

How are written answers marked?

Short answers are checked against the official mark scheme automatically. Written answers, such as reading inference questions, are marked by AI applying the same mark scheme, and the mark can always be overridden by a grown-up.

Do I need to download anything?

No. It runs in a web browser on a phone, tablet or computer, and progress saves to the account so a child can switch device and carry on.

Free guides for parents

Straight answers about Year 6 SATs — no jargon, no scare tactics.

What are KS2 SATs?

KS2 SATs are national tests taken in Year 6 in May, covering maths, grammar and punctuation, spelling and reading. Here is what they involve and what the results mean.

KS2 SATs papers explained

All six KS2 SATs papers broken down — arithmetic, two maths reasoning papers, grammar, spelling and reading — with timings and mark totals for each.

SATs scaled scores explained

KS2 SATs raw marks are converted to a scaled score from 80 to 120, where 100 is the expected standard. Here is how the conversion works and why it changes each year.

KS2 arithmetic practice

Maths Paper 1 is 30 minutes of pure calculation with no word problems. It is the most improvable KS2 SATs paper. Here is what it covers and how to practise it.

KS2 maths reasoning

The KS2 reasoning papers test whether children can work out which maths a word problem needs. Here is how the papers are built and how to practise them.

KS2 grammar, punctuation and spelling

The KS2 GPS papers carry 70 marks and reward knowing grammatical terminology precisely. Here is the vocabulary that comes up and how to revise it.

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From the blog

Practical pieces on revision, timing and the bits of SATs nobody explains.

When should we start SATs revision?

Most families start KS2 SATs revision far earlier than they need to. Here is when to start, how much is enough, and what to do in each term of Year 6.

SATs stress: what actually helps

Practical things that reduce SATs anxiety in a Year 6 child — what to say, what not to say, and why the tests matter less than the atmosphere around them.

The ten-minute arithmetic routine

Maths Paper 1 is the most improvable KS2 SATs paper because it rewards fluency alone. Here is a ten-minute routine that builds it without a fight.

Why children run out of time on the reading paper

The KS2 reading paper is 60 minutes for three texts and 50 marks. Running out of time is the most common way marks are lost — here is how to fix the pacing.

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