KS2 Scaled Scores 2016–2026: Conversion Tables & Pass Marks

Convert any KS2 SATs raw score into a scaled score, and see how many marks were needed for the expected standard (100) and a high score (110) in reading, maths and grammar, punctuation and spelling – every year since 2016.

Raw score to scaled score converter

–Enter a raw score to see the scaled score.

Use the table for the same year as the paper. Maths is the total of all three papers; GPS is the total of both papers.

KS2 SATs pass marks by year

The raw marks needed for a scaled score of 100 (the expected standard) and 110 (a high score, often called greater depth). There were no KS2 tests in 2020 or 2021.

YearReading (out of 50)Maths (out of 110)GPS (out of 70)
100+110+100+110+100+110+
2026253956943455
2025284058953554
2024274054933553
2023243856943655
2022294158963555
2019284158953655
2018284061963856
2017263957953656
2016213460984361

What the numbers show

  • Reading: the expected standard has needed between 21 (2016) and 29 (2022) marks out of 50 – roughly 42–58% of the paper.
  • Maths: between 54 (2024) and 61 (2018) marks out of 110 – about half the marks.
  • GPS: between 34 (2026) and 43 (2016) marks out of 70.
  • The high score (110) needs far more: around 85% of the marks in maths and 78% in reading in 2026.

KS2 scaled score conversion tables, 2016–2026

Every raw score from 0 to the maximum, with its scaled score for each subject. The 2026 table is open; tap a year to open it.

Expected standard (100–109)High score (110+)N = no scaled score (0–2 marks)
2026 KS2 scaled scores – raw score conversion table

Expected standard (100): reading 25, maths 56, GPS 34 marks. High score (110): reading 39, maths 94, GPS 55 marks. Download the 2026 thresholds PDF

Raw scoreReadingMathsGPS
0NNN
1NNN
2NNN
3818080
4828081
5848082
6858083
7868184
8878285
9888386
10898387
11908487
12918588
13928589
14938690
15938690
16948791
17958791
18958892
19968892
20978993
21988994
22989094
23999095
24999095
251009195
261019196
271019296
281029297
291039297
301039398
311049398
321059399
331069499
3410694100
3510794100
3610894100
3710995101
3810995101
3911095102
4011196102
4111296103
4211396103
4311496104
4411697104
4511797105
4611897105
4712097106
4812098106
4912098107
5012098107
5198108
5299108
5399109
5499109
5599110
56100111
57100111
58100112
59100113
60101114
61101115
62101116
63101117
64101118
65102119
66102120
67102120
68102120
69103120
70103120
71103
72103
73104
74104
75104
76104
77105
78105
79105
80106
81106
82106
83106
84107
85107
86107
87108
88108
89108
90108
91109
92109
93109
94110
95110
96111
97111
98112
99112
100113
101113
102114
103114
104115
105116
106117
107118
108119
109120
110120
2025 KS2 scaled scores – raw score conversion table

Expected standard (100): reading 28, maths 58, GPS 35 marks. High score (110): reading 40, maths 95, GPS 54 marks. Download the 2025 thresholds PDF

Raw scoreReadingMathsGPS
0NNN
1NNN
2NNN
3808080
4808080
5828082
6838183
7848284
8858385
9868486
10878486
11888587
12898588
13898689
14908689
15918790
16928790
17928891
18938892
19948992
20958993
21958993
22969094
23979094
24979195
25989195
26999196
27999296
281009297
291019297
301019298
311029398
321039398
331049399
341049499
3510594100
3610694100
3710794101
3810895101
3910995102
4011095102
4111195103
4211296103
4311396104
4411496104
4511696105
4611797105
4711997106
4812097106
4912097107
5012098108
5198108
5298109
5398109
5499110
5599111
5699111
5799112
58100113
59100114
60100115
61100116
62101117
63101118
64101119
65101120
66102120
67102120
68102120
69102120
70102120
71103
72103
73103
74103
75104
76104
77104
78105
79105
80105
81105
82106
83106
84106
85106
86107
87107
88107
89108
90108
91108
92109
93109
94109
95110
96110
97111
98111
99112
100112
101113
102113
103114
104115
105116
106117
107118
108119
109120
110120
2024 KS2 scaled scores – raw score conversion table

Expected standard (100): reading 27, maths 54, GPS 35 marks. High score (110): reading 40, maths 93, GPS 53 marks. Download the 2024 thresholds PDF

Raw scoreReadingMathsGPS
0NNN
1NNN
2NNN
3808180
4828281
5838382
6848483
7858484
8868585
9878686
10888686
11898787
12908788
13908888
14918889
15928990
16938990
17939091
18949091
19959092
20959192
21969193
22979194
23979294
24989295
25999295
26999395
271009396
281019396
291019497
301029497
311039498
321049498
331049599
341059599
3510695100
3610796100
3710896101
3810896101
3910996102
4011096102
4111197103
4211397103
4311497104
4411597104
4511698105
4611898105
4711998106
4812098106
4912099107
5012099108
5199108
5299109
5399110
54100110
55100111
56100112
57100112
58101113
59101114
60101115
61101116
62101117
63102118
64102119
65102120
66102120
67103120
68103120
69103120
70103120
71103
72104
73104
74104
75104
76105
77105
78105
79105
80106
81106
82106
83106
84107
85107
86107
87108
88108
89108
90109
91109
92109
93110
94110
95111
96111
97111
98112
99112
100113
101114
102114
103115
104116
105117
106118
107119
108120
109120
110120
2023 KS2 scaled scores – raw score conversion table

Expected standard (100): reading 24, maths 56, GPS 36 marks. High score (110): reading 38, maths 94, GPS 55 marks. Download the 2023 thresholds PDF

Raw scoreReadingMathsGPS
0NNN
1NNN
2NNN
3828080
4838081
5848082
6868183
7878284
8888385
9898385
10908486
11918587
12928588
13928688
14938689
15948790
16958890
17958891
18968891
19978992
20978992
21989093
22999093
23999194
241009194
251019195
261019295
271029296
281039296
291039397
301049397
311059397
321059398
331069498
341079499
351089499
3610895100
3710995100
3811095101
3911195101
4011296101
4111396102
4211496102
4311597103
4411697103
4511897104
4611997104
4712098105
4812098105
4912098106
5012098107
5198107
5299108
5399108
5499109
5599110
56100110
57100111
58100112
59100112
60101113
61101114
62101115
63101116
64101117
65102119
66102120
67102120
68102120
69103120
70103120
71103
72103
73104
74104
75104
76104
77105
78105
79105
80105
81106
82106
83106
84106
85107
86107
87107
88108
89108
90108
91109
92109
93109
94110
95110
96110
97111
98111
99112
100112
101113
102113
103114
104115
105116
106117
107118
108119
109120
110120
2022 KS2 scaled scores – raw score conversion table

Expected standard (100): reading 29, maths 58, GPS 35 marks. High score (110): reading 41, maths 96, GPS 55 marks. Download the 2022 thresholds PDF

Raw scoreReadingMathsGPS
0NNN
1NNN
2NNN
3808080
4808181
5818282
6828383
7838384
8848485
9858586
10868587
11878687
12888688
13888789
14898789
15908890
16918890
17918991
18928992
19939092
20939093
21949093
22959194
23969194
24969195
25979295
26989296
27989296
28999296
291009397
301009397
311019398
321029499
331039499
341049499
3510494100
3610595100
3710695101
3810795101
3910895102
4010996102
4111096102
4211196103
4311396103
4411497104
4511597104
4611797105
4711897105
4812097106
4912098107
5012098107
5198108
5298108
5399109
5499109
5599110
5699111
5799112
58100112
59100113
60100114
61100115
62100116
63101117
64101118
65101119
66101120
67102120
68102120
69102120
70102120
71102
72103
73103
74103
75103
76104
77104
78104
79104
80105
81105
82105
83105
84106
85106
86106
87107
88107
89107
90107
91108
92108
93108
94109
95109
96110
97110
98111
99111
100111
101112
102113
103113
104114
105115
106116
107117
108118
109120
110120
2019 KS2 scaled scores – raw score conversion table

Expected standard (100): reading 28, maths 58, GPS 36 marks. High score (110): reading 41, maths 95, GPS 55 marks. Download the 2019 thresholds PDF

Raw scoreReadingMathsGPS
0NNN
1NNN
2NNN
3808080
4808080
5808081
6828182
7838283
8848284
9858385
10868486
11878487
12888587
13898588
14898689
15908689
16918790
17928790
18928891
19938892
20948992
21958993
22958993
23969094
24979094
25979194
26989195
27999195
281009296
291009296
301019297
311029297
321029398
331039398
341049399
351059499
3610694100
3710694100
3810795100
3910895101
4010995101
4111095102
4211196102
4311396103
4411496103
4511596104
4611797104
4711897105
4812097106
4912097106
5012098107
5198107
5298108
5398109
5499109
5599110
5699111
5799111
58100112
59100113
60100114
61100115
62101116
63101117
64101118
65101119
66101120
67102120
68102120
69102120
70102120
71103
72103
73103
74103
75104
76104
77104
78105
79105
80105
81105
82106
83106
84106
85106
86107
87107
88107
89108
90108
91108
92109
93109
94109
95110
96110
97110
98111
99111
100112
101112
102113
103113
104114
105115
106116
107117
108118
109120
110120
2018 KS2 scaled scores – raw score conversion table

Expected standard (100): reading 28, maths 61, GPS 38 marks. High score (110): reading 40, maths 96, GPS 56 marks. Download the 2018 thresholds PDF

Raw scoreReadingMathsGPS
0NNN
1NNN
2NNN
3808080
4808080
5818080
6828081
7838182
8848183
9858284
10868384
11878385
12888486
13898487
14908587
15908688
16918688
17928689
18938790
19938790
20948891
21958891
22968992
23968992
24978993
25989093
26989094
27999094
281009195
291019195
301019196
311029296
321039297
331049297
341059398
351069398
361079399
371079499
3810894100
3910994100
4011094101
4111295101
4211395102
4311495102
4411596103
4511796103
4611896104
4712096104
4812097105
4912097106
5012097106
5197107
5298107
5398108
5498109
5598109
5699110
5799111
5899111
5999112
6099113
61100114
62100115
63100116
64100117
65101118
66101120
67101120
68101120
69102120
70102120
71102
72102
73103
74103
75103
76103
77104
78104
79104
80104
81105
82105
83105
84105
85106
86106
87106
88107
89107
90107
91108
92108
93108
94109
95109
96110
97110
98110
99111
100111
101112
102113
103113
104114
105115
106116
107117
108118
109120
110120
2017 KS2 scaled scores – raw score conversion table

Expected standard (100): reading 26, maths 57, GPS 36 marks. High score (110): reading 39, maths 95, GPS 56 marks. Download the 2017 thresholds PDF

Raw scoreReadingMathsGPS
0NNN
1NNN
2NNN
3808080
4808081
5818082
6838083
7848184
8858285
9868286
10878387
11888487
12898488
13908589
14918689
15918690
16928790
17938791
18948892
19948892
20958993
21968993
22978994
23979094
24989095
25999195
261009195
271009196
281019296
291029297
301039297
311039398
321049398
331059399
341069499
351079499
3610894100
3710894100
3810995101
3911095101
4011295102
4111396102
4211496103
4311596103
4411696104
4511897104
4611997105
4712097105
4812097106
4912098106
5012098107
5198107
5298108
5399108
5499109
5599109
5699110
57100111
58100112
59100112
60100113
61100114
62101115
63101116
64101117
65101118
66102119
67102120
68102120
69102120
70103120
71103
72103
73103
74104
75104
76104
77104
78105
79105
80105
81105
82106
83106
84106
85106
86107
87107
88107
89108
90108
91108
92109
93109
94109
95110
96110
97110
98111
99111
100112
101112
102113
103114
104114
105115
106116
107117
108118
109120
110120
2016 KS2 scaled scores – raw score conversion table

Expected standard (100): reading 21, maths 60, GPS 43 marks. High score (110): reading 34, maths 98, GPS 61 marks. Download the 2016 thresholds PDF

Raw scoreReadingMathsGPS
0NNN
1NNN
2NNN
3808080
4828080
5838080
6858080
7868081
8878181
9888282
10898283
11908384
12918485
13928485
14938586
15948686
16958687
17968788
18978788
19988889
20998889
211008890
221008990
231018991
241029091
251039092
261049092
271049193
281059193
291069193
301079294
311089294
321099295
331099395
341109396
351119396
361129496
371139497
381149497
391159498
401169598
411179599
421189599
4311996100
4412096100
4512096100
4612096101
4712097101
4812097102
4912097102
5012097103
5197103
5298104
5398104
5498105
5598106
5699106
5799107
5899108
5999108
60100109
61100110
62100111
63100112
64100113
65101114
66101116
67101117
68101119
69101120
70102120
71102
72102
73102
74103
75103
76103
77103
78104
79104
80104
81104
82105
83105
84105
85105
86106
87106
88106
89106
90107
91107
92107
93108
94108
95109
96109
97109
98110
99110
100111
101111
102112
103113
104113
105114
106115
107116
108117
109119
110120

How KS2 scaled scores work

Each test is first marked to give a raw score. The Standards and Testing Agency then converts raw scores into scaled scores from 80 to 120. A scaled score of 100 always means the expected standard, so a child who scores 100 in 2026 has reached the same standard as a child who scored 100 in 2016 – even though the number of marks needed was different.

  • 80 is the lowest scaled score, given for 3 marks or more. With 0–2 marks, no scaled score is awarded.
  • 100–109 means the expected standard has been met.
  • 110 or more is reported as a high score (working at a higher standard).
  • 120 is the highest scaled score. In some years it can be reached without full marks.

Using the tables with practice papers

When children sit an older paper as a mock, mark it with that year’s mark scheme and convert the total using that year’s table. Scores from different years can then be compared fairly. To see exactly which questions and topics a class lost marks on, the KS2 question level analysis tools do the conversion for you and break results down by question.

KS2 SATs papers and analysis

Every KS2 SATs paper since 2016 is free on our KS2 SATs papers page, with mark schemes and the official threshold documents.

KS2 SATs past papersKS2 question level analysis

KS2 scaled scores: frequently asked questions

What is a scaled score in KS2 SATs?

A scaled score turns a child’s raw score (the number of marks) into a score from 80 to 120. A scaled score of 100 or more means the child has met the expected standard. Scaling lets results be compared fairly from year to year, even though each year’s tests are slightly easier or harder.

What is the KS2 SATs pass mark in 2026?

In 2026, children needed 25 out of 50 in reading, 56 out of 110 in maths and 34 out of 70 in grammar, punctuation and spelling to reach a scaled score of 100, the expected standard.

What is a high score in KS2 SATs?

A scaled score of 110 or more is reported as working at a higher standard (often called greater depth). In 2026 that needed 39 marks in reading, 94 in maths and 55 in GPS.

Why do the pass marks change every year?

Each year’s papers are different, so the number of marks needed for a scaled score of 100 is set after the tests, to keep the standard the same. A harder test needs fewer marks; an easier test needs more.

What does N mean in the table?

N means no scaled score is awarded. A child needs at least 3 marks to be given the lowest scaled score of 80.

Are there scaled scores for 2020 and 2021?

No. The KS2 SATs were cancelled in 2020 and 2021 because of the pandemic, so there are no scaled score tables for those years.

How do I convert a practice paper score?

Mark the paper with its mark scheme, add up the raw score, then use the conversion table for the same year as the paper. For maths, add the marks from all three papers (out of 110); for GPS, add both papers (out of 70).

Is the writing assessment given a scaled score?

No. KS2 writing is teacher assessed, so there is no test and no scaled score. Science is also teacher assessed.

Source: Standards and Testing Agency scaled score conversion tables, 2016–2026. Copies of the official threshold documents: 2026 · 2025 · 2024 · 2023 · 2022 · 2019 · 2018 · 2017 · 2016. Also see: KS1 SATs papers · 11+ practice papers.