KS3 SATs Tests

KS3 Past SATs Tests. From 2003 onwards. Tests, mark schemes and guidance. These tests are for the pre 2014 Curriculum.

YearSubjectYear/PhaseDownload Materials
2009MathematicsKS3 SATsMental A Paper┊Mental A Script┊Mental A Audio
Mental B Paper┊Mental B Script┊Mental B Audio
Mental C Paper┊Mental C Script┊Mental C Audio

L3-5 Paper 1┊L3-5 Paper 2
L4-6 Paper 1┊L4-6 Paper 2
L5-7 Paper 1┊L5-7 Paper 2
L6-8 Paper 1┊L6-8 Paper 2

Mental Mark Scheme┊Paper 1 Mark Scheme┊Paper 2 Mark Scheme┊Level Thresholds
2009EnglishKS3 SATsReading Booklet (A Question of Choice)┊Reading Answer Booklet

Romeo and Juliet┊The Tempest┊Shakespeare Answer Booklet

Writing Prompts (A Slippery Situation, Pupil Website)┊Writing Answer Booklet

Mark Scheme┊Level Thresholds
2009ScienceKS3 SATsL3-6 Paper 1┊L3-6 Paper 2
L5-7 Paper 1┊L5-7 Paper 2

Mark Scheme┊Level Thresholds
2008MathematicsKS3 SATsMental A Paper┊Mental A Script┊Mental A Audio
Mental B Paper┊Mental B Script┊Mental B Audio
Mental C Paper┊Mental C Script┊Mental C Audio

L3-5 Paper 1┊L3-5 Paper 2
L4-6 Paper 1┊L4-6 Paper 2
L5-7 Paper 1┊L5-7 Paper 2
L6-8 Paper 1┊L6-8 Paper 2

Mental Mark Scheme┊Paper 1 Mark Scheme┊Paper 2 Mark Scheme┊Level Thresholds
2008EnglishKS3 SATsReading Booklet (Facing the Challenge)┊Reading Answer Booklet

The Tempest┊Much Ado About Nothing┊Richard III┊Shakespeare Answer Booklet

Writing Prompts (Rescued, Party please!)┊Writing Answer Booklet

Mark Scheme┊Level Thresholds
2008ScienceKS3 SATsL3-6 Paper 1┊L3-6 Paper 2
L5-7 Paper 1┊L5-7 Paper 2

Mark Scheme┊Level Thresholds
2007MathematicsKS3 SATsMental A Paper┊Mental A Script┊Mental A Audio
Mental B Paper┊Mental B Script┊Mental B Audio
Mental C Paper┊Mental C Script┊Mental C Audio

L3-5 Paper 1┊L3-5 Paper 2
L4-6 Paper 1┊L4-6 Paper 2
L5-7 Paper 1┊L5-7 Paper 2
L6-8 Paper 1┊L6-8 Paper 2

Mental Mark Scheme┊Paper 1 Mark Scheme┊Paper 2 Mark Scheme┊Level Thresholds
Mental Guidance┊Paper 1 Guidance┊Paper 2 Guidance
2007EnglishKS3 SATsReading Booklet (A Change for the Better?)┊Reading Answer Booklet┊Reading Guidance

The Tempest┊Much Ado About Nothing┊Richard III┊Shakespeare Answer Booklet┊Shakespeare Guidance

Writing Prompts (Food for thought, Ready to go)┊Writing Answer Booklet┊Writing Guidance

Mark Scheme┊Level Thresholds
2007ScienceKS3 SATsL3-6 Paper 1┊L3-6 Paper 2
L5-7 Paper 1┊L5-7 Paper 2

Mark Scheme┊Level Thresholds
2007MathematicsYear 7 ProgressMental Paper┊Mental Script┊Mental Guidance

Paper 1┊Paper 2
Paper 1 Guidance┊Paper 2 Guidance

Mark Scheme┊Level Thresholds
2007EnglishYear 7 ProgressReading Booklet (Flying High)┊Reading Answer Booklet┊Reading Guidance

Longer Writing Prompt (Circus Performers Needed)┊Short Prompt (My Place) and Writing Answer┊Writing Guidance

Spelling Test┊Spelling (Teacher Version)┊Spelling Guidance

Mark Scheme┊Level Thresholds
2006MathematicsKS3 SATsMental A Paper┊Mental A Script┊Mental A Audio
Mental B Paper┊Mental B Script┊Mental B Audio
Mental C Paper┊Mental C Script┊Mental C Audio

L3-5 Paper 1┊L3-5 Paper 2
L4-6 Paper 1┊L4-6 Paper 2
L5-7 Paper 1┊L5-7 Paper 2
L6-8 Paper 1┊L6-8 Paper 2

Mental Mark Scheme┊Paper 1 Mark Scheme┊Paper 2 Mark Scheme┊Level Thresholds
Mental Guidance H┊Mental Guidance L┊Paper 1 Guidance┊Paper 2 Guidance
2006EnglishKS3 SATsReading Booklet (In the Spotlight)┊Reading Answer Booklet┊Reading Mark Scheme┊Reading Guidance

Macbeth┊Much Ado About Nothing┊Richard III┊Shakespeare Answer Booklet┊Shakespeare Guidance

Writing Prompts (Save our Sports Centre, Cooking up trouble)┊Writing Answer Booklet┊Writing Mark Scheme┊Writing Guidance

Level Thresholds
2006ScienceKS3 SATsL3-6 Paper 1┊L3-6 Paper 2
L5-7 Paper 1┊L5-7 Paper 2

Mark Scheme┊Level Thresholds┊Guidance
2006MathematicsYear 7 ProgressMental Paper┊Mental Script┊Mental Guidance

Paper 1┊Paper 2
Paper 1 Guidance┊Paper 2 Guidance

Mark Scheme┊Level Thresholds
2006EnglishYear 7 ProgressReading Booklet (Making Cartoons)┊Reading Answer Booklet┊Reading Guidance

Longer Writing Prompt (Come and join me!)┊Short Prompt (What’s on) and Writing Answer┊Writing Guidance

Spelling Test┊Spelling (Teacher Version)┊Spelling Guidance

Mark Scheme┊Level Thresholds
2005MathematicsKS3 SATsMental A Paper┊Mental A Script┊Mental A Audio
Mental B Paper┊Mental B Script┊Mental B Audio
Mental C Paper┊Mental C Script┊Mental C Audio

L3-5 Paper 1┊L3-5 Paper 2
L4-6 Paper 1┊L4-6 Paper 2
L5-7 Paper 1┊L5-7 Paper 2
L6-8 Paper 1┊L6-8 Paper 2

Mental Mark Scheme┊Paper 1 Mark Scheme┊Paper 2 Mark Scheme┊Level Thresholds
Mental Guidance H┊Mental Guidance L┊Paper 1 Guidance┊Paper 2 Guidance
2005EnglishKS3 SATsReading Booklet (Crossing Boundaries)┊Reading Answer Booklet┊Reading Guidance

Macbeth┊Much Ado About Nothing┊Henry VIII┊Shakespeare Answer Booklet┊Shakespeare Guidance

Writing Prompts (Robot progress, Space for everyone?)┊Writing Answer Booklet┊Writing Guidance

Mark Scheme┊Level Thresholds
2005ScienceKS3 SATsL3-6 Paper 1┊L3-6 Paper 2
L5-7 Paper 1┊L5-7 Paper 2

Mark Scheme┊Level Thresholds
2005MathematicsYear 7 ProgressMental Paper┊Mental Script┊Mental Guidance

Paper 1┊Paper 2
Paper 1 Guidance┊Paper 2 Guidance

Mark Scheme
2005EnglishYear 7 ProgressReading Booklet (What Lies Beneath Your Feet)┊Reading Answer Booklet┊Reading Guidance

Longer Writing Prompt (Something to Remember)┊Short Prompt (Safety First) and Writing Answer┊Writing Guidance

Spelling Test┊Spelling (Teacher Version)┊Spelling Guidance

Mark Scheme
2004MathematicsKS3 SATsMental A Paper┊Mental A Script┊Mental A Audio
Mental B Paper┊Mental B Script┊Mental B Audio
Mental C Paper┊Mental C Script┊Mental C Audio

L3-5 Paper 1┊L3-5 Paper 2
L4-6 Paper 1┊L4-6 Paper 2
L5-7 Paper 1┊L5-7 Paper 2
L6-8 Paper 1┊L6-8 Paper 2

Mental Mark Scheme┊Paper 1 Mark Scheme┊Paper 2 Mark Scheme┊Level Thresholds
2004EnglishKS3 SATsReading Booklet (Save It)┊Reading Answer Booklet

Macbeth┊Twelfth Night┊Henry V┊Shakespeare Answer Booklet┊Shakespeare Writing Answer

Writing Prompts (To Catch a Thief)┊Writing Answer Booklet

Mark Scheme┊Level Thresholds┊Teacher Notes
2004ScienceKS3 SATsL3-6 Paper 1┊L3-6 Paper 2
L5-7 Paper 1┊L5-7 Paper 2

Mark Scheme┊Level Thresholds┊Teacher Notes
2004MathematicsYear 7 ProgressMental Paper┊Mental Script

Paper 1┊Paper 2

Mark Scheme┊Teacher Guide
2004EnglishYear 7 ProgressReading Booklet (Stranger than Fiction?)┊Reading Answer Booklet

Longer Writing Prompt (Magazine Interview)┊Short Prompt (Jungle Adventure) and Writing Answer

Spelling Test┊Spelling (Teacher Version)

Mark Scheme┊Teacher Guide
2004MathematicsYear 8 ProgressMental Script

Paper 1 L4-6┊Paper 2 L4-6
Paper 1 L5-7┊Paper 2 L5-7
2003MathematicsKS3 SATsMental A Paper┊Mental A Script┊Mental A Audio
Mental B Paper┊Mental B Script┊Mental B Audio
Mental C Paper┊Mental C Script┊Mental C Audio

L3-5 Paper 1┊L3-5 Paper 2
L4-6 Paper 1┊L4-6 Paper 2
L5-7 Paper 1┊L5-7 Paper 2
L6-8 Paper 1┊L6-8 Paper 2

Mental Mark Scheme┊Paper 1 Mark Scheme┊Paper 2 Mark Scheme┊Level Thresholds
2003EnglishKS3 SATsReading Booklet (In Search of Treasure)┊Reading Answer Booklet

Macbeth┊Twelfth Night┊Henry V┊Shakespeare Reading and Writing Answer Booklet

Writing Prompt (An Act of Bravery)┊Writing Answer Booklet

Mark Scheme┊Level Thresholds
2003ScienceKS3 SATsL3-6 Paper 1┊L3-6 Paper 2
L5-7 Paper 1┊L5-7 Paper 2

Mark Scheme┊Level Thresholds
2003MathematicsYear 7 ProgressMental Paper┊Mental Script

Paper 1┊Paper 2

Mark Scheme┊Teacher Guide┊Level Thresholds
2003EnglishYear 7 ProgressReading Booklet (It’s a Dog’s Life)┊Reading Answer Booklet

Longer Writing Prompt (Strange Sighting)┊Short Prompt (I’m Sorry) and Writing Answer

Spelling Test┊Spelling (Teacher Version)

Mark Scheme┊Teacher Guide┊Level Thresholds