KS2 SATs scaled scores 2016

The tables the Standards and Testing Agency used in 2016 to turn a child's raw marks into a scaled score from 80 to 120. A score of 100 or more means the child met the expected standard.

Marks needed in 2016

Subject	Out of	For 100 (expected)	For 110 (higher)
English reading	50	21	34
Mathematics	110	60	98
English grammar, punctuation and spelling	70	43	61

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Raw score to scaled score, 2016

English reading

English reading, 2016: raw score and scaled score
Raw score	Scaled score
3	80
4	82
5	83
6	85
7	86
8	87
9	88
10	89
11	90
12	91
13	92
14	93
15	94
16	95
17	96
18	97
19	98
20	99
21	100
22	100
23	101
24	102
25	103
26	104
27	104
28	105
29	106
30	107
31	108
32	109
33	109
34	110
35	111
36	112
37	113
38	114
39	115
40	116
41	117
42	118
43	119
44	120
45	120
46	120
47	120
48	120
49	120
50	120

Below 3 marks there is no scaled score.

Mathematics

Mathematics, 2016: raw score and scaled score
Raw score	Scaled score
3	80
4	80
5	80
6	80
7	80
8	81
9	82
10	82
11	83
12	84
13	84
14	85
15	86
16	86
17	87
18	87
19	88
20	88
21	88
22	89
23	89
24	90
25	90
26	90
27	91
28	91
29	91
30	92
31	92
32	92
33	93
34	93
35	93
36	94
37	94
38	94
39	94
40	95
41	95
42	95
43	96
44	96
45	96
46	96
47	97
48	97
49	97
50	97
51	97
52	98
53	98
54	98
55	98
56	99
57	99
58	99
59	99
60	100
61	100
62	100
63	100
64	100
65	101
66	101
67	101
68	101
69	101
70	102
71	102
72	102
73	102
74	103
75	103
76	103
77	103
78	104
79	104
80	104
81	104
82	105
83	105
84	105
85	105
86	106
87	106
88	106
89	106
90	107
91	107
92	107
93	108
94	108
95	109
96	109
97	109
98	110
99	110
100	111
101	111
102	112
103	113
104	113
105	114
106	115
107	116
108	117
109	119
110	120

Below 3 marks there is no scaled score.

English grammar, punctuation and spelling

English grammar, punctuation and spelling, 2016: raw score and scaled score
Raw score	Scaled score
3	80
4	80
5	80
6	80
7	81
8	81
9	82
10	83
11	84
12	85
13	85
14	86
15	86
16	87
17	88
18	88
19	89
20	89
21	90
22	90
23	91
24	91
25	92
26	92
27	93
28	93
29	93
30	94
31	94
32	95
33	95
34	96
35	96
36	96
37	97
38	97
39	98
40	98
41	99
42	99
43	100
44	100
45	100
46	101
47	101
48	102
49	102
50	103
51	103
52	104
53	104
54	105
55	106
56	106
57	107
58	108
59	108
60	109
61	110
62	111
63	112
64	113
65	114
66	116
67	117
68	119
69	120
70	120

Below 3 marks there is no scaled score.

Common questions

How many marks did you need for 100 in the 2016 KS2 SATs?

English reading 21 out of 50; Mathematics 60 out of 110; English grammar, punctuation and spelling 43 out of 70. 100 means a child met the expected standard.

How many marks did you need for 110 in 2016?

English reading 34 out of 50; Mathematics 98 out of 110; English grammar, punctuation and spelling 61 out of 70. Many schools and the government's statistics treat 110 or more as working at a higher standard.

Can I use the 2016 table for a practice paper?

Yes, for the 2016 papers: add up the marks across that subject's papers and find the total in the table. Each year has its own table, so use the one for the year the paper is from.

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Standards and Testing Agency, key stage 2 scaled score conversion tables. Open Government Licence v3.0. The 2016 table on GOV.UK. The Standards and Testing Agency does not endorse cookie. KS2 SATs past papers.

Raw score	Scaled score
3	80
4	82
5	83
6	85
7	86
8	87
9	88
10	89
11	90
12	91
13	92
14	93
15	94
16	95
17	96
18	97
19	98
20	99
21	100
22	100
23	101
24	102
25	103
26	104
27	104
28	105
29	106
30	107
31	108
32	109
33	109
34	110
35	111
36	112
37	113
38	114
39	115
40	116
41	117
42	118
43	119
44	120
45	120
46	120
47	120
48	120
49	120
50	120

Raw score	Scaled score
3	80
4	80
5	80
6	80
7	80
8	81
9	82
10	82
11	83
12	84
13	84
14	85
15	86
16	86
17	87
18	87
19	88
20	88
21	88
22	89
23	89
24	90
25	90
26	90
27	91
28	91
29	91
30	92
31	92
32	92
33	93
34	93
35	93
36	94
37	94
38	94
39	94
40	95
41	95
42	95
43	96
44	96
45	96
46	96
47	97
48	97
49	97
50	97
51	97
52	98
53	98
54	98
55	98
56	99
57	99
58	99
59	99
60	100
61	100
62	100
63	100
64	100
65	101
66	101
67	101
68	101
69	101
70	102
71	102
72	102
73	102
74	103
75	103
76	103
77	103
78	104
79	104
80	104
81	104
82	105
83	105
84	105
85	105
86	106
87	106
88	106
89	106
90	107
91	107
92	107
93	108
94	108
95	109
96	109
97	109
98	110
99	110
100	111
101	111
102	112
103	113
104	113
105	114
106	115
107	116
108	117
109	119
110	120

Raw score	Scaled score
3	80
4	80
5	80
6	80
7	81
8	81
9	82
10	83
11	84
12	85
13	85
14	86
15	86
16	87
17	88
18	88
19	89
20	89
21	90
22	90
23	91
24	91
25	92
26	92
27	93
28	93
29	93
30	94
31	94
32	95
33	95
34	96
35	96
36	96
37	97
38	97
39	98
40	98
41	99
42	99
43	100
44	100
45	100
46	101
47	101
48	102
49	102
50	103
51	103
52	104
53	104
54	105
55	106
56	106
57	107
58	108
59	108
60	109
61	110
62	111
63	112
64	113
65	114
66	116
67	117
68	119
69	120
70	120

Raw score	Scaled score
3	80
4	82
5	83
6	85
7	86
8	87
9	88
10	89
11	90
12	91
13	92
14	93
15	94
16	95
17	96
18	97
19	98
20	99
21	100
22	100
23	101
24	102
25	103
26	104
27	104
28	105
29	106
30	107
31	108
32	109
33	109
34	110
35	111
36	112
37	113
38	114
39	115
40	116
41	117
42	118
43	119
44	120
45	120
46	120
47	120
48	120
49	120
50	120

Raw score	Scaled score
3	80
4	80
5	80
6	80
7	80
8	81
9	82
10	82
11	83
12	84
13	84
14	85
15	86
16	86
17	87
18	87
19	88
20	88
21	88
22	89
23	89
24	90
25	90
26	90
27	91
28	91
29	91
30	92
31	92
32	92
33	93
34	93
35	93
36	94
37	94
38	94
39	94
40	95
41	95
42	95
43	96
44	96
45	96
46	96
47	97
48	97
49	97
50	97
51	97
52	98
53	98
54	98
55	98
56	99
57	99
58	99
59	99
60	100
61	100
62	100
63	100
64	100
65	101
66	101
67	101
68	101
69	101
70	102
71	102
72	102
73	102
74	103
75	103
76	103
77	103
78	104
79	104
80	104
81	104
82	105
83	105
84	105
85	105
86	106
87	106
88	106
89	106
90	107
91	107
92	107
93	108
94	108
95	109
96	109
97	109
98	110
99	110
100	111
101	111
102	112
103	113
104	113
105	114
106	115
107	116
108	117
109	119
110	120

Raw score	Scaled score
3	80
4	80
5	80
6	80
7	81
8	81
9	82
10	83
11	84
12	85
13	85
14	86
15	86
16	87
17	88
18	88
19	89
20	89
21	90
22	90
23	91
24	91
25	92
26	92
27	93
28	93
29	93
30	94
31	94
32	95
33	95
34	96
35	96
36	96
37	97
38	97
39	98
40	98
41	99
42	99
43	100
44	100
45	100
46	101
47	101
48	102
49	102
50	103
51	103
52	104
53	104
54	105
55	106
56	106
57	107
58	108
59	108
60	109
61	110
62	111
63	112
64	113
65	114
66	116
67	117
68	119
69	120
70	120

Raw score	Scaled score
3	80
4	82
5	83
6	85
7	86
8	87
9	88
10	89
11	90
12	91
13	92
14	93
15	94
16	95
17	96
18	97
19	98
20	99
21	100
22	100
23	101
24	102
25	103
26	104
27	104
28	105
29	106
30	107
31	108
32	109
33	109
34	110
35	111
36	112
37	113
38	114
39	115
40	116
41	117
42	118
43	119
44	120
45	120
46	120
47	120
48	120
49	120
50	120

Raw score	Scaled score
3	80
4	80
5	80
6	80
7	80
8	81
9	82
10	82
11	83
12	84
13	84
14	85
15	86
16	86
17	87
18	87
19	88
20	88
21	88
22	89
23	89
24	90
25	90
26	90
27	91
28	91
29	91
30	92
31	92
32	92
33	93
34	93
35	93
36	94
37	94
38	94
39	94
40	95
41	95
42	95
43	96
44	96
45	96
46	96
47	97
48	97
49	97
50	97
51	97
52	98
53	98
54	98
55	98
56	99
57	99
58	99
59	99
60	100
61	100
62	100
63	100
64	100
65	101
66	101
67	101
68	101
69	101
70	102
71	102
72	102
73	102
74	103
75	103
76	103
77	103
78	104
79	104
80	104
81	104
82	105
83	105
84	105
85	105
86	106
87	106
88	106
89	106
90	107
91	107
92	107
93	108
94	108
95	109
96	109
97	109
98	110
99	110
100	111
101	111
102	112
103	113
104	113
105	114
106	115
107	116
108	117
109	119
110	120

Raw score	Scaled score
3	80
4	80
5	80
6	80
7	81
8	81
9	82
10	83
11	84
12	85
13	85
14	86
15	86
16	87
17	88
18	88
19	89
20	89
21	90
22	90
23	91
24	91
25	92
26	92
27	93
28	93
29	93
30	94
31	94
32	95
33	95
34	96
35	96
36	96
37	97
38	97
39	98
40	98
41	99
42	99
43	100
44	100
45	100
46	101
47	101
48	102
49	102
50	103
51	103
52	104
53	104
54	105
55	106
56	106
57	107
58	108
59	108
60	109
61	110
62	111
63	112
64	113
65	114
66	116
67	117
68	119
69	120
70	120