KS2 SATs scaled scores 2017

The tables the Standards and Testing Agency used in 2017 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 2017

Subject	Out of	For 100 (expected)	For 110 (higher)
English reading	50	26	39
Mathematics	110	57	95
English grammar, punctuation and spelling	70	36	56

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Raw score to scaled score, 2017

English reading

English reading, 2017: raw score and scaled score
Raw score	Scaled score
3	80
4	80
5	81
6	83
7	84
8	85
9	86
10	87
11	88
12	89
13	90
14	91
15	91
16	92
17	93
18	94
19	94
20	95
21	96
22	97
23	97
24	98
25	99
26	100
27	100
28	101
29	102
30	103
31	103
32	104
33	105
34	106
35	107
36	108
37	108
38	109
39	110
40	112
41	113
42	114
43	115
44	116
45	118
46	119
47	120
48	120
49	120
50	120

Below 3 marks there is no scaled score.

Mathematics

Mathematics, 2017: raw score and scaled score
Raw score	Scaled score
3	80
4	80
5	80
6	80
7	81
8	82
9	82
10	83
11	84
12	84
13	85
14	86
15	86
16	87
17	87
18	88
19	88
20	89
21	89
22	89
23	90
24	90
25	91
26	91
27	91
28	92
29	92
30	92
31	93
32	93
33	93
34	94
35	94
36	94
37	94
38	95
39	95
40	95
41	96
42	96
43	96
44	96
45	97
46	97
47	97
48	97
49	98
50	98
51	98
52	98
53	99
54	99
55	99
56	99
57	100
58	100
59	100
60	100
61	100
62	101
63	101
64	101
65	101
66	102
67	102
68	102
69	102
70	103
71	103
72	103
73	103
74	104
75	104
76	104
77	104
78	105
79	105
80	105
81	105
82	106
83	106
84	106
85	106
86	107
87	107
88	107
89	108
90	108
91	108
92	109
93	109
94	109
95	110
96	110
97	110
98	111
99	111
100	112
101	112
102	113
103	114
104	114
105	115
106	116
107	117
108	118
109	120
110	120

Below 3 marks there is no scaled score.

English grammar, punctuation and spelling

English grammar, punctuation and spelling, 2017: raw score and scaled score
Raw score	Scaled score
3	80
4	81
5	82
6	83
7	84
8	85
9	86
10	87
11	87
12	88
13	89
14	89
15	90
16	90
17	91
18	92
19	92
20	93
21	93
22	94
23	94
24	95
25	95
26	95
27	96
28	96
29	97
30	97
31	98
32	98
33	99
34	99
35	99
36	100
37	100
38	101
39	101
40	102
41	102
42	103
43	103
44	104
45	104
46	105
47	105
48	106
49	106
50	107
51	107
52	108
53	108
54	109
55	109
56	110
57	111
58	112
59	112
60	113
61	114
62	115
63	116
64	117
65	118
66	119
67	120
68	120
69	120
70	120

Below 3 marks there is no scaled score.

Common questions

How many marks did you need for 100 in the 2017 KS2 SATs?

English reading 26 out of 50; Mathematics 57 out of 110; English grammar, punctuation and spelling 36 out of 70. 100 means a child met the expected standard.

How many marks did you need for 110 in 2017?

English reading 39 out of 50; Mathematics 95 out of 110; English grammar, punctuation and spelling 56 out of 70. Many schools and the government's statistics treat 110 or more as working at a higher standard.

Can I use the 2017 table for a practice paper?

Yes, for the 2017 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 2017 table on GOV.UK. The Standards and Testing Agency does not endorse cookie. KS2 SATs past papers.

Raw score	Scaled score
3	80
4	80
5	81
6	83
7	84
8	85
9	86
10	87
11	88
12	89
13	90
14	91
15	91
16	92
17	93
18	94
19	94
20	95
21	96
22	97
23	97
24	98
25	99
26	100
27	100
28	101
29	102
30	103
31	103
32	104
33	105
34	106
35	107
36	108
37	108
38	109
39	110
40	112
41	113
42	114
43	115
44	116
45	118
46	119
47	120
48	120
49	120
50	120

Raw score	Scaled score
3	80
4	80
5	80
6	80
7	81
8	82
9	82
10	83
11	84
12	84
13	85
14	86
15	86
16	87
17	87
18	88
19	88
20	89
21	89
22	89
23	90
24	90
25	91
26	91
27	91
28	92
29	92
30	92
31	93
32	93
33	93
34	94
35	94
36	94
37	94
38	95
39	95
40	95
41	96
42	96
43	96
44	96
45	97
46	97
47	97
48	97
49	98
50	98
51	98
52	98
53	99
54	99
55	99
56	99
57	100
58	100
59	100
60	100
61	100
62	101
63	101
64	101
65	101
66	102
67	102
68	102
69	102
70	103
71	103
72	103
73	103
74	104
75	104
76	104
77	104
78	105
79	105
80	105
81	105
82	106
83	106
84	106
85	106
86	107
87	107
88	107
89	108
90	108
91	108
92	109
93	109
94	109
95	110
96	110
97	110
98	111
99	111
100	112
101	112
102	113
103	114
104	114
105	115
106	116
107	117
108	118
109	120
110	120

Raw score	Scaled score
3	80
4	81
5	82
6	83
7	84
8	85
9	86
10	87
11	87
12	88
13	89
14	89
15	90
16	90
17	91
18	92
19	92
20	93
21	93
22	94
23	94
24	95
25	95
26	95
27	96
28	96
29	97
30	97
31	98
32	98
33	99
34	99
35	99
36	100
37	100
38	101
39	101
40	102
41	102
42	103
43	103
44	104
45	104
46	105
47	105
48	106
49	106
50	107
51	107
52	108
53	108
54	109
55	109
56	110
57	111
58	112
59	112
60	113
61	114
62	115
63	116
64	117
65	118
66	119
67	120
68	120
69	120
70	120

Raw score	Scaled score
3	80
4	80
5	81
6	83
7	84
8	85
9	86
10	87
11	88
12	89
13	90
14	91
15	91
16	92
17	93
18	94
19	94
20	95
21	96
22	97
23	97
24	98
25	99
26	100
27	100
28	101
29	102
30	103
31	103
32	104
33	105
34	106
35	107
36	108
37	108
38	109
39	110
40	112
41	113
42	114
43	115
44	116
45	118
46	119
47	120
48	120
49	120
50	120

Raw score	Scaled score
3	80
4	80
5	80
6	80
7	81
8	82
9	82
10	83
11	84
12	84
13	85
14	86
15	86
16	87
17	87
18	88
19	88
20	89
21	89
22	89
23	90
24	90
25	91
26	91
27	91
28	92
29	92
30	92
31	93
32	93
33	93
34	94
35	94
36	94
37	94
38	95
39	95
40	95
41	96
42	96
43	96
44	96
45	97
46	97
47	97
48	97
49	98
50	98
51	98
52	98
53	99
54	99
55	99
56	99
57	100
58	100
59	100
60	100
61	100
62	101
63	101
64	101
65	101
66	102
67	102
68	102
69	102
70	103
71	103
72	103
73	103
74	104
75	104
76	104
77	104
78	105
79	105
80	105
81	105
82	106
83	106
84	106
85	106
86	107
87	107
88	107
89	108
90	108
91	108
92	109
93	109
94	109
95	110
96	110
97	110
98	111
99	111
100	112
101	112
102	113
103	114
104	114
105	115
106	116
107	117
108	118
109	120
110	120

Raw score	Scaled score
3	80
4	81
5	82
6	83
7	84
8	85
9	86
10	87
11	87
12	88
13	89
14	89
15	90
16	90
17	91
18	92
19	92
20	93
21	93
22	94
23	94
24	95
25	95
26	95
27	96
28	96
29	97
30	97
31	98
32	98
33	99
34	99
35	99
36	100
37	100
38	101
39	101
40	102
41	102
42	103
43	103
44	104
45	104
46	105
47	105
48	106
49	106
50	107
51	107
52	108
53	108
54	109
55	109
56	110
57	111
58	112
59	112
60	113
61	114
62	115
63	116
64	117
65	118
66	119
67	120
68	120
69	120
70	120

Raw score	Scaled score
3	80
4	80
5	81
6	83
7	84
8	85
9	86
10	87
11	88
12	89
13	90
14	91
15	91
16	92
17	93
18	94
19	94
20	95
21	96
22	97
23	97
24	98
25	99
26	100
27	100
28	101
29	102
30	103
31	103
32	104
33	105
34	106
35	107
36	108
37	108
38	109
39	110
40	112
41	113
42	114
43	115
44	116
45	118
46	119
47	120
48	120
49	120
50	120

Raw score	Scaled score
3	80
4	80
5	80
6	80
7	81
8	82
9	82
10	83
11	84
12	84
13	85
14	86
15	86
16	87
17	87
18	88
19	88
20	89
21	89
22	89
23	90
24	90
25	91
26	91
27	91
28	92
29	92
30	92
31	93
32	93
33	93
34	94
35	94
36	94
37	94
38	95
39	95
40	95
41	96
42	96
43	96
44	96
45	97
46	97
47	97
48	97
49	98
50	98
51	98
52	98
53	99
54	99
55	99
56	99
57	100
58	100
59	100
60	100
61	100
62	101
63	101
64	101
65	101
66	102
67	102
68	102
69	102
70	103
71	103
72	103
73	103
74	104
75	104
76	104
77	104
78	105
79	105
80	105
81	105
82	106
83	106
84	106
85	106
86	107
87	107
88	107
89	108
90	108
91	108
92	109
93	109
94	109
95	110
96	110
97	110
98	111
99	111
100	112
101	112
102	113
103	114
104	114
105	115
106	116
107	117
108	118
109	120
110	120

Raw score	Scaled score
3	80
4	81
5	82
6	83
7	84
8	85
9	86
10	87
11	87
12	88
13	89
14	89
15	90
16	90
17	91
18	92
19	92
20	93
21	93
22	94
23	94
24	95
25	95
26	95
27	96
28	96
29	97
30	97
31	98
32	98
33	99
34	99
35	99
36	100
37	100
38	101
39	101
40	102
41	102
42	103
43	103
44	104
45	104
46	105
47	105
48	106
49	106
50	107
51	107
52	108
53	108
54	109
55	109
56	110
57	111
58	112
59	112
60	113
61	114
62	115
63	116
64	117
65	118
66	119
67	120
68	120
69	120
70	120