KS2 SATs scaled scores 2026

The tables the Standards and Testing Agency used in 2026 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 2026

Subject	Out of	For 100 (expected)	For 110 (higher)
English reading	50	25	39
Mathematics	110	56	94
English grammar, punctuation and spelling	70	34	55

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Raw score to scaled score, 2026

English reading

English reading, 2026: raw score and scaled score
Raw score	Scaled score
3	81
4	82
5	84
6	85
7	86
8	87
9	88
10	89
11	90
12	91
13	92
14	93
15	93
16	94
17	95
18	95
19	96
20	97
21	98
22	98
23	99
24	99
25	100
26	101
27	101
28	102
29	103
30	103
31	104
32	105
33	106
34	106
35	107
36	108
37	109
38	109
39	110
40	111
41	112
42	113
43	114
44	116
45	117
46	118
47	120
48	120
49	120
50	120

Below 3 marks there is no scaled score.

Mathematics

Mathematics, 2026: raw score and scaled score
Raw score	Scaled score
3	80
4	80
5	80
6	80
7	81
8	82
9	83
10	83
11	84
12	85
13	85
14	86
15	86
16	87
17	87
18	88
19	88
20	89
21	89
22	90
23	90
24	90
25	91
26	91
27	92
28	92
29	92
30	93
31	93
32	93
33	94
34	94
35	94
36	94
37	95
38	95
39	95
40	96
41	96
42	96
43	96
44	97
45	97
46	97
47	97
48	98
49	98
50	98
51	98
52	99
53	99
54	99
55	99
56	100
57	100
58	100
59	100
60	101
61	101
62	101
63	101
64	101
65	102
66	102
67	102
68	102
69	103
70	103
71	103
72	103
73	104
74	104
75	104
76	104
77	105
78	105
79	105
80	106
81	106
82	106
83	106
84	107
85	107
86	107
87	108
88	108
89	108
90	108
91	109
92	109
93	109
94	110
95	110
96	111
97	111
98	112
99	112
100	113
101	113
102	114
103	114
104	115
105	116
106	117
107	118
108	119
109	120
110	120

Below 3 marks there is no scaled score.

English grammar, punctuation and spelling

English grammar, punctuation and spelling, 2026: 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	90
15	90
16	91
17	91
18	92
19	92
20	93
21	94
22	94
23	95
24	95
25	95
26	96
27	96
28	97
29	97
30	98
31	98
32	99
33	99
34	100
35	100
36	100
37	101
38	101
39	102
40	102
41	103
42	103
43	104
44	104
45	105
46	105
47	106
48	106
49	107
50	107
51	108
52	108
53	109
54	109
55	110
56	111
57	111
58	112
59	113
60	114
61	115
62	116
63	117
64	118
65	119
66	120
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 2026 KS2 SATs?

English reading 25 out of 50; Mathematics 56 out of 110; English grammar, punctuation and spelling 34 out of 70. 100 means a child met the expected standard.

How many marks did you need for 110 in 2026?

English reading 39 out of 50; Mathematics 94 out of 110; English grammar, punctuation and spelling 55 out of 70. Many schools and the government's statistics treat 110 or more as working at a higher standard.

Can I use the 2026 table for a practice paper?

Yes, for the 2026 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 2026 table on GOV.UK. The Standards and Testing Agency does not endorse cookie. KS2 SATs past papers.

Raw score	Scaled score
3	81
4	82
5	84
6	85
7	86
8	87
9	88
10	89
11	90
12	91
13	92
14	93
15	93
16	94
17	95
18	95
19	96
20	97
21	98
22	98
23	99
24	99
25	100
26	101
27	101
28	102
29	103
30	103
31	104
32	105
33	106
34	106
35	107
36	108
37	109
38	109
39	110
40	111
41	112
42	113
43	114
44	116
45	117
46	118
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	83
10	83
11	84
12	85
13	85
14	86
15	86
16	87
17	87
18	88
19	88
20	89
21	89
22	90
23	90
24	90
25	91
26	91
27	92
28	92
29	92
30	93
31	93
32	93
33	94
34	94
35	94
36	94
37	95
38	95
39	95
40	96
41	96
42	96
43	96
44	97
45	97
46	97
47	97
48	98
49	98
50	98
51	98
52	99
53	99
54	99
55	99
56	100
57	100
58	100
59	100
60	101
61	101
62	101
63	101
64	101
65	102
66	102
67	102
68	102
69	103
70	103
71	103
72	103
73	104
74	104
75	104
76	104
77	105
78	105
79	105
80	106
81	106
82	106
83	106
84	107
85	107
86	107
87	108
88	108
89	108
90	108
91	109
92	109
93	109
94	110
95	110
96	111
97	111
98	112
99	112
100	113
101	113
102	114
103	114
104	115
105	116
106	117
107	118
108	119
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	90
15	90
16	91
17	91
18	92
19	92
20	93
21	94
22	94
23	95
24	95
25	95
26	96
27	96
28	97
29	97
30	98
31	98
32	99
33	99
34	100
35	100
36	100
37	101
38	101
39	102
40	102
41	103
42	103
43	104
44	104
45	105
46	105
47	106
48	106
49	107
50	107
51	108
52	108
53	109
54	109
55	110
56	111
57	111
58	112
59	113
60	114
61	115
62	116
63	117
64	118
65	119
66	120
67	120
68	120
69	120
70	120

Raw score	Scaled score
3	81
4	82
5	84
6	85
7	86
8	87
9	88
10	89
11	90
12	91
13	92
14	93
15	93
16	94
17	95
18	95
19	96
20	97
21	98
22	98
23	99
24	99
25	100
26	101
27	101
28	102
29	103
30	103
31	104
32	105
33	106
34	106
35	107
36	108
37	109
38	109
39	110
40	111
41	112
42	113
43	114
44	116
45	117
46	118
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	83
10	83
11	84
12	85
13	85
14	86
15	86
16	87
17	87
18	88
19	88
20	89
21	89
22	90
23	90
24	90
25	91
26	91
27	92
28	92
29	92
30	93
31	93
32	93
33	94
34	94
35	94
36	94
37	95
38	95
39	95
40	96
41	96
42	96
43	96
44	97
45	97
46	97
47	97
48	98
49	98
50	98
51	98
52	99
53	99
54	99
55	99
56	100
57	100
58	100
59	100
60	101
61	101
62	101
63	101
64	101
65	102
66	102
67	102
68	102
69	103
70	103
71	103
72	103
73	104
74	104
75	104
76	104
77	105
78	105
79	105
80	106
81	106
82	106
83	106
84	107
85	107
86	107
87	108
88	108
89	108
90	108
91	109
92	109
93	109
94	110
95	110
96	111
97	111
98	112
99	112
100	113
101	113
102	114
103	114
104	115
105	116
106	117
107	118
108	119
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	90
15	90
16	91
17	91
18	92
19	92
20	93
21	94
22	94
23	95
24	95
25	95
26	96
27	96
28	97
29	97
30	98
31	98
32	99
33	99
34	100
35	100
36	100
37	101
38	101
39	102
40	102
41	103
42	103
43	104
44	104
45	105
46	105
47	106
48	106
49	107
50	107
51	108
52	108
53	109
54	109
55	110
56	111
57	111
58	112
59	113
60	114
61	115
62	116
63	117
64	118
65	119
66	120
67	120
68	120
69	120
70	120

Raw score	Scaled score
3	81
4	82
5	84
6	85
7	86
8	87
9	88
10	89
11	90
12	91
13	92
14	93
15	93
16	94
17	95
18	95
19	96
20	97
21	98
22	98
23	99
24	99
25	100
26	101
27	101
28	102
29	103
30	103
31	104
32	105
33	106
34	106
35	107
36	108
37	109
38	109
39	110
40	111
41	112
42	113
43	114
44	116
45	117
46	118
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	83
10	83
11	84
12	85
13	85
14	86
15	86
16	87
17	87
18	88
19	88
20	89
21	89
22	90
23	90
24	90
25	91
26	91
27	92
28	92
29	92
30	93
31	93
32	93
33	94
34	94
35	94
36	94
37	95
38	95
39	95
40	96
41	96
42	96
43	96
44	97
45	97
46	97
47	97
48	98
49	98
50	98
51	98
52	99
53	99
54	99
55	99
56	100
57	100
58	100
59	100
60	101
61	101
62	101
63	101
64	101
65	102
66	102
67	102
68	102
69	103
70	103
71	103
72	103
73	104
74	104
75	104
76	104
77	105
78	105
79	105
80	106
81	106
82	106
83	106
84	107
85	107
86	107
87	108
88	108
89	108
90	108
91	109
92	109
93	109
94	110
95	110
96	111
97	111
98	112
99	112
100	113
101	113
102	114
103	114
104	115
105	116
106	117
107	118
108	119
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	90
15	90
16	91
17	91
18	92
19	92
20	93
21	94
22	94
23	95
24	95
25	95
26	96
27	96
28	97
29	97
30	98
31	98
32	99
33	99
34	100
35	100
36	100
37	101
38	101
39	102
40	102
41	103
42	103
43	104
44	104
45	105
46	105
47	106
48	106
49	107
50	107
51	108
52	108
53	109
54	109
55	110
56	111
57	111
58	112
59	113
60	114
61	115
62	116
63	117
64	118
65	119
66	120
67	120
68	120
69	120
70	120