Year 6

Welcome to our Year 6 page. Here you will find information about what to expect for your child in Year 6. If you have any questions, please see your child's teacher or email the school: enquiries@pennwood.slough.sch.uk

Useful links for Year 6 parents and children:

🍂 - Autumn curriculum information

Statutory Assessments

Key Stage 2 SATs in 2025

SATs are national and standardised tests taken by children in Year 6 in England.  SATs assess the knowledge and skills in Mathematics, English Reading, and Grammar, Punctuation, and Spelling (GPS). Held every May, the 2025 Key Stage 2 SATs run from Monday, May 12th, to Thursday, May 15th.

The purpose of Key Stage 2 SATs is to measure your child's academic progress and the school's performance. SATs results are passed on to your child's secondary school to help their new school set a baseline for progress measurement and often place them into suitable sets or streams in Year 7.

SATs Subjects

• English Reading: Tests comprehension skills through questions based on various texts. There is one English Reading Paper.
• Mathematics: This course includes arithmetic and reasoning papers. It focuses on number operations, fractions, decimals, percentages, and problem-solving. There are three Mathematics Papers.
• English Grammar, Punctuation, and Spelling (GPS): This assesses grammar rules, punctuation, and spelling knowledge. There are two GPS papers.

We will hold a SATs meeting for parents during the Spring Term to deliver more information and answer any questions you may have.

Homework:

In Year 6, we set homework on a Wednesday and expect it to be completed by the following Wednesday.

Homework is set weekly on Google Classroom.

Please use these links to access homework assignments:

Google Classroom - two quizzes set every Wednesday

Spelling Shed - activities set every Tuesday

Conquer Maths - work set every Wednesday

First News - a great resource for independent practice

Reading Progress on Teams - reading task set weekly

Children can use devices in school if necessary.