In 2012 optional level 6 key stage 2 SATs papers were reintroduced for high attaining pupils. Level 6 opens up a whole new range of topics that need to be covered in order to cope successfully with the papers.

The Level 6 Mathematics tests will be in the form of two papers - one non-calculator paper and one calculator paper.

Level 6 SATs were in use until 2002 but in a slightly different format. The papers, however, will give you some idea of the types of question the students will face:

2001 Level 6 Mathematics Test C

2002 Level 6 Mathematics Test C

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There are a lot of topics to cover at Level 6 - below is a full list of the National Curriculum at Level 6. It will give you an idea of what kind of skills are required:

Number

Four rules of fractions (addition, subtraction, multiplication, division)
Working with mixed numbers and top heavy fractions
Percentage of a quantity and finding one quantity as a percentage of another
Percentage increase and decrease
Converting between fractions, decimals and percentages and ability to place in order of size
Ability to work with sequences, including using a rule to find the next or previous number and ability to use nth term of a sequence
Work with decimals – add, subtract, multiply, multiply and divide by 10, 100, 1000
Solve more complex word problems, including money problems
Understand multiples and factors
Use ratio to solve problems and split numbers into a ratio
Understand the rules of negative numbers
Square numbers, cubed numbers and square roots

Algebra

Collect like terms
Substitute into equations
Solve equations, including equations with unknowns on both sides of the equals sign, e.g. 3x + 4 = 2x – 2
Use the trial and improvement method
Form an equation from given information

Data Handling

Mean
Median
Mode
Range
Probability
Interpret a line graph, bar chart, pie chart or scatter diagram
Complete a two-way table
Understand conversion graphs

Geometry and Measures

Constructions, including constructing circles using a set of compasses
Coordinates – plotting and reading
Basic understanding of the equations of a line on a graph, e.g. x = 4 and y = x
Recognition of 2D and 3D shapes
Area, including area of a circle, area of a trapezium and area of compound shapes
Perimeter
Volume
Angles on a straight line, at a point, in a triangle and in a quadrilateral
Angle properties on parallel lines
Understand symmetry and rotational symmetry
Transformations – reflections, rotations around a point, enlargements (enlarging by a scale factor and centre of enlargement)

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