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TheSchoolRun.com closure date

As we informed you a few months ago, TheSchoolRun has had to make the difficult decision to close due to financial pressures and the company has now ceased trading. We had hoped to keep our content available through a partnership with another educational provider, but this provider has since withdrawn from the agreement.

As a result, we now have to permanently close TheSchoolRun.com. However, to give subscribers time to download any content they’d like to keep, we will keep the website open until 31st July 2025. After this date, the site will be taken down and there will be no further access to any resources. We strongly encourage you to download and save any resources you think you may want to use in the future.

In particular, we suggest downloading:

You should already have received 16 primary school eBooks (worth £108.84) to download and keep. If you haven’t received these, please contact us at [email protected] before 31st July 2025, and we will send them to you.

We are very sorry that there is no way to continue offering access to resources and sincerely apologise for the inconvenience caused.

How to use a SATs past paper: KS2 science

Father and son homework time
Although your child will no longer sit the KS2 SATs science test, you can still help them develop their skills by practising on a past paper together. Our teacher-tips guide explains how to administer the test at home.

After 2022, the rules around science testing within KS2 SATs changed. Now, all schools will get results from teacher assessment rather than formal testing. 

If your child is not taking the KS2 Science SAT, using test papers and worksheets is a good way to see how well they understand what they’ve been learning. You’ll also be able to identify which areas your child may need support with.

Test A

Children will need:

• A pen or pencil
• A sharp pencil, for drawings
• A rubber (optional)

Give your child 45 minutes to do this test.

Read the page entitled ‘Instructions’ to your child.

Explain that they will need to work through each question carefully. They need to leave out any questions they can’t do, and then they can return to them later if they have time.

You may clarify instructions, but you must not help your child with the substance of a question.

You must not help your child with spellings.

Remember to give your child time reminders throughout the test.

Test B

Follow the same instructions as given for Test A. Test B also takes 45 minutes to complete.

Marking

To mark your child’s paper, you can download the Teacher’s mark scheme. This goes through every question, and explains how each question should be marked based on the answers your child has given.

For top marks, examiners are looking for:

• Clear, unambiguous answers
• Complete explanations, when required
• Details that show an understanding of terminology and processes