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TheSchoolRun gives you all the tools you need to understand what and how your child is learning at primary school.

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If you want to support your child’s learning at primary school with some extra practice at home, TheSchoolRun has thousands of resources for you to choose from. Use our Worksheet finder and select subject and year group to find the resources you need for your child.

Our free English worksheets cover phonics, spelling, handwriting, grammar, reading comprehension and more.

Our free maths worksheets for Reception, KS1 and KS2 offer activities and games to help with multiplication, division, fractions, decimals, times tables and all other areas covered in the national curriculum.

Our free primary science worksheets will help you revise key science concepts with hands-on experiments.

Find maths worksheets, English worksheets and science activities to support your child's learning at home. Filter your search by year group, subject (English, maths, science, SATs) and category.

We have hundreds of free worksheets and free SATs papers to download, plus subscriber-only learning packs, practice papers and activities for primary school children.

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Brand-new! We've just launched interactive tutorials. So far we've added maths tutorials, with English to follow. In each tutorial, our teacher will explain the method, show you examples and then give you a chance to practise what you've learned. Use the filters below to search by year group and category.

Baffled by bar charts? Confused by CVC words? Foxed by food webs? Puzzled by phrases (and programs!)?

TheSchoolRun's primary-school glossaries explain all the maths, English, grammar and science terms you need to know to support your child's learning at home. Find the term you want to read in our comprehensive list, then click through for a plain-English, parent-friendly guide packed with examples, teachers' tips and step-by-step explanations.

Need some help with a homework project?

From essential information to weird (but true!) facts, picture galleries, videos and more, TheSchoolRun’s Homework Gnome offers your child a fantastic launching pad for learning about the history, geography and science topics they’re covering in school.

Each national-curriculum area has been researched and presented in child-friendly language to help your child with at-home research.

The official SATs past test papers on TheSchoolRun can be downloaded for free and used to help with SATs revision. Parents' information and advice will improve your child’s chances of success in their exams and help you understand SATs and SATs results.

Free KS1 SATs past papers, advice and information for Year 2 parents
Free optional SATs past papers for Y3, Y4 and Y5
Free KS2 English, science and maths SATs papers (2003-2017), including the new KS2 Grammar, punctuation and spelling test
Free Level 6 past SATs papers for English and maths (Y6 very able children)

Subscribers have access to exclusive TheSchoolRun practice papers for KS1 SATs, KS2 SATs and optional SATs.

Fractions? Punctuation? Telling the time? Handwriting?

If there’s a specific area of learning your child needs support with, our packs offer information, advice and plenty of engaging practical activities to help you. Written by teachers and experts and exclusively available to TheSchoolRun subscribers, learning packs (each 50+ pages long) are fun as well as practice-packed.

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Featured topics

Featured topic: Primary school explained

Education in the UK regional differences

Primary education in England, Wales, Scotland and N Ireland

We may be a United Kingdom, but schooling varies between each of our four countries. Our guide gives you an overview of the differences in primary school education in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.

What your child learns in maths at primary school

Unsure about what your child will be learning in maths at primary school? Here’s your guide to what your child will learn from EYFS (Nursery & Reception), through Key Stage 1 (Years 1 and 2) to the end of Key Stage 2 (Years 3, 4, 5 and 6).

What is an academy?

More and more primary schools in England are converting to academy status. If your child’s school is planning to make the transition, what could it mean for them?

7 common school life problems solved

Every parent wants their child to be happy at school, but what if there’s a problem? Here’s our step-by-step guide to tackling and resolving some of the common issues that might crop up in primary school.

What your child learns in English at primary school

Here’s your guide to what your child will learn in English – reading, writing, and speaking and listening – from EYFS (Nursery & Reception), through Key Stage 1 (Years 1 and 2) to the end of Key Stage 2 (Years 3, 4, 5 and 6).

You know you’re a primary school parent when…

Having a child at primary school grants you access to an exclusive club. Here’s what the members all have in common, says Lucy Dimbylow.

The beginner's guide to parent-teacher meetings

There’s a lot you can do to make sure you get the most out of meeting with your child’s teacher. Here’s TheSchoolRun’s guide to handling your first parents’ evening.

Girl in primary school wearing swimming goggles

Help! My child doesn’t want to go on school swimming lessons

Students in primary school are required to learn to swim, which is a difficult part of the curriculum for water-shy children to float through. Be prepared by finding out what the learning targets are, what responsibilities your school has, and how to help your child feel confident about taking the plunge.

School reading schemes explained

Ask any parent of a Reception child about Biff, Chip and Kipper, and they’ll know exactly who you’re talking about. But just how do primary school reading schemes work, and how can you tell if your child is progressing at the right rate? Lucy Dimbylow puts these questions to the teachers who use reading schemes in the classroom.

The parents’ guide to school trips

It feels like five minutes ago that you were peeling a tearful child off your leg at the school gates; now it’s your turn to weep at the thought of them going on a residential trip! We answer your questions – and ease your worries – about residential visits. By Lucy Dimbylow

9 homework help tips from real parents

Does your child struggle to settle down during homework time? Parents share their favourite tips on motivating their children through it and helping them concentrate on tricky concepts.

Holidays in term time: the parents’ guide

Once your child is at full-time school, cheap term-time holidays become a thing of the past. But who sets school term dates, and is taking your child out of school for a family break really a big no-no? TheSchoolRun explains.

8 questions you must ask your child's teacher

No one understands your child's academic development better than their teacher. Lucy Dimbylow explains how to get the best out of parent-teacher meetings by asking these eight questions.

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