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Year 6

  • Teachers: Ms Deighan and Mrs Ryan
  • Teaching Assistant: Miss Saxon

Welcome to Year 6's class page

Here you will find important information about the school week, exciting news and pictures of the activities we've enjoyed throughout the school year. Below you can download a copy of our Autumn term curriculum overview so that you can support your child's learning at home. 

English 

Reading

Spelling

Maths

Walking home

Children in Years 5 and 6 may walk home from school with signed permission from their parents or carers. If you require a copy of the letter, please see the school office, or see the letters tab. 

Homework

Homework is given out every Friday and should be returned to school by the following Thursday. Homework is an opportunity for you to be aware of your child's learning in Maths and English. Please speak to their teacher if you have any concerns. 

SATs Assessments

The National KS2 SATs will take place from Monday 12 May to Thursday 15 May 2025

GPS – this stands for Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling. One paper will test the children on 20 spellings of increasing difficulty. The other paper is 45 minutes long and has a selection of questions which assess their knowledge and understanding of punctuation and grammar rules.

Reading Comprehension – this paper is 1 hour long. During this time, the children are expected to read three short texts and answer a variety of questions about what they have read. They may be asked to define, retrieve, summarise, infer, predict, relate, explore and compare.

Maths Paper 1 – this is an arithmetic paper. Within this paper, the children are quizzed on the four calculations along with fractions, decimals and percentages.

Maths Paper 2 and Paper 3 – these papers assess problem solving and reasoning skills in all maths topics.

Writing – there is no writing test, however the children will be continually assessed throughout the course of the year in their writing in all subjects in school.

Useful websites to support learning at home