Year 6
Welcome to our Year 6 page!
Year 6 is an exciting and important year, full of new challenges and opportunities as children prepare for their transition to secondary school. On this page, you’ll find key information about routines, homework, PE, and how to get in touch with us.
St. Peter’s Class is taught by Miss Callan, who will be joined by Mrs Jefferies on Mondays and Tuesdays. They will work closely together to ensure the children feel supported, challenged, and able to make great progress throughout their final year at St. John’s.
PE
During Autumn Term 1, our PE days will be Monday and Tuesday and will be spent both indoors and outdoors, covering Badminton and Rugby. On these days, children should come to school in their PE kits. Please note that PE days may change each half-term - we will make sure we let you know of any changes.
Supporting Learning at Home
We really value your support at home. Encouraging your child to read every day, practise times tables, and check their homework helps to build good routines and confidence. Here are some recommended websites that can be accessed from home. These sites provide activities and games to make revision fun and engaging.
English
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https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zdd3jfr - Year 6 English Comprehension learning resources for adults, children, parents and teachers.
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https://www.edshed.com/en-gb/login/school - spelling shed can be used to support spelling revision
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https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/z7vm7nb - A selection of KS2 SATs 2025 resources hand-picked by BBC Bitesize to help with focus on the Key Stage 2 English SATs paper, Reading.
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https://uk.ixl.com/english/year-6 - more than 100 Year 6 English skills and games to explore and learn
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https://www.topmarks.co.uk/english-games/7-11-years/spelling-and-grammar - interactive games to reinforce SPaG skills
Maths
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https://ttrockstars.com/ - for practising times tables and improving speed.
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https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/subjects/z826n39 - clear explanations, quizzes and practice for all Year 6 maths topics.
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https://nrich.maths.org/students/primary – problem-solving activities and puzzles to stretch thinking.
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https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/7-11-years/ordering-and-sequencing – interactive games to reinforce number and calculation skills.
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https://uk.ixl.com/maths/year-6 - hundreds of Year 6 maths skills and games to explore and learn
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https://play.numbots.com/#/account/search-school- Numbots to help children build strong number skills and develop confidence in addition and subtraction through fun, interactive games.”
Curriculum
This term, children will enjoy a broad and engaging curriculum across English, Maths, Science, and the wider foundation subjects. Information on this term's learning can be found on our curriculum overview below.
Key Stage 2 Tests
SATs Revision
There is a lot you can do to prepare for the exams before the SATs in May. As well as completing any homework throughout the year, you can revise for your SATs. Revising little and often is much better than stressing yourself out with long, last minute revision sessions.
It’s important to make sure that you don’t place too much pressure on yourself. The more relaxed you are, the more you will remember and learn, which means you are more likely to perform better during SATs week.
Try to do a little bit of practice each week. You can complete tasks in your purchased CGP revision books or have a look at some of the resources and links below.
KS2 Year 6 SATs Dates - May 2026
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Date |
Test |
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Monday 11th May 2026 |
English SPAG Paper 1 – Short answer questions |
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Tuesday 12th May 2026 |
English Reading Paper |
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Weds 13th May 2026 |
Mathematics Arithmetic (Paper 1) |
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Thurs 14th May 2026 |
Mathematics Reasoning (Paper 3) |
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Friday 15th May 2026 |
No tests! |
Revision by Topic:
Here is a link to another primary school that has past Maths SAT questions organised into topics:
Past SATs Questions by Topic | Kirkburton Middle School
Vocabulary Ninja on YouTube has lots of revision videos as part of his 16 weeks until SATs collection. These cover individual topics in both SPAG and Maths, with new SPAG videos being added weekly:
Nouns - 16 Weeks of SATs - SPaG / GPS
Revision Booklets to print at home
If you’ve finished your CGP books or would like some extra practice at home, use the booklets below for short, focused 10-minute daily revision sessions.
Reading:
year-6-sats-reading-week-of-workouts.pdf
SPAG:
year-6-sats-grammar-punctuation-and-vocabulary-week-of-workouts.pdf
Maths:
ten-for-ten-ks2-maths-practice-booklet-expected-standard.pdf
ten-for-ten-ks2-maths-practice-booklet-greater-depth.pdf
ten-for-ten-ks2-maths-practice-booklet-WTS.pdf
Answers:
answer-pack-expected-standard.pdf
answer-pack-greater-depth.pdf
Contacting Year 6
If parents need to contact class teachers, this may be done via a phone message or email to the school office, who will notify teachers. Teachers will endeavour to respond to messages as quickly as possible, acknowledging receipt within 48 hours and giving a full response within 5 working days. Staff will also be able to communicate with parents at the school gate, classroom door (at the end of the day) and via telephone or email if an incident occurs during the day that parents need to be informed of.
Guiding Year 6 this year is Saint Peter
Please see below this term’s Knowledge Organiser and the Year 6 spellings. The Knowledge Organiser provides an overview of the key facts, vocabulary and learning that the children will be focusing on this term.
