KS2 SATs 2026 Paper 1: arithmetic

36 questions · 40 marks. Every question from the paper, recreated, with the official mark scheme, an annotated worked solution and a shadow question (the same skill with new numbers). Open the paper in the Ultimate Exam Question Finder to present it, print it or build a set.

1. Question 1 (1 mark)

   87 + 327 =

   (1 mark)

2. Question 2 (1 mark)

   5,555 + 555 + 55 =

   (1 mark)

3. Question 3 (1 mark)

   67 ÷ 1 =

   (1 mark)

4. Question 4 (1 mark)

   3 × 23 =

   (1 mark)

5. Question 5 (1 mark)

   5,200 – 1,600 =

   (1 mark)

6. Question 6 (1 mark)

   99 ÷ 9 =

   (1 mark)

7. Question 7 (1 mark)

   boxedstrut = 4,381 – 2,289

   (1 mark)

8. Question 8 (1 mark)

   350 ÷ 5 =

   (1 mark)

9. Question 9 (1 mark)

   2,004 – 10 =

   (1 mark)

10. Question 10 (1 mark)

    4,030,206 = 4,000,000 + boxedstrut + 200 + 6

    (1 mark)

11. Question 11 (1 mark)

    4/5 + 3/5 + 2/5 =

    (1 mark)

12. Question 12 (1 mark)

    9,600 ÷ 6 =

    (1 mark)

13. Question 13 (1 mark)

    48.5 + 7.392 =

    (1 mark)

14. Question 14 (1 mark)

    72 ÷ 4 =

    (1 mark)

15. Question 15 (1 mark)

    68 × 9 =

    (1 mark)

16. Question 16 (1 mark)

    4/5 × 1/9 =

    (1 mark)

17. Question 17 (1 mark)

    1/2 of 250 =

    (1 mark)

18. Question 18 (1 mark)

    boxedstrut ÷ 8 = 12

    (1 mark)

19. Question 19 (1 mark)

    9/10 – 1/5 =

    (1 mark)

20. Question 20 (2 marks)

    457 × 46 =

    Show your method

    (2 marks)

21. Question 21 (1 mark)

    9,809 × 1,000 =

    (1 mark)

22. Question 22 (1 mark)

    34.3 – 26.44 =

    (1 mark)

23. Question 23 (1 mark)

    202.4 ÷ 100 =

    (1 mark)

24. Question 24 (1 mark)

    4 × 3.78 =

    (1 mark)

25. Question 25 (2 marks)

    714 ÷ 51 =

    Show your method

    (2 marks)

26. Question 26 (1 mark)

    3/4 ÷ 3 =

    (1 mark)

27. Question 27 (2 marks)

    6,715 × 54 =

    Show your method

    (2 marks)

28. Question 28 (1 mark)

    30\% of 2,320 =

    (1 mark)

29. Question 29 (1 mark)

    80 – 4³ =

    (1 mark)

30. Question 30 (1 mark)

    97\% of 400 =

    (1 mark)

31. Question 31 (2 marks)

    2,176 ÷ 16 =

    Show your method

    (2 marks)

32. Question 32 (1 mark)

    13/4 + 15/8 =

    (1 mark)

33. Question 33 (1 mark)

    0.09 × 24 =

    (1 mark)

34. Question 34 (1 mark)

    65\% of 680 =

    (1 mark)

35. Question 35 (1 mark)

    31/4 – 24/5 =

    (1 mark)

36. Question 36 (1 mark)

    21/2 × 70 =

    (1 mark)

Questions Crown copyright (Standards and Testing Agency), recreated by Mr Barton Maths for teaching. Each question is credited to its board, series, paper and number.