SATs can feel like a big deal for Year 6 pupils in Epsom — and their parents. While they're not the be-all and end-all, strong results set children up well for secondary school. Our teaching team help with the specific content and question types that SATs test, making sure children aren't caught out by unfamiliar formats or topics they haven't covered fully in class.
Reading Skills
The reading paper presents three texts of increasing difficulty and asks questions that test retrieval, inference, vocabulary, and summary. Many Epsom children find the final text challenging — it's often a pre-1900 extract or a piece of non-fiction with unfamiliar language. Our teaching team prepare students by practising with real SATs papers and teaching strategies for each question type: how to find evidence, how to explain an author's word choice, how to summarise a paragraph concisely.
Arithmetic Paper
The arithmetic paper tests calculation skills: long multiplication, long division, fractions, decimals, and percentages. There's no room for reasoning here — it's about speed and accuracy. Our teaching team in Epsom build these skills through regular practice, focusing on the methods children are expected to use and the common errors that cost marks. Fluent arithmetic is also the foundation for the two reasoning papers, so time spent here pays off twice.
Support for Your Child
SATs preparation works best when it's calm, structured, and focused on real gaps. Give us a call to find the right tutor for your son or daughter in Epsom.
Beyond the Classroom
In a classroom of 30, a teacher cannot pause to check whether each pupil truly understands. A tutor working individually with a learner in Epsom can. Every question is answered, every misconception corrected on the spot, and the pace adapts to the pupil — not the timetable. Families across Surrey consistently find that regular, focused tailored teaching produces faster and more durable progress than group revision classes or self-study alone.
Fitting Tutoring In
Scheduling needs to work for the whole family. In Epsom, we offer morning, afternoon, evening, and weekend availability to fit around school, sport, and family commitments. Whether the preference is a fixed weekly slot or a more adaptable arrangement, we accommodate it. During busier periods — mock exam season, for instance — many families increase frequency before scaling back again.
Grammar and Spelling
The GPS paper tests grammar terminology (subordinate clauses, modal verbs, relative pronouns) alongside spelling and punctuation. It's often the paper that children in Epsom find most unfamiliar, because the metalanguage can be confusing. Our teaching team teach this vocabulary explicitly, using examples and practice questions to make abstract concepts concrete. Spelling lists are practised regularly, and common patterns are taught systematically.