Can school deny my request to have a copy of SATS papers

[spicygal]

Hi

Long time lurker but thought I'd throw this out there for advice. does anyone know whether the school can grant a request for me to have a copy of my daugther's year 2 SATS papers? I emailed a request, but am finding the school isn't giving me a straight yes/ no answer. They have suggested I can come and take a look onsite, but I really just want copies to have a look at, at home. Has anyone managed to get copies or does anyone know whether there is a particular reason why u couldn't just have a copy? Thanks in advance

Hi, thank you for all your replies. Just as an update, the school has kindly photocopied the papers for me after i emailed the headteacher directly asking for written clarification on the matter.
Having the papers have been insightful and my child really enjoyed going through it with me and showing me what bits she found tricky and which she found easy. The fact she persevered and answered every question in each of the booklet has given me an insight into how she behaves under test conditions. So it's been useful for me to have these.

That's great news! I'm glad the school was able to help you with your request and that going through the papers at home with your daughter gave you an insight on how she performs under test conditions.

I don't know what we will be shown at DS's school, but I'm looking forward to the open evening and end of year report to read the teacher's comments.

I'd suggest you check with the teacher to see exactly how the test was administered "test conditions" may not be what you imagine. For example KS1 tests aren't time limited and breaks are allowed.

I cannot ever imagine wanting to know how a 6/7 year old performed in "test conditions". This sounds so awful - like a child is being programmed not to fail in future. When my DD did ks1 Sats ages ago, the school gave out some odd results for science and if they were true DD performed a miracle to attain A*s in triple science. I never thought to go over her science tests/teacher assessments when she was so young. She was fortunate to have great teaching in senior school and that made the difference. Picking over a strange result at age 6 seems over the top.