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The pass mark for the reading, maths and spelling, punctuation and grammar (Spag) Sats tests .

Around 600,000 10- and 11-year-olds took the tests in May this year.

The Department for Education has revealed that pupils needed at least 28 marks out of 50 to reach the expected standard in reading. Last year, pupils needed a score of 26.

Find the key dates and information for the KS1 and KS2 Sats

In maths, pupils needed 61 out of 110 to reach the expected standard. Last year, pupils needed 57.

In Spag, pupils needed 38 out of 70 to reach the expected standard. Last year, pupils needed 36.

Pupils’ raw scores are converted to a scaled score between 80 and 120, in which 100 represents the expected standard.

Scaled scores are used to enable accurate comparisons of performance over time.

The pass marks are revealed in conversion tables which show how each raw score corresponds to a scaled score.