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BBC News had advance sight of the reading paper, which some teachers and parents said was too hard.

Primary schools say exam paper was 'too hard for children' and even some staff - but can you score full marks?

According to a new study, children in England are better at reading than anywhere else in the Western world.

Schools have said the SATs reading test for Year 6 pupils - aged 10 or 11 - which was sat across the country last week was so difficult that even their staff struggled to understand the questions

Parents, teachers and unions have raised concerns over Year 6 SATs exams being too difficult after some teachers were unable to understand the questions.

Parents, teachers and unions have raised concerns over Year 6 SATs exams being too difficult after some teachers were unable to understand the questions.

Pupils were made to answer a question every 34 seconds in the unusually difficult exam paper.

STUDENTS at Harwich and Dovercourt High School have joined others across the country to take part in a marathon world record attempt.

The schools minister has said he will look into concerns that last week's SATs exams were too difficult after claims that a paper left some Year 6 pupils in tears.

Nick Gibb said he does not want the exams which are taken by 10 and 11-year-olds in England to be ‘too hard’.