Curriculum area 

Curriculum statement 

Curriculum year

N: Number 

3N1b – count from 0 in multiples of 4, 8, 50 and 100

3

4N2a – order and compare numbers beyond 1,000

4N3a – recognise the place value of each digit in a four-digit number (thousands, hundreds, tens and ones) 

4

5N1 – count forwards or backwards in steps of powers of 10 for any given number up to 1,000,000

5N3a – determine the value of each digit in numbers up to 1,000,000 

5N5 – interpret negative numbers in context, count forwards and backwards with positive and negative whole numbers, including through zero

5N6 – solve number problems and practical problems that involve 5N1–5N5

5

6N2 – read, write, order and compare numbers up to 10,000,000 

6N4 – round any whole number to a required degree of accuracy 

6N5 – use negative numbers in context, and calculate intervals across zero 

6N6 – solve number problems and practical problems that involve 6N2-6N5 

6

C: Addition and subtraction 

3C2 – add and subtract numbers with up to three digits, using formal written methods of columnar addition and subtraction

3

4C2 – add and subtract numbers with up to 4 digits using the formal written methods of columnar addition and subtraction where appropriate 

4C3 – estimate and use inverse operations to check answers to a calculation

4C4 – solve addition and subtraction two-step problems in contexts, deciding which operations and methods to use and why 

4

5C1 – add and subtract numbers mentally with increasingly large numbers 

5

6C4 – solve addition and subtraction multi-step problems in contexts, deciding which operations and methods to use and why 

6

C: Multiplication and division 

3C6 – recall and use multiplication and division facts for the 3, 4 and 8 multiplication tables

3C7 – write and calculate mathematical statements for multiplication and division using the multiplication tables that pupils know, including for two-digit numbers times one-digit numbers, using mental and progressing to formal written methods 

3

4C2 – add and subtract numbers with up to 4 digits using the formal written methods of columnar addition and subtraction where appropriate 

4C6b – use place value, known and derived facts to multiply and divide mentally, including: multiplying by 0 and 1; dividing by 1; multiplying together three numbers 

4C7 – multiply two-digit and three-digit numbers by a one-digit number using formal written layout 

4

5C5a – identify multiples and factors, including finding all factor pairs of a number and common factors of two numbers

5C5b – know and use the vocabulary of prime numbers, prime factors and composite (nonprime) numbers 

5C5c – establish whether a number up to 100 is prime and recall prime numbers up to 19 

5C6a – multiply and divide numbers mentally drawing upon known facts 

5C6b – multiply and divide whole numbers and those involving decimals by 10, 100 and 1,000 

5C7a – multiply numbers up to 4 digits by a one or two-digit number using a formal written method, including long multiplication for two-digit numbers 

5C7b – divide numbers up to 4 digits by a one-digit number using the formal written method of short division and interpret remainders appropriately for the context 

5

6C6 – perform mental calculations, including with mixed operations and large numbers 

6C7b – divide numbers up to 4 digits by a two-digit whole number using the formal written method of long division, and interpret remainders as whole number remainders, fractions, or by rounding, as appropriate for the context 

6C7c – divide numbers up to 4 digits by a two-digit number using the formal written method of short division where appropriate, interpreting remainders according to the context 

6

C: Solve problems / order of operations 

4C8 – solve problems involving multiplying and adding, including using the distributive law to multiply two-digit numbers by one digit, integer scaling problems and harder correspondence problems such as n objects are connected to m objects  

4

5C8a – solve problems involving multiplication and division including using their knowledge of factors and multiples, squares and cubes

5C8b – solve problems involving addition, subtraction, multiplication and division and a combination of these, including understanding the meaning of the equals sign

5

6C8 – solve problems involving addition, subtraction, multiplication and division

6C9 – use their knowledge of the order of operations to carry out calculations involving the four operations 

6

F: Fractions 

3F1b – recognise, find and write fractions of a discrete set of objects: unit fractions and non-unit fractions with small denominators 

3F3 – compare and order unit fractions and fractions with the same denominators

3

4F4 – add and subtract fractions with the same denominator 

4

5F2a – recognise mixed numbers and improper fractions and convert from one form to the other; write mathematical statements >1 as a mixed number [e.g. 2/5 + 4/5 = 6/5 = 1 1/5] 

5F2b – identify name and write equivalent fractions of a given fraction, represented visually, including tenths and hundredths

5F5 – multiply proper fractions and mixed numbers by whole numbers, supported by materials and diagrams 

5

6F2 – use common factors to simplify fractions; use common multiples to express fractions in the same denomination 

6F4 – add and subtract fractions with different denominators and mixed numbers, using the concept of equivalent fractions 

6F5a – multiply simple pairs of proper fractions, writing the answer in its simplest form [e.g. 1/4 × 1/2 = 1/8] 

6F5b – divide proper fractions by whole numbers [e.g. 1/3 ÷ 2 = 1/6] 

6

F: Decimals, percentages and equivalence 

4F6a – recognise and write decimal equivalents to ¼, ½ and ¾ 

4F10a – solve problems involving increasingly harder fractions to calculate quantities and fractions to divide quantities, including non-unit fractions where the answer is a whole number 

4

5F8 – read, write, order and compare numbers with up to three decimal places 

5F11 – recognise the per cent symbol (%) and understand that per cent relates to ‘number of parts per hundred’; write percentages as a fraction with denominator hundred, and as a decimal 

5F12 – solve problems that require knowing percentage and decimal equivalents of 1/2, 1/4, 1/5, 2/5, 4/5 and those fractions with a denominator of a multiple of 10 or 25 

5

6F9a – identify the value of each digit to three decimal places and multiply and divide numbers by 10, 100 and 1,000 giving answers up to three decimal places 

6F9b – multiply one-digit numbers with up to two-decimal places by whole numbers 

6F9c – use written division methods in cases where the answer has up to two-decimal places 

6F10 – solve problems which require answers to be rounded to specified degrees of accuracy 

6

R: Ratio 

6R1 – solve problems involving the relative sizes of two quantities, where missing values can be found by using integer multiplication and division facts 

6R2 – solve problems involving the calculation of percentages [e.g. of measures such as 15% of 360] and the use of percentages for comparison 

6R3 – solve problem involving similar shapes where the scale factor is known or can be found

6R4 – solve problems involving unequal sharing and grouping using knowledge of fractions and multiples 

6

A: Algebra 

6A2 – use simple formulae 

6A3 – generate and describe linear number sequences 

6A5 – enumerate possibilities of combinations of two variables 

6

M: Measurement, area, perimeter, volume and time 

3M2c – measure volume/capacity (l/ml) 

3M4f – compare durations of events, [e.g. to calculate the time taken by particular events or tasks]

3

4M4b – read, write and convert time between analogue and digital 24-hour clocks 

4M4c – solve problems involving converting from hours to minutes; minutes to seconds; years to months; weeks to days

4M7a – measure and calculate the perimeter of a rectilinear figure (including squares) in centimetres and metres 

4

5M7a – measure and calculate the perimeter of composite rectilinear shapes in centimetres and metres

5M7b – calculate and compare the area of rectangles (including squares), and including using standard units, square centimetres (cm²) and square metres (m²) and estimate the area of irregular shapes 

5

6M7a – recognise that shapes with the same areas can have different perimeters and vice versa

6M8a – calculate, estimate and compare volume of cubes and cuboids using standard units, including centimetre cubed (cm³) and cubic metres (m³), and extending to other units [e.g. mm³ and km³] 

6

M: Measurement problem solving 

5M9a – use all four operations to solve problems involving measures [money] using decimal notation, including scaling 

5M9d – use all four operations to solve problems involving measure [e.g. volume] using decimal notation, including scaling

5

G & P: Geometry, position and direction 

4G2a – compare and classify geometric shapes, including quadrilaterals and triangles based on their properties and sizes

4G2c – complete a simple symmetric figure with respect to a specific line of symmetry

4P3a – describe positions on a 2-D grid as co-ordinates in the first quadrant

4

5G2a – use the properties of rectangles to deduce related facts and find missing lengths and angles

5G4c – draw given angles and measure them in degrees (°) 

5

6G2b – describe simple 3-D shapes 

6G3b – recognise and build simple 3-D shapes, including making nets 

6G4b – recognise angles where they meet at a point, are on a straight line, or are vertically opposite, and find missing angles 

6G5 – illustrate and name parts of circles, including radius, diameter and circumference and know that the diameter is twice the radius

6

S: Statistics 

3S1 – interpret and present data using bar charts, pictograms and tables

3

4S2 – solve comparison, sum and difference problems using information presented in bar charts, pictograms, tables and other graphs

4

6S1 – interpret and construct pie charts and line graphs and use these to solve problems 

6S3 – calculate and interpret the mean as an average

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