What your child learns in Key Stage 2 maths

During KS2 children become much more confident with maths: they are adding, subtracting, multiplying and dividing, as well as doing mental calculations and solving problems using time, measure or money.

By the end of Year 6 the children should have a secure grasp of their times tables up to 12. 

• Square numbers

• Cube numbers (taught in Year 6 from September 2015)

• All the times tables up to 12x12

• Add, subtract, divide and multiply numbers of up to four digits

• Know equivalents between decimals, fractions and percentages

• Ratio and proportion

• Basic algebra (taught in Year 6 from September 2015)

• Problems involving decimals, fractions and percentages

• Use of brackets, including BODMAS

• Read and plot coordinates

• Measure and draw acute, obtuse, reflex and right angles

• Calculate the sum of angles around a point, on a straight line and (only in Year 6 from 2015) in a triangle and quadrilateral

• Calculate perimeter and area

• Visualise and describe 2D and 3D shapes

• Symmetry

• Rotation, reflection and translation of shapes (rotation will no longer be taught under the new curriculum from September 2015)

• Measure length, mass and capacity

• Convert units of measurement

• Tell the time from a 12- or 24-hour clock and calculate time intervals

• Draw and interpret line graphs, bar charts, pie charts and pictograms

• Calculate the mean, median and mode average, plus the range (from September 2015, only the mean will be taught, in Year 6)

• Understand probability (until September 2015)