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Year 4 maths Progress checks

Y4 maths Progress checks, TheSchoolRun
How is your child progressing in Y4 maths? Check they've grasped the essential skills and identify any areas where they need some revision and practice with our Progress Checks. Download the three tests (one for each term) now to see the kind of calculations your child will be working on at school this year.
Keystage:  KS2, Year 4

Our Y4 maths Progress Checks, prepared by a KS2 teacher, will help you identify any areas your child is having trouble with so you can support their learning at home.

Each term’s maths test consists of 20 questions and a total of 20 marks. The first 5 questions are mental maths questions (allow your child 10 seconds for each one) and the next 15 are written questions (allow your child as much time as they like to do these questions).


The Progress checks are designed to follow TheSchoolRun's Learning Journey for that particular term. Please note: they cannot and will not necessarily follow what your child’s teacher is doing at school this week / term, as teachers tend to choose to cover objectives in an order that they feel suits their class. Therefore, don’t worry if your child cannot complete certain questions; the point of the Progress checks is to help parents identify where children might need extra help and practice.

Y4 maths objectives explained

By the end of the school year children should be confident with the following:

Y4 number and place value

  • Counting in steps of 6, 7, 9, 25 and 1000
  • Recognising place value of each digit in a four-digit number
  • Counting backwards through zero to include negative numbers
  • Rounding any number to the nearest 10, 100 or 1000

Y4 calculating

  • Adding and subtracting with numbers up to four digits using column addition and subtraction
  • Knowing multiplication facts for all times tables up to 12 x 12
  • Multiplying three-digit numbers by one-digit numbers

Y4 fractions and decimals

  • Finding fractions of quantities (for example: 2/6 of 48)
  • Understanding equivalence between fractions and decimals
  • Dividing one-digit and two-digit numbers by 10 and 100
  • Rounding decimals with one decimal place to the nearest whole number

Y4 measurement

  • Converting between units of measurement
  • Working out the perimeter and area of shapes
  • Calculating with amounts of money
  • Telling and writing 12-hour and 24-hour time
  • Solving problems involving converting between units of time

Y4 geometry

  • Classifying different types of triangles and quadrilaterals
  • Recognising acute and obtuse angles
  • Identify lines of symmetry in 2D shapes
  • Plotting coordinates in the first quadrant
  • Translating shapes up / down and left / right

Y4 statistics

  • Interpreting and present data in bar charts and line graphs
  • Solving comparison, sum and difference problems using information presented in bar charts, pictograms and tables

Find out more about what your child learns in Year 4 maths in our parents' guide; you can also browse all our Y4 maths worksheets or follow our Learning Journey for Y4 maths.