Upper Key Stage 2
Year 5 Maths
Numbers up to a million, long multiplication, and prime, square and cube numbers. The year covers adding and subtracting fractions with different denominators, linking fractions to decimals and percentages, and calculating volume.
What Should a Student Know in Year 5?
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15 topics
Year 5 Topics
Place value
Read and write Roman numerals up to 1,000
Addition and subtraction
Add and subtract large numbers in your head
Multiplication and division A
List the multiples of a number
Fractions A
Find fractions worth the same as a single-part fraction
Multiplication and division B
Multiply a number up to 4 digits by a single digit
Fractions B
Multiply a single-part fraction by a whole number
Decimals and percentages
Read and write decimals with 2 decimal places
Decimals
Use known facts to add and subtract decimals below 1
Negative numbers
Understand what a negative number means
Perimeter and area
Work out the perimeter of a rectangle
Converting units
Swap between grams and kilograms, metres and kilometres
Volume
Understand that volume is measured in cubic centimetres
Statistics
Draw a graph that shows change over time
Shape
Understand that angles are measured in degrees
Position and direction
Read and mark points on a grid
Check What Is Secure
Take a module assessment on a single Year 5 topic, or a full assessment across the whole year, and see what has landed and what needs another look.
Ready for Year 6?
Continue into the next stage of the curriculum when ready.