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Primary maths
The whole primary maths curriculum, placed by year.
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What the maths section covers
From SEAG's 2026 Specification, which bases the test entirely on the Northern Ireland Key Stage 2 curriculum.
| Area | Includes |
|---|---|
| Number | Place value, decimals to two places, multiplying and dividing by 10, 100 and 1000, estimation, mental calculation, fractions, decimals and percentages and their equivalence |
| Patterns and algebra | Sequences, doubling and halving, prime, square, cube and triangular numbers, simple indices, function machines, a letter standing for an unknown |
| Operations | Problem solving with the four operations, estimation and approximation, interpreting a calculator display |
| Money | Calculations with money, including working out change |
| Measurement, shape and space | Units and measures, properties of shapes, position, movement and direction |
| Probability | The language of chance, ordering events by likelihood, fifty-fifty, and probability with a dice |
| Data | Recording, representing and interpreting data in graphs, tables and diagrams |
The specification says pupils will be expected to recognise patterns and relationships and make predictions, "responding to open-ended or multiple choice questions". The multiple-choice questions reward accuracy and elimination: with five options, ruling out two or three wrong ones is often faster than working the answer out in full. The six free-response questions at the end reward clear working and a precise final answer, with no options to check against.
Where P7 children often need work
Fractions, decimals and percentages as one idea, converting between them quickly.
Multi-step money and measurement problems, where the arithmetic is easy but the order of steps is not.
Where the format adds difficulty
Transferring answers accurately to a separate answer sheet, which the practice test exists to rehearse.
Keeping pace across 28 maths questions while also managing the English half.
