Mathematics in Year 5

Number - number and place value

  • read, write, order and compare numbers to at least 1,000,000 and determine the value of each digit

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

  • interpret negative numbers in context, count forwards and backwards with positive and negative whole numbers, including through 0

  • round any number up to 1,000,000 to the nearest 10, 100, 1,000, 10,000 and 100,000

  • solve number problems and practical problems that involve all of the above

  • read Roman numerals to 1,000 (M) and recognise years written in Roman numerals

Number - addition and subtraction

  • add and subtract whole numbers with more than 4 digits, including using formal written methods (columnar addition and subtraction)

  • add and subtract numbers mentally with increasingly large numbers

  • use rounding to check answers to calculations and determine, in the context of a problem, levels of accuracy

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

Number - multiplication and division

  • identify multiples and factors, including finding all factor pairs of a number, and common factors of 2 numbers

  • know and use the vocabulary of prime numbers, prime factors and composite (non-prime) numbers

  • establish whether a number up to 100 is prime and recall prime numbers up to 19

  • 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

  • multiply and divide numbers mentally, drawing upon known facts

  • 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

  • multiply and divide whole numbers and those involving decimals by 10, 100 and 1,000

  • recognise and use square numbers and cube numbers, and the notation for squared (²) and cubed (³)

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

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

  • solve problems involving multiplication and division, including scaling by simple fractions and problems involving simple rates

Number - fractions (including decimals and percentages)

  • compare and order fractions whose denominators are all multiples of the same number

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

  • recognise mixed numbers and improper fractions and convert from one form to the other and write mathematical statements > 1 as a mixed number [for example, + = = 1 ]

  • add and subtract fractions with the same denominator, and denominators that are multiples of the same number

  • multiply proper fractions and mixed numbers by whole numbers, supported by materials and diagrams

  • read and write decimal numbers as fractions [for example, 0.71 = ]

  • recognise and use thousandths and relate them to tenths, hundredths and decimal equivalents

  • round decimals with 2 decimal places to the nearest whole number and to 1 decimal place

  • read, write, order and compare numbers with up to 3 decimal places

  • solve problems involving number up to 3 decimal places

  • recognise the per cent symbol (%) and understand that per cent relates to ‘number of parts per 100’, and write percentages as a fraction with denominator 100, and as a decimal fraction

  • solve problems which require knowing percentage and decimal equivalents of , , , , and those fractions with a denominator of a multiple of 10 or 25

Measurement

  • convert between different units of metric measure [for example, kilometre and metre; centimetre and metre; centimetre and millimetre; gram and kilogram; litre and millilitre]

  • understand and use approximate equivalences between metric units and common imperial units such as inches, pounds and pints

  • measure and calculate the perimeter of composite rectilinear shapes in centimetres and metres

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

  • estimate volume [for example, using 1 cm³ blocks to build cuboids (including cubes)] and capacity [for example, using water]

  • solve problems involving converting between units of time

  • use all four operations to solve problems involving measure [for example, length, mass, volume, money] using decimal notation, including scaling

Geometry - properties of shapes

  • identify 3-D shapes, including cubes and other cuboids, from 2-D representations

  • know angles are measured in degrees: estimate and compare acute, obtuse and reflex angles

  • draw given angles, and measure them in degrees (°)

  • identify:

  • angles at a point and 1 whole turn (total 360°)

  • angles at a point on a straight line and half a turn (total 180°)

  • other multiples of 90°

  • use the properties of rectangles to deduce related facts and find missing lengths and angles

  • distinguish between regular and irregular polygons based on reasoning about equal sides and angles

Geometry - position and direction

  • identify, describe and represent the position of a shape following a reflection or translation, using the appropriate language, and know that the shape has not changed

Statistics

  • solve comparison, sum and difference problems using information presented in a line graph

  • complete, read and interpret information in tables, including timetables