Year 5 maths
England · ages 9–10
Larger numbers, factors and multiples, and long multiplication — all resting on fluent tables.
What is expected
- Multiply and divide numbers mentally, drawing on known facts
- Identify factors, multiples and prime numbers
- Multiply four-digit by two-digit numbers using long multiplication
- Work with fractions, decimals and percentages
A summary of typical expectations, not an official curriculum document. Your child’s school is the authority on what they are covering.
Practise it
Number facts are the part that has to be automatic — everything else in the year is slower and harder without them.