Lower Key Stage 2
Year 3 Maths
Numbers up to 1,000, the 3, 4 and 8 times tables, and the first column methods for adding and subtracting. The year also brings comparing fractions with the same denominator, working out perimeter, and recognising right angles.
What Should a Student Know in Year 3?
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Visual Curriculum Map
See how Year 3 topics connect across the curriculum, where each one begins and what they build towards.
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12 topics
Year 3 Topics
Place value
Show any number up to 100
Addition and subtraction
Use pairs that make 10 to help with bigger sums
Multiplication and division A
Find a total by counting equal groups
Multiplication and division B
Multiply and divide by 10
Fractions A
Understand what the bottom number of a fraction tells you
Fractions B
Add fractions that have the same bottom number
Length and perimeter
Measure a length in metres and centimetres
Mass and capacity
Read a measurement off a scale
Money
Understand that 1 pound is 100 pence
Time
Read Roman numerals up to 12
Shape
Understand that an angle measures a turn
Statistics
Read a picture chart
Check What Is Secure
Take a module assessment on a single Year 3 topic, or a full assessment across the whole year, and see what has landed and what needs another look.
Ready for Year 4?
Continue into the next stage of the curriculum when ready.