Help identify pupils’ strengths and areas for development at the start of Year 6 with this engaging Maths Skills Diagnostic Assessment.

This colourful and accessible assessment provides a useful snapshot of children’s mathematical knowledge and understanding as they enter their final year of Key Stage 2. It is designed to help teachers identify gaps in learning, recognise areas of confidence and use assessment information to inform early-term planning, intervention and SATs preparation.

The assessment includes:

• Number and place value
• Reading and writing large numbers
• Recognising the value of digits
• Addition and subtraction
• Mental and written calculation methods
• Multiplication and division
• Multi-step problem solving
• Fractions
• Equivalent, comparing, adding and subtracting fractions
• Decimals and fractions
• Measurement and unit conversions
• Perimeter
• Money and calculating change
• Telling and calculating time
• 2D shapes and their properties
• Lines of symmetry
• Problem solving and reasoning
• Teacher skills checklist
• Teacher notes and next steps section

Perfect for:

• Year 6 pupils
• KS2 maths
• Start-of-year assessments
• Baseline assessments
• Diagnostic assessment
• Transition from Year 5 to Year 6
• Identifying gaps in learning
• Early intervention
• SATs preparation
• Maths planning
• Teacher assessment

This low-preparation resource is ideal for gaining an overview of pupils’ mathematical skills at the beginning of Year 6. The accompanying teacher checklist and notes section make it easy to record observations, identify areas for further development and use assessment findings to inform teaching, targeted intervention and next steps throughout the year.