Hurst Green Primary School
Maths
Mathematics
Purpose of study
Mathematics is a creative and highly inter-connected discipline that has been developed over centuries, providing the solution to some of history’s most intriguing problems. It is essential to everyday life, critical to science, technology and engineering, and necessary for financial literacy and most forms of employment. A high-quality mathematics education therefore provides a foundation for understanding the world, the ability to reason mathematically, an appreciation of the beauty and power of mathematics, and a sense of enjoyment and curiosity about the subject.
Aims
The National Curriculum for Mathematics aims to ensure that all pupils:
- Become fluent in the fundamentals of mathematics, including through varied and frequent practice with increasingly complex problems over time, so that pupils develop conceptual understanding and the ability to recall and apply knowledge rapidly and accurately.
- Reason mathematically by following a line of enquiry, conjecturing relationships and generalisations, and developing an argument, justification or proof using mathematical language.
- Can solve problems by applying their mathematics to a variety of routine and non-routine problems with increasing sophistication, including breaking down problems into a series of simpler steps and persevering in seeking solutions.
A year of maths at Hurst Green Primary
Our maths ambassadors
If you have any suggestions for websites, resources or even challenges for our website, please seek out Mr Rees or our two ambassadors in Years 5 and 6.
Challenge of the Month
Complete the challenge and pass along your completed work with your name and class on to either Mr Rees or one of our subject ambassadors for your chance to be entered into a prize draw to win 5 track-it points for aspiration! Entries to be received by 06/11/26.
KS1 Challenge
https://nrich.maths.org/problems/inside-triangles
KS2 Challenge
https://nrich.maths.org/problems/coded-hundred-square
This hundred square is written in code.
It starts with one and ends with a hundred.
Can you build it up?
KS2 Maths championship finals - June 2026
Well done to our school representatives for competing in the Dudley Maths Championship finals. They competed against 12 other winning schools (from the heats in February) to complete a range of difficult maths puzzles and challenges.
While we didn't win this year, the pupils should be extremely proud of what they achieved!
Examples of marvellous maths throughout school
Maths Championship 2026
Six representatives from Years 5 and 6 participated in the Dudley school's Maths Championship. The children worked extremely well together to complete a range of challenging and demanding questions against 6 other schools from the Dudley borough.
The children came first in their heats and will be going to the finals on the 16th June. Good luck team!
Online maths games and resources to support learning at home
Below are a variety of free online resources and games that will support your child in their maths learning at home. Please explore the links and enjoy! If you have any websites which you think would be perfect to add to this list, then please email in your suggestions to the school office.
Math Playground
Polypad - Great for manipulatives, models and games!
Battleships - Perfect for practising co-ordinates
Chess - Ideal for developing reasoning skills