Free KS3 maths practice tests by topic for Years 7, 8 and 9. There is no national test at the end of key stage 3, so these are not copies of any real paper: they are practice questions written by Classfern and matched to the key stage 3 maths programme of study in the national curriculum for England. Each of the 19 topics has a Core test (the main ideas) and a Stretch test (harder, multi-step questions). Every test picks a new set of questions from a bank of 40 or more each time, marks the answers straight away and explains each one. Teachers can use them for revision or homework; pupils can use them on their own.
Key facts
Key stage 3 covers Years 7, 8 and 9 (ages 11 to 14). The government's national curriculum page lists no national assessment in Years 7, 8 or 9. Source: GOV.UK
The key stage 3 programme of study says pupils should be taught to recognise arithmetic sequences and find the nth term. Source: GOV.UK
The key stage 3 programme of study says pupils should be taught to use algebraic methods to solve linear equations in 1 variable (including all forms that require rearrangement). Source: GOV.UK
The key stage 3 programme of study says pupils should be taught to solve problems involving percentage change, including: percentage increase, decrease and original value problems and simple interest in financial mathematics. Source: GOV.UK
The key stage 3 programme of study says pupils should be taught to use Pythagoras’ Theorem and trigonometric ratios in similar triangles to solve problems involving right-angled triangles. Source: GOV.UK
The key stage 3 programme of study says pupils should be taught to generate theoretical sample spaces for single and combined events with equally likely, mutually exclusive outcomes and use these to calculate theoretical probabilities. Source: GOV.UK
