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Advancing Primary Mathematics Assessments
Accurately measure understanding and monitor attainment with print and digital mathematics assessments for learners aged 5–11. Aligned with the Cambridge Primary Mathematics Curriculum.
Written by assessment experts and reviewed by teachers, curriculum experts and ESL specialists from across the globe, Advancing Primary Mathematics Assessments are aligned with the Cambridge Primary Mathematics Curriculum. Test up to three times in each academic year to accurately monitor attainment and respond to learning needs in real time.
Target your teaching
Target your teaching
Identify strengths and areas for improvement at question level and by strand, for individual learners, a class group or your whole school. Generate instant reports in Boost Insights with Advancing Primary Mathematics assessment results:
- Individual Learner Reports provide an overview of each learner, as well as their performance at a strand level.
- Question-level Analysis Reports allow you to pinpoint areas of strengths and weaknesses among groups, classes and whole years.
Assessment Sample Pages
Take a look at some sample pages from Advancing Primary Mathematics Assessments.
Test papers are designed to engage younger learners with colourful images and a range of answering styles. Clear marking space in the margin references the Key Skill for that question.
This sample includes pages from Year 1, Year 2, Year 4 and Year 6 Term 1 papers.
What do teachers like about APM?
It focuses on a range of different areas in Maths, which makes it easier to assess if there are any gaps in learning.
Ghana International School, Accra, Ghana Maths Coordinater & Year 6 TeacherHas a wide variety of questions to focus on learners overall progress and understanding of mathematics... Clear images and overall space for students answers.
Excelsior Academic College, Gauteng, South Africa Christable Conradie, Foundation Phase TeacherThe questioning is very similar to the [NTS Mathematics Assessments] we are used to. [I like] the appropriate images.
Grange School, Lagos, Nigeria Adepeju Dinyo, Head of Learning and TeachingThe test aligns with the content for Year 4... Language for questions are simple.
Ghana International School, Accra, Ghana Year 4 Teacher
Align your whole-school teaching with Cambridge Primary Mathematics
Thanks to our partnership of more than 30 years, Hachette Learning continues to publish leading resources for Cambridge schools worldwide.
With Learner's Books, Teacher Guides and Workbooks, we recommend using our Cambridge Primary Mathematics print and digital teaching resources alongside your APM assessments.
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The perfect partner for your APM Assessments.
Learn more about Advancing Primary Reading, the print and digital assessment for ages 5-11.
Tailored to the Cambridge Primary English Curriculum.
About the Authors
Trevor Dixon
Trevor has over 35 years’ teaching experience and has been a maths coordinator in three primary schools, as well as working as an advanced skills teacher. He has worked as a marker of Key Stage 2 (KS2) mathematics National Tests for over 20 years and, in recent years, as a team leader. Trevor has written maths questions for the UK National Tests for both Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2 and has been a member of Expert Review panels reviewing National Test questions, test papers and mark schemes for England's Standards and Testing Agency (UK Department for Education).
In addition, Advancing Primary Mathematics Assessments have been reviewed by an international panel of classroom teachers and ESL experts.
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