Key Stage 2 online: Years 3 to 6
Facts and prices checked on 26 September 2026.
Key Stage 2 covers Years 3 to 6, when children are aged 7 to 11. It builds towards the multiplication tables check in Year 4 and the national tests in Year 6. This page shows what is taught in each subject and year, and how WonderPath fits alongside school.
What children learn in Years 3 to 6
Year 3 (ages 7 to 8)
- Maths: Year 3 maths introduces formal written methods and extends place value to three digits.
- English: Year 3 English introduces paragraphing and more sophisticated sentence structure.
- Reading: Year 3 reading broadens the range of texts children encounter.
- Science: Year 3 science covers plants, rocks and soils, animals including humans (nutrition and skeletons), forces and magnets, and light.
- Computing: In Year 3, children begin writing more purposeful programs using sequence, selection, and repetition.
Year 4 (ages 8 to 9)
- Maths: Year 4 is a milestone year for multiplication.
- English: Year 4 English focuses on crafting varied and cohesive writing.
- Reading: Year 4 reading develops deeper inference and critical thinking.
- Science: Year 4 science covers states of matter, sound, electricity, living things and their habitats, and animals including humans (the digestive system and teeth).
- Computing: In Year 4, children use loops and selection in their programs, making them more efficient and responsive.
Year 5 (ages 9 to 10)
- Maths: Year 5 maths extends place value to one million and deepens fraction work.
- English: Year 5 English introduces relative clauses and modal verbs, enabling more nuanced and complex writing.
- Reading: Year 5 reading develops evaluative and analytical skills.
- Science: Year 5 science covers forces, Earth and space, properties and changes of materials, and living things.
- Computing: In Year 5, children use variables in programs, design solutions that process inputs and produce outputs, and deepen their understanding of computer networks.
Year 6 (ages 10 to 11)
- Maths: Year 6 maths consolidates primary learning and prepares children for KS3.
- English: Year 6 English prepares children for secondary school writing.
- Reading: Year 6 reading builds the analytical skills tested in SATs.
- Science: Year 6 science covers living things and their habitats, animals including humans (circulatory system and health), light, electricity, and evolution and inheritance.
- Computing: In Year 6, children design multi-component programs, apply systematic debugging, and understand data transmission over the internet.
The checks and tests children take
- Multiplication tables check, Year 4: schools run it in a two-week window in June. In 2026 to 2027 the window starts on 7 June 2027.
- Key Stage 2 tests, Year 6: national tests in English grammar, punctuation and spelling, reading and maths. In 2027 they run from 10 to 13 May.
Dates change each year, so check the government's future dates page for the current ones.
How WonderPath fits
- Short lessons and practice, mapped to the National Curriculum for England, for Maths, English, Reading, Science, Phonics and Computing.
- Quizzes that give a hint and another go instead of the answer.
- A dashboard in plain words showing what your child has practised and where they found things hard.
- Lessons are written by AI and teacher review is being set up, so please use them alongside school and tell us about anything wrong.
Helping at home
- Little and often. Ten to twenty minutes most days works better than a long weekend session.
- Talk through how they got an answer, not just whether it is right.
- Keep tests calm: practise the format, not the pressure.
Common questions
What is Key Stage 2?
Key Stage 2 is Years 3 to 6 in England, when children are aged 7 to 11.
What is the multiplication tables check?
A short online check in Year 4 of how well children know their times tables up to 12. Schools run it in a two-week window in June.
When are the Year 6 tests?
The Key Stage 2 tests run in May. For 2027 the timetable is 10 to 13 May, according to the government's published dates.
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How this page was made: written by the WonderPath team with AI assistance and checked against the sources named above on 26 September 2026. Prices and features change; if anything is out of date, tell us at info@wonderpath.co.uk. WonderPath is a competitor of some products named here, and we have tried to describe them fairly.