Year 8 Maths Worksheets
England (UK)
- Ages 12–13
- Key Stage 3
Free maths worksheets for Year 8 in England (UK), made for children aged 12 to 13. This year children usually practise number sequences (level 3), one-step equations, one-step equations (level 2) and two-step equations.
Short, regular practice works best: ten minutes a day builds fluency faster than one long session. In the first years of secondary school, steady practice of the basics prepares students for harder topics.
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What children practise in Year 8 maths
Number sequences (level 3)
Tricky rules
One-step equations
One-step equations · Small positive numbers
One-step equations (level 2)
One-step equations · Bigger numbers
Two-step equations
Two-step equations · Small positive numbers
Substituting into expressions
Substitution · Small positive numbers
Substituting into expressions (level 2)
Substitution · Bigger numbers
The nth term of a sequence
nth term of a sequence · Small positive numbers
Percentages of amounts (level 2)
Percentage of an amount · Any whole percentage
Percentages of amounts (level 3)
Percentage of an amount · Decimal answers
Percentage increase
Percentage increase · Friendly percentages
Percentage decrease
Percentage decrease · Friendly percentages
Writing one amount as a percentage of another
As a percentage · Friendly percentages
Division
Sharing (division) · Harder
Mental maths
Mixed · Harder
Fractions
Any fraction
Powers, roots and primes
Prime numbers · Warm-up
Curriculum links
- England NC Y6.MA.RP.2: Solve problems that involve calculating percentages (for example 15% of 360) and comparing with percentages.
- England NC Y6.MA.AL.1: Use simple formulae.
- England NC Y6.MA.AL.2: Generate and describe linear number sequences.
- England NC Y6.MA.AL.3: Express missing number problems algebraically.
- England NC KS3.MA.NUM.10: Work with percentages: parts per hundred, one quantity as a percentage of another, and percentages over 100%.
- England NC KS3.MA.ALG.2: Substitute numbers into formulae and expressions, including scientific formulae.
- England NC KS3.MA.ALG.7: Solve linear equations in one variable, including all forms that need rearranging.
- England NC KS3.MA.ALG.13: Recognise arithmetic sequences and find the nth term; recognise geometric and other sequences.
- England NC KS3.MA.RP.8: Solve percentage change problems, including increase, decrease, original value and simple interest.
Ready-made maths sheets for Year 8
Other subjects in Year 8
Questions from parents and teachers
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Are answer keys included?
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Which curriculum do the Year 8 sheets follow?
They follow the skills usually taught in Year 8 in England (UK), in line with National Curriculum in England. Activities show the curriculum statements they practise where we have mapped them.
What age is Year 8?
Year 8 is usually for children aged 12 to 13 in England (UK). If your child needs more practice or a bigger challenge, use the pages for the years before and after.
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