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Primary Mathematics Challenge

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A mathematics challenge with certificates for everyone!
NEW!! Register online for the PMC here!!
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Pupils' Results Online

February 2009 PMC Finals Results (and a copy of the Finals paper): see Results below

Celebrating 10 years of the PMC!

RESULTS OF THE NOVEMBER 2008 PMC

More than 99,000 pupils took the Challenge

Teachers in more than 2694 schools entered pupils for the challenge. The MA posted nearly 69,000 certificates for presentation in assemblies!

PMC pupils at Briar Hill School

PMC pupils at Briar Hill School

Here is some of the feedback from schools.

Teachers' comments:

 

Excellent learning resource
Parents thought it was excellent
There is a renewed interest in maths since the PMC
An excellent challenge of mathematical thinking
Easy to mark (Thanks!)
Good range of questions
It created a real buzz
They were thrilled when they received their certificates
We always enjoy it
Really well-pitched questions
They concentrated hard to the end
They loved it
Super challenge
Refreshing change from SATS
Answers and Notes are useful
It raised the status of maths in the school
The PMC is a great idea
Another inspirational paper
We will do it again next year

Pupils' comments:

You will be OK if you think carefully
Worried, but I got through it all
I enjoyed Anna Nokemova
Better than a normal test
I liked the funny names
It tested my brain in a different way
Best kind of maths test ever
I liked Nelly, Kelly and the jelly
That was really brilliant
The best thing I have done in maths - ever
I never knew I would use 1200m of toilet paper a year
Dead hard
It felt like 10 minutes
A pencil-chewing test
All my brain cells were in action


What is the PMC?

The PMC is a test with multiple-choice problems which interest pupils and are mathematical. It is aimed at the top 60% of pupils in Years 5 and 6 England and Wales, P6 and P7 in Scotland, and Years 6 and 7 in Northern Ireland.

What do your pupils get?

  • the chance to take part in a national challenge
  • 10 easy questions to start with
  • all pupils should achieve a reasonable score
  • certificates presented by the school
  • high-scoring pupils are invited to take the PMC Finals in February 2009

What do the teachers get?
Each pack of 10 PMC papers also contains:

  • 1 gold, 2 silver and 3 bronze certificates
  • 1 photocopiable Took the Challenge certificate
  • mark scheme

Also provided are full instructions, solutions and follow-up ideas for the classroom, feedback sheet, and an opportunity to raise the profile of maths in your school.

 

Cost: only £8 per pack of 10 PMC papers.

 

Overseas Orders

To ensure orders reach schools abroad on time, it has been decided that they must be sent airmail.  

Please select one of the rates to add to your order to cover the airmail postage.

1 – 5 PMC packs           £2.50 per pack

6 & over PMC packs      £2.20 per pack.

For example on an order of 4 PMC packs, airmail postage will be £10

PMC Team Members

Download a PMC Flier for November 2008
Sample Problems

Sample papers - Nov 2007 and Feb 2008

Answers to Sample papers - Nov 2007 and Feb 2008

PMC Paper Live On-line
Live on-line version of the PMC
Primary Maths Problems on Line
Live on line practice for PMC pupils
Registration Page
Registration Page (printable pdf format)

Results of the 2009/2008/2007/2006/2005/2004/2003 PMC Finals

February 2009 - PMC Finals Results

February 2008 - PMC Finals Results

February 2007 - PMC Finals Results

February 2006 - PMC Finals Results

February 2005 – PMC Finals Results

February 2004 - PMC Finals Results

February 2003 - PMC Finals Results

PRIMARY MATHEMATICS CHALLENGES - THE BOOK

The new PMC book has the title Challenge Your Pupils:

using problem solving questions taken from the

Primary Mathematics Challenge. This book contains

all the PMC problems from November 2002 to February

2006 arranged in four levels of difficulty. Full answers and

notes from further work are provided. Click here to see more details.

Pupils love their PMC medals

You can order PMC medals for your pupils who got high marks in the November PMC. This attractive medallion, cast especially for the PMC is provided with a yellow MA ribbon, looks good when presented in assembly! The medallion has no date, so can be kept for future years; the back has space for engraving if wanted.

Cost: order 1 - 5 medals ............. £3.50 each
order 6 - 10 medals .................... £3.25 each
order 11 and over medals ........... £3.00 each
Handling charge for all orders ..... £1.50

Please phone the MA office for further details or click here to print out the order form.