In June, the Year 4 children will undertake the Multiplication Tables Check.

The date of the check in 2026 will be from the 1st June 2026.

The purpose of the Multiplication Tables Check is to determine whether Year 4 pupils can fluently recall their multiplication tables.

The Multiplication Tables Check is focused on the fluent recall of multiplication facts. This is included in the national curriculum (2014) statutory programme of study for mathematics at Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2. The national curriculum states, ‘By the end of Year 4, pupils should have memorised their multiplication tables up to and including the 12 multiplication table and show precision and fluency in their work’.

The Multiplication Tables Check will be delivered as an online, on-screen digital assessment and will take each pupil less than 5 minutes to complete.

The children will answer a mixed set of 25 questions from 2x to 12x. Each question will be displayed for 6 seconds before the next question appears.

The leaflet below will give you more information about the check: