Primary Bonus Round 2026
The Primary Bonus Round will run in
February 2026.
Students usually take this paper in years 5 and 6 in England, P5 or P6 in Scotland or Years 6 and 7 in Northern Ireland, but the competition is open to entrants from younger year groups too. Many schools overseas also enter students of an equivalent age.
I’ve collected answers to all of the most common questions I’m asked by students, parents and teachers about the Primary Bonus Round on the page here so take a look now and make sure you’re in the best position for the Primary Bonus Round in 2026!
You can also take an online course to prepare at the Mathsaurus courses website. There’s a very significant FREE course and an upgraded course as well as group options via Zoom. The Mathsaurus 11+ course also has a lot of overlap with Primary Bonus Round topics!