Everything you need for the Primary Maths Challenge and the Bonus Round (ages 9-11)
Preparing for the Primary Maths Challenge or the Bonus Round?
Help your child build confidence and develop problem-solving skills with the Primary Maths Challenge. Whether they’re taking part for the first time or aiming for the Bonus Round, we have resources to support them.
Ready to start? Watch the intro video here and then choose your preparation pathway below.
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Choose Your Preparation Pathway:
Most families start with our free PMC course to experience Kevin’s teaching and practice with real past papers.
For more structured preparation throughout the year, our 11+ courses (especially Level 3) provide comprehensive challenge-style teaching.
Live classes offer intensive preparation with real-time interaction in the weeks before the competition.
🆓 Free Course: Prepare for the Primary Maths Challenge
Practice real past PMC questions with Kevin’s video hints and solutions. Completely free, created in partnership with the Association for Mathematics in Education (AMiE).
Perfect for: All students taking the PMC, from first-timers to those aiming for certificates
🆓 Free Course – Prepare for the Bonus Round
Qualified for the Bonus Round? Practice past papers with video solutions.
Perfect for: Students who achieved top scores in the main PMC
🎯 Live PMC Preparation Classes
Join Kevin live via Zoom for interactive preparation. Work through challenging problems together and get expert guidance.
October: PMC Preparation Course November: PMC Warm-Up (final preparation before competition) December: Bonus Round + Advanced 11+ Preparation
📚 Our 11+ Maths Course is excellent preparation for both PMC rounds
Why? The course includes over 1000 problems, many at maths challenge difficulty. Level 3 is specifically designed with challenge-style problems that develop the exact skills needed for PMC success.
Looking for more past papers or certificate boundaries?
Access additional IMC past papers and official grade boundaries from recent years here.
About Your Teacher
Expert Teaching from Dr. Kevin Olding
After obtaining First Class undergraduate and Masters degrees in Mathematics from Magdalen College, Oxford, Kevin taught at Westminster School and Dulwich College. He later completed his PhD in Mathematics at the University of Bath while founding Mathsaurus.
Kevin’s students have achieved places at leading UK schools and universities, with many earning Olympiad medals. Over 50,000 students have taken Kevin’s courses, with a combined social media following of over 65,000 across YouTube and TikTok.