Junior Maths Challenge 2027
The 2027 UKMT Junior Maths Challenge takes place on Wednesday 5 May 2027. It’s the first-round challenge for students aged 11‑13 (typically Years 7‑8).
How to prepare
Start with the video, which walks through everything you need to know about the Junior Maths Challenge. Then practise real past questions with video hints and solutions for free in Get Ready for the Junior Maths Challenge, go further with Go for Gold, or join a live class. There’s more on our main Junior Maths Challenge page.
What score do you need?
You can see the scores needed for each award, and to qualify for the follow-on rounds, on the Junior Maths Challenge grade boundaries page.
How to register
The Junior Maths Challenge is sat at school, so the first step is to ask your maths teacher whether your school takes part. Official information about the competition can be found at the UKMT Junior Maths Challenge page.
After the challenge
Once you’ve sat the paper, you’ll be able to check your answers with our answer checker, and we’ll add the 2027 paper, video solutions and grade boundaries here as soon as they’re released. If you do well you may qualify for the follow‑on rounds: take a look at how to prepare for the Junior Kangaroo and the Junior Mathematical Olympiad.