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The Maths Challenge 2026 is now open.

Who is this for?

The Junior and Senior Challenges consist of a selection of interesting mathematical questions for pupils to attempt at home. The Junior Challenge is aimed at students up to Year 8 and the Senior Challenge is aimed at students up to Year 10. In previous years we have even had some entries from year 5 and 6 pupils - very impressive!

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Benefits of joining

How do I join?

It is completely free to join. We accept entries from schools anywhere in the UK and from British Schools Overseas. We encourage teachers to organize their students’ entries. Download the materials for your appropriate year groups and distribute them to your students. For submission, follow these instructions:

Instructions for the submission

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Challenge materials downloads

The Junior Challenge is aimed at students up to Year 8.
The Senior Challenge is aimed at students up to Year 10.
There are no lower limits to joining either of the challenges.

Junior Challenge 2026 questions download
Senior Challenge 2026 questions download

Prizes and award ceremony

The most successful students will be invited, with their parents and teachers, to attend an evening of mathematical recreation at the ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓÆµ in June 2026, at which prizes and certificates will be awarded.


Past years' materials and winners

2025
Junior Challenge 2025 with solutions
Senior Challenge 2025 with solutions
Winners of Challenge 2025

2024
Junior Challenge 2024 with solutions
Senior Challenge 2024 with solutions
Winners of Challenge 2024

2023
Junior Challenge 2023 with solutions
Senior Challenge 2023 with solutions
Winners of Challenge 2023 Ìý
Award Ceremony 2023

2022
Junior Challenge 2022 with solutions
Senior Challenge 2022 with solutions
Winners of Challenge 2022
Award Ceremony 2022

2021
Junior Challenge 2021 with solutions
Senior Challenge 2021 with solutions
Winners of Junior Challenge 2021
Winners of Senior Challenge 2021 Ìý

2020
Junior Challenge 2020 with solutions
Senior Challenge 2020 with solutions
Winners of Junior Challenge 2020
Winners of Senior Challenge 2020


Contact us

If you have any questions, feel free to reach out to our email:

Mathematics Outreach Team
math4all@soton.ac.uk

Ines Aniceto
Director of Outreach

Arman Darbinyan
Outreach and Schools Liaison

Ida Zadeh
Outreach and Schools Liaison

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