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Year 6 Addition and Subtraction Worksheets

Year 6 worksheets for adding and subtracting large whole numbers and decimals using formal written methods.

Year group

Year 6

Subject

Maths

Topic

Addition and Subtraction

Difficulty

KS2

Worksheet type

Addition And Subtraction

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Year 6 Addition and Subtraction Worksheets

Year 6 · Maths · Mixed difficulty

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What children practise

These printable worksheets help children build confidence with addition and subtraction through focused, topic-specific practice.

Using formal written addition
Using formal written subtraction
Estimating answers
Checking with inverse operations

About these addition and subtraction worksheets

Support Year 6 children with addition and subtraction worksheets for KS2 maths practice, SATs revision, fluency and reasoning.

About these Year 6 addition and subtraction worksheets

These Year 6 addition and subtraction worksheets help children build confidence with adding and subtracting large numbers and decimals. The questions are designed to support arithmetic fluency, accuracy and mathematical reasoning.

Children can use these worksheets for classroom practice, home learning, intervention, revision or KS2 SATs preparation. The content uses UK Year 6 and KS2 wording throughout.

What children learn from this topic

Addition and Subtraction helps children strengthen upper KS2 maths knowledge and apply it to calculations, representations, reasoning or SATs-style problem-solving contexts.

  • Using formal written addition
  • Using formal written subtraction
  • Estimating answers
  • Checking with inverse operations
  • Solving addition and subtraction problems

How parents and teachers can use these worksheets

Parents can use these addition and subtraction worksheets for short, focused revision and ask children to explain the method or reasoning behind each answer.

Teachers can use them for lesson practice, retrieval tasks, small-group support, SATs revision or mixed-topic assessment preparation.

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Frequently asked questions

What should Year 6 children practise in addition and subtraction?+

Year 6 children should practise adding and subtracting large numbers and decimals using accurate methods, clear vocabulary and KS2 reasoning.

How can these addition and subtraction worksheets support SATs preparation?+

Addition and Subtraction supports Year 6 fluency and reasoning, helping children prepare for KS2 SATs-style arithmetic and problem-solving questions.

How can parents and teachers use addition and subtraction worksheets?+

They can be used for focused revision, intervention, homework or mixed practice, with children explaining each method and checking whether answers are sensible.