In rank order, the most important topics for students to master, based on the number of topics

they are prior knowledge for are as follows:

Multiply and divide whole numbers (90 topics this is prior knowledge for)

Add and subtract whole numbers (73)

BIDMAS (50)

Multiply and divide decimal numbers (43)

Understand place value and identify the value of digits in a number (38)

Add and subtract decimal numbers (34)

Multiply and divide negative numbers (34)

Write a fraction in its simplest form (29)

Round to decimal places (29)

Substitute into an expression or formula (26)

Add and subtract negative numbers (24)

Put a number on and read a number off a number line (23)

Round to significant figures (23)

Two letter notation for a line and three letter angle notation (21)

Use a calculator to evaluate complex calculations (20)

Plot and identify coordinates (19)

Use and calculate with index notation including squares, cubes and powers of 10 (19)

Equivalent fractions (18)

Express one number as a fraction of another (18)

Extract data from lists and tables (16)