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Why we’re here

We believe in the power of maths to transform lives and nations. Access to that power should not depend on a child’s background. Our mission is to help every child with the head and heart for maths realise the potential of their power.

  • Maths gives us a unique power

    To imagine things never before imagined. To see beyond what others have seen. To solve unsolvable challenges.

    Maths changes how you see the world. To a mathematician, every obstacle is just a puzzle to be solved.

  • Maths is good for individuals

    People who get a maths A level will earn 10% more than someone doing an identical job but without a maths A level.

    People who get a maths degree will earn £500,000 more over their lifetime than someone with a degree in another subject.

  • Maths is good for societies

    The power of maths is behind the great breakthroughs of our time. It is the power that helps us understand our planet and invent ways to improve our lives. From artificial intelligence to climate change forecasting, our future depends on maths.

    Countries that improve their maths score increase their GDP growth rate by 2%.

But too many children fall off track

Every year 30,000 children who were top performers at the end of primary school don’t go on to get top GCSE grades in maths. Half of top performers who were on free school meals aged eleven are no longer top performers by sixteen.

Number of children facing disadvantage who are top performers at maths

Chart shows the number of children from postcodes in the bottom IDACI quintile who achieved in the upper half of Level 5 or higher at age eleven and a Grade 7 or higher at GCSE.

11,260
11 year olds
5,866
16 year olds

Something goes wrong as they leave primary school

We surveyed 2000 pupils in years 6–9 and found that when high-attaining pupils transition to secondary school they become:

  • 25% less likely to say
    maths is fun
  • 40% more likely to say maths
    isn’t challenging enough
  • Twice as likely to say maths
    is boring

This is felt most strongly by disadvantaged pupils, and is the opposite to the change in perceptions amongst lower attainers.

Read more about these stats

Axiom Maths exists to help schools change this

We partner with schools to identify children with the head and heart for maths. We stick with them on a five year journey, from the first term of secondary school to the end of GCSEs.

We craft curricula that inspire and challenge young minds, with problems that excite them, where they lose themselves in maths.

We create social groups that nurture mathematical talent, where pupils feel at home and valued.

And it’s all fully-funded.

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How we work