--- title: "Year 6 - Maths - Fractions" url: "https://darwenstjames.co.uk/news/2026-11-11-year-6-maths-fractions-1" school: "Darwen St James’ C of E Primary Academy" --- # Year 6 - Maths - Fractions ![](https://files.schudio.com/darwen-st-james-c-of-e-primary-academy/images/news/Collage_2026-11-11_17_32_33.jpg) 11 November 2026 It has been a busy and productive week in Year 6 as the children tackled the tricky world of fractions! They explored how to compare fractions, getting their heads around the counter-intuitive rule that when numerators are the same, a smaller denominator actually means a larger fraction—quite confusing at first glance! Rising brilliantly to the challenge, the pupils then moved on to converting fractions into common denominators to add and subtract them accurately, before mastering how to simplify their final answers into their simplest form. It was truly demanding work, but their perseverance shone through. Well done, Year 6—keep up the fantastic effort! [Year 6](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/news/tag/year-6) [Maths](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/news/tag/maths) [![](https://files.schudio.com/darwen-st-james-c-of-e-primary-academy/imagecache/100x100c/news/80268d0b-4c1c-4e9c-b6b6-e9b718f8fd3b(1).jpg)](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/news/2026-11-10-year-1-dt-designing-a-pencil-pot-with-a-stable-base) Previous ### [Year 1 DT - Designing a pencil pot with a stable base.](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/news/2026-11-10-year-1-dt-designing-a-pencil-pot-with-a-stable-base) ### Academy Life - [News](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/news) - [Events](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/events) - [Clubs](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/academy-life/basc) - [School Council](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/academy-life/school-council) - [Attendance](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/academy-life/attendance) - [Charities and Fundrasing](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/academy-life/charities-and-fundraising) - ![School Games Gold](https://files.schudio.com/darwen-st-james-c-of-e-primary-academy/images/partners/Gold_Logo_25-26(1).png) - ![Healthy school](https://files.schudio.com/darwen-st-james-c-of-e-primary-academy/images/partners/healthy_school.png) - ![Picture News](https://files.schudio.com/darwen-st-james-c-of-e-primary-academy/images/partners/6_Years_of_Picture_News.png) - ![AP smilestar](https://files.schudio.com/darwen-st-james-c-of-e-primary-academy/images/partners/Screenshot_2026-07-27_10.26.27.png) ##### Location St James Crescent Darwen Lancashire BB3 0EY ##### Contact Us 01254 703260 ##### Stay Connected - [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/Darwenstjames) - [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/darwenstjames/) © Copyright 2021–2026 Darwen St James’ C of E Primary Academy School & Trust Websites by [ ![Schudio logo](https://darwenstjames.co.uk/img/logo/light.png) ](https://www.schudio.com/)