calculate and compare the area of rectangles (including squares), including using standard units, square centimetres (cm²) and square metres (m²), and estimate the area of irregular shapes

Statutory requirement

Pupils should be taught to calculate and compare the area of rectangles (including squares), including using standard units, square centimetres (cm²) and square metres (m²), and estimate the area of irregular shapes

Source: Department for Education, National curriculum in England: mathematics programmes of study. Crown copyright information reproduced under the Open Government Licence v3.0.