Aston Villa Football Maths Code-Breaking Challenge – KS3

Aston Villa Football Maths Code-Breaking Challenge for KS3: six activities, 60 questions, printable student sheets, worked answers and an animated teacher PowerPoint.

Pupils tackle match-up calculations, mathematical error hunts, number crosswords, coordinate transformations, original exam-style geometry questions and player-statistics comparisons. Topics include fractions, percentages, ratio, algebra, sequences, HCF, averages, perimeter, area, probability and rates per 90 minutes.

Included:
• 12-page student PDF with organised writing spaces and continuation questions.
• Six-page teacher PDF with worked answers and the final code.
• Matching 29-slide PowerPoint with actual worksheet cutouts, teacher notes and 18 on-click reveals.
• Teacher setup guide and hint sheet.

Print shared task pages 1–5 per team and pages 6–12 per pupil. Complete questions 1–6, then the matching questions 7–10 before moving to the next activity. Highlighted A, B and C digits show how to make each clue. Pupils collect six clues and arrange them in the player-photo order to open the final lock. Teachers check all 60 answers and methods before accepting the code.

Use for Year 7–9 revision, enrichment or teamwork across several lessons, or split activities into shorter sessions. Player statistics use a fixed 12 October 2026 snapshot. This is an independent teaching resource, without club endorsement.

The watermarked preview shows actual sample pages. Purchased student sheets and answers are not watermarked. Project the teacher deck with answer notes kept on the teacher display.