AQA GCSE Maths Past Papers

AQA GCSE Maths Grade Boundaries 

AQA GCSE Maths Specification at a Glance

The AQA GCSE maths specification is made up of all the key topics within the mathematics curriculum. The examination is terminal and is made up of three test papers that each student must sit. There are two tiers, foundation and higher. The foundation tier enables students to achieve up to a level 5. The higher tier enables students to achieve a level 4-9.

The information below is the same for both Foundation and Higher tiers.

AQA GCSE Maths Paper 1: non-calculator

·         written exam: 1 hour 30 minutes

·         80 marks

·         non-calculator

·         33⅓% of the GCSE Mathematics assessment

GCSE Maths Question Types

A mix of question styles appear in the exam, from short, single-mark questions to questions with multiple steps and calculations. The mathematical difficulty increases as a student progresses through the paper.

AQA GCSE Maths Paper 2: calculator

·         Content from any part of the specification may be assessed

·         How it’s assessed

·         written exam: 1 hour 30 minutes

·         80 marks

·         calculator allowed

·         33⅓% of the GCSE Mathematics assessment

GCSE Maths Question Types

A mix of question styles, from short, single-mark questions to multi-step problems. The mathematical demand increases as a student progresses through the paper.

AQA GCSE Maths Paper 3: calculator

·         Content from any part of the specification may be assessed

·         How it’s assessed

·         written exam: 1 hour 30 minutes

·         80 marks

·         calculator allowed

·         33⅓% of the GCSE Mathematics assessment

GCSE Maths Question Types

There are many different questions types in paper 3, but these tend to be more varied than the other papers and contain more problem-solving style questions that require knowledge from multiple topics.

GCSE maths topics covered in the GCSE maths AQA 9-1 specification