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Assessment
How Pearson Edexcel International GCSE Mathematics A is assessed
Two papers, each worth 50%, both taken at the same tier in the same series. Foundation targets grades 5–1. Higher targets grades 9–4, and a Higher student who just misses grade 4 can be awarded a 3.
Specification 4MA1 (Issue 2), first examined in 2018.
Foundation (grades 5–1)
Paper 1F
Calculator allowed, with a formulae sheet
- Time
- 2 h
- Marks
- 100
- Weight
- 50%
Paper 2F
Calculator allowed, with a formulae sheet
- Time
- 2 h
- Marks
- 100
- Weight
- 50%
Higher (grades 9–4, 3 allowed)
Paper 1H
Calculator allowed, with a formulae sheet. Assumes the Foundation content
- Time
- 2 h
- Marks
- 100
- Weight
- 50%
Paper 2H
Calculator allowed, with a formulae sheet. Assumes the Foundation content
- Time
- 2 h
- Marks
- 100
- Weight
- 50%
There is no coursework and no non-calculator paper. Both papers are written exams.
From the official Pearson Edexcel syllabus, checked October 2026. Read the syllabus
Syllabus content
What’s on the Pearson Edexcel International GCSE Maths syllabus
- Numbers and the number system
- Equations, formulae and identities
- Sequences, functions and graphs
- Geometry and trigonometry
- Vectors and transformation geometry
- Statistics and probability
Where marks are lost
Common Pearson Edexcel International GCSE Maths mistakes
Using the wrong bound.
For the largest possible value of a ÷ b, use the upper bound of a and the lower bound of b. Think about what makes the answer biggest.
Reading the bar height as frequency on a histogram.
Histograms on the Higher papers plot frequency density. Frequency = frequency density × class width.
Keeping the same denominator “without replacement”.
If items aren’t replaced, the total on the second branches of a tree diagram is one less, and so is the number of the item already taken.
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