Mathematics - Key Stage 4

Years 9 - 11
GCSE Mathematics

The foundation tier of GCSE Mathematics (grades C-G) provides an emphasis on the essentials of the subject, along with an introduction to problem-solving in practical situations.

The higher tier (grades A*-C) develops a wider and more abstract repertoire.  At this level students encounter demanding areas of the subject and use their abilities to solve problems of greater complexity.

An outline of each syllabus is given below.  Note that Year 9 students follow a course designed both to stimulate interest and provide a firm basis for GCSE.  Further details are available in the relevant schemes of work.

Exam Board: Edexcel

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Foundation

Higher

Properties of Number, Collecting and Recording Data, Angles, Fractions and Decimals

Properties of Number, Angles, Scatter Graphs, Fractions, Expressions and Sequences

Two-Dimensional Shapes, Directed Numbers, Decimals, Algebra

Measure, Decimals and Fractions, Expanding Brackets and Factorising, Two-Dimensional Shapes, Linear Equations

Perimeter and Area of 2-D Shapes, Sequences, Angles, Graphs

Collecting and Recording Data, Percentages, Graphs, Transformations, Inequalities

Further Fractions, Processing and Interpreting Data, Graphs, Measure

Estimating and Accuracy, Averages and Spread, Formulae, Pythagoras’s Theorem and Trigonometry, Ratio and Proportion

Percentages, Averages, Equations and Inequalities, Powers and Roots

Processing and Interpreting Data, Three-Dimensional Shapes, Graphs, Probability

Formulae, Circumference and Area of Circles, Probability, Ratio and Proportion

Further Graphs, Trial and Improvement, Indices and Surds, Standard Form, Constructions and Loci, Congruence, Factorising and Completing the Square, Algebraic Proof

Three-Dimensional Shapes, Transformations, Algebra, Estimating and Accuracy

Circle Geometry, Quadratic Equations, Pythagoras’s Theorem and Trigonometry Revisited, Simultaneous Linear and Quadratic Equations

Constructions and Loci, Scatter Graphs, Pythagoras’s Theorem

Similar Shapes, Direct and Inverse Proportion, Vectors, Transformation of Graphs