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Here’s a range of older curriculum GCSE practice papers.

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Grade E, F and G

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Place Value
Ordering Numbers
Reading Scales
Negative Numbers
Fractions of an Amount
Powers and Squareroots
Fractions, Decimals and Percentages
Money Problems
Shading Fractions of Rectangles
Addition and Subtraction How to add numbers

How to subtract numbers

Multiplication and Division How to do short and long division

How to divide numbers

How to multiply numbers

Times Tables and Distance Tables
Tallys and Charts
Coordinates
Angles How to work with angles
Congruent Shapes
Perimeter, Area and Volume
Measure: Metric and Imperial
2D and 3D Shapes
Mean, Median, Mode and Range How to work with mean, median, mode
Pictograms
Conversion Graphs

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Grade D

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Factors, Multiples and Primes
Powers, Roots and BIDMAS
Ordering Fractions, Decimals & Percentages
Best Buys
Fractions: +,-,x,÷ Working with fractions
Ratio How to work with ratio
Proportion Recipe Type Questions  12 men 5 days to sew – proportion exam question
Using a Calculator
Exchange Rates
Substitution
Angles in Parallel Lines
Angles in Triangles and Quadrilaterals  Working with angles GCSE question isosceles triangle 

Working with angles GCSE question lines and triangles

Working with angles GCSE question parallel line triangle

Angles in Polygons
Area and Circumference of Circles
Area of Compound Shapes
Rotations
Reflections
Enlargements
Translations How to translate a shape on a graph
Mixed Transformations
Nets Plans and Evaluations
Symmetry
Two-Way Tables
Pie Charts
Scatter Graph
Frequency Polygons
Stem and Leaf Diagrams
Probability

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Grade C

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Percentages How to work with percentages Answers to percentage questions
Product of Prime Factors, HCF and LCM HCF & LCM playlist Answers to HCF & LCM questions
Using Place Value Working with decimals

How to move decimal points

Answers to place value questions
Negative Numbers
Estimation Estimation skills
Utility Bills
Collecting Like Terms
Expanding and Factorisation
Solving Equations How to solve linear equations

Factorising algebra equations

Changing the Subject of a Formula How to rearrange the subject of a formula
Inequalities
Trial and Improvement
Index Notation for Multiplication and Division How to work with indices
Forming and Solving Equations
Sequences Arithmetic Sequences  Arithmetic Sequences
Drawing Straight Line Graphs How to calculate the gradient of a straight line
Solving Simultaneous Equations Graphically
Drawing Quadratic Graphs
Distance Time Graphs Converting speed, volume and distance
Pythagoras Theorum How to work with Pythagorus
Surface Area Working with triangular prisms
Volume of a Prism
Volume and Surface Area of a Cylinder How to calculate the volume of a cylinder
Similar Shapes How to work with scale factors – mathematically similar shapes
Compound Measures
Loci and Construction
Bearings  How to work with bearings
Probability and Relative Frequency
Averages and Frequency Tables
Questionnaires
Functional Math Questions How to solve real life maths questions

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Grade A*, A and B

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Standard Form How to use standard form or scientific notation Answers to standard form questions
Compound Interest and Depreciation How to calculate interest How to work out compound interest using a formula
Reverse Percentage Answers to how to work with reverse percentages
Expand and Factorise Quadratics
Solving Quadratics by Factorisation Using quadratics to solve word problems
Simultaneous Equations How to solve simultaneous equations

How to solve a simultaneous linear equation

Inequalities Regions
Trigonometry Trigonometry & SohCahToa
Circles Theorems Circle Theorems
Cumulative Frequency and Box Plots How to draw cumulative frequency diagrams

How to draw box plots 

Tree Diagrams How to work with probability tree diagrams  How to work use probability tree diagrams
Recurring Decimals 3 Minute Math – Recurring / Repeating Decimals to Fractions 

How to change recurring or repeating decimals into fractions proof 

Fractional and Negative Indicies Answers to how to work with indices or index notation 
Surds How to work with surds

Working with surds

Simplifying surds

How to expand and simplify surds in brackets – GCSE exam question 

Direct and Inverse Proportion How to work with proportion
Upper and Lower Bounds How to use upper and lower bounds
Solving Quadratics Using the Formula Using the quadratic formula
Algebraic Fractions  How to simplify an algebra fraction
More Difficult Rearranging Formulae  How to rearrange the subject of a formula Answers to how to rearrange the subject of a formula
Simultaneous Equations with a Quadratic How to solve a simultaneous equation with a quadratic

How to solve simultaneous equations by substitution

Transformation of Functions
Enlargements by Negative Scale Factor Answers to Negative Scale Factor questions
Sine and Cosine Rules & Areas of Triangles How to use sin rule

How to use cosine rule

3D Pythagoras  How to work out 3D Pythagoras Answers to how to work out 3D Pythagoras
Spheres and Cones How to calculate the surface area of a cone and hemisphere

Volumes of cones and spheres

How to work out the volume of a cone and hemisphere. 

Area of Sector and Length of Arcs Area of sector of a circle

Area of a circle

Vectors How to work with vectors Answers to Vector questions
Histograms How to create a histogram Answers to how to create a histogram
Stratified Sampling GCSE Mathematics Stratified Sampling Questions Answers GCSE Mathematics Stratified Sampling
Proof  GCSE Mathematics Proof Questions Answers GCSE Mathematics Proof

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