Spec 1MA1
| Topic | June 2018 | November 2018 | June 2019 | November 2019 | November 2020 | November 2021 | June 2022 | November 2022 | June 2023 | June 2024 | November 2024 | June 2025 | Share of exam papers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Number | |||||||||||||
| Ordering and inequality symbols | 71% | ||||||||||||
| Four operations and place value | 94% | ||||||||||||
| Inverse operations and BIDMAS | 71% | ||||||||||||
| Primes, factors, HCF and LCM | 83% | ||||||||||||
| Systematic listing and counting | Systematic listing and counting, June 2019 Foundation: none | Systematic listing and counting, June 2022 Foundation: none | Systematic listing and counting, November 2022 Foundation: none | Systematic listing and counting, June 2023 Foundation: none | Systematic listing and counting, November 2024 Foundation: none | 20% | |||||||
| Powers and roots | 66% | ||||||||||||
| Roots and fractional indices | Roots and fractional indices, June 2018 Foundation: none | Roots and fractional indices, June 2019 Foundation: none | Roots and fractional indices, November 2019 Foundation: none | Roots and fractional indices, June 2025 Foundation: none | 23% | ||||||||
| Surds and exact values | Surds and exact values, June 2018 Foundation: none | Surds and exact values, June 2019 Foundation: none | Surds and exact values, November 2019 Foundation: none | Surds and exact values, November 2020 Foundation: none | Surds and exact values, June 2022 Foundation: none | Surds and exact values, November 2022 Foundation: none | Surds and exact values, June 2023 Foundation: none | Surds and exact values, June 2024 Foundation: none | Surds and exact values, November 2024 Foundation: none | Surds and exact values, June 2025 Foundation: none | 6% | ||
| Standard form | Standard form, June 2019 Foundation: none | 37% | |||||||||||
| Recurring decimals and fractions | Recurring decimals and fractions, June 2019 Foundation: none | Recurring decimals and fractions, November 2024 Foundation: none | 40% | ||||||||||
| Fractions in ratio problems | Fractions in ratio problems, November 2018 Foundation: none | Fractions in ratio problems, June 2022 Foundation: none | Fractions in ratio problems, November 2022 Foundation: none | Fractions in ratio problems, November 2024 Foundation: none | 31% | ||||||||
| Fractions and percentages as operators | 94% | ||||||||||||
| Standard units and compound measures | Standard units and compound measures, June 2022 Foundation: none | 40% | |||||||||||
| Estimation and approximation | Estimation and approximation, November 2021 Foundation: none | Estimation and approximation, November 2022 Foundation: none | 31% | ||||||||||
| Rounding and error intervals | 74% | ||||||||||||
| Upper and lower bounds | Upper and lower bounds, June 2018 Foundation: none | Upper and lower bounds, November 2018 Foundation: none | Upper and lower bounds, June 2019 Foundation: none | Upper and lower bounds, November 2019 Foundation: none | Upper and lower bounds, November 2020 Foundation: none | Upper and lower bounds, November 2021 Foundation: none | Upper and lower bounds, June 2022 Foundation: none | Upper and lower bounds, November 2022 Foundation: none | Upper and lower bounds, June 2023 Foundation: none | Upper and lower bounds, June 2024 Foundation: none | Upper and lower bounds, November 2024 Foundation: none | Upper and lower bounds, June 2025 Foundation: none | 0% |
Algebra | |||||||||||||
| Algebraic notation | Algebraic notation, November 2019 Foundation: none | Algebraic notation, November 2020 Foundation: none | Algebraic notation, November 2024 Foundation: none | 43% | |||||||||
| Substituting into formulae | Substituting into formulae, June 2023 Foundation: none | 63% | |||||||||||
| Algebra vocabulary | Algebra vocabulary, June 2018 Foundation: none | Algebra vocabulary, November 2018 Foundation: none | Algebra vocabulary, June 2019 Foundation: none | Algebra vocabulary, November 2020 Foundation: none | Algebra vocabulary, November 2021 Foundation: none | Algebra vocabulary, June 2022 Foundation: none | Algebra vocabulary, November 2022 Foundation: none | Algebra vocabulary, June 2023 Foundation: none | Algebra vocabulary, June 2024 Foundation: none | Algebra vocabulary, November 2024 Foundation: none | Algebra vocabulary, June 2025 Foundation: none | 3% | |
| Simplifying and factorising expressions | 86% | ||||||||||||
| Rearranging formulae | Rearranging formulae, November 2019 Foundation: none | Rearranging formulae, November 2021 Foundation: none | Rearranging formulae, June 2023 Foundation: none | 26% | |||||||||
| Identities and algebraic proof | Identities and algebraic proof, June 2018 Foundation: none | Identities and algebraic proof, November 2018 Foundation: none | Identities and algebraic proof, June 2019 Foundation: none | Identities and algebraic proof, November 2020 Foundation: none | Identities and algebraic proof, November 2021 Foundation: none | Identities and algebraic proof, June 2022 Foundation: none | Identities and algebraic proof, November 2022 Foundation: none | Identities and algebraic proof, June 2023 Foundation: none | Identities and algebraic proof, June 2024 Foundation: none | Identities and algebraic proof, November 2024 Foundation: none | Identities and algebraic proof, June 2025 Foundation: none | 3% | |
| Functions, inverses and composites | Functions, inverses and composites, June 2018 Foundation: none | Functions, inverses and composites, June 2019 Foundation: none | Functions, inverses and composites, November 2021 Foundation: none | Functions, inverses and composites, November 2022 Foundation: none | Functions, inverses and composites, June 2023 Foundation: none | 20% | |||||||
| Coordinates in four quadrants | Coordinates in four quadrants, June 2019 Foundation: none | 49% | |||||||||||
| Straight-line graphs | Straight-line graphs, June 2019 Foundation: none | Straight-line graphs, November 2020 Foundation: none | 40% | ||||||||||
| Gradients and intercepts | Gradients and intercepts, June 2019 Foundation: none | Gradients and intercepts, November 2019 Foundation: none | Gradients and intercepts, June 2022 Foundation: none | Gradients and intercepts, November 2022 Foundation: none | 29% | ||||||||
| Quadratic graphs and turning points | Quadratic graphs and turning points, June 2018 Foundation: none | Quadratic graphs and turning points, November 2019 Foundation: none | Quadratic graphs and turning points, November 2021 Foundation: none | Quadratic graphs and turning points, June 2024 Foundation: none | Quadratic graphs and turning points, November 2024 Foundation: none | 23% | |||||||
| Graphs of standard functions | Graphs of standard functions, June 2019 Foundation: none | Graphs of standard functions, November 2022 Foundation: none | 37% | ||||||||||
| Graphs in real contexts | Graphs in real contexts, June 2018 Foundation: none | Graphs in real contexts, June 2019 Foundation: none | Graphs in real contexts, June 2022 Foundation: none | 34% | |||||||||
| Solving linear equations | 80% | ||||||||||||
| Solving quadratic equations | Solving quadratic equations, June 2019 Foundation: none | Solving quadratic equations, November 2019 Foundation: none | Solving quadratic equations, June 2023 Foundation: none | Solving quadratic equations, June 2025 Foundation: none | 23% | ||||||||
| Simultaneous equations | Simultaneous equations, June 2018 Foundation: none | Simultaneous equations, November 2019 Foundation: none | Simultaneous equations, November 2021 Foundation: none | Simultaneous equations, November 2022 Foundation: none | Simultaneous equations, June 2024 Foundation: none | Simultaneous equations, November 2024 Foundation: none | 17% | ||||||
| Forming and solving equations | Forming and solving equations, November 2020 Foundation: none | 71% | |||||||||||
| Solving inequalities | Solving inequalities, June 2018 Foundation: none | Solving inequalities, June 2019 Foundation: none | 29% | ||||||||||
| Generating sequences | 43% | ||||||||||||
| Special number sequences | Special number sequences, June 2018 Foundation: none | Special number sequences, November 2018 Foundation: none | Special number sequences, June 2019 Foundation: none | Special number sequences, November 2020 Foundation: none | Special number sequences, June 2024 Foundation: none | Special number sequences, November 2024 Foundation: none | 23% | ||||||
| Finding the nth term | Finding the nth term, June 2018 Foundation: none | Finding the nth term, June 2019 Foundation: none | Finding the nth term, November 2019 Foundation: none | Finding the nth term, November 2021 Foundation: none | Finding the nth term, June 2022 Foundation: none | Finding the nth term, November 2024 Foundation: none | 17% | ||||||
Ratio, proportion and rates of change | |||||||||||||
| Converting between units | 91% | ||||||||||||
| Scale factors and maps | 49% | ||||||||||||
| One quantity as a fraction | One quantity as a fraction, November 2018 Foundation: none | One quantity as a fraction, November 2022 Foundation: none | One quantity as a fraction, June 2024 Foundation: none | 29% | |||||||||
| Ratio notation and simplifying | 63% | ||||||||||||
| Sharing in a ratio | 71% | ||||||||||||
| Multiplicative relationships | Multiplicative relationships, June 2018 Foundation: none | Multiplicative relationships, November 2021 Foundation: none | Multiplicative relationships, June 2022 Foundation: none | Multiplicative relationships, June 2023 Foundation: none | Multiplicative relationships, June 2024 Foundation: none | Multiplicative relationships, November 2024 Foundation: none | Multiplicative relationships, June 2025 Foundation: none | 17% | |||||
| Proportion as equal ratios | Proportion as equal ratios, June 2018 Foundation: none | Proportion as equal ratios, June 2019 Foundation: none | Proportion as equal ratios, November 2019 Foundation: none | Proportion as equal ratios, November 2021 Foundation: none | Proportion as equal ratios, June 2022 Foundation: none | Proportion as equal ratios, June 2024 Foundation: none | Proportion as equal ratios, November 2024 Foundation: none | 14% | |||||
| Ratios, fractions and linear functions | Ratios, fractions and linear functions, November 2018 Foundation: none | Ratios, fractions and linear functions, November 2019 Foundation: none | Ratios, fractions and linear functions, November 2021 Foundation: none | Ratios, fractions and linear functions, June 2022 Foundation: none | Ratios, fractions and linear functions, June 2024 Foundation: none | Ratios, fractions and linear functions, June 2025 Foundation: none | 17% | ||||||
| Percentages and percentage change | 94% | ||||||||||||
| Direct and inverse proportion | 80% | ||||||||||||
| Compound units | 91% | ||||||||||||
| Length, area and volume ratios | Length, area and volume ratios, November 2018 Foundation: none | Length, area and volume ratios, November 2019 Foundation: none | Length, area and volume ratios, November 2020 Foundation: none | Length, area and volume ratios, November 2021 Foundation: none | Length, area and volume ratios, June 2023 Foundation: none | Length, area and volume ratios, June 2024 Foundation: none | Length, area and volume ratios, November 2024 Foundation: none | Length, area and volume ratios, June 2025 Foundation: none | 11% | ||||
| Equations for proportion | Equations for proportion, June 2018 Foundation: none | Equations for proportion, November 2018 Foundation: none | Equations for proportion, June 2019 Foundation: none | Equations for proportion, November 2020 Foundation: none | Equations for proportion, November 2021 Foundation: none | Equations for proportion, June 2022 Foundation: none | Equations for proportion, November 2022 Foundation: none | Equations for proportion, June 2023 Foundation: none | Equations for proportion, June 2024 Foundation: none | Equations for proportion, November 2024 Foundation: none | Equations for proportion, June 2025 Foundation: none | 3% | |
| Gradient as rate of change | Gradient as rate of change, June 2018 Foundation: none | Gradient as rate of change, June 2019 Foundation: none | Gradient as rate of change, November 2020 Foundation: none | Gradient as rate of change, June 2022 Foundation: none | Gradient as rate of change, November 2022 Foundation: none | Gradient as rate of change, June 2023 Foundation: none | Gradient as rate of change, June 2024 Foundation: none | Gradient as rate of change, June 2025 Foundation: none | 11% | ||||
| Growth, decay and iteration | Growth, decay and iteration, June 2018 Foundation: none | Growth, decay and iteration, November 2019 Foundation: none | Growth, decay and iteration, November 2020 Foundation: none | Growth, decay and iteration, November 2021 Foundation: none | Growth, decay and iteration, June 2025 Foundation: none | 20% | |||||||
Geometry and measures | |||||||||||||
| Geometric terms and notation | Geometric terms and notation, June 2018 Foundation: none | Geometric terms and notation, November 2019 Foundation: none | Geometric terms and notation, November 2020 Foundation: none | Geometric terms and notation, November 2021 Foundation: none | Geometric terms and notation, November 2022 Foundation: none | 31% | |||||||
| Constructions and loci | Constructions and loci, June 2018 Foundation: none | Constructions and loci, November 2018 Foundation: none | Constructions and loci, June 2019 Foundation: none | Constructions and loci, November 2021 Foundation: none | Constructions and loci, June 2022 Foundation: none | Constructions and loci, November 2022 Foundation: none | Constructions and loci, June 2023 Foundation: none | 14% | |||||
| Angle facts and polygons | 86% | ||||||||||||
| Properties of quadrilaterals | Properties of quadrilaterals, November 2020 Foundation: none | Properties of quadrilaterals, November 2022 Foundation: none | 46% | ||||||||||
| Congruent triangles | Congruent triangles, June 2018 Foundation: none | Congruent triangles, November 2018 Foundation: none | Congruent triangles, June 2019 Foundation: none | Congruent triangles, November 2019 Foundation: none | Congruent triangles, November 2021 Foundation: none | Congruent triangles, June 2022 Foundation: none | Congruent triangles, November 2022 Foundation: none | Congruent triangles, June 2023 Foundation: none | Congruent triangles, June 2024 Foundation: none | Congruent triangles, November 2024 Foundation: none | Congruent triangles, June 2025 Foundation: none | 3% | |
| Geometric proofs | Geometric proofs, June 2018 Foundation: none | Geometric proofs, June 2019 Foundation: none | Geometric proofs, November 2019 Foundation: none | Geometric proofs, November 2020 Foundation: none | Geometric proofs, November 2021 Foundation: none | Geometric proofs, June 2022 Foundation: none | Geometric proofs, November 2022 Foundation: none | Geometric proofs, June 2024 Foundation: none | 11% | ||||
| Transformations and enlargement | Transformations and enlargement, June 2025 Foundation: none | 60% | |||||||||||
| Parts of a circle | Parts of a circle, November 2018 Foundation: none | Parts of a circle, June 2019 Foundation: none | Parts of a circle, November 2020 Foundation: none | Parts of a circle, November 2021 Foundation: none | Parts of a circle, November 2022 Foundation: none | Parts of a circle, November 2024 Foundation: none | Parts of a circle, June 2025 Foundation: none | 14% | |||||
| Coordinate geometry | Coordinate geometry, November 2018 Foundation: none | Coordinate geometry, June 2019 Foundation: none | Coordinate geometry, November 2020 Foundation: none | Coordinate geometry, November 2021 Foundation: none | 23% | ||||||||
| Properties of 3D shapes | Properties of 3D shapes, June 2018 Foundation: none | Properties of 3D shapes, November 2019 Foundation: none | Properties of 3D shapes, November 2020 Foundation: none | Properties of 3D shapes, November 2022 Foundation: none | Properties of 3D shapes, June 2024 Foundation: none | 20% | |||||||
| Plans and elevations | Plans and elevations, November 2018 Foundation: none | Plans and elevations, November 2019 Foundation: none | Plans and elevations, November 2021 Foundation: none | Plans and elevations, June 2023 Foundation: none | Plans and elevations, November 2024 Foundation: none | Plans and elevations, June 2025 Foundation: none | 17% | ||||||
| Units of measure | Units of measure, June 2018 Foundation: none | Units of measure, November 2018 Foundation: none | Units of measure, November 2019 Foundation: none | Units of measure, November 2021 Foundation: none | Units of measure, June 2022 Foundation: none | Units of measure, November 2022 Foundation: none | Units of measure, June 2023 Foundation: none | Units of measure, June 2024 Foundation: none | Units of measure, November 2024 Foundation: none | 9% | |||
| Scale drawings and bearings | Scale drawings and bearings, November 2018 Foundation: none | 37% | |||||||||||
| Area and prism volume | Area and prism volume, June 2019 Foundation: none | 66% | |||||||||||
| Circles, spheres, cones and pyramids | 60% | ||||||||||||
| Arcs and sectors | Arcs and sectors, June 2018 Foundation: none | Arcs and sectors, June 2019 Foundation: none | Arcs and sectors, November 2020 Foundation: none | Arcs and sectors, June 2022 Foundation: none | Arcs and sectors, June 2023 Foundation: none | Arcs and sectors, June 2024 Foundation: none | Arcs and sectors, November 2024 Foundation: none | Arcs and sectors, June 2025 Foundation: none | 11% | ||||
| Congruence and similarity | Congruence and similarity, June 2019 Foundation: none | Congruence and similarity, November 2020 Foundation: none | Congruence and similarity, November 2021 Foundation: none | Congruence and similarity, June 2022 Foundation: none | Congruence and similarity, June 2023 Foundation: none | Congruence and similarity, November 2024 Foundation: none | Congruence and similarity, June 2025 Foundation: none | 14% | |||||
| Pythagoras and trigonometry | Pythagoras and trigonometry, June 2019 Foundation: none | Pythagoras and trigonometry, November 2019 Foundation: none | Pythagoras and trigonometry, June 2023 Foundation: none | 37% | |||||||||
| Exact trigonometric values | Exact trigonometric values, June 2018 Foundation: none | Exact trigonometric values, November 2018 Foundation: none | Exact trigonometric values, June 2019 Foundation: none | Exact trigonometric values, November 2019 Foundation: none | Exact trigonometric values, November 2020 Foundation: none | Exact trigonometric values, November 2021 Foundation: none | Exact trigonometric values, November 2022 Foundation: none | Exact trigonometric values, June 2024 Foundation: none | Exact trigonometric values, November 2024 Foundation: none | Exact trigonometric values, June 2025 Foundation: none | 6% | ||
| Translation vectors | Translation vectors, June 2018 Foundation: none | Translation vectors, November 2018 Foundation: none | Translation vectors, November 2019 Foundation: none | Translation vectors, November 2020 Foundation: none | Translation vectors, November 2021 Foundation: none | Translation vectors, November 2022 Foundation: none | Translation vectors, June 2023 Foundation: none | Translation vectors, November 2024 Foundation: none | Translation vectors, June 2025 Foundation: none | 9% | |||
| Vector operations and proof | Vector operations and proof, November 2018 Foundation: none | Vector operations and proof, June 2019 Foundation: none | Vector operations and proof, November 2021 Foundation: none | Vector operations and proof, June 2022 Foundation: none | Vector operations and proof, June 2023 Foundation: none | Vector operations and proof, June 2024 Foundation: none | Vector operations and proof, November 2024 Foundation: none | 14% | |||||
Probability | |||||||||||||
| Frequency tables and trees | Frequency tables and trees, November 2020 Foundation: none | Frequency tables and trees, November 2022 Foundation: none | Frequency tables and trees, June 2024 Foundation: none | Frequency tables and trees, November 2024 Foundation: none | 23% | ||||||||
| Fairness and expected outcomes | Fairness and expected outcomes, June 2018 Foundation: none | Fairness and expected outcomes, June 2019 Foundation: none | Fairness and expected outcomes, November 2019 Foundation: none | Fairness and expected outcomes, November 2021 Foundation: none | Fairness and expected outcomes, June 2022 Foundation: none | Fairness and expected outcomes, November 2022 Foundation: none | Fairness and expected outcomes, June 2023 Foundation: none | Fairness and expected outcomes, June 2025 Foundation: none | 14% | ||||
| The probability scale | 63% | ||||||||||||
| Probabilities sum to one | 51% | ||||||||||||
| Relative frequency and sample size | Relative frequency and sample size, June 2018 Foundation: none | Relative frequency and sample size, November 2018 Foundation: none | Relative frequency and sample size, November 2019 Foundation: none | Relative frequency and sample size, November 2021 Foundation: none | Relative frequency and sample size, June 2022 Foundation: none | Relative frequency and sample size, November 2022 Foundation: none | Relative frequency and sample size, June 2023 Foundation: none | Relative frequency and sample size, June 2024 Foundation: none | Relative frequency and sample size, November 2024 Foundation: none | Relative frequency and sample size, June 2025 Foundation: none | 6% | ||
| Listing outcomes systematically | Listing outcomes systematically, June 2022 Foundation: none | Listing outcomes systematically, November 2022 Foundation: none | Listing outcomes systematically, June 2025 Foundation: none | 34% | |||||||||
| Sample space diagrams | Sample space diagrams, November 2022 Foundation: none | Sample space diagrams, June 2024 Foundation: none | 34% | ||||||||||
| Independent and dependent events | Independent and dependent events, June 2019 Foundation: none | Independent and dependent events, November 2019 Foundation: none | Independent and dependent events, November 2021 Foundation: none | Independent and dependent events, June 2025 Foundation: none | 26% | ||||||||
Statistics | |||||||||||||
| Sampling and populations | Sampling and populations, June 2018 Foundation: none | Sampling and populations, November 2018 Foundation: none | Sampling and populations, June 2019 Foundation: none | Sampling and populations, November 2020 Foundation: none | Sampling and populations, November 2021 Foundation: none | Sampling and populations, June 2022 Foundation: none | Sampling and populations, June 2023 Foundation: none | Sampling and populations, June 2024 Foundation: none | Sampling and populations, November 2024 Foundation: none | Sampling and populations, June 2025 Foundation: none | 6% | ||
| Tables, charts and diagrams | 94% | ||||||||||||
| Averages, spread and box plots | Averages, spread and box plots, November 2021 Foundation: none | 69% | |||||||||||
| Describing a population | Describing a population, June 2018 Foundation: none | Describing a population, November 2018 Foundation: none | Describing a population, June 2019 Foundation: none | Describing a population, November 2019 Foundation: none | Describing a population, November 2020 Foundation: none | Describing a population, November 2021 Foundation: none | Describing a population, June 2022 Foundation: none | Describing a population, November 2022 Foundation: none | Describing a population, June 2023 Foundation: none | Describing a population, June 2024 Foundation: none | Describing a population, November 2024 Foundation: none | Describing a population, June 2025 Foundation: none | 0% |
| Scatter graphs and correlation | Scatter graphs and correlation, June 2019 Foundation: none | Scatter graphs and correlation, November 2020 Foundation: none | Scatter graphs and correlation, June 2022 Foundation: none | Scatter graphs and correlation, June 2024 Foundation: none | Scatter graphs and correlation, June 2025 Foundation: none | 20% | |||||||
