Mathematics Assessments

Students are assessed as follows:

Key Stage 3

Formative assessments are scheduled according to the Assessment calendar.

These are the topics covered in year 7 and year 8 (spiral curriculum).

Autumn term years 7 and 8:
Angles and 2D shapes
Expressions and formulae
Fractions, decimals and percentages
Graphs
Measures, perimeter and area
Whole numbers and decimals

Spring term years 7 and 8:
Constructions and 3D shapes
Equations
Factors and multiples
Statistics
Transformations and symmetry
Whole number calculations

Summer term years 7 and 8:
Decimal calculations
Probability
Ratio and proportion
Sequences

Key Stage 4

There are three GCSE Maths papers

Paper 1:  Non-calculator (80 marks, 33%)
Paper 2:  Calculator  (80 marks, 33%)
Paper 3:  Calculator (80 marks, 33%)

Each GCSE topic can be assessed on any of the papers.
Total marks to score: 240

Key Stage 5

A level Maths
Paper 1:  Pure 1 (100 marks, 33%)
Paper 2:  Pure 2 (100 marks, 33%)
Paper 3: Mechanics and Statistics (100 marks, 33%)
Total marks to score: 300

A level Further Maths
Paper 1:  Pure (75 marks, 25%)
Paper 2:  Pure (75 marks, 25%)
Paper 3:  Decision 1 (75 marks, 25%)
Paper 4:  Decision 2 (75 marks, 25%)
Total marks to score 300

Core Maths
Paper 1:  (compulsory content, taken by all students) assesses – analysis of data, maths for personal finance, estimation (60 marks)

Paper 2A:  assesses – critical analysis of given data and models including spreadsheets and tabular data, statistical techniques (60 marks)
Total marks to score: 120