Edexcel A-Level Maths Past Papers.

Every official Edexcel A-Level (9MA0) and AS (8MA0) Maths question paper and mark scheme — free, linked straight from Pearson. QP = question paper, MS = mark scheme. Scroll past the papers for how to use them.

A-Level · 9MA0

Exam seriesPaper 1 · Pure 1Paper 2 · Pure 2Statistics (P31)Mechanics (P32)
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Linear spec since 2018: the 2018 row is the combined Statistics & Mechanics Paper 3; from 2019 Pearson splits it into Statistics (P31) and Mechanics (P32). 2020 & 2021: summer exams were cancelled (COVID-19) — the autumn replacement series (Oct 2020, Nov 2021) are included above. The June 2025 papers are restricted to exam centres until Pearson releases them publicly, and will be added here as soon as they are.

AS · 8MA0

Exam seriesPaper 1 · PureStatistics (P21)Mechanics (P22)
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How to actually use past papers.

Past papers are the most powerful revision tool you have — but most students just "do" them and tick the answers. That barely moves the needle. This is the sequence I take every student through.

Topic first, then whole papers

Early on, don't sit full papers — pull questions by topic (every "binomial expansion" question across ten years) until each topic is solid. Whole papers come once the foundations hold.

Then sit complete papers under timing

Once topics are secure, sit full papers to the clock, no notes. This builds the stamina and pacing that decide grades on the day — running out of time is what costs most students their target.

Mark ruthlessly with the official mark scheme

Mark your own work against the real mark scheme. Learn where the method (M) marks sit and how examiners award them — you want to present working so you bank marks even when an answer slips.

Redo everything you dropped

A few days later, redo every question you lost marks on — from scratch, not just reading the solution. The redo is where the grade actually moves.

The exam at a glance

What's in each Edexcel paper.

Paper 1 & 2 · Pure

Proof, algebra and functions, coordinate geometry, sequences and series, trigonometry, exponentials and logs, differentiation, integration, numerical methods and vectors. Two hours each, 100 marks.

Paper 3 · Statistics

Section A: sampling, data presentation and interpretation, probability, statistical distributions (including the binomial and normal), and hypothesis testing. Uses the large data set.

Paper 3 · Mechanics

Section B: quantities and units in mechanics, kinematics, forces and Newton's laws, moments, and projectiles. Together with Statistics this makes the 2-hour, 100-mark Paper 3.

FAQ

Edexcel past papers — common questions.

Yes. Every paper and mark scheme links directly to the official Pearson Edexcel website. The papers are © Pearson Education, so we link to them rather than host copies.
Summer exams in 2020 and 2021 were cancelled due to COVID-19, so no standard June question papers exist for those years. Pearson ran smaller autumn series instead — find them via the official Pearson past-papers finder linked above.
9MA0 is the full A-Level (three papers: Pure 1, Pure 2, and Statistics & Mechanics). 8MA0 is the standalone AS (two papers: Pure, and Statistics & Mechanics) — a good gentler starting point for Year 12.
Mark your own work against the official mark scheme and study where the method (M) marks sit. The aim is to present working the way examiners reward, so you bank marks even on questions you don't fully finish — then redo what you dropped.
Yes — that's exactly what I do. I'm a full-time online A-Level Maths tutor (First Class Master's, Bristol; 599/600 UMS), and every lesson works through real past papers from your board with a plan mapped to your exam date.

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