How to revise A level maths — personal planner by board and grade
Board allocation snapshot below. Deep tables live on grade boundaries.
| Paper | Edexcel % | AQA % | OCR % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pure 1 | 50% | 50% | 50% |
| Pure 2 | 50% | 50% | 50% |
| Statistics | 16.7% | 16.7% | 16.7% |
| Mechanics | 16.7% | 16.7% | 16.7% |
4-step planner
Board
Target grade
Topic confidence (1–3)
- Week 1 — Pure / mixed: Trigonometry · ~20 questions/day, 5 days/week · open drills →
- Week 2 — Pure / mixed: Algebra & Functions · ~20 questions/day, 5 days/week · open drills →
- Week 3 — Applied focus: Statistics & Probability · ~20 questions/day, 5 days/week · open drills →
- Week 4 — Pure / mixed: Mechanics · ~20 questions/day, 5 days/week · open drills →
- Week 5 — Pure / mixed: Differentiation & Integration · ~20 questions/day, 5 days/week · open drills →
- Week 6 — Applied focus: Trigonometry · ~20 questions/day, 5 days/week · open drills →
- Week 7 — Pure / mixed: Algebra & Functions · ~20 questions/day, 5 days/week · open drills →
- Week 8 — Pure / mixed: Statistics & Probability · ~20 questions/day, 5 days/week · open drills →
How should I structure my A-Level Maths revision?
Alternate pure and applied blocks, keep weekly mixed papers, and log errors by topic not by score alone.
How long does A-Level Maths revision take?
Most students spread 8–16 weeks of focused work depending on target grade and mock gaps.
What topics come up most in A-Level Maths exams?
Calculus, trig identities, and algebra threads appear across pure; hypothesis testing and mechanics scenarios dominate applied papers.
Is A-Level Maths harder with Edexcel or AQA?
Difficulty is cohort-relative; choose past papers for your exact board to calibrate.
Practice the topics your revision plan targets — question by question.
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