Edexcel IGCSE Maths (4MA1) Past Papers 2020–2025 – All Papers, Mark Schemes and Examiner Resources
- Oliver Bennett
- Feb 18
- 11 min read
Updated: Mar 19
Welcome to your one-stop hub for Edexcel International GCSE Maths (4MA1) past papers, covering 2020 to 2025. Whether you're sitting Foundation or Higher, you'll find everything you need here — real question papers, official mark schemes, and examiner resources — so you can practise the way that actually works.
One thing we'd really encourage before attempt these past papers, take a few minutes to read our examiner advice and common mistakes section by clicking here or scrolling down. It's packed with insights into the errors that cost students marks year after year, and gives you a clear picture of what examiners are genuinely looking for when they're awarding those top marks. Not sure if this is the right spec for your course? Click here.
Edexcel International GCSE Maths 2025 Past Papers (4MA1) – June & November Foundation and Higher Question Papers and Mark Schemes
Edexcel IGCSE Maths | Downloads | |
Edexcel IGCSE Maths A November 2025 Paper 1 Foundation (4MA1/1F) | ||
Edexcel IGCSE Maths A November 2024 Paper 1 Higher (4MA1/1H) | ||
Edexcel IGCSE Maths A November 2025 Paper 2 Foundation (4MA1/2F) | ||
Edexcel IGCSE Maths A November 2025 Paper 2 Higher (4MA1/2H) | ||
Edexcel IGCSE Maths A June 2025 Paper 1 Foundation (4MA1/1F) | ||
Edexcel IGCSE Maths A June 2025 Paper 1 Foundation Timezone R (4MA1/1FR) | ||
Edexcel IGCSE Maths A June 2025 Paper 1 Higher (4MA1/1H) | ||
Edexcel IGCSE Maths A June 2025 Paper 1 Higher Timezone R (4MA1/1HR) | ||
Edexcel IGCSE Maths A June 2025 Paper 2 Foundation (4MA1/2F) | ||
Edexcel IGCSE Maths A June 2025 Paper 2 Foundation Timezone R (4MA1/2FR) | ||
Edexcel IGCSE Maths A June 2025 Paper 2 Higher (4MA1/2H) | ||
Edexcel IGCSE Maths A June 2025 Paper 2 Higher Timezone R (4MA1/2HR) | ||
Edexcel International GCSE Maths 2024 Past Papers (4MA1) – June & November Foundation and Higher Question Papers and Mark Schemes
Edexcel IGCSE Maths | Downloads | |
Edexcel IGCSE Maths A November 2024 Paper 1 Foundation (4MA1/1F) | ||
Edexcel IGCSE Maths A November 2024 Paper 1 Higher (4MA1/1H) | ||
Edexcel IGCSE Maths A November 2024 Paper 2 Foundation (4MA1/2F) | ||
Edexcel IGCSE Maths A November 2024 Paper 2 Higher (4MA1/2H) | ||
Edexcel IGCSE Maths A June 2024 Paper 1 Foundation (4MA1/1F) | ||
Edexcel IGCSE Maths A June 2024 Paper 1 Foundation Timezone R (4MA1/1FR) | ||
Edexcel IGCSE Maths A June 2024 Paper 1 Higher (4MA1/1H) | ||
Edexcel IGCSE Maths A June 2024 Paper 1 Higher Timezone R (4MA1/1HR) | ||
Edexcel IGCSE Maths A June 2024 Paper 2 Foundation (4MA1/2F) | ||
Edexcel IGCSE Maths A June 2024 Paper 2 Foundation Timezone R (4MA1/2FR) | ||
Edexcel IGCSE Maths A June 2024 Paper 2 Higher (4MA1/2H) | ||
Edexcel IGCSE Maths A June 2024 Paper 2 Higher Timezone R (4MA1/2HR) | ||
Edexcel International GCSE Maths 2023 Past Papers (4MA1) – January, June & November Foundation and Higher Question Papers and Mark Schemes
Edexcel IGCSE Maths | Downloads | |
Edexcel IGCSE Maths A November 2023 Paper 1 Foundation (4MA1/1F) | ||
Edexcel IGCSE Maths A November 2023 Paper 1 Higher (4MA1/1H) | ||
Edexcel IGCSE Maths A November 2023 Paper 2 Foundation (4MA1/2F) | ||
Edexcel IGCSE Maths A November 2023 Paper 2 Higher (4MA1/2H) | ||
Edexcel IGCSE Maths A June 2023 Paper 1 Foundation (4MA1/1F) | ||
Edexcel IGCSE Maths A June 2023 Paper 1 Foundation Timezone R (4MA1/1FR) | ||
Edexcel IGCSE Maths A June 2023 Paper 1 Higher (4MA1/1H) | ||
Edexcel IGCSE Maths A June 2023 Paper 1 Higher Timezone R (4MA1/1HR) | ||
Edexcel IGCSE Maths A June 2023 Paper 2 Foundation (4MA1/2F) | ||
Edexcel IGCSE Maths A June 2023 Paper 2 Foundation Timezone R (4MA1/2FR) | ||
Edexcel IGCSE Maths A June 2023 Paper 2 Higher (4MA1/2H) | ||
Edexcel IGCSE Maths A June 2023 Paper 2 Higher Timezone R (4MA1/2HR) | ||
Edexcel IGCSE Maths A January 2023 Paper 1 Foundation (4MA1/1F) | ||
Edexcel IGCSE Maths A January 2023 Paper 1 Foundation Timezone R (4MA1/1FR) | ||
Edexcel IGCSE Maths A January 2023 Paper 1 Higher (4MA1/1H) | ||
Edexcel IGCSE Maths A January 2023 Paper 1 Higher Timezone R (4MA1/1HR) | ||
Edexcel IGCSE Maths A January 2023 Paper 2 Foundation (4MA1/2F) | ||
Edexcel IGCSE Maths A January 2023 Paper 2 Foundation Timezone R (4MA1/2FR) | ||
Edexcel IGCSE Maths A January 2023 Paper 2 Higher (4MA1/2H) | ||
Edexcel IGCSE Maths A January 2023 Paper 2 Higher Timezone R (4MA1/2HR) | ||
Edexcel International GCSE Maths 2022 Past Papers (4MA1) – January & June Foundation and Higher Question Papers and Mark Schemes
Edexcel IGCSE Maths | Downloads | |
Edexcel IGCSE Maths A June 2022 Paper 1 Foundation (4MA1/1F) | ||
Edexcel IGCSE Maths A June 2022 Paper 1 Foundation Timezone R (4MA1/1FR) | ||
Edexcel IGCSE Maths A June 2022 Paper 1 Higher (4MA1/1H) | ||
Edexcel IGCSE Maths A June 2022 Paper 1 Higher Timezone R (4MA1/1HR) | ||
Edexcel IGCSE Maths A June 2022 Paper 2 Foundation (4MA1/2F) | ||
Edexcel IGCSE Maths A June 2022 Paper 2 Foundation Timezone R (4MA1/2FR) | ||
Edexcel IGCSE Maths A June 2022 Paper 2 Higher (4MA1/2H) | ||
Edexcel IGCSE Maths A June 2022 Paper 2 Higher Timezone R (4MA1/2HR) | ||
Edexcel IGCSE Maths A January 2022 Paper 1 Foundation (4MA1/1F) | ||
Edexcel IGCSE Maths A January 2022 Paper 1 Foundation Timezone R (4MA1/1FR) | ||
Edexcel IGCSE Maths A January 2022 Paper 1 Higher (4MA1/1H) | ||
Edexcel IGCSE Maths A January 2022 Paper 1 Higher Timezone R (4MA1/1HR) | ||
Edexcel IGCSE Maths A January 2022 Paper 2 Foundation (4MA1/2F) | ||
Edexcel IGCSE Maths A January 2022 Paper 2 Foundation Timezone R (4MA1/2FR) | ||
Edexcel IGCSE Maths A January 2022 Paper 2 Higher (4MA1/2H) | ||
Edexcel IGCSE Maths A January 2022 Paper 2 Higher Timezone R (4MA1/2HR) | ||
Edexcel International GCSE Maths 2021 Past Papers (4MA1) – January & November Foundation and Higher Question Papers and Mark Schemes
Edexcel IGCSE Maths | Downloads | |
Edexcel IGCSE Maths A November 2021 Paper 1 Foundation (4MA1/1F) | ||
Edexcel IGCSE Maths A November 2021 Paper 1 Higher (4MA1/1H) | ||
Edexcel IGCSE Maths A November 2021 Paper 2 Foundation (4MA1/2F) | ||
Edexcel IGCSE Maths A November 2021 Paper 2 Higher (4MA1/2H) | ||
Edexcel IGCSE Maths A June 2021 Paper 1 Foundation (4MA1/1F) | ||
Edexcel IGCSE Maths A June 2021 Paper 1 Higher (4MA1/1H) | ||
Edexcel IGCSE Maths A June 2021 Paper 2 Foundation (4MA1/2F) | ||
Edexcel IGCSE Maths A June 2021 Paper 2 Higher (4MA1/2H) | ||
Edexcel IGCSE Maths A January 2021 Paper 1 Foundation (4MA1/1F) | ||
Edexcel IGCSE Maths A January 2021 Paper 1 Foundation Timezone R (4MA1/1FR) | ||
Edexcel IGCSE Maths A January 2021 Paper 1 Higher (4MA1/1H) | ||
Edexcel IGCSE Maths A January 2021 Paper 1 Higher Timezone R (4MA1/1HR) | ||
Edexcel IGCSE Maths A January 2021 Paper 2 Foundation (4MA1/2F) | ||
Edexcel IGCSE Maths A January 2021 Paper 2 Foundation Timezone R (4MA1/2FR) | ||
Edexcel IGCSE Maths A January 2021 Paper 2 Higher (4MA1/2H) | ||
Edexcel IGCSE Maths A January 2021 Paper 2 Higher Timezone R (4MA1/2HR) | ||
Edexcel International GCSE Maths 2020 Past Papers (4MA1) – January & November Foundation and Higher Question Papers and Mark Schemes
Edexcel IGCSE Maths | Downloads | |
Edexcel IGCSE Maths A November 2020 Paper 1 Foundation (4MA1/1F) | ||
Edexcel IGCSE Maths A November 2020 Paper 1 Foundation Timezone R (4MA1/1FR) | ||
Edexcel IGCSE Maths A November 2020 Paper 1 Higher (4MA1/1H) | ||
Edexcel IGCSE Maths A November 2020 Paper 1 Higher Timezone R (4MA1/1HR) | ||
Edexcel IGCSE Maths A November 2020 Paper 2 Foundation (4MA1/2F) | ||
Edexcel IGCSE Maths A November 2020 Paper 2 Foundation Timezone R (4MA1/2FR) | ||
Edexcel IGCSE Maths A November 2020 Paper 2 Higher (4MA1/2H) | ||
Edexcel IGCSE Maths A November 2020 Paper 2 Higher Timezone R (4MA1/2HR) | ||
Edexcel IGCSE Maths A January 2020 Paper 1 Foundation (4MA1/1F) | ||
Edexcel IGCSE Maths A January 2020 Paper 1 Foundation Timezone R (4MA1/1FR) | ||
Edexcel IGCSE Maths A January 2020 Paper 1 Higher (4MA1/1H) | ||
Edexcel IGCSE Maths A January 2020 Paper 1 Higher Timezone R (4MA1/1HR) | ||
Edexcel IGCSE Maths A January 2020 Paper 2 Foundation (4MA1/2F) | ||
Edexcel IGCSE Maths A January 2020 Paper 2 Foundation Timezone R (4MA1/2FR) | ||
Edexcel IGCSE Maths A January 2020 Paper 2 Higher (4MA1/2H) | ||
Edexcel IGCSE Maths A January 2020 Paper 2 Higher Timezone R (4MA1/2HR) | ||
What Edexcel IGCSE Maths Examiners See Every Year – The Mistakes That Cost Students the Most Marks
1. Not Reading the Question Properly
This one hurts the most because it's so preventable. Students are losing marks not because they don't know the maths — but because they missed a single word. Calculating for one coat of varnish when the question clearly said two. Assuming a probability problem is "with replacement" when it explicitly isn't. The answer looks right, the working looks right, but it's answering the wrong question.
Before you start, go through the question and highlight every constraint and condition. Then, once you've finished, re-read the question one more time and check your answer actually satisfies every single part of it.
2. Not Showing Your Working
A correct answer with no working is a gamble. In "show that" questions, it's almost guaranteed to cost you. Examiners can only award method marks if they can see your method — and if your final answer is wrong but your working is solid, you can still walk away with marks.
Write out every logical step, even the ones that feel obvious. If the question or mark scheme demands algebraic working, give it. Never assume a correct answer speaks for itself.
3. Rounding Too Early
This is a sneaky one. Everything looks fine until the final answer lands just outside the acceptable range — and it's because a number got rounded three steps ago and the error snowballed from there.
Keep the full calculator value for every intermediate step and only round at the very end, following whatever accuracy the question specifies. Your calculator's memory function is your best friend here.
4. Slipping Up with Negative Numbers
Negative signs in algebraic expansions are where marks quietly disappear. A misplaced minus in an early step can derail an entire solution, and it happens more often than most students realise.
Don't assume simple arithmetic is beneath double-checking — use your calculator to verify it. When distributing a negative sign across brackets, slow down and be deliberate. It's a small thing that makes a big difference.
5. Using the Wrong Formula
Mixing up circumference and area. Multiplying mass by density instead of dividing to find volume. These aren't gaps in understanding — they're moments of rushing that cost real marks.
Learn your key formulas, but also use the formulae sheet you're given in the exam. There's no prize for recalling them from memory if you get it wrong. Cross-reference it, even if you're confident.
6. Getting Tripped Up by Percentages and Means
Reverse percentage problems catch students out constantly — instead of working back to the original value, they take a percentage of the final figure and move on. Weighted means are another trap, with students treating groups of different sizes as if they're all equal.
Before diving in, ask yourself — is this going forwards or backwards? For means, always check whether the groups are the same size. If they're not, you need a weighted mean, not a simple average.
7. Misreading Graph Scales
Cumulative frequency graphs, tangents, histograms — they all rely on you reading the axes correctly. One small square misidentified and every reading that follows is wrong.
Before you take a single reading from any graph, stop and work out exactly what each small square represents on both axes. Write it next to the graph if it helps. It takes thirty seconds and saves you from cascading errors.
8. Getting Angle Definitions Wrong
Angles of elevation and depression are measured from the horizontal — not the vertical. This trips up a surprising number of students in trigonometry questions. Others go a step further and assume a line bisects an angle without any proof to back it up.
Always anchor your angle to a horizontal reference line. And as a rule, if the question hasn't told you something is true, don't assume it is. Only work with what you've been given.
9. Muddling Index and Logarithm Laws
Dividing powers and adding the indices instead of subtracting them. Writing log notation in a way that blurs the base with the coefficient. These are the kinds of errors that are hard to spot in your own work but jump out immediately to an examiner.
Revisit the laws of indices regularly — they need to be instinctive. And take care with how you write logarithms. Neat, clear notation isn't just about presentation; it helps you avoid confusing yourself mid-solution.
10. Confusing Distance and Displacement in Calculus
This one catches even confident students out. When a question asks for total distance travelled, you can't just integrate and move on — if the object changes direction at any point, a straight integral will give you displacement, not distance.
Whenever distance is involved, first find where the velocity equals zero. These are your "rest points" — moments where direction might change. Split your integral at those points, take the absolute values, and then add them up. It's an extra step, but it's the right answer.
Is Edexcel IGCSE Maths 4MA1 The Right Course for You?
4MA1 is the syllabus code for Edexcel International GCSE (IGCSE) Mathematics A, awarded by Pearson Edexcel. It is the most widely taken international maths qualification by private and overseas candidates.
If your course is listed as Mathematics B (4MB1) or the UK-based GCSE 1MA1, those are different specifications with different content and exam structures — so make sure you’re using the correct papers.
To confirm, check the bottom corner of your past papers or your official Statement of Entry from your school. If it does not say 4MA1, then you are looking at the wrong exam set.
The 4MA1 qualification is divided into:
Foundation Tier – Papers 1F and 2F
Higher Tier – Papers 1H and 2H
A key difference is that calculators are allowed in both papers, unlike the UK GCSE (1MA1), which includes a non-calculator paper.
What’s the Difference Between Foundation, Higher and R Papers in Edexcel IGCSE Maths 4MA1?
In Pearson Edexcel IGCSE Mathematics A (4MA1), students are entered for either Foundation or Higher tier. Foundation papers (1F & 2F) are less demanding and award grades 1–5, while Higher papers (1H & 2H) include more advanced topics and problem-solving, awarding grades 4–9, so you must take Higher if you’re aiming for a 6–9. “R” papers are simply regional versions of the same Foundation or Higher exams used in different time zones — the difficulty and specification are the same, but the questions vary slightly for security reasons.
Do all Edexcel IGCSE Maths past papers from 2020–2025 apply to the current 2026 syllabus?
Yes — every paper from 2020 through 2025 is directly relevant to your upcoming 2026 exams. They all follow the current 9–1 grading system (Specification 4MA1 for Mathematics A), and nothing significant has changed across the topics being tested, the structure (consisting of two papers) nor has the style of questions changed.
At what point did the Edexcel IGCSE Maths papers change, and which years should I avoid?
The major cutoff year was 2018 — anything dated 2017 or earlier belongs to the old A*–G "Legacy" specification (4MA0) and should be treated with caution. Those older papers are generally considered easier and lack the depth of the current 9–1 syllabus, and they're missing some of the more advanced content now required for higher grades, such as specific types of functions, more rigorous set notation, and advanced algebraic proofs. As for 2018 and 2019, these are still part of the current 9–1 system and are perfectly fine for practice, but since they were the first of their kind, the 2020–2025 papers are a better reflection of the exam in its mature, settled form.
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