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Third Space Learning Edexcel Higher Paper 1 Set 3 Exam Analysis
Third Space Learning Edexcel Higher Paper 1 Set 3 Exam Analysis
Third Space Learning Edexcel Higher Paper 1 Set 3 Exam Analysis
Exam Analysis
1 Set 3
Student A Student B
Question Total Mark Question Total
1 2 0 1 2
2 3 0 2 3
<- Fill in the
3 3 0 marks per 3 3
4 4 0 question, per 4 4
student. If a red
5 2 0 E appears, the 5 2
6 4 0 mark is greater 6 4
than the total for
7 5 0 the question
7 5
8 3 0 8 3
9 4 0 9 4
10 7 0 10 7
11 6 0 11 6
12 3 0 12 3
13 3 0 13 3
14 3 0 14 3
15 4 0 15 4
16 3 0 16 3
17 4 0 17 4
18 4 0 18 4
19 5 0 19 5
20 4 0 20 4
21 4 0 21 4
Student F Student G
Question Total Mark Question Total
1 2 2 1 2
2 3 3 2 3
3 3 3 3 3
4 4 4 4 4
5 2 2 5 2
6 4 4 6 4
7 5 5 7 5
8 3 3 8 3
9 4 4 9 4
10 7 5 10 7
11 6 5 11 6
12 3 3 12 3
13 3 3 13 3
14 3 3 14 3
15 4 4 15 4
16 3 3 16 3
17 4 4 17 4
18 4 4 18 4
19 5 5 19 5
20 4 4 20 4
21 4 4 21 4
Student K Student L
Question Total Mark Question Total
1 2 1 1 2
2 3 0 2 3
3 3 1 3 3
4 4 1 4 4
5 2 1 5 2
6 4 2 6 4
7 5 1 7 5
8 3 1 8 3
9 4 2 9 4
10 7 1 10 7
11 6 2 11 6
12 3 1 12 3
13 3 2 13 3
14 3 3 14 3
15 4 1 15 4
16 3 2 16 3
17 4 1 17 4
18 4 0 18 4
19 5 0 19 5
20 4 0 20 4
21 4 0 21 4
Student P Student Q
Question Total Mark Question Total
1 2 1 1 2
2 3 1 2 3
3 3 1 3 3
4 4 1 4 4
5 2 0 5 2
6 4 0 6 4
7 5 1 7 5
8 3 0 8 3
9 4 1 9 4
10 7 0 10 7
11 6 0 11 6
12 3 1 12 3
13 3 1 13 3
14 3 1 14 3
15 4 1 15 4
16 3 1 16 3
17 4 0 17 4
18 4 2 18 4
19 5 0 19 5
20 4 3 20 4
21 4 0 21 4
Student U Student V
Question Total Mark Question Total
1 2 0 1 2
2 3 1 2 3
3 3 1 3 3
4 4 1 4 4
5 2 1 5 2
6 4 1 6 4
7 5 2 7 5
8 3 1 8 3
9 4 2 9 4
10 7 0 10 7
11 6 2 11 6
12 3 2 12 3
13 3 2 13 3
14 3 0 14 3
15 4 3 15 4
16 3 2 16 3
17 4 3 17 4
18 4 3 18 4
19 5 2 19 5
20 4 0 20 4
21 4 0 21 4
Student Z Student AA
Question Total Mark Question Total
1 2 1 1 2
2 3 1 2 3
3 3 1 3 3
4 4 0 4 4
5 2 1 5 2
6 4 1 6 4
7 5 1 7 5
8 3 0 8 3
9 4 1 9 4
10 7 1 10 7
11 6 0 11 6
12 3 0 12 3
13 3 1 13 3
14 3 0 14 3
15 4 1 15 4
16 3 0 16 3
17 4 1 17 4
18 4 0 18 4
19 5 1 19 5
20 4 0 20 4
21 4 1 21 4
Student AE Student AF
Question Total Mark Question Total
1 2 1 1 2
2 3 1 2 3
3 3 1 3 3
4 4 1 4 4
5 2 1 5 2
6 4 0 6 4
7 5 2 7 5
8 3 1 8 3
9 4 2 9 4
10 7 0 10 7
11 6 1 11 6
12 3 0 12 3
13 3 0 13 3
14 3 1 14 3
15 4 1 15 4
16 3 2 16 3
17 4 0 17 4
18 4 0 18 4
19 5 1 19 5
20 4 0 20 4
21 4 2 21 4
Student AJ Student AK
Question Total Mark Question Total
1 2 0 1 2
2 3 0 2 3
3 3 0 3 3
4 4 0 4 4
5 2 0 5 2
6 4 0 6 4
7 5 2 7 5
8 3 1 8 3
9 4 2 9 4
10 7 0 10 7
11 6 1 11 6
12 3 0 12 3
13 3 0 13 3
14 3 1 14 3
15 4 1 15 4
16 3 2 16 3
17 4 0 17 4
18 4 0 18 4
19 5 1 19 5
20 4 0 20 4
21 4 2 21 4
tudent B Student C Student D
Mark Question Total Mark Question Total
1 1 2 2 1 2
1 2 3 2 2 3
1 3 3 2 3 3
1 4 4 2 4 4
1 5 2 2 5 2
1 6 4 2 6 4
1 7 5 2 7 5
1 8 3 2 8 3
1 9 4 2 9 4
1 10 7 2 10 7
1 11 6 2 11 6
1 12 3 2 12 3
1 13 3 2 13 3
1 14 3 2 14 3
1 15 4 2 15 4
1 16 3 2 16 3
1 17 4 2 17 4
1 18 4 2 18 4
1 19 5 2 19 5
1 20 4 2 20 4
1 21 4 2 21 4
Student I Student J
Mark Question Total Mark
0 1 2 0
0 2 3 1
1 3 3 1
1 4 4 1
1 5 2 1
2 6 4 2
2 7 5 1
1 8 3 1
1 9 4 2
1 10 7 1
2 11 6 2
2 12 3 2
2 13 3 2
3 14 3 2
0 15 4 0
2 16 3 2
4 17 4 2
1 18 4 2
0 19 5 0
0 20 4 0
1 21 4 0
tudent N Student O
Mark Question Total Mark
2 1 2 1
3 2 3 0
3 3 3 0
4 4 4 1
1 5 2 1
4 6 4 2
4 7 5 1
3 8 3 1
4 9 4 2
7 10 7 0
6 11 6 2
3 12 3 2
2 13 3 2
1 14 3 1
2 15 4 3
3 16 3 1
4 17 4 0
0 18 4 1
5 19 5 1
0 20 4 0
0 21 4 0
Student S Student T
Mark Question Total Mark
1 1 2 1
0 2 3 0
1 3 3 1
1 4 4 1
0 5 2 0
0 6 4 0
1 7 5 1
1 8 3 1
2 9 4 2
2 10 7 1
2 11 6 2
1 12 3 1
1 13 3 2
2 14 3 3
1 15 4 2
2 16 3 1
0 17 4 4
1 18 4 2
0 19 5 0
2 20 4 0
0 21 4 0
tudent X Student Y
Mark Question Total Mark
1 1 2 1
1 2 3 1
1 3 3 1
0 4 4 0
1 5 2 1
0 6 4 1
0 7 5 2
1 8 3 0
1 9 4 1
2 10 7 1
1 11 6 2
1 12 3 2
1 13 3 0
2 14 3 0
2 15 4 1
2 16 3 1
1 17 4 0
2 18 4 3
0 19 5 1
0 20 4 0
1 21 4 1
udent AC Student AD
Mark Question Total Mark
1 1 2 0
1 2 3 1
1 3 3 1
1 4 4 1
1 5 2 1
1 6 4 0
1 7 5 0
1 8 3 0
1 9 4 2
1 10 7 1
1 11 6 1
1 12 3 2
1 13 3 0
1 14 3 1
3 15 4 0
2 16 3 0
2 17 4 1
2 18 4 2
0 19 5 1
0 20 4 0
0 21 4 2
udent AH Student AI
Mark Question Total Mark
1 1 2 1
1 2 3 1
1 3 3 1
0 4 4 1
0 5 2 0
0 6 4 1
1 7 5 2
0 8 3 1
1 9 4 1
1 10 7 1
2 11 6 2
2 12 3 0
2 13 3 2
2 14 3 1
0 15 4 2
1 16 3 0
0 17 4 2
1 18 4 0
0 19 5 1
0 20 4 0
0 21 4 0
udent AM Student AN
Mark Question Total Mark
1 1 2 1
1 2 3 1
1 3 3 1
0 4 4 1
0 5 2 0
0 6 4 1
0 7 5 2
1 8 3 1
1 9 4 1
1 10 7 2
2 11 6 0
2 12 3 0
2 13 3 0
2 14 3 0
0 15 4 0
1 16 3 2
0 17 4 4
1 18 4 3
0 19 5 3
0 20 4 0
0 21 4 0
Edexcel GCSE Maths Higher Paper 1 Set 3
Revision
Question Topic 1
Priority
1 Prime factorisation
2 Fraction arithmetic
3 Loci
4 Money problems
5 Powers of 10
6 Angles (polygons)
7 Compound measures
8 Averages
9 Linear sequence
10 Laws of indices
11 Cumulative frequency
12 Probability
13 Recurring decimals
14 Exact trig values
15 Dependent events
16 Inverse proportion
17 Solving quadratics
18 Quadratic graphs
19 Ratio problem
20 Surds
21 Area of a rectangle
^ green >67%, yellow 50-67%, red <50%
Grade U 4 6 8 9 9 9 9 5 5 4
Average mark -> 30 0 21 42 61 73 77 78 80 27 25 23
Student G
Student H
Student K
Student A
Student C
Student D
Student B
Student E
Student F
Topic 2 Marks
Student J
Student I
2 0 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 0 0 1
3 0 1 2 3 3 3 3 3 0 1 0
Scale drawing 3 0 1 2 3 3 3 3 3 1 1 1
Percentage profit 4 0 1 2 3 4 4 4 4 1 1 1
2 0 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1
4 0 1 2 3 4 4 4 4 2 2 2
Volume 5 0 1 2 3 4 5 5 5 2 1 1
3 0 1 2 3 3 3 3 3 1 1 1
Non-linear sequence 4 0 1 2 3 4 4 4 4 1 2 2
Negative/fractional indices 7 0 1 2 3 4 5 5 7 1 1 1
Write a ratio 6 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 6 2 2 2
3 0 1 2 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 1
3 0 1 2 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2
3 0 1 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 3
4 0 1 2 3 4 4 4 4 0 0 1
3 0 1 2 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2
Pythagoras' theorem 4 0 1 2 3 4 4 4 4 4 2 1
Turning point 4 0 1 2 3 4 4 4 4 1 2 0
Simultaneous equations 5 0 1 2 3 4 5 5 5 0 0 0
4 0 1 2 3 4 4 4 4 0 0 0
Write an equation 4 0 1 2 3 4 4 4 4 1 0 0
Student
5 7 8 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 4 5 4 4 3 4 6 4 4 4 4
25 50 61 22 16 21 22 21 25 29 20 29 21 20 13 20 36 23 17 18 19
Student AA
Student AC
Student AD
Student AB
Student AE
Student AF
Student W
Student M
Student O
Student Q
Student N
Student R
Student U
Student V
Student X
Student Y
Student L
Student T
Student Z
Student P
Student S
0 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1
1 3 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1
1 3 3 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0
1 4 4 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1
1 2 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1
2 4 4 2 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 1
2 5 4 1 1 1 2 1 1 2 1 1 0 2 1 0 1 1 0 2 1
0 3 3 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1
2 2 4 2 1 2 1 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 1
1 1 7 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 2 1 2 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 2
2 2 6 2 0 1 1 2 2 2 1 2 1 2 0 2 2 1 1 1 1
1 1 3 2 1 0 1 1 1 2 0 1 1 2 0 1 1 1 2 0 1
1 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 1 0 1 2 3 1 0 0 0
3 3 1 1 1 2 1 2 3 0 0 3 2 0 0 2 3 1 1 1 0
3 0 2 3 1 3 2 1 2 3 2 3 2 1 1 1 3 3 0 1 2
0 0 3 1 1 1 2 2 1 2 1 0 2 1 0 1 3 2 0 2 1
0 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 3 2 1 1 0 1 4 4 2 1 0 0
3 4 0 1 2 3 2 1 2 3 2 2 2 3 0 0 4 2 2 0 2
0 5 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 5 0 1 1 1 5 0 1 1 1
1 0 0 0 3 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 2 2 0
4 4 4 3 5 4 4 4
21 16 20 13 29 21 16 23
Student AM
Student AG
Student AH
Student AK
Student AN
Student AL
Student AJ
Student AI
1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1
1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1
1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1
1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0
0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1
1 1 2 2 1 1 0 2
0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1
1 1 1 2 0 1 1 1
1 1 1 0 0 1 1 2
1 2 2 1 2 1 2 0
0 2 0 0 1 0 2 0
2 2 2 0 0 2 2 0
2 2 1 1 3 2 2 0
3 0 2 1 3 3 0 0
2 1 0 2 2 2 1 2
0 0 2 0 3 0 0 4
1 1 0 0 3 1 1 3
0 0 1 1 3 0 0 3
0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
2 0 0 2 1 2 0 0
Edexcel GCSE Maths Higher Paper 1 Set 3 Grade U 4 6 8 9 9 9 9 5 5 4 5 7 8
31 80 0 21 42 61 73 77 78 80 27 25 23 25 50 61
Student M
Revision
Student G
Student H
Student K
Student A
Student C
Student D
Student N
Student B
Student E
Student L
Student F
Student J
Student I
Qn Topic 1 Topic 2 Marks
Priority
1 Prime factorisation 2 0 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 0 0 1 0 2 2
2 Fraction arithmetic 3 0 1 2 3 3 3 3 3 0 1 0 1 3 3
3 Loci Scale drawing 3 0 1 2 3 3 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 3 3
4 Money problems Percentage profit 4 0 1 2 3 4 4 4 4 1 1 1 1 4 4
5 Powers of 10 2 0 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 2 1
6 Angles (polygons) 4 0 1 2 3 4 4 4 4 2 2 2 2 4 4
7 Compound measures Volume 5 0 1 2 3 4 5 5 5 2 1 1 2 5 4
8 Averages 3 0 1 2 3 3 3 3 3 1 1 1 0 3 3
9 Linear sequence Non-linear sequence 4 0 1 2 3 4 4 4 4 1 2 2 2 2 4
10 Laws of indices Negative/fractional indices 7 0 1 2 3 4 5 5 7 1 1 1 1 1 7
11 Cumulative frequency Write a ratio 6 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 6 2 2 2 2 2 6
12 Probability 3 0 1 2 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 1 1 1 3
13 Recurring decimals 3 0 1 2 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 1 2 2
14 Exact trig values 3 0 1 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 3 3 3 1
15 Dependent events 4 0 1 2 3 4 4 4 4 0 0 1 3 0 2
16 Inverse proportion 3 0 1 2 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 0 0 3
17 Solving quadratics Pythagoras' theorem 4 0 1 2 3 4 4 4 4 4 2 1 0 4 4
18 Quadratic graphs Turning point 4 0 1 2 3 4 4 4 4 1 2 0 3 4 0
19 Ratio problem Simultaneous equations 5 0 1 2 3 4 5 5 5 0 0 0 0 5 5
20 Surds 4 0 1 2 3 4 4 4 4 0 0 0 1 0 0
21 Area of a rectangle Write an equation 4 0 1 2 3 4 4 4 4 1 0 0 0 0 0
4 4 4 4 4 5 5 4 5 4 4 3 4 6 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 5 4 4 4
22 16 21 22 21 25 29 20 29 21 20 13 20 36 23 17 18 19 21 16 20 13 29 21 16 23
Student AM
Student AG
Student AH
Student AK
Student AA
Student AC
Student AD
Student AN
Student AB
Student AE
Student AL
Student AF
Student AJ
Student AI
Student W
Student O
Student Q
Student R
Student U
Student V
Student X
Student Y
Student T
Student Z
Student P
Student S
1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1
0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1
0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0
2 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1
1 1 1 2 1 1 2 1 1 0 2 1 0 1 1 0 2 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 0 2
1 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1
2 1 2 1 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 2 0 1 1 1
0 0 0 1 2 1 0 2 1 2 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 2
2 0 1 1 2 2 2 1 2 1 2 0 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 2 1 2 0
2 1 0 1 1 1 2 0 1 1 2 0 1 1 1 2 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 2 0
2 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 1 0 1 2 3 1 0 0 0 2 2 2 0 0 2 2 0
1 1 2 1 2 3 0 0 3 2 0 0 2 3 1 1 1 0 2 2 1 1 3 2 2 0
3 1 3 2 1 2 3 2 3 2 1 1 1 3 3 0 1 2 3 0 2 1 3 3 0 0
1 1 1 2 2 1 2 1 0 2 1 0 1 3 2 0 2 1 2 1 0 2 2 2 1 2
0 0 0 0 0 4 3 2 1 1 0 1 4 4 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 4
1 2 3 2 1 2 3 2 2 2 3 0 0 4 2 2 0 2 1 1 0 0 3 1 1 3
1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 5 0 1 1 1 5 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 3
0 3 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 2 2 0 2 0 0 2 1 2 0 0
Student A Mark 0