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How to pass GCSE Maths

A pass is grade 4, earned across three papers. Find the marks you are missing and practise those.

  • 151 of 240marks for grade 4 on Foundation, June 2026
  • 50 of 240marks for grade 4 on Higher, June 2026

How many marks are you missing?

Grade 4 on Foundation needed 151 of 240 in June 2026.

Type your last full-paper total out of 240.

Win them back

  1. Sit one full past paper set and mark it with the mark scheme.
  2. List every mark you dropped, by topic.
  3. Fix the topic that cost the most marks, then the next.
  4. Write every step: method marks count even when the answer is wrong.

Find your first topic to fix

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Question 1Non-calculator

Share 45 sweets in the ratio 4:54 : 5.

How many sweets are in the larger share?

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