Edexcel Higher · 2026 Exam Season · Berkshire

40-Day GCSE Maths
Revision Plan 2026

A structured day-by-day revision programme built from years of teaching experience and deep exam insight — validated at 96.6% accuracy against the real June 2025 papers.

96.6%
Topics covered in
the June 2025 exam
40
Structured
revision days
3
Progressive
skill tiers
~103
Targeted
assignments
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96.6%

Our Predictions Covered 96.6% of the June 2025 Exam Topics

Drawing on years of experience teaching Edexcel Higher and a deep understanding of how the exam evolves each year, our topic predictions were verified against the actual June 2025 papers. Of 29 confirmed topics across all three papers, we correctly anticipated 28. The only exception was Loci on Paper 2 — never previously set on Higher — something no programme could reasonably foresee. A student who worked through our Tier 1 list would have been prepared for approximately 86–90% of all available marks.

Key:
Tier 1 — Essential (appears every year)
Tier 2 — High probability (6–8 out of 9 years)
Tier 3 — Grade 7–9 discriminators
Review / Mock paper day
Each assignment = 1 PDF resource from your revision folder
Phase 1 Tier 1 — Guaranteed Topics (Cover all core marks first) 17 Mar – 6 Apr · Days 1–21
📅 Week 1 — 17–23 March 2026 · Number + Algebra + Ratio foundations
Monday
Day 1
17 Mar
NumberTier 1Product of Prime FactorsN21
NumberTier 1HCF & LCMN22–N23
RatioTier 1Ratio SimplifyingR13
3
assignments
Tuesday
Day 2
18 Mar
NumberTier 1Standard Form — Big & Small NumbersN47
NumberTier 1Standard Form — CalculationsN48
AlgebraTier 1Simultaneous EquationsA40–43
3
assignments
Wednesday
Day 3
19 Mar
NumberTier 1Index LawsN54
NumberTier 1Powers, Indices, Squares, Cubes & RootsN18–N19
AlgebraTier 1Sequences — Term to Term + Linear Nth TermA20, A21
4
assignments
Thursday
Day 4
20 Mar
NumberTier 1Adding & Subtracting Fractions + Multiplying FractionsN37–N38, N39
RatioTier 1Percentage ChangeR6
RatioTier 1Reverse PercentagesR12
4
assignments
Friday
Day 5
21 Mar
NumberTier 1Surds — Introduction + Adding & SubtractingN59, N60
AlgebraTier 1Algebraic Proof ⭐ (appears on every paper, every year)A69
3
assignments
Saturday
Day 6
22 Mar
NumberTier 1Recurring Decimals into Fractions ⭐ (P1H every year)N56
RatioTier 1Compound Interest — Growth & DecayR11
2
assignments
Sunday
Day 7
23 Mar
🔄 Review & Consolidation — revisit your weakest topic from Days 1–6. Rework any questions you got wrong. No new topics today.
review
📅 Week 2 — 24–30 March 2026 · Geometry + Surds + Circle Theorems
Monday
Day 8
24 Mar
GeometryTier 1Pythagoras' TheoremG43–45
GeometryTier 1Trigonometry — Right-Angled Missing SidesG46
AlgebraTier 1Solving Quadratics by FactorisingA44
3
assignments
Tuesday
Day 9
25 Mar
GeometryTier 1Trigonometry — Right-Angled Missing AnglesG47
GeometryTier 1Circle Theorems ⭐ (every year)G63a
NumberTier 1Surds — Expanding Brackets + Rationalise the DenominatorN61, N62
4
assignments
Wednesday
Day 10
26 Mar
GeometryTier 1Area of Sectors + Arc/Sector PerimeterG25, G23
RatioTier 1Compound Measures — Speed + DensityR20–21, R24
4
assignments
Thursday
Day 11
27 Mar
GeometryTier 1Transformations (Rotation, Reflection, Translation, Enlargement)G38–42
Prob/StatsTier 1Histograms ⭐ (P1H every year — certain to appear)P39–40
AlgebraTier 1Completing the SquareA48–49
3
assignments
Friday
Day 12
28 Mar
GeometryTier 1Similar Shapes — TrianglesG50
GeometryTier 1Volumes of Pyramids, Cones & SpheresG34
AlgebraTier 1Solving Quadratics with GraphsA36
3
assignments
Saturday
Day 13
29 Mar
GeometryTier 1Vector Geometry — ArithmeticG52
Prob/StatsTier 1Venn DiagramsP28–29
2
assignments
Sunday
Day 14
30 Mar
🔄 Review — Focus on Geometry and Number. Redo any surds or circle theorem questions you found difficult.
review
📅 Week 3 — 31 March – 6 April 2026 · Completing Tier 1 + Mini Mock
Monday
Day 15
31 Mar
GeometryTier 1Angles — Parallel Lines + Regular Polygons + Loci & Regions ⭐ (appeared 2025)G7a, G9, G14
AlgebraTier 1Algebraic Fractions (Introduction + Add/Subtract)A50, A51
5
assignments
Tuesday
Day 16
1 Apr
Prob/StatsTier 1Cumulative Frequency ⭐ (P2H/P3H almost every year)P35
Prob/StatsTier 1Interquartile RangeP34
AlgebraTier 1Algebraic Fractions — Multiplying & DividingA52
RatioTier 1Compound Measures — PressureR25
4
assignments
Wednesday
Day 17
2 Apr
Prob/StatsTier 1Box Plots ⭐ + Comparing Data (Box Plots & CF)P36, P37
GeometryTier 1Circle Theorem ProofsG63b
GeometryTier 1Surface Area of 3D ShapesG29
4
assignments
Thursday
Day 18
3 Apr
Prob/StatsTier 1Tree Diagrams — Conditional Probability ⭐P33
AlgebraTier 1Algebraic Fractions — Solving EquationsA53–54
AlgebraTier 1Real Life Graphs + Velocity-Time Graphs (Straight Lines)A28, A29
4
assignments
Friday
Day 19
4 Apr
RatioTier 1Ratio Sharing an Amount + Ratio Sharing Multiple Ratios ⭐R15a, R15b
NumberTier 1Bounds & Error Intervals — IntroductionN51–52
3
assignments
Saturday
Day 20
5 Apr
NumberTier 1Upper & Lower Bounds — Calculations + AccuracyN57, N58
AlgebraTier 1Functions — Composite & Inverse ⭐ (7 out of 9 years)A65–68
3
assignments
Sunday
Day 21
6 Apr
📝 MINI MOCK — Paper 1H Style (Non-Calculator). Use Set 1 P1H. Mark it. Identify your 3 weakest topics. Write them down — they become your priority in Phase 2.
1
paper
Phase 2 Tier 2 — High Probability Topics (6–8 out of 9 years) 7 Apr – 15 Apr · Days 22–30
📅 Week 4 — 7–13 April 2026 · Trig rules, Iteration, Vectors, Inequalities
Monday
Day 22
7 Apr
AlgebraTier 2Graphing Inequalities + Quadratic InequalitiesA62, A63
GeometryTier 2The Sine Rule ⭐ (5 out of 9 years on P3H)G57
NumberTier 1Estimating using Significant FiguresN28
4
assignments
Tuesday
Day 23
8 Apr
GeometryTier 2The Cosine Rule + Area of a Triangle (½ab sinC)G58, G59
AlgebraTier 2Velocity-Time Graphs — Gradients & Area Under Curves ⭐A73
3
assignments
Wednesday
Day 24
9 Apr
AlgebraTier 2Iteration ⭐ (6 out of 9 years on P2H/P3H)A72
RatioTier 2Direct & Inverse Proportion ProblemsR26
AlgebraTier 1Transforming Function GraphsA78
3
assignments
Thursday
Day 25
10 Apr
AlgebraTier 2Expanding Cubic (Triple) BracketsA70
AlgebraTier 2Simultaneous Equations — Quadratics & Straight LinesA55
GeometryTier 2Vector Geometry ProofG64
3
assignments
Friday
Day 26
11 Apr
AlgebraTier 2Sequence Problem Solve — Quadratic Nth Term ⭐A58
AlgebraTier 2Trigonometric GraphsA76
GeometryTier 2Proving Congruence ⭐ (7 out of 9 years)G51
3
assignments
Saturday
Day 27
12 Apr
RatioTier 2Speed–Distance–Time Graphs + Geometric ProgressionR23, R31
Prob/StatsTier 2Scatter GraphsP12–13
3
assignments
Sunday
Day 28
13 Apr
🔄 Review — Tier 2 focus. Pick your weakest Tier 2 topic and redo questions. Extra focus on Iteration and Sine/Cosine rule if unsure.
review
📅 Week 5 (Part 1) — 14–15 April 2026 · Completing Tier 2
Monday
Day 29
14 Apr
RatioTier 2Compound Interest — Reverse (Growth & Decay)R30
GeometryTier 2Transformations — Negative EnlargementG54
AlgebraTier 1Function Machines (foundation for composite functions)A7
3
assignments
Tuesday
Day 30
15 Apr
Prob/StatsTier 2Probability with Algebra ⭐ (hard section every year)P41
GeometryTier 1Volume of PrismsG32
2
assignments
Phase 3 Tier 3 — Grade 7–9 Discriminators (Target these for top grades) 16 Apr – 20 Apr · Days 31–35
📅 Week 5 (Part 2) + Weekend — 16–20 April 2026 · Grade 7–9 topics + Mini Mock
Wednesday
Day 31
16 Apr
AlgebraTier 3Equation of a Circle + Equations of Tangents to a CircleA56, A61
GeometryTier 3Trigonometry in 3D + Pythagoras in 3DG62, G61
4
assignments
Thursday
Day 32
17 Apr
AlgebraTier 3Simultaneous Equations — Circles & Straight LinesA57
AlgebraTier 3Straight Line Graphs — Perpendicular LinesA60
Prob/StatsTier 3Stratified Sampling + Averages from Grouped Frequency TableP15, P19
4
assignments
Friday
Day 33
18 Apr
AlgebraTier 3Exponential Graphs — Sketching + Finding Missing ValuesA74, A75
GeometryTier 3Surface Area of Cones & Spheres (Frustum)G33
3
assignments
Saturday
Day 34
19 Apr
AlgebraTier 3Transforming Trigonometric Graphs + Recognising Graph ShapesA77, A79
GeometryTier 3Difficult Algebraic Proof (Geometric)G66
3
assignments
Sunday
Day 35
20 Apr
📝 MINI MOCK — Paper 2H or 3H Style (Calculator). Use Set 2. Mark it. Note weak topics. Final week targets your gaps.
1
paper
Phase 4 Exam Preparation — Full Papers + Targeted Revision 21–25 Apr · Days 36–40
📅 Final Week — 21–25 April 2026 · Full papers + Exam technique
Monday
Day 36
21 Apr
📝 FULL PAPER — P1H Non-Calculator (Set 3 or Set 1). Timed: 1hr 30min. No notes. Mark immediately after. Focus on where marks were dropped.
1
paper
Tuesday
Day 37
22 Apr
📝 FULL PAPER — P2H Calculator (Set 2). Timed: 1hr 30min. Review all working carefully after.
1
paper
Wednesday
Day 38
23 Apr
📝 FULL PAPER — P3H Calculator (Set 3). Timed: 1hr 30min. Do topic breakdown — which strand lost the most marks?
1
paper
Thursday
Day 39
24 Apr
🎯 Targeted Revision — Go back to your 3 weakest topics from Days 36–38 papers. Focused practice only. Quality over quantity.
3
targeted
Friday
Day 40
25 Apr
✅ Final Day — Light review only. Skim through: Algebraic proof method · Surds rationalise steps · Recurring decimal proof · Histogram frequency density formula. Rest. Exam season begins. You're ready.
review
Plan Summary
64
Tier 1 assignments
(essential topics)
22
Tier 2 assignments
(high probability)
12
Tier 3 assignments
(grade 7–9)
5
Review & mock
paper days
~103
Total assignments
across 40 days
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