Maths with Dan - Edexcel GCSE Maths Predicted Paper 1 - May 2025 Foundation Tier

Sep 5, 2026

GCSE Maths Foundation Tier predicted Paper 1 (Non-Calculator) for Edexcel, set for 15th May 2025. The booklet provides entry instructions, a clear completion checklist, and a full set of practice questions designed for 1 hour 30 minutes and 80 marks. Learners must answer all questions, show all working, and use black ink, without calculators. Topics include nearest value rounding, percentages and fractions, algebraic simplification, coordinate geometry, reflections, number machines, and worded cost problems.

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Predicted Paper 1 - Foundation Tier

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Centre Number Candidate Number | | --- | | | | Predicted Paper 1
Time: (1 hour 30 minutes) Mathematics Paper 1 (Non-Calculator) Foundation Tier

15th May 2025
Total Marks | Instructions • Use black ink or ball-point pen. • If pencil is used for diagrams/sketches/graphs it must be dark (HBor B). • Fill in the boxes at the top of this page with your name, center number and candidate number. • Answer all questions. • Answer the questions in the spaces provided – there may be more space than you need. • There are 80 marks. You have 1 hour and 30 minutes! • You must show all your working. • Diagrams are NOT accurately drawn, unless otherwise indicated. • Calculators may not be used. Hello there! I hope your revision is going splendidly. Welcome to my Predicted Paper 1 for GCSE Maths Foundation Summer 2025! My name is Dan, I am a full time GCSE and A Level Maths tutor with a First-Class degree In BSc Mathematics. In addition to my tutoring sessions, I run a YouTube channel where I offer detailed walkthroughs of past GCSE and A-Level Maths papers. I am also on TikTok and Instagram, where I go through quick-fire questions to help students stay sharp, whether they’re scrolling late at night or on their way to school! This paper includes a variety of questions gathered from past exam papers (all publicly available) and questions created by me! I've uploaded a full video walkthrough for this paper on my YouTube channel – it's a great way to check your answers and understand the methods. You can access it by scanning the QR code below or in the top right corner of each page! Do the paper FIRST before watching the video! DISCLAIMER: There is no guarantee the topics in this paper will come up. Use this paper as extra practice alongside comprehensive revision. Good luck!!! SCAN THE QR CODE FOR THE ENTIRE WALKTHROUGH | Answer ALL questions.
Write your answers in the spaces provided.
You must write down all the stages in your working.
1 Write the number 4865 correct to the nearest hundred.

(Total for Question 1 is 1 mark) | | --- | | 2 Write 0.62 as a percentage.

(Total for Question 2 is 1 mark)
3 Write the following numbers in order of size.
Start with the smallest number.
0.4 0.408 0.5 0.43 0.75

(Total for Question 3 is 1 mark) | | 4 Write 417 correct to the nearest ten.

(Total for Question 4 is 1 mark) | | | | 5 Write 20% as a fraction in its simplest form.

(Total for Question 5 is 1 mark)
6 (a) Simplify 5 × 2n

(1)
(b) Simplify 6b – 2b + 5b

(1)
(Total for Question 6 is 2 marks) | | | | | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 7 Write the following fractions in order of size. Start with the smallest fraction. | | | | | | 1 2 | 5 6 | 4
12 | 2 3 | 1 4 | | (Total for Question 7 is 1 mark)
| | | | | | 8 Ali buys
2 bottles of juice costing £1.20 for each bottle
1 packet of crisps costing £1.40
4 chocolate bars
Ali pays with a £10 note.
He gets £1.00 change.
Ali works out that one chocolate bar costs £1.10 .
Is Ali right?
You must show how you get your answer.
(Total for Question 8 is 3 marks) | | --- | | | | 9 The incomplete pictogram shows information about the number of apples sold from a market stall on Monday.

On Monday the stall sold 12 apples.
On Tuesday the stall sold 16 apples.
On Wednesday the stall sold 18 apples.
Use this information to complete the pictogram and the key.
(Total for Question 9 is 4 marks) | | --- | | | | 10

(a) Write down the coordinates of the point A.

(b) Plot the point with coordinate (-2,-3) Label this point C.
(1)
(c) Find the difference in x-coordinates between A and B.

(1)
(d) Draw the line with equation x = -5
(1)
(Total for Question 10 is 4 marks) | | --- | | |

FAQs

What are the exam conditions for this Predicted Paper 1?

The paper is for the Foundation Tier Mathematics Paper 1 (Non-Calculator), with a time allowance of 1 hour 30 minutes and a total of 80 marks. Calculators may not be used, and all working must be shown in the spaces provided.

Does the paper guarantee the actual exam topics?

No. A disclaimer states there is no guarantee that the topics will come up in the real exam, and the paper should be used as extra practice alongside comprehensive revision.

What kinds of topics are included in the questions?

The questions cover rounding to nearest values, converting between percentages and fractions, ordering numbers and fractions by size, algebra (simplifying and expanding), coordinate geometry (plotting and lines), reflections, number machines, and cost/worded calculation problems.

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