There are plenty of exam boards, and all the confusing stuff about GCSE. It would be nice to have quick access to the maths past papers for the exam board you're planning to take.

Not to mention the new 9-1 changes from 2017. Luckily, those of you in schools already know (as you were told) what board you're taking, which tier, etc. So, just browse the exam board websites and get yourself all the GCSE maths past papers (and mark schemes). Alternatively, I have put together past papers for some of the most common GCSE (from Edexcel, AQA, OCR) and more maths exams I commonly help students with (iGCSE Edexcel, Nat 5) — see below.

Those of you who are home educating or taking your exams a wee bit later as an adult (whether you're 16 or 60, everyone can learn!), you can do your research. See what exam you'd like to do. This particularly includes choosing between GCSE vs iGCSE, but perhaps even Functional Skills. (Just so you know, passing Level 2 Functional Skills would give you the same advantage in your further academic and work life as Grade 4 for GCSE – that's a C in the pre-2017 system).

Then, check out the possible exam boards. Also, make sure that your chosen exam centre or provider (it could even be your old school or some other local school/college) offers your favourite option. Once that's sorted, you're good to go and start practising the relevant past papers.

And if you still need more help and are looking for extra support, then all you need to do is browse the options I have for maths learners - as long as you want to learn maths, I’m here to help.

Also, if you'll be sitting any other exam or using an exam board not listed below and would like a quick link to resources here, just let me know. Everything is possible =)

Past papers overview & exam board information

The bold links will take you to the official websites of each exam board; for some, I've collated the papers in a Google Drive for easier access.

GCSE maths past papers for both Foundation and Higher tiers with mark schemes + sample papers published prior to the first new 9-1 specification exam in June 2017 (iGCSE from 2018):

GCSE Maths Edexcel (1MA1)
get all papers easily in one place

GCSE Maths AQA (8300)
get all papers easily in one place

GCSE Maths OCR (J560)
get all papers easily in one place

iGCSE Maths Edexcel — Linear, Specification A (4MA1)

iGCSE Maths Edexcel — Modular, Specification A (4XMAF/4XMAH)
(only sample materials/assessments are currently available)

National 5 maths past papers with marking instructions + sample/modified papers from 2014:

Nat 5 Maths SQA (X847/75) (specification overview)
The newest papers (search results cannot be filtered - mixed up with Application of Mathematics)
Additional older papers (stored outside of the SQA website)