Foundation tier 1MA1 targets grades 1–5. Every spec statement from the Pearson Edexcel specification is broken down below into a tickable objective. RAG-rate each one and revisit reds before each paper.
This checklist is taken straight from the official Pearson Edexcel GCSE (9-1) Mathematics specification (1MA1). Every spec statement is listed as an "I can…" objective so you can plan revision sessions, see what's left and walk into the exam knowing nothing has slipped through the cracks.
Specification code 1MA1 (F) · 59 sub-topics across 6 sections.
1. Number
12 sub-topics.
Place value, ordering and rounding (incl. decimals)
Four operations with integers and decimals
Negative numbers
Factors, multiples, HCF, LCM
Prime numbers and prime factor decomposition
Powers and roots (squares, cubes, square/cube roots)
Standard form (introductory level)
Fractions — simplifying, equivalent, four operations
Percentages of amounts, percentage change
Fractions–decimals–percentages equivalence
Estimation and rounding to significant figures
Error intervals and bounds (basic)
2. Algebra
11 sub-topics.
Algebraic notation and substitution into formulae
Collecting like terms, expanding single brackets, factorising
Expanding double brackets and factorising x² + bx + c
Solving linear equations including unknowns on both sides
Solving linear inequalities and showing on a number line
Simultaneous equations (linear)
Rearranging simple formulae
Sequences — term-to-term, position-to-term, nth term of linear sequences
Coordinates and straight-line graphs (y = mx + c)
Recognising quadratic, cubic and reciprocal graphs
Real-life graphs — distance–time and conversion graphs
3. Ratio, proportion and rates of change
9 sub-topics.
Units, conversion between metric units, time
Ratio — write, simplify, equivalent, share in a given ratio
Recipes and scaling problems
Percentage increase/decrease and percentage change
Simple interest
Direct proportion (including graphical recognition)
Compound units — speed and density (introductory)
Best-buy and value-for-money problems
Conversion graphs (currency, temperature)
4. Geometry and measures
12 sub-topics.
Angles — angles on a line, around a point, in a triangle
Angles in parallel lines (alternate, corresponding, co-interior)
Angles in polygons — interior and exterior
Properties of triangles and quadrilaterals
Area and perimeter of rectangles, triangles, parallelograms, trapeziums
Circumference and area of a circle
Volume and surface area of cuboids, prisms and cylinders