GCSE Maths and Physics Formula Sheets: What You Get in the Exam and How to Use Yours in Your Mocks
It's half-term for many schools, and mocks are coming. Small Heath Leadership Academy in Birmingham is running a two-day English and Maths boot camp this week so Year 11 can feel "ready for their mock examinations when they return after half term", and Unsworth Academy has reminded its Year 11s to revise for their November mocks. If you're taking GCSE Maths, Physics or Combined Science, a common question is: do I still have to learn the formulas? The short answer is that you'll be given a sheet with the main ones on it. The longer answer is that the sheet only helps if you've practised with it. This post explains what's on it, what isn't, and how to use it properly before your mocks. What you get in the exam In England, the exams regulator Ofqual requires exam boards to give students formulae and equations sheets in GCSE Maths, Physics and Combined Science. That covers the summer exams in 2025, 2026 and 2027, and the November Maths resits too. O...
