We classified every mark in the published Edexcel Further Mechanics 2 papers from 2019 to 2025 — 525 marks across 127 questions, seven series. Further Mechanics 2 is one half of an option pair (with Further Mechanics 1) — candidates take Core Pure 1 & 2 plus two of the four option pairs.
Further Maths tutoringThe headline: Centre of Mass by Integration is 24.2% of Further Mechanics 2. Across the published papers from 2019 to 2025, no other subtopic comes close. The top three subtopics — Centre of Mass by Integration, Vertical Circular Motion, and SHM & Elastic Oscillations — together account for 56.8% of the marks in the whole paper.
This is an aggregate classification of every mark in the published Edexcel Further Mechanics 2 papers that have already been sat, not a prediction of any future paper. Every question was assigned to one topic and one subtopic from the official Edexcel Further Maths specification, and its full mark value attributed to that subtopic. Historical mark share is one of the more reliable signals available for deciding what to work on first.
| Topic / subtopic | Marks | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Motion in a Circle | 148 | 28.2% |
| Vertical Circular Motion | 88 | 16.8% |
| Horizontal Circular Motion | 60 | 11.4% |
| Further Centres of Mass | 142 | 27.1% |
| Centre of Mass by Integration | 127 | 24.2% |
| Equilibrium of Rigid Bodies | 15 | 2.9% |
| Further Dynamics | 120 | 22.9% |
| SHM & Elastic Oscillations | 83 | 15.8% |
| Variable Force in 1D | 37 | 7.0% |
| Centres of Mass of Plane Figures | 77 | 14.7% |
| Centre of Mass of Plane Figures | 58 | 11.1% |
| Moments & Discrete Mass Distributions | 19 | 3.6% |
| Further Kinematics | 27 | 5.1% |
| Differential Equations | 11 | 2.1% |
Weight your revision toward Centre of Mass by Integration. At 24.2% of the marks, it is the single highest-leverage subtopic in this paper — more time here moves your expected mark more than the same time spent anywhere else in Further Mechanics 2.
The thin tail is a genuine saving. Equilibrium of Rigid Bodies, Applications & SHM have carried 5.0% of the marks between them across the seven published series. That is a real permission to deprioritise once the larger subtopics above are secure.
Choosing your Further Maths options? The exam analysis hub compares all ten option papers side by side, including Further Mechanics 1 — the other half of this pair.
Across the published papers from 2019 to 2025, Centre of Mass by Integration alone accounts for 24.2% of the marks in Further Mechanics 2. The top three subtopics together — Centre of Mass by Integration, Vertical Circular Motion, and SHM & Elastic Oscillations — make up 56.8% of the paper.
525 marks across 127 questions, from every published Edexcel Further Mechanics 2 paper across the 2019 to 2025 series — 7 papers in total.
Yes — the thinnest subtopics (Equilibrium of Rigid Bodies, Applications & SHM) have carried 5.0% of the marks between them across the published papers, which is a real basis for spending less time there once the bigger subtopics are secure.
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