Which exam topics actually carry the marks? A free breakdown, board by board.
Not every topic on a specification carries equal weight in the exam. We reviewed the published papers for every GCSE, A-Level, IB and TMUA board we teach, logged the topic and mark allocation of every question, and aggregated the results below — so you can see exactly where the marks are concentrated before you decide where to spend your revision time.
Pick a subject and board below. This is aggregate analysis of published papers, not a prediction of any future paper — but historical mark share is one of the most reliable signals for prioritising revision.
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For the TMUA specifically we go further: every question in the published papers from 2016 to 2023, split by paper — including why Paper 2 is 43.8% pure reasoning. But nothing beats seeing where you personally stand. Take the free TMUA readiness check →
Each figure above is a mark share: the proportion of total marks a topic accounted for across the published papers we reviewed for that board, computed from our own topic-tagging of those questions. Figures are refreshed periodically as we review further papers, so small movements over time are normal. This is analysis of publicly available past papers — not a claim to host or reproduce exam boards' own question banks.
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