UK A-Level Mathematics has common subject content across examination boards. AQA, Pearson Edexcel and OCR package the assessment differently, but the Department for Education defines the shared mathematical spine.
Pure Mathematics
- Proof
- Algebra and functions
- Coordinate geometry
- Sequences and series
- Trigonometry
- Exponentials and logarithms
- Differentiation
- Integration
- Numerical methods
- Vectors
Statistics
- Statistical sampling
- Data presentation and interpretation
- Probability
- Statistical distributions
- Hypothesis testing
- Use of a large data set under the board’s current specification
Mechanics
- Quantities and units
- Kinematics
- Forces and Newton’s laws
- Moments
Board-specific preparation comes second
Repair the Mathematics through stable topic owners first. Then use the exact AQA 7357, Pearson Edexcel 9MA0 or OCR H240 paper structure and resources for final examination conversion.
Return to BTT’s UK A-Level Mathematics owner for board routing.
Official source checked 26 September 2026: AQA 7357 and the common DfE A-Level Mathematics content.
World Mathematics route: return to the World Mathematics Atlas for the wider map across examinations, curricula, competitions, mathematical objects and university routes.