GCSE

At the end of Year 11 we enter candidates for Edexcel's IGCSE examination. This is a 2-Tier exam, with Higher Tier covering grades A*-D, and Foundation Tier having a maximum of a grade C.

Most students at BMS will be entered for the Higher Tier; final decisions will be made after the trial exams in the January of Year 11.

Assessment is by two exam papers - there is no coursework.

Those who achieve high grades will have had a good preparation to study Maths A Level in the Sixth Form. Members of set 1, in particular, will study topics beyond GCSE, and may have the opportunity to sit OCR's Additional Maths exam.

From Year 8 Maths is taught in sets across the whole year group; different sets inevitably progress at different rates through the syllabus, and we will carefully select the topics taught to those who find the subject difficult.

Follow the link below for more information about the exam.