Free online maths practice for every year group
MathsUK is a free platform for practising maths, from Year 1 right through to GCSE Foundation and Higher. We built it so every pupil can practise maths at their own pace, in English, with no sign-up and no adverts. Every question is aligned to the National Curriculum and the GCSE specifications, and organised by year group, topic and difficulty, so a pupil can start exactly where they are and progress from there.
You'll find tens of thousands of questions across every major topic: number and the four operations, fractions and percentages, whole numbers, algebra and equations, geometry, indices and roots, functions, statistics and probability, and the more foundational topics for younger years such as telling the time, money and measurement. Alongside the practice there are explanation pages for every topic, worked examples, interactive calculators, and printable worksheets you can download as a PDF and practise with on paper too.
For parents and teachers, MathsUK saves time and money: instead of hunting for worksheets or paying for private tuition, you can open the site and let a child practise a specific topic before a test, go back over material that wasn't understood in class, or simply practise a little every day. Every question comes with staged hints and a full worked explanation, so the pupil learns from mistakes rather than just getting a mark. Progress is saved automatically in the browser — there's no account to create, no personal details to hand over, and no charge. Everything is free, and works from any computer, tablet or phone.
Want to get started? Pick a topic for focused practice, try today's daily challenge to keep your streak going, play a maths game, or print a worksheet for your year group — all free, no sign-up, in English.
Frequently asked questions
What is MathsUK?
MathsUK is a practice site for GCSE mathematics in England. Every question is filed against a DfE content statement — the same 97 statements every exam board must cover — so you can practise a specific topic rather than working through an undifferentiated pile of questions. Each question comes with a worked answer that shows the method, not just the result.
Is it free?
Yes. The questions, the worked answers, the topic pages and the printable worksheets are all free to use, with no account needed to start practising.
Which tier should I use, Foundation or Higher?
Foundation awards grades 1 to 5 and Higher awards grades 4 to 9, and your school decides which you are entered for, usually on the strength of your mocks and classwork. If a grade 5 would be a good outcome, Foundation is normally the better entry, because the whole paper is within reach. If you are already secure at grade 5 and need a 6 or above, you need Higher. Both tiers are on this site, and the Foundation content is also part of Higher, so nothing is wasted.
What are the GCSE maths papers?
Three papers per tier, each 1 hour 30 minutes and worth 80 marks, and all three carry equal weight. Paper 1 is non-calculator; Papers 2 and 3 allow a calculator. The papers are sat in Year 11 for most students. Because the three are equally weighted, the non-calculator paper matters exactly as much as the two calculator papers — which is not how most revision timetables treat it.
Is a formulae sheet given in the exam?
Yes. A formulae sheet is provided in the exam for the lifetime of the current specifications. It gives you the surface area and volume of a sphere and a cone and the kinematics formulae. It does not give you the quadratic formula, the circumference or area of a circle, Pythagoras' theorem, the trigonometric ratios, the sine rule, the cosine rule or area = ½ab sin C — those you still have to know. Our formulae page sets out all three categories: what you are given, what you must know, and what you should be able to derive.
Are these past paper questions?
No. Every question on MathsUK is original, written against the DfE subject content and checked before it is published. We do not host past papers, mark schemes or any other exam board material — that belongs to the awarding organisations and is available on their own sites. What we offer instead is unlimited practice on the same content, with the working shown.
Which exam boards does this suit?
All of them. The DfE sets the subject content, and Pearson Edexcel (1MA1), AQA (8300) and OCR (J560) all teach and assess it, with the same three-paper structure and the same tier system. Boards differ in how questions are worded and presented, not in what may be asked, so topic practice transfers directly. Edexcel is the largest by entries — 62.5% of summer 2025 maths entries — followed by AQA and then OCR.
How should I actually use the site?
Work by topic while a topic is still weak, and only move to mixed practice once it is not. Mixed practice tells you that something is wrong; topic practice tells you what. Read the worked answer even on questions you get right, do a non-calculator set at least weekly, and use the printable worksheets when you want to practise writing the working out properly rather than clicking an option.
Is this for Year 10 and Year 11 only?
For now, yes — phase 1 covers GCSE Foundation and Higher, which are taught across Years 10 and 11. It is equally useful for anyone resitting GCSE maths at a college or sixth form. Year 1 to Year 9 practice will follow; publishing those pages before the questions exist would only produce empty pages.
How popular is GCSE maths?
It is the largest GCSE subject in the country: 893,198 UK entries in summer 2025. Almost everyone sits it, and a great many people resit it, which is why we have built the site around the specification rather than around one school's scheme of work.