GCSE resits · November 2026
Resitting GCSE Maths in November 2026
Paper 1 is on Wednesday 4 November. Here is a plan for the last two weeks, built from real Edexcel Foundation papers, to get you to grade 4.
The November 2026 papers have now been sat. Results come out in January. The plan below still works for the next exam.
The papers
Paper 1 (non-calculator): Wednesday 4 November
Paper 2 (calculator): Friday 6 November
Paper 3 (calculator): Monday 9 November
From Pearson's final timetable. Foundation and Higher papers are on the same days.
Grade 4 on Foundation
140–143
out of 240 in the November exams 2023–2025: about 47–48 marks a paper.
Where the marks are
On real Foundation papers, grade 4 questions carry about 64 marks per exam. The eight topics below carry the most.
The two-week plan
One task a day, about 45 minutes. Missed a day? Carry on from today's task; the plan matters less than doing some maths every day.
Wednesday 21 October
Find your weak topics
Take the Check-Up (about 25 minutes). It shows which topics are costing you marks now.
Thursday 22 October
Direct and inverse proportion
About 3.3 marks per exam at grade 4. Read the guide, then practise until you get them right.
Friday 23 October
Averages and spread
About 3.1 marks per exam at grade 4. Read the guide, then practise until you get them right.
Saturday 24 October
Percentages
About 2.9 marks per exam at grade 4. Read the guide, then practise until you get them right.
Sunday 25 October
Quadratic graphs
About 2.8 marks per exam at grade 4. Read the guide, then practise until you get them right.
Monday 26 October
Fractions
About 2.8 marks per exam at grade 4. Read the guide, then practise until you get them right.
Tuesday 27 October
Percentage change and reverse percentages
About 2.8 marks per exam at grade 4. Read the guide, then practise until you get them right.
Wednesday 28 October
Factors, multiples and primes
About 2.6 marks per exam at grade 4. Read the guide, then practise until you get them right.
Thursday 29 October
Venn diagrams and sets
About 2.5 marks per exam at grade 4. Read the guide, then practise until you get them right.
Friday 30 October
Timed mock: November 2024 Paper 1
Non-calculator, 1 hour 30 minutes, on paper if you can. Mark it with the answers afterwards.
Saturday 31 October
Go over the mock
Redo every question you dropped marks on, using the worked solutions. These come back in "Due for review".
Sunday 1 November
Timed mock: November 2024 Paper 2
Calculator paper. Practise writing down the full calculator display before you round.
Monday 2 November
Mixed grade 4 practice
Ten mixed questions from the grade 4 topics, the way they come up in the exam.
Tuesday 3 November
Light review and kit
Re-read your notes, not new topics. Pack a black pen, pencil, ruler, protractor, compasses, rubber and a scientific calculator for Papers 2 and 3.
Wednesday 4 November, morning
Paper 1 (non-calculator)
Exam day. That evening, go over anything that came up you weren't sure of: the next paper is on Friday 6 November.
Friday 6 November, morning
Paper 2 (calculator)
Exam day. That evening, go over anything that came up you weren't sure of: the next paper is on Monday 9 November.
Monday 9 November, morning
Paper 3 (calculator)
The last paper. Same routine: read every question twice, and show your working.
The grade 4 topics
Marks at grade 4 per exam, averaged over the Foundation papers from 12 exam series plus Pearson's specimen papers.
Real November papers, timed
The November 2024 Foundation papers: the closest thing to what you'll sit.
Resitting English Language too?
AQA (8700)
Paper 1: Tuesday 3 November
Paper 2: Thursday 5 November
Edexcel (1EN0)
Paper 1: Tuesday 3 November
Paper 2: Thursday 5 November
OCR (J351)
Paper 1: Tuesday 3 November
Paper 2: Thursday 5 November
Dates from each board's final timetable.
Questions students ask
- When are the November 2026 GCSE Maths resit exams?
- For Edexcel GCSE Maths: Paper 1 on Wednesday 4 November (morning), Paper 2 on Friday 6 November (morning), Paper 3 on Monday 9 November (morning), from Pearson's final timetable.
- How many marks do you need for a grade 4 in the November resit?
- On Edexcel Foundation, grade 4 needed 140 to 143 out of 240 in the November exams from 2023 to 2025 (143 in November 2025). Boundaries are set after each exam, so aim a few marks above that.
- What should I revise for a grade 4?
- On real Foundation papers, the topics carrying the most grade 4 marks were direct and inverse proportion; averages and spread; percentages; quadratic graphs; and fractions.
- When is the November 2026 GCSE English Language resit?
- AQA: Paper 1 Tuesday 3 November, Paper 2 Thursday 5 November. Edexcel: Paper 1 Tuesday 3 November, Paper 2 Thursday 5 November. OCR: Paper 1 Tuesday 3 November, Paper 2 Thursday 5 November.