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OCR GCSE Maths (J560)

Every topic with its OCR specification reference, free notes and tools to revise it, and your summer 2027 papers.

TopicSpecNotes and tools
Place value, rounding and bounds1 Number operations and integers; 4 Approximation and estimation
DfE N1, N2, N3, N4, N5, N14, N15, N16		 Rounding, error intervals and boundsPrime factors, HCF and LCMPlace value, rounding and bounds: lessons and questions Scientific calculator
Fractions, decimals and percentages2 Fractions, decimals and percentages
DfE N8, N10, N11, N12, R9		 FractionsPercentagesFractions, decimals and percentages: lessons and questions Fractions and percentagesScientific calculator
Powers, roots and standard form3 Indices and surds; 1 Number operations and integers
DfE N6, N7, N9 (and A4 for indices with letters)		 The laws of indicesStandard formPowers, roots and standard form: lessons and questions Scientific calculator
Surds3 Indices and surds
DfE N8 (with A4, A18 and G20 where surds appear)		 SurdsSurds: lessons and questions Scientific calculatorEquation solver
Algebraic expressions6 Algebra
DfE A1, A2, A3, A4, A6		 Scientific calculatorEquation solver
19 topics
TopicSpecNotes and tools
Linear equations and inequalities6 Algebra
DfE A17, A21, A22		 InequalitiesSolving linear equationsLinear equations and inequalities: lessons and questions Equation solverGraphing calculator
Formulae and rearranging6 Algebra
DfE A2, A3, A5, A7		 Substituting and rearranging formulaeFormulae and rearranging: lessons and questions Scientific calculator
Straight-line graphs7 Graphs of equations and functions
DfE A8, A9, A10, A17, R14		 Straight-line graphs: y = mx + cStraight-line graphs: lessons and questions Graphing calculatorStraight lines: y = mx + c
QuadraticsAlgebra
DfE A4, A11, A12, A18, A22		 Expanding and factorisingSolving quadratic equationsQuadratics: lessons and questions Graphing calculatorEquation solver
Simultaneous equations6 Algebra
DfE A19, A21		 Simultaneous equationsSimultaneous equations: lessons and questions Equation solverStraight lines: y = mx + cGraphing calculator
Sequences6 Algebra
DfE A23, A24, A25		 Sequences and the nth termSequences: lessons and questions Graphing calculator
Functions and graph transformations7 Graphs of equations and functions
DfE A7, A12, A13, A14, G21		 Functions: composite and inverseFunctions and graph transformations: lessons and questions Graphing calculatorGraph transformationsUnit circle
Proof and iteration6 Algebra
DfE A6, A20		 Algebraic proofProof and iteration: lessons and questions Graphing calculatorNumerical methods: Newton-Raphson, iteration, bisection
Ratio and proportion5 Ratio, proportion and rates of change
DfE N13, R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, R8, R10, R13		 RatioRatio and proportion: lessons and questions Unit converterFractions and percentagesGraphing calculator
Rates, compound measures and growth5 Ratio, proportion and rates of change
DfE R1, R11, R14, R15, R16		 Speed, distance and time, and compound measuresRates, compound measures and growth: lessons and questions Unit converterGraphing calculatorScientific calculator
Angles, polygons and parallel lines8 Basic geometry
DfE G1, G3, G4, G6		 Angles and parallel linesAngle facts and angles in polygonsAngles, polygons and parallel lines: lessons and questions Graphing calculatorScientific calculator
Constructions, loci and bearings8 Basic geometry; 10 Mensuration
DfE G2, G15, R2		 BearingsConstructions, loci and bearings: lessons and questions Graphing calculator
Area, perimeter and volume10 Mensuration
DfE G12, G13, G14, G16, G17, G18, N8		 Area and perimeterCircles: area, circumference, arcs and sectorsArea, perimeter and volume: lessons and questions Scientific calculator
Pythagoras and trigonometry10 Mensuration
DfE G6, G20, G21, G22, G23		 Pythagoras' theorem and trigonometryPythagoras and trigonometry: lessons and questions Unit circleScientific calculator
Circles and circle theorems8 Basic geometry; 6 Graphs of equations and functions
DfE G9, G10, A16		 Circle theoremsCircles and circle theorems: lessons and questions Circle theoremsGraphing calculator
Transformations, congruence and similarity8 Basic geometry; 9 Congruence and similarity
DfE G5, G7, G8, G19, G24		 TransformationsTransformations, congruence and similarity: lessons and questions Graph transformations
Vectors11 Vectors
DfE G24, G25		 VectorsVectors: lessons and questions
Probability13 Probability
DfE P1-P9		 ProbabilityProbability: lessons and questions Probability experiments
Statistics and charts14 Statistics
DfE S1-S6		 Averages and frequency tablesStatistics and charts: lessons and questions Statistics calculator

Mock papers

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Your summer 2027 exams

PaperDateStartsLength
Paper 1 or 4 (calculator)
J560/01 or 04		Friday 14 May 20279:001h 30m
Paper 2 or 5 (non-calculator)
J560/02 or 05		Thursday 27 May 20279:001h 30m
Paper 3 or 6 (calculator)
J560/03 or 06		Monday 14 June 20279:001h 30m

Foundation and Higher papers are sat at the same time, so one row covers both. Source: OCR GCSE final examination timetable, June 2027 (final timetable), read on Wed 7 Oct. PDF (opens a new tab)

Official OCR pages

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