GCSE Foundation
Year 10 Foundation Maths
Building a secure grade across number, algebra, shape and data. The year covers proportional reasoning, linear graphs, area and volume, right-angled trigonometry, and interpreting statistics.
What Should a Student Know in Year 10 Foundation?
Download the full checklist of Year 10 Foundation topics, every domain and every objective the year covers, as a printable PDF booklet.
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See how Year 10 Foundation topics connect across the curriculum, where each one begins and what they build towards.
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19 topics
Year 10 Topics
Algebraic manipulation
Put numbers into an expression to find its value
Equations, inequalities and formulae
Solve an equation
Quadratic expressions and equations
Multiply out two brackets
Straight line graphs
Draw the graph of a straight line
Non-linear graphs
Draw the curve of a squared equation
Simultaneous equations
Use one known value to find another
Percentages
Find a percentage of an amount
Work with fractions
Find a fraction of an amount
Non-calculator methods
Understand the value of each digit
Rounding and estimation
Round to a given number of decimal places
Factors, powers and surds
Find factors, multiples and primes
Ratio and scale
Recognise ratios that mean the same thing
Probability
Work out the chance of a single outcome
Perimeter, area and volume
Name flat and solid shapes
Angles
Work out angles around a point, on a line and where lines cross
Vectors
Understand what a vector describes
Pythagoras and trigonometry
Find the longest side of a right-angled triangle
Interpret and represent data
Work out averages and the spread of data
Graphs and diagrams
Read and draw a chart that uses pictures
Check What Is Secure
Take a module assessment on a single Year 10 Foundation topic, or a full assessment across the whole year, and see what has landed and what needs another look.
Ready for Year 10 Higher?
Continue into the next stage of the curriculum when ready.