Free preparation resources

Free maths past papers, solutions & grade boundaries.

Browse TMUA, historical MAT, STEP, ESAT and Olympiad resources, from official past papers and community mocks to worked solutions and historical score thresholds. Find Edexcel textbook solutions, strengthen individual skills with worked examples and practice questions, and plan your admissions or interview preparation.

Curated by Arij Asad, Cambridge Mathematics graduate and STEP examiner. Papers and solutions are credited to their original authors.

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TMUA paper archive

TMUA past papers, solutions and community mocks

Question papers, worked solutions and historical raw totals for scores of 7, 8 and 9, plus JZ Maths, Gresty Academy, Beyond Horizon, Yotta and other community collections.

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Historical MAT archive

MAT papers, worked solutions and feedback

Oxford papers, specimens and additional multiple-choice tests, with historical score averages. MAT is no longer held from 2026; these remain useful extra practice.

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STEP paper archive

STEP 1, 2 and 3 past papers and solutions

Historical papers, extended worked solutions and available S, 1, 2 and 3 grade boundaries, with Cambridge preparation resources.

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ESAT practice archive

ESAT, ENGAA, NSAA and PAT practice

Official ESAT practice and relevant historical papers, answers and worked solutions, plus British Physics Olympiad resources.

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Maths challenges and Olympiads

JMC, IMC, SMC, AMC, AIME and BMO resources

Past papers, solutions and award boundaries, organised by competition and year, together with individual tuition for students preparing for these challenges.

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Get textbook help

Choose the Edexcel book you use in lessons, then find the matching chapter solutions and original practice checks.

Repair a topic

Use a question you could not finish to identify the skill to strengthen.

Preparation guides

Plan a sequence of practice and improve how you explain, review and apply your mathematics.

TMUA guide

How to prepare for TMUA: a 12-week study plan

A structured route from diagnostic work and topic repair to timed practice, error analysis and final computer-based preparation.

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STEP guide

How to write a strong STEP solution

What a complete mathematical argument needs, how to make progress visible and why checking structure matters as much as reaching an answer.

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STEP planning

When should you start preparing for STEP?

A realistic preparation timeline for students at different stages, from early problem-solving development to offer-holder preparation.

Plan your STEP preparation →
Cambridge interviews

What happens in a Cambridge maths interview?

How mathematical discussion, hints and unfamiliar questions work, with practical ways to practise explaining reasoning aloud.

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TMUA practice

How to use TMUA past papers effectively

A practical system for diagnosing errors, revisiting questions and protecting enough papers for realistic timed practice.

Use past papers purposefully →
TMUA logic

TMUA Paper 2: logic and proof explained

A clear guide to implication, converses, contrapositives, counterexamples and necessary and sufficient conditions.

Strengthen logic and proof →
TMUA logic practice

Negation and contrapositive: questions and solutions

Learn the rules, then try 13 original questions with hints and worked solutions. Printable PDFs and an editable ZIP are included.

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Interview practice

Five Cambridge maths interview practice problems

Five discussion-led problems with graduated hints and solution outlines for practising mathematical communication.

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