241 papers analysed across 77 exam sittings, 152 topics tracked
- 1Calculation Problems100%
- 2Fractions, Decimals and Percentages100%
- 3Percentages100%
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How often each topic actually comes up
We tag every past exam paper we can get hold of by topic, exam board, level and tier, then work out how many exam sittings (one board, level, tier, year and series - a single GCSE tier sat in June 2025, say) included each topic at least once. That share is what "frequency" means on this page: not how many marks a topic is worth, but how often it turns up at all. Specimen and sample papers are left out, so the figures only reflect exams that were actually sat.
Built from 936 tagged papers across 364 exam sittings, 2009 to 2025, covering 752 topics across 13 subjects.
17 papers analysed across 6 exam sittings, 94 topics tracked
- 1Baillargeon's Infant Research and the Development of Social Cognition100%
- 2Biological and Psychological Explanations of Offending Behaviour100%
- 3Cognitive, Psychodynamic and Social Explanations of Gender Development100%
29 papers analysed across 17 exam sittings, 69 topics tracked
- 1Capture Recapture100%
- 2Collecting Data100%
- 3Comparing Data Sets100%
16 papers analysed across 6 exam sittings, 64 topics tracked
- 1Changing Economic World: The Development Gap100%
- 2Energy Security: Changing Demand and Factors Affecting Supply100%
- 3Food Security: Rising Demand and Factors Affecting Supply100%
12 papers analysed across 6 exam sittings, 62 topics tracked
- 1Business aims and objectives100%
- 2Business calculations: revenue, costs and profit100%
- 3Business ownership structures100%
18 papers analysed across 6 exam sittings, 58 topics tracked
- 1Behavioural Economics: Bounded Rationality and Biases in Decision Making100%
- 2Causes and Consequences of Inflation and Deflation100%
- 3Causes and Consequences of Unemployment100%
17 papers analysed across 6 exam sittings, 51 topics tracked
- 1Collectivist and Individualist Anarchism: Tensions Within the Tradition100%
- 2Comparative Theories: Structural, Rational and Cultural Approaches100%
- 3Conservatism100%
12 papers analysed across 6 exam sittings, 50 topics tracked
- 1Cardio-Respiratory System: Breathing and Gaseous Exchange100%
- 2Cardiovascular System: The Heart and Blood Vessels100%
- 3Components of Fitness: Health-Related Components and Fitness Testing100%
150 papers analysed across 52 exam sittings, 48 topics tracked
- 1Analytical Techniques100%
- 2Atomic Structure100%
- 3Atomic Structure100%
11 papers analysed across 6 exam sittings, 45 topics tracked
- 1Changing Patterns of Marriage, Divorce and Cohabitation100%
- 2Conjugal Roles and the Domestic Division of Labour100%
- 3Family Forms and Diversity100%
72 papers analysed across 31 exam sittings, 29 topics tracked
- 1Algebraic Fractions: Adding, Subtracting and Solving Equations100%
- 2Algebraic Fractions: Simplifying, Multiplying and Dividing100%
- 3Applications of Differentiation: Gradients, Tangents and Turning Points100%
118 papers analysed across 45 exam sittings, 21 topics tracked
- 1Algorithms100%
- 2Algorithms: Complexity, Searching and Sorting100%
- 3Boolean Logic100%
223 papers analysed across 100 exam sittings, 9 topics tracked
- 1Language Paper 1: Explorations in Creative Reading and Writing100%
- 2Language Paper 2: Writers' Viewpoints and Perspectives100%
- 3Literature: A Christmas Carol100%
Download every subject in one workbook
One .xlsx file, one sheet per subject above: 1,520 rows in total, each a topic against a single board / level / tier column, with the appearance share, the sittings and papers it is based on, and the last year that column was assessed.
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