Edexcel IGCSE Mathematics B Past Papers
Every question paper and mark scheme from 2014–2024, free to download. 21 exam sittings, 117 papers.
All Edexcel IGCSE Mathematics B papers below are free — no account and no download limit. Each sitting lists every unit with its question paper and mark scheme side by side, along with the paper reference printed on the booklet.
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About Edexcel IGCSE Mathematics B past papers
This page holds 62 question papers and 55 mark schemes for IGCSE Mathematics B, covering 21 exam sittings from 2014 to 2024. Every paper is free to open, with no account and no download limit, and each one sits beside its mark scheme so you can mark your own work the way an examiner would. The most recent sitting here is May 2024.
The units covered are P1, P1R, P2 and P2R. Papers appear under more than one specification code — 4MB0 and 4MB1 — because the qualification has been revised during this period. Older papers remain useful: most of the subject content carries over, and the extra practice is worth more than a tidy archive. Each paper is labelled with its own code so you can see which generation it belongs to. Papers marked R are replacement papers, set for a different time zone. They cover the same specification to the same standard, and because fewer students work through them they are a good choice when you want a paper you have not already seen.
Papers here come from the January, May, June, October and November series — about 1.9 sittings a year across the 11 years covered, which is why there is usually a recent paper available whichever session you are entered for. 7 of the question papers here do not yet have their mark scheme beside them; the rest are complete pairs. If you need one of the missing schemes, tell us and it usually goes up within a few days.
Revising Mathematics B
Mathematics B is a single-tier qualification with a reputation for being the more demanding of the two IGCSE maths routes.
There is no Foundation and Higher split, so every paper here applies to every student taking it. The questions tend to run longer, with more parts building on each other — which means an early slip can cost marks further down the question.
Because questions are multi-part, read the whole question before starting. The later parts often tell you what form the earlier answer should take, and students who notice that save themselves a great deal of rework.
Set working out properly. On a multi-step question, an examiner who can follow your method can give you marks for everything that was right before the error.
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