GCSE Maths Formula Sheet
This GCSE maths formula sheet matches the AQA 8300 formulae sheets given as an insert with every paper in 2026, split into Foundation and Higher. It also lists the formulas AQA gives inside a question when needed, and a basic maths formulas chart for the arithmetic you still need to know.
- 27 formulas
- 4 sections
- Checked 20 October 2026
On the formulae sheet: Foundation and Higher
AQA says students sitting GCSE Maths in 2025, 2026 and 2027 do not need to memorise these: the sheet comes as an insert with every paper.
- Area of a trapezium (parallel sides a and b)
- Volume of a prism
- Circumference of a circle
- Area of a circle
- Pythagoras' theorem (c is the hypotenuse)
- Right-angled triangle ABC (c is the hypotenuse)
- Compound interest (total accrued)
- Probability of A or B
On the formulae sheet: Higher only
The Higher tier insert adds these.
- Quadratic formula, for ax² + bx + c = 0 (a ≠ 0)
- Sine rule
- Cosine rule
- Area of a triangle
- Probability of A and B
Given in the question when needed
AQA does not expect you to memorise these; a question that needs one will give it.
- Curved surface area of a cone (slant height l)
- Surface area of a sphere
- Volume of a sphere
- Volume of a cone
- Constant acceleration
- Constant acceleration
- Constant acceleration
Basic maths formulas to know
Simple arithmetic and area formulas that are not on the sheet.
- Area of a rectangle
- Area of a triangle
- Area of a parallelogram
- Volume of a cuboid
- Mean
- Speed, distance and time
- Percentage change
Based on the AQA GCSE Mathematics (8300) Foundation and Higher formulae sheet inserts for 2026 exams and the specification’s mathematical formulae appendix (official source), checked 20 October 2026. Always check the formula list printed in your own exam paper.
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