A worked example
What your plan will look like
One teaching group, one paper. These are the topics the ranking puts above the line, why each one is there, and every assumption behind the ordering. Change the hours and the line moves.
Sample dataThe IDs and marks are invented, but the paper map is real. Nothing here is a real college and no real cohort is shown anywhere on this site.
Edexcel 1MA1 Paper 1F, June 2025 (non-calculator). 24 students. 8 hours available, one hour a topic.
The topics above the line
This is the real ranking engine, running on invented marks. The interactive sample takes any number of hours and lets you set the session length too.
- Hours available
- 8
- Topics above the line
- 8
- Marks in play
- 391
- Students reached
- 24
Showing 8 hours: 8 topics above the line, 391 marks in play across 24 students.
Marks in play is the number of marks this group lost on a topic, weighted by how quickly that topic can usually be recovered. Deeper topics count at half weight. It is a count of marks, never of grades, and the "why here" column names the weighting used on each row.
| Rank | Topic | Strand | Marks on the paper | Students who lost marks | Marks in play | Why here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Map scale 1:20 000 | Ratio & proportion | 3 | 23 | 61 | Worth 3 marks on this paper. 21 of 24 students lost 2 or more. Usually recoverable in one session (assumed: no parts that need written reasoning or overlap the Higher paper). |
| 2 | Link a fraction and two ratios; find n | Ratio & proportion | 5 | 24 | 54.5 | Worth 5 marks on this paper. 23 of 24 students lost 3 or more. Likely to need more than one session (assumed: parts that need written reasoning or overlap the Higher paper). |
| 3 | Probabilities sum to 1, with a two-to-one constraint | Probability | 3 | 24 | 54 | Worth 3 marks on this paper. 18 of 24 students lost 2 or more. Usually recoverable in one session (assumed: no parts that need written reasoning or overlap the Higher paper). |
| 4 | Stem and leaf diagram | Statistics | 3 | 23 | 52 | Worth 3 marks on this paper. 19 of 24 students lost 2 or more. Usually recoverable in one session (assumed: no parts that need written reasoning or overlap the Higher paper). |
| 5 | Multiply decimals | Number | 3 | 22 | 47 | Worth 3 marks on this paper. 19 of 24 students lost 2 or more. Usually recoverable in one session (assumed: no parts that need written reasoning or overlap the Higher paper). |
| 6 | Timetables: compare journey times | Geometry & measures | 3 | 24 | 44 | Worth 3 marks on this paper. 15 of 24 students lost 2 or more. Usually recoverable in one session (assumed: no parts that need written reasoning or overlap the Higher paper). |
| 7 | Interior/exterior angles of a regular polygon | Geometry & measures | 4 | 22 | 39.5 | Worth 4 marks on this paper. 21 of 24 students lost 2 or more. Likely to need more than one session (assumed: parts that need written reasoning or overlap the Higher paper). |
| 8 | Angle proof: isosceles triangle, parallel lines, reasons | Geometry & measures | 4 | 24 | 39 | Worth 4 marks on this paper. 24 of 24 students lost 2 or more. Likely to need more than one session (assumed: parts that need written reasoning or overlap the Higher paper). |
| The line. Topics below it stay on the plan.8 hours allocated, 31 more topics below | ||||||
Below the line, still on the plan
Everything else stays on the page: 31 more topics are below the line in this example, still ranked and still shown. The line is where the hours run out, not where the analysis stops.
| Rank | Topic | Strand | Marks on the paper | Students who lost marks | Marks in play | Why here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Draw a quadratic graph | Algebra | 2 | 23 | 37 | Worth 2 marks on this paper. 23 of 24 students lost 1 or more. Usually recoverable in one session (assumed: no parts that need written reasoning or overlap the Higher paper). |
| 10 | Table of values for a quadratic | Algebra | 2 | 21 | 36 | Worth 2 marks on this paper. 21 of 24 students lost 1 or more. Usually recoverable in one session (assumed: no parts that need written reasoning or overlap the Higher paper). |
| 11 | Highest common factor | Number | 2 | 23 | 33 | Worth 2 marks on this paper. 23 of 24 students lost 1 or more. Usually recoverable in one session (assumed: no parts that need written reasoning or overlap the Higher paper). |
| 12 | Equation of a straight line from a graph | Algebra | 3 | 23 | 32.5 | Worth 3 marks on this paper. 22 of 24 students lost 2 or more. Likely to need more than one session (assumed: parts that need written reasoning or overlap the Higher paper). |
| 13 | Standard form: addition | Number | 3 | 24 | 31.5 | Worth 3 marks on this paper. 24 of 24 students lost 2 or more. Likely to need more than one session (assumed: parts that need written reasoning or overlap the Higher paper). |
| 14 | Recipe proportion with a stock check | Ratio & proportion | 3 | 24 | 31 | Worth 3 marks on this paper. 24 of 24 students lost 2 or more. Likely to need more than one session (assumed: parts that need written reasoning or overlap the Higher paper). |
| 15 | Total frequency from a probability | Probability | 2 | 18 | 31 | Worth 2 marks on this paper. 18 of 24 students lost 1 or more. Usually recoverable in one session (assumed: no parts that need written reasoning or overlap the Higher paper). |
| 16 | Number machine: work backwards | Algebra | 2 | 20 | 30 | Worth 2 marks on this paper. 20 of 24 students lost 1 or more. Usually recoverable in one session (assumed: no parts that need written reasoning or overlap the Higher paper). |
| 17 | Time calculation with a delay | Geometry & measures | 2 | 18 | 30 | Worth 2 marks on this paper. 18 of 24 students lost 1 or more. Usually recoverable in one session (assumed: no parts that need written reasoning or overlap the Higher paper). |
| 18 | Fraction of an amount | Number | 2 | 21 | 29 | Worth 2 marks on this paper. 21 of 24 students lost 1 or more. Usually recoverable in one session (assumed: no parts that need written reasoning or overlap the Higher paper). |
| 19 | Estimate a product by rounding | Number | 2 | 17 | 25 | Worth 2 marks on this paper. 17 of 24 students lost 1 or more. Usually recoverable in one session (assumed: no parts that need written reasoning or overlap the Higher paper). |
| 20 | Column vectors: scalar multiple and sum | Geometry & measures | 2 | 24 | 24 | Worth 2 marks on this paper. 24 of 24 students lost 1 or more. Likely to need more than one session (assumed: parts that need written reasoning or overlap the Higher paper). |
| 21 | Complete a bar chart | Statistics | 2 | 18 | 24 | Worth 2 marks on this paper. 18 of 24 students lost 1 or more. Usually recoverable in one session (assumed: no parts that need written reasoning or overlap the Higher paper). |
| 22 | Subtract fractions | Number | 2 | 13 | 18 | Worth 2 marks on this paper. 13 of 24 students lost 1 or more. Usually recoverable in one session (assumed: no parts that need written reasoning or overlap the Higher paper). |
| 23 | Complete a kite on a grid | Geometry & measures | 1 | 16 | 16 | Worth 1 mark on this paper. 16 of 24 students lost 1 or more. Usually recoverable in one session (assumed: no parts that need written reasoning or overlap the Higher paper). |
| 24 | Number machine: evaluate | Algebra | 1 | 16 | 16 | Worth 1 mark on this paper. 16 of 24 students lost 1 or more. Usually recoverable in one session (assumed: no parts that need written reasoning or overlap the Higher paper). |
| 25 | Round to the nearest 1000 | Number | 1 | 15 | 15 | Worth 1 mark on this paper. 15 of 24 students lost 1 or more. Usually recoverable in one session (assumed: no parts that need written reasoning or overlap the Higher paper). |
| 26 | Multiplicative comparison from a table | Number | 3 | 18 | 15.5 | Worth 3 marks on this paper. 10 of 24 students lost 2 or more. Likely to need more than one session (assumed: parts that need written reasoning or overlap the Higher paper). |
| 27 | Money totals; compare against a bound | Number | 3 | 17 | 15 | Worth 3 marks on this paper. 11 of 24 students lost 2 or more. Likely to need more than one session (assumed: parts that need written reasoning or overlap the Higher paper). |
| 28 | Expression from a worded context (multiplicative) | Algebra | 1 | 14 | 14 | Worth 1 mark on this paper. 14 of 24 students lost 1 or more. Usually recoverable in one session (assumed: no parts that need written reasoning or overlap the Higher paper). |
| 29 | Name a shape | Geometry & measures | 1 | 14 | 14 | Worth 1 mark on this paper. 14 of 24 students lost 1 or more. Usually recoverable in one session (assumed: no parts that need written reasoning or overlap the Higher paper). |
| 30 | Read and total values from a table | Statistics | 1 | 14 | 14 | Worth 1 mark on this paper. 14 of 24 students lost 1 or more. Usually recoverable in one session (assumed: no parts that need written reasoning or overlap the Higher paper). |
| 31 | Angle types | Geometry & measures | 1 | 13 | 13 | Worth 1 mark on this paper. 13 of 24 students lost 1 or more. Usually recoverable in one session (assumed: no parts that need written reasoning or overlap the Higher paper). |
| 32 | Simplify: collect like terms | Algebra | 1 | 12 | 12 | Worth 1 mark on this paper. 12 of 24 students lost 1 or more. Usually recoverable in one session (assumed: no parts that need written reasoning or overlap the Higher paper). |
| 33 | Turning point from a graph | Algebra | 1 | 22 | 11 | Worth 1 mark on this paper. 22 of 24 students lost 1 or more. Likely to need more than one session (assumed: parts that need written reasoning or overlap the Higher paper). |
| 34 | Expression from a worded context | Algebra | 1 | 11 | 11 | Worth 1 mark on this paper. 11 of 24 students lost 1 or more. Usually recoverable in one session (assumed: no parts that need written reasoning or overlap the Higher paper). |
| 35 | Multiples | Number | 1 | 11 | 11 | Worth 1 mark on this paper. 11 of 24 students lost 1 or more. Usually recoverable in one session (assumed: no parts that need written reasoning or overlap the Higher paper). |
| 36 | Unit conversion: mm to cm | Geometry & measures | 1 | 11 | 11 | Worth 1 mark on this paper. 11 of 24 students lost 1 or more. Usually recoverable in one session (assumed: no parts that need written reasoning or overlap the Higher paper). |
| 37 | Effect of a change on a ratio answer | Ratio & proportion | 1 | 21 | 10.5 | Worth 1 mark on this paper. 21 of 24 students lost 1 or more. Likely to need more than one session (assumed: parts that need written reasoning or overlap the Higher paper). |
| 38 | Solve a one-step equation | Algebra | 1 | 9 | 9 | Worth 1 mark on this paper. 9 of 24 students lost 1 or more. Usually recoverable in one session (assumed: no parts that need written reasoning or overlap the Higher paper). |
| 39 | Fraction to decimal | Number | 1 | 7 | 7 | Worth 1 mark on this paper. 7 of 24 students lost 1 or more. Usually recoverable in one session (assumed: no parts that need written reasoning or overlap the Higher paper). |
What this ranking assumes
- One topic session is taken as 1 hour. Change it and the line moves.
- Recoverability is a judgement, not a measurement. Every topic uses the default: parts that need written reasoning or overlap the Higher paper count as deeper work at half weight. To label topics quick or deep yourself, upload with the college's own topic list.
- Boundary distance is an estimate from the 2025-06 series notional grade 4 mark for this paper, which the board publishes as a guide only: grades are awarded on the whole qualification, not one paper. Boundaries move every year and are not published until results day.
- Every student and every topic stays on the page.
The decision record
These are the first lines of the sample record, as the export writes them. A real plan adds a line each time you confirm it or change it, with your reason.
- 2026-09-02: mock uploaded against Edexcel 1MA1 Paper 1F, June 2025 (non-calculator), 24 students.
- 2026-09-02: ranking produced. Top topics: Map scale 1:20 000; Link a fraction and two ratios; find n; Probabilities sum to 1, with a two-to-one constraint; Stem and leaf diagram; Multiply decimals. Grade 4 estimate used.
- 2026-09-03: plan confirmed for 8 hours: Map scale 1:20 000; Link a fraction and two ratios; find n; Probabilities sum to 1, with a two-to-one constraint; Stem and leaf diagram; Multiply decimals; Timetables: compare journey times; Interior/exterior angles of a regular polygon; Angle proof: isosceles triangle, parallel lines, reasons. 391 marks in play.
Try it on this example
The interactive version adds what a real upload gets: the by-student view, the hours per topic session, and the option to confirm the plan or record a different one with your reason. Because it is the sample, it saves nothing.