Difficulty Trends — Edexcel

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AEA 162 Challenging +1.7
13q
Challenging +1.6
7q
Challenging +1.6
5q
Challenging +1.6
7q
Challenging +1.5
7q
Challenging +1.7
7q
Challenging +1.5
6q
Challenging +1.7
7q
Challenging +1.3
7q
Challenging +1.4
7q
Challenging +1.9
7q
Challenging +1.5
7q
Challenging +1.4
8q
Challenging +1.2
7q
Challenging +1.5
7q
Challenging +1.6
13q
Challenging +1.6
7q
Challenging +1.7
7q
Challenging +1.7
6q
Challenging +1.7
6q
Challenging +1.7
7q
Challenging +1.9
7q
AS Paper 1 106 Moderate -0.3
15q
Moderate -0.2
16q
Moderate -0.3
14q
Moderate -0.3
16q
Moderate -0.1
14q
Moderate -0.5
17q
Moderate -0.3
14q
AS Paper 2 60 Moderate -0.3
9q
Moderate -0.4
8q
Moderate -0.2
8q
Moderate -0.5
8q
Moderate -0.5
9q
Moderate -0.3
9q
Moderate -0.7
9q
C1 273 Moderate -0.9
20q
Moderate -1.0
21q
Moderate -0.9
21q
Moderate -0.9
22q
Moderate -0.9
21q
Moderate -0.8
21q
Moderate -0.8
21q
Moderate -0.8
20q
Moderate -0.8
33q
Moderate -0.7
32q
Moderate -0.6
10q
Moderate -0.7
11q
Moderate -0.5
10q
Moderate -0.7
10q
C12 231 Moderate -0.3
29q
Moderate -0.4
31q
Moderate -0.3
47q
Moderate -0.4
46q
Moderate -0.3
46q
Moderate -0.3
32q
C2 243 Moderate -0.5
19q
Moderate -0.8
19q
Moderate -0.5
20q
Moderate -0.5
16q
Moderate -0.3
19q
Moderate -0.3
19q
Moderate -0.5
19q
Moderate -0.5
18q
Moderate -0.3
28q
Moderate -0.3
29q
Moderate -0.2
9q
Moderate -0.5
9q
Moderate -0.2
10q
Moderate -0.5
9q
C3 211 Moderate -0.0
7q
Moderate -0.2
16q
Moderate -0.1
16q
Moderate -0.1
15q
Standard +0.0
16q
Moderate -0.2
17q
Moderate -0.1
15q
Moderate -0.0
16q
Moderate -0.0
33q
Standard +0.1
24q
Standard +0.1
9q
Standard +0.3
9q
Standard +0.0
9q
Standard +0.3
9q
C34 185 Standard +0.3
26q
Standard +0.3
26q
Standard +0.3
26q
Standard +0.2
40q
Standard +0.2
40q
Standard +0.2
27q
C4 200 Standard +0.1
8q
Standard +0.1
15q
Standard +0.2
16q
Standard +0.2
16q
Standard +0.2
15q
Standard +0.2
15q
Standard +0.2
15q
Standard +0.2
16q
Standard +0.2
31q
Standard +0.2
22q
Standard +0.2
7q
Standard +0.1
8q
Standard +0.3
8q
Standard +0.5
8q
CP AS 63 Standard +0.5
9q
Standard +0.3
10q
Standard +0.4
10q
Standard +0.2
9q
Standard +0.1
8q
Standard +0.2
10q
Standard +0.3
7q
CP1 48 Standard +0.8
7q
Standard +0.7
7q
Standard +0.7
8q
Standard +0.6
10q
Standard +0.7
8q
Standard +0.5
8q
CP2 48 Standard +0.8
7q
Standard +0.8
7q
Standard +0.7
8q
Standard +0.5
8q
Challenging +1.2
9q
Standard +0.6
9q
D1 413 Moderate -0.7
13q
Moderate -0.6
22q
Moderate -0.6
20q
Moderate -0.9
16q
Moderate -0.3
12q
Moderate -0.8
9q
Moderate -0.7
12q
Moderate -0.7
15q
Moderate -0.8
16q
Moderate -0.9
13q
Moderate -0.6
9q
Moderate -0.7
14q
Moderate -0.8
30q
Moderate -0.6
29q
Moderate -0.7
21q
Moderate -0.7
21q
Moderate -0.5
22q
Moderate -0.6
25q
Moderate -0.4
19q
Moderate -0.3
14q
Moderate -0.5
22q
Moderate -0.7
13q
Moderate -0.5
13q
Moderate -0.3
13q
D2 162 Moderate -0.6
12q
Moderate -0.1
8q
Moderate -0.1
9q
Moderate -0.0
9q
Moderate -0.3
15q
Moderate -0.2
9q
Moderate -0.5
8q
Moderate -0.4
8q
Moderate -0.1
7q
Moderate -0.5
7q
Moderate -0.5
8q
Standard +0.1
15q
Moderate -0.1
14q
Moderate -0.1
6q
Moderate -0.2
7q
Moderate -0.2
7q
Standard +0.0
6q
Moderate -0.2
7q
F1 187 Standard +0.2
18q
Standard +0.3
16q
Standard +0.4
19q
Standard +0.3
19q
Standard +0.2
28q
Standard +0.6
8q
Standard +0.2
26q
Standard +0.2
17q
Standard +0.7
17q
Standard +0.4
19q
F2 130 Standard +0.8
9q
Standard +0.9
8q
Standard +1.0
9q
Standard +0.6
8q
Standard +1.0
15q
Challenging +1.0
7q
Standard +0.9
24q
Challenging +1.1
16q
Challenging +1.1
17q
Standard +0.9
17q
F3 126 Challenging +1.1
7q
Challenging +1.0
8q
Challenging +1.1
8q
Standard +0.8
8q
Challenging +1.0
13q
Standard +0.8
7q
Challenging +1.1
24q
Challenging +1.1
17q
Challenging +1.0
17q
Standard +1.0
17q
FD1 42 Moderate -0.1
6q
Standard +0.4
7q
Standard +0.0
8q
Moderate -0.1
7q
Standard +0.3
7q
Standard +0.2
7q
FD1 AS 28 Moderate -0.5
4q
Standard +0.1
4q
Standard +0.5
4q
Standard +0.9
3q
Moderate -0.3
4q
Standard +0.2
5q
Moderate -0.0
4q
FD2 44 Challenging +1.2
6q
Standard +0.9
7q
Standard +0.7
7q
Standard +0.4
8q
Standard +0.4
8q
Standard +0.8
8q
FD2 AS 28 Moderate -0.2
4q
Standard +0.3
4q
Standard +0.5
4q
Standard +0.4
4q
Standard +0.0
4q
Standard +0.7
4q
Standard +0.3
4q
FM1 42 Standard +0.8
7q
Standard +0.6
7q
Standard +0.7
7q
Standard +0.7
8q
Standard +0.8
6q
Standard +0.5
7q
FM1 AS 28 Standard +0.2
4q
Standard +0.7
4q
Standard +0.4
4q
Standard +0.6
4q
Standard +0.5
4q
Standard +0.4
4q
Standard +0.3
4q
FM2 43 Standard +0.9
7q
Standard +0.8
7q
Challenging +1.0
7q
Standard +0.7
7q
Standard +0.8
8q
Standard +0.8
7q
FM2 AS 27 Standard +0.8
4q
Challenging +1.0
4q
Standard +0.6
3q
Standard +0.8
4q
Standard +0.6
4q
Standard +0.4
4q
Standard +0.5
4q
FP1 213 Moderate -0.1
18q
Moderate -0.1
18q
Moderate -0.1
19q
Moderate -0.0
19q
Standard +0.0
36q
Standard +0.3
27q
Standard +0.3
8q
Standard +0.2
9q
Standard +0.3
8q
Standard +0.4
9q
Challenging +1.1
8q
Challenging +1.0
8q
Standard +0.9
8q
Standard +0.8
8q
Standard +0.9
10q
FP1 AS 36 Standard +0.5
5q
Standard +0.5
5q
Standard +0.7
5q
Standard +0.7
5q
Standard +0.8
5q
Standard +0.4
6q
Standard +0.5
5q
FP2 238 Standard +0.6
10q
Standard +0.6
14q
Standard +0.8
12q
Standard +0.9
11q
Standard +0.8
15q
Standard +0.8
12q
Standard +0.9
9q
Standard +0.8
8q
Standard +0.9
8q
Standard +0.8
8q
Standard +0.9
8q
Standard +0.6
24q
Standard +1.0
16q
Standard +0.9
8q
Standard +0.7
8q
Standard +0.8
8q
Standard +0.8
8q
Challenging +1.0
8q
Challenging +1.1
7q
Standard +1.0
8q
Standard +0.9
10q
Challenging +1.0
10q
Standard +0.8
8q
FP2 AS 30 Standard +0.3
5q
Standard +0.4
5q
Standard +0.6
5q
Standard +0.7
5q
Standard +0.5
5q
Standard +0.7
5q
FP3 91 Standard +0.9
8q
Standard +0.9
8q
Standard +0.8
7q
Standard +0.8
7q
Standard +0.9
15q
Standard +0.9
15q
Standard +0.8
8q
Standard +0.8
8q
Challenging +1.1
8q
Standard +0.9
7q
FS1 41 Standard +0.8
7q
Standard +0.6
7q
Standard +0.8
6q
Standard +0.6
7q
Standard +0.7
7q
Standard +0.4
7q
FS1 AS 28 Standard +0.5
4q
Standard +0.4
4q
Standard +0.4
4q
Standard +0.7
4q
Standard +0.5
4q
Standard +0.4
4q
Standard +0.0
4q
FS2 46 Standard +0.6
8q
Standard +0.7
7q
Standard +0.6
7q
Standard +0.8
8q
Standard +0.5
8q
Standard +0.5
8q
FS2 AS 26 Standard +0.0
4q
Standard +0.1
4q
Standard +0.4
4q
Standard +0.3
5q
Standard +0.3
4q
Standard +0.3
5q
M1 442 Moderate -0.3
14q
Moderate -0.3
18q
Moderate -0.3
19q
Moderate -0.4
15q
Moderate -0.3
12q
Moderate -0.3
12q
Moderate -0.4
13q
Moderate -0.2
15q
Moderate -0.2
14q
Moderate -0.1
11q
Moderate -0.3
12q
Moderate -0.4
15q
Moderate -0.1
19q
Moderate -0.2
29q
Moderate -0.1
23q
Moderate -0.1
28q
Moderate -0.2
29q
Moderate -0.2
36q
Moderate -0.0
7q
Moderate -0.1
15q
Standard +0.0
24q
Moderate -0.1
23q
Moderate -0.1
23q
Moderate -0.2
16q
M2 423 Standard +0.0
6q
Standard +0.0
10q
Standard +0.1
9q
Standard +0.2
14q
Standard +0.1
11q
Standard +0.1
13q
Standard +0.2
14q
Standard +0.2
13q
Standard +0.1
15q
Standard +0.1
11q
Standard +0.0
15q
Standard +0.1
13q
Standard +0.2
25q
Standard +0.1
31q
Standard +0.2
21q
Standard +0.3
29q
Standard +0.2
30q
Standard +0.3
35q
Standard +0.2
8q
Standard +0.4
16q
Standard +0.3
24q
Standard +0.2
23q
Standard +0.3
22q
Standard +0.2
15q
M3 362 Standard +0.6
4q
Standard +0.5
10q
Standard +0.6
13q
Standard +0.6
13q
Standard +0.6
13q
Standard +0.5
13q
Standard +0.5
13q
Standard +0.7
13q
Standard +0.6
13q
Standard +0.6
14q
Standard +0.7
13q
Standard +0.7
13q
Standard +0.7
21q
Standard +0.7
25q
Standard +0.8
20q
Standard +0.8
20q
Standard +0.7
21q
Standard +0.7
27q
Standard +0.8
6q
Standard +0.8
7q
Standard +0.8
21q
Standard +0.7
21q
Standard +0.8
14q
Standard +0.7
14q
M4 138 Challenging +1.0
12q
Challenging +1.1
10q
Challenging +1.1
11q
Standard +0.9
10q
Challenging +1.1
8q
Challenging +1.0
5q
Standard +1.0
7q
Challenging +1.1
6q
Challenging +1.2
6q
Standard +0.8
7q
Challenging +1.2
6q
Challenging +1.1
13q
Challenging +1.1
10q
Challenging +1.1
7q
Challenging +1.1
6q
Standard +1.0
7q
Challenging +1.1
7q
M5 130 Challenging +1.2
7q
Challenging +1.3
6q
Challenging +1.2
7q
Challenging +1.2
7q
Challenging +1.1
13q
Standard +0.9
8q
Challenging +1.1
7q
Challenging +1.4
6q
Challenging +1.4
6q
Challenging +1.2
6q
Challenging +1.2
5q
Challenging +1.2
13q
Challenging +1.2
13q
Challenging +1.3
7q
Challenging +1.4
7q
Challenging +1.1
5q
Challenging +1.2
7q
P1 171 Moderate -0.7
9q
Moderate -0.5
33q
Moderate -0.4
20q
Moderate -0.4
28q
Moderate -0.4
29q
Moderate -0.4
31q
Moderate -0.3
21q
P2 156 Moderate -0.6
9q
Moderate -0.3
20q
Moderate -0.3
18q
Moderate -0.1
29q
Moderate -0.1
29q
Moderate -0.1
31q
Moderate -0.0
20q
P3 133 Moderate -0.2
10q
Standard +0.1
18q
Standard +0.1
29q
Standard +0.1
28q
Standard +0.1
30q
Moderate -0.0
18q
P4 125 Standard +0.2
9q
Standard +0.3
9q
Standard +0.4
29q
Standard +0.4
38q
Standard +0.5
25q
Moderate -0.0
15q
Paper 1 102 Standard +0.2
13q
Moderate -0.0
13q
Standard +0.1
16q
Moderate -0.3
14q
Moderate -0.1
16q
Moderate -0.1
15q
Moderate -0.1
15q
Paper 2 103 Standard +0.2
14q
Standard +0.1
14q
Standard +0.0
16q
Standard +0.1
15q
Moderate -0.0
16q
Standard +0.1
13q
Standard +0.0
15q
Paper 3 74 Standard +-0.0
10q
Standard +0.1
10q
Moderate -0.2
10q
Moderate -0.1
10q
Moderate -0.2
11q
Moderate -0.2
12q
Moderate -0.3
11q
S1 418 Easy -1.0
13q
Moderate -0.7
19q
Moderate -0.7
19q
Moderate -0.8
19q
Moderate -0.9
14q
Moderate -0.9
13q
Moderate -0.8
14q
Moderate -0.8
14q
Moderate -0.6
14q
Moderate -0.7
12q
Moderate -0.7
15q
Moderate -0.7
14q
Moderate -0.5
20q
Moderate -0.7
29q
Moderate -0.8
20q
Moderate -0.4
25q
Moderate -0.5
25q
Moderate -0.4
33q
Moderate -0.1
11q
Moderate -0.4
5q
Moderate -0.3
18q
Moderate -0.4
20q
Moderate -0.4
18q
Moderate -0.3
14q
S2 377 Moderate -0.3
7q
Moderate -0.3
12q
Moderate -0.4
12q
Moderate -0.4
12q
Moderate -0.6
14q
Moderate -0.2
13q
Moderate -0.4
7q
Moderate -0.3
8q
Moderate -0.1
14q
Moderate -0.1
10q
Standard +0.0
13q
Moderate -0.1
15q
Moderate -0.0
21q
Standard +0.1
27q
Standard +0.3
20q
Standard +0.1
27q
Standard +0.2
26q
Standard +0.2
34q
Standard +0.0
7q
Standard +0.0
6q
Standard +0.4
18q
Standard +0.2
21q
Standard +0.1
20q
Standard +0.3
13q
S3 247 Standard +0.2
5q
Moderate -0.3
7q
Moderate -0.1
7q
Standard +0.2
5q
Moderate -0.2
13q
Standard +0.3
7q
Standard +0.0
7q
Moderate -0.1
6q
Standard +0.2
5q
Standard +0.2
6q
Standard +0.2
7q
Standard +0.1
15q
Standard +0.1
22q
Standard +0.3
12q
Standard +0.2
14q
Standard +0.2
15q
Standard +0.3
21q
Standard +0.3
7q
Standard +0.1
19q
Standard +0.3
20q
Standard +0.1
14q
Standard +0.1
13q
S4 129 Standard +0.5
6q
Standard +0.5
6q
Standard +0.6
7q
Standard +0.2
7q
Standard +0.5
13q
Standard +0.6
7q
Standard +0.3
7q
Standard +0.5
6q
Standard +0.6
6q
Standard +0.8
7q
Standard +0.7
5q
Standard +0.8
14q
Standard +0.8
13q
Standard +0.9
6q
Standard +0.8
7q
Standard +0.8
6q
Standard +0.8
6q