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Students react after GCSE Maths Paper 1 on 16 May 2024

You've found an article that was published as part of our coverage of the summer 2024 exams.

But if you want to see some of the top memes getting shared in the 2025 GCSE exams, follow this link for student reactions after GCSE Maths Paper 1 on 12 May 2025.
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It was, erm, very jarring

So, let’s crunch the numbers on GCSE Maths Paper 1. By the looks of it, opinion is divided…

Keep reading to find out how the internet reacted to an exam dominated by small empty jars. 

On the plus side, you can join the chat about Paper 1 on The Student Room using the links below.

Exam discussion on The Student Room

 

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Yep, it’s all about the jars. Did you get 20% or 7.5%?

Well, it's not all about jars. Getting tracing paper was pretty intense too

The exam boards aren't making any friends with those papers...

@hoop.halos #fyp #foryourpage #fypシ #blowthisup #relatable #trending #funny #gcse #maths #paper1 ♬ original sound - hoop.halos

...or are they?

@phatdungz I couldnt have asked for anything easier #fyp #viral #trending #gcse #maths ♬ She Know What She Wanted (Jersey Club Remix Slowed) - Godard & Ziahfyah

What people are saying about GCSE Maths Paper 1 on The Student Room

Yess the easiest maths paper ever!!!

Luccky77

I didn’t revise maths for the days before the exam because I was preoccupied with my other exams and felt tired out. I low-key feel I underperformed 💀 but on some questions I pulled it back.

But I’m most ashamed that I didn’t even get the Venn diagram class one. I was just so confused… please tell me I wasn’t the only one going “what’s 30% of 50” 💀

fffnnnlllyyy

Need to get my game on for paper 2 and 3 lmao

blwuerry

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Article by Ryan Lunn on Thursday 16 May 2024
Last edited by Nik Taylor on Thursday 15 May 2025