First check the exact Cambridge code
0580 and 0606 are not interchangeable. Cambridge IGCSE Mathematics 0580 has its own syllabus and paper structure; Cambridge IGCSE Additional Mathematics 0606 is a separate qualification with different content and assessment materials. Start with the code on your entry or syllabus before choosing a website.
Cambridge's public pages include a selection of question papers, mark schemes, examiner reports, and specimen exams. Cambridge also warns that the public selection is not the full teacher resource collection, and older papers may not reflect the current syllabus. Treat the syllabus and specimen materials as your alignment check.
Cambridge International: the official reference
Cambridge is the first stop when accuracy of qualification, paper, and syllabus matters most. Its 0580 and 0606 past-paper pages identify the qualification, show the available public PDFs, and pair question papers with mark schemes and examiner reports where provided. The 0606 page, for example, lists 2024 question papers and mark schemes plus 2025 specimen materials.
The limitation is convenience. The public site is a document library, not a filtering workspace for building a custom topic set. Some teaching and examination resources are restricted to registered Cambridge schools through the School Support Hub.
Physics & Maths Tutor: broad free archives
Physics & Maths Tutor is useful when you want a large, familiar archive of downloadable PDFs and mark schemes without paying. Its Cambridge IGCSE Maths pages organize papers by paper number and include 0580 materials, with question papers and mark schemes listed across years and sessions. This makes it a practical source for full-paper practice and manual download.
The trade-off is that you do the sorting. Finding a small set on one topic can mean opening papers, reading question numbers, and keeping a separate list. PMT is therefore strong for free breadth, but less direct for a tutor who wants ten questions on one skill in a printable order.
MathsGenie: useful free practice, with a coverage check
MathsGenie offers free IGCSE revision materials, past papers, mark schemes, and worksheets. Its visible IGCSE revision hub is centered on Edexcel IGCSE Maths, so it can be useful when that is your specification, but it should not be treated as a universal Cambridge 0580 or 0606 archive without checking the exact qualification and paper code.
Use MathsGenie for practice and explanations when the course match is explicit. If your learner is taking Cambridge 0580 or 0606, verify that the resource is aligned before spending a revision session on it. A free PDF is only useful when it tests the content and paper style the learner will actually meet.
PastPaperPrep: filtering instead of PDF hunting
PastPaperPrep is the paid option in this comparison. Its value is the live-bank workflow: open /banks/igcse for 0580 or /banks/igcse-additional for 0606, filter using the controls available on that bank, select questions, and build or download a practice set. The bank can make topic, paper, year, marks, and similar metadata easier to use than a folder of PDFs.
Choose it when your main problem is selection rather than access to any paper at all. A tutor can make a focused worksheet, and a learner can move from topic practice to mixed or timed work without manually assembling every question. It does not replace Cambridge's official syllabus check, and it does not make a free archive unnecessary for every user.
A practical choice by use case
Choose Cambridge International when you need the authoritative syllabus context, official public PDFs, specimen papers, examiner reports, or a final check that a paper belongs to 0580 or 0606. Choose PMT when you want a broad free archive for full papers and mark schemes. Choose MathsGenie when its clearly labelled specification matches your learner. Choose PastPaperPrep when you want searchable, filterable selection and printable-set building.
Many learners can use more than one. A sensible combination is Cambridge for alignment, PMT for free full-paper volume, and PastPaperPrep for targeted sets between full papers. The best website is the one that matches the job you need done, not the one with the longest list of PDFs.
Frequently asked questions
Where should I get official 0580 past papers?
Use Cambridge International's Cambridge IGCSE Mathematics 0580 past-paper page for the official public selection, mark schemes, examiner reports, and specimen materials.
Where should I get official 0606 past papers?
Use Cambridge International's Cambridge IGCSE Additional Mathematics 0606 past-paper page. Check the syllabus and specimen materials because older papers may not reflect the current syllabus.
Is PMT free for Cambridge IGCSE Maths?
PMT provides a broad free archive of downloadable Cambridge IGCSE Maths papers and mark schemes. Check the paper code and session before using a file.
Does MathsGenie cover Cambridge 0580 and 0606?
Check the exact qualification on each resource. Its visible IGCSE hub is centered on Edexcel IGCSE Maths, so do not assume every resource matches Cambridge 0580 or 0606.
Why pay for PastPaperPrep if official PDFs are free?
Pay for the filtering workflow if you need to select questions by available metadata, build focused printable sets, and spend less time hunting through separate PDF files. Free official sources remain useful for alignment and full-paper practice.