I got 30 out of 40 marks in my Maths test.

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I got 30 out of 40 marks in my Maths test.

Is the sentence OK?

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No. Leave off "marks", use "on", not "in", and don't capitalize "maths".
 
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"in" is OK in BrE.

You can use "30 out of 40", "30 marks out of 40" or "30 out of 40 marks" in BrE.
 
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