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OCR A Level English Literature past papers and mark schemes

OCR A Level English Literature past papers

June 2025 Latest

Drama and poetry pre-1900
H472/01QPMSER
Comparative and contextual study
H472/02QPMSER
Literature post-1900 (NEA)coursework
H472/03ER

June 2024

Drama and poetry pre-1900
H472/01QPMSER
Comparative and contextual study
H472/02QPMSER
Literature post-1900 (NEA)coursework
H472/03ER

June 2023

Drama and poetry pre-1900
H472/01QPMSER
Comparative and contextual study
H472/02QPMSER
Literature post-1900 (NEA)coursework
H472/03ER
2022June

June 2022

Drama and poetry pre-1900
H472/01QPMSER
Comparative and contextual study
H472/02QPMSER
Literature post-1900 (NEA)coursework
H472/03ER
2021November

November 2021

Drama and poetry pre-1900
H472/01QPMSER
Comparative and contextual study
H472/02QPMSER
2020November

November 2020

Drama and poetry pre-1900
H472/01QPMS
Comparative and contextual study
H472/02QPMS
2019June

June 2019

Drama and poetry pre-1900
H472/01QPMS
Comparative and contextual study
H472/02QPMS
2018June

June 2018

Drama and poetry pre-1900
H472/01QPMSER
Comparative and contextual study
H472/02QPMSER
2017June

June 2017

Drama and poetry pre-1900
H472/01QPMSER
Comparative and contextual study
H472/02QPMSER

Specimen material

Drama and poetry pre-1900
H472/01QPMS
Comparative and contextual study
H472/02QPMS

Paper by year

OCR A Level English Literature

CodeH472

At a glance

The course
OCR A Level English Literature H472, Ofqual QAN 601/4725/8, was first examined in 2015. It has 3 papers: Drama and poetry pre-1900, Comparative and contextual study and Literature post-1900 (NEA).
The papers
  • Drama and poetry pre-1900, H472/01: 2 hours 30 minutes, 60 marks, 40% weighting.
  • Comparative and contextual study, H472/02: 2 hours 30 minutes, 60 marks, 40% weighting.
  • Literature post-1900 (NEA), H472/03: 40 marks, 20% weighting.
What we hold
We hold 22 papers from 9 sittings, June 2017 to June 2025, and the specimen papers.
Full title
Cambridge OCR Level 3 Advanced GCE in English Literature Β· QAN 601/4725/8 Β· 2015 onwards

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Memes

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