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AQA GCSE Biology past papers and mark schemes

AQA GCSE Biology past papers

Doing combined science? Your papers are under Combined Science · AQA Trilogy · AQA Synergy

Which tier am I?
Look at the paper code on your mock.

Look at the code on the front of your paper. 8461/1F means Foundation, 8461/1H means Higher. Still not sure? Ask your teacher.

Higher or Foundation, the mitochondria still powers the cell.

June 2025 Latest

PaperFoundationHigher
Paper 1
Foundation8461/1FQPMSER
Higher8461/1HQPMSER
Paper 2
Foundation8461/2FQPMSER
Higher8461/2HQPMSER

June 2024

PaperFoundationHigher
Paper 1
Foundation8461/1FQPMSER
Higher8461/1HQPMSER
Paper 2
Foundation8461/2FQPMSER
Higher8461/2HQPMSER

June 2023

PaperFoundationHigher
Paper 1
Foundation8461/1FQPMSER
Higher8461/1HQPMSER
Paper 2
Foundation8461/2FQPMSER
Higher8461/2HQPMSER
2022June

June 2022

PaperFoundationHigher
Paper 1
Foundation8461/1FQPMSER
Higher8461/1HQPMSER
Paper 2
Foundation8461/2FQPMSER
Higher8461/2HQPMSER
2021November

November 2021

PaperFoundationHigher
Paper 1
Foundation8461/1FQPMSExaminer report not in the archiveER
Higher8461/1HQPMSER
Paper 2
Foundation8461/2FQPMSExaminer report not in the archiveER
Higher8461/2HQPMSER
2020November

November 2020

PaperFoundationHigher
Paper 1
Foundation8461/1FQPMSER
Higher8461/1HQPMSER
Paper 2
Foundation8461/2FQPMSER
Higher8461/2HQPMSER
2019June

June 2019

PaperFoundationHigher
Paper 1
Foundation8461/1FQPMS
Higher8461/1HQPMS
Paper 2
Foundation8461/2FQPMS
Higher8461/2HQPMS
Examiner report
2018June

June 2018

PaperFoundationHigher
Paper 1
Foundation8461/1FQPMSExaminer report not in the archiveER
Higher8461/1HQPMSER
Paper 2
Foundation8461/2FQPMSExaminer report not in the archiveER
Higher8461/2HQPMSExaminer report not in the archiveER
Examiner report

Specimen material

PaperFoundationHigher
Paper 1
Foundation8461/1FQPMS
Higher8461/1HQPMS
Paper 2
Foundation8461/2FQPMS
Higher8461/2HQPMS
Old course 4401 June 2015 to June 2017. The exam before 8461: still good practice, but the papers are numbered differently.

June 2017

PaperFoundationHigher
Unit 1
FoundationQPMS
HigherQPMS
Unit 2
FoundationQPMS
HigherQPMS
Unit 3
FoundationQPMS
HigherQPMS

June 2016

PaperFoundationHigher
Unit 1
FoundationQPMS
HigherQPMS
Unit 2
FoundationQPMS
HigherQPMS
Unit 3
FoundationQPMS
HigherQPMS

June 2015

PaperFoundationHigher
Unit 1
FoundationQPMS
HigherQPMS
Unit 2
FoundationQPMS
HigherQPMS
Unit 3
FoundationQPMS
HigherQPMS

Paper by year

Questions by topic

Stuck on one topic? Practise just that.

Every question is lifted out of its paper and filed under its topic, with its mark scheme.

59 topics and 572 real exam questions in AQA GCSE Biology, each with its mark scheme.

See all 59 topics

AQA GCSE Biology

Code8461

At a glance

The course
AQA GCSE Biology 8461, Ofqual QAN 601/8752/9, was first examined in 2018. It has 2 papers: Paper 1 and Paper 2, each 1 hour 45 minutes and 100 marks.
The papers
  • Paper 1, 8461/1F and 8461/1H: 50% weighting, Foundation and Higher tier.
  • Paper 2, 8461/2F and 8461/2H: 50% weighting, Foundation and Higher tier.
What we hold
We hold 52 papers from 11 sittings, June 2015 to June 2025, and the specimen papers.
Full title
AQA Level 1/Level 2 GCSE (9-1) in Biology Β· QAN 601/8752/9 Β· 2018 onwards

Not AQA? Same subject, other boards.

Each board sets completely different papers. Check yours before you revise the wrong thing for months.

The board and course code are printed on the front of every mock paper.

HELP. Which board am I??

Find a mock or past paper from school. The board's name is at the top of the front cover, and the course code is printed next to it, like 8461. No paper to hand? Ask your teacher which board and course code you are entered for.

Also on this page 8461 600/7114/X 4401 100/5556/3 3415 3411 3413

AQA 4401 Earlier

AQA Level 1/Level 2 GCSE in Biology Β· 2011-2017

Its 18 papers from 3 series are in the years above.

Other courses, no papers held

AQA Level 1/Level 2 GCSE in Biology M (Modular)AQA Level 1/Level 2 GCSE in BiologyAQA Level 1/Level 2 GCSE in Biology 3415AQA Level 1/Level 2 GCSE in Biology (Human) 3411AQA Level 1/Level 2 GCSE in Biology (Modular) 3413

Memes

Certified Biology memes. Peer-reviewed by nobody.

Laugh now. Cry in the exam hall later. Then come back and do a past paper.

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