OCR GCSE Chemistry past papers
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Which tier am I?
Look at the code on the front of your paper. J248/01 means Foundation, J248/03 means Higher. Still not sure? Ask your teacher.
Higher or Foundation, you're still balancing equations at midnight.
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Old course 600/1356/4 June 2013 to June 2016 · Old course J264 January 2013 to June 2016. The exam before J248: still good practice, but the papers are numbered differently.
Paper by year
- Paper 1Foundation
- Paper 2Foundation
- Paper 3Higher
- Paper 4Higher
At a glance
- The course
- OCR GCSE Chemistry A (Gateway) J248, Ofqual QAN 601/8663/X, was first examined in 2016. It sets 4 papers, each 1 hour 45 minutes and 90 marks. Foundation papers are Paper 1 and Paper 2. Higher papers are Paper 3 and Paper 4.
- The papers
- Paper 1, J248/01: 50% weighting, Foundation tier.
- Paper 3, J248/03: 50% weighting, Higher tier.
- Paper 2, J248/02: 50% weighting, Foundation tier.
- Paper 4, J248/04: 50% weighting, Higher tier.
- What we hold
- We hold 105 papers from 25 sittings, January 2013 to June 2025, and the specimen papers.
- Full title
- Cambridge OCR Level 1/Level 2 GCSE (9-1) in Chemistry A (Gateway Science) · QAN 601/8663/X · 2016 onwards
Not OCR? 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 J248. No paper to hand? Ask your teacher which board and course code you are entered for.
Also on this page J248 Chemistry B (21st Century) J258 600/1356/4 J264 100/5566/6 100/5636/1 100/1108/0
OCR J258
Cambridge OCR Level 1/Level 2 GCSE (9-1) in Chemistry B (Twenty First Century Science) · 2016 onwards
Its 41 papers from 10 series are in the years above.
OCR 600/1356/4 Earlier
OCR Level 1/Level 2 GCSE in Chemistry A · 2011-2017
Its 24 papers from 4 series are in the years above.
OCR J264 Earlier
OCR Level 1/Level 2 GCSE in Chemistry B · 2011-2017
Its 17 papers from 5 series are in the years above.
Other courses, no papers held
OCR Level 1/Level 2 GCSE in Chemistry AOCR Level 1/Level 2 GCSE in Chemistry BOCR Level 1/Level 2 GCSE in Chemistry
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