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OCR GCSE English Language past papers and mark schemes

OCR GCSE English Language past papers

June 2025 Latest

Communicating Information and Ideas
Exploring Effects and Impact

November 2024

Communicating Information and Ideas
Exploring Effects and Impact

June 2024

Communicating Information and Ideas
Exploring Effects and Impact

November 2023

Communicating Information and Ideas
Exploring Effects and Impact

June 2023

Communicating Information and Ideas
Exploring Effects and Impact
Paper 3
2022November · June

November 2022

Communicating Information and Ideas
Exploring Effects and Impact

June 2022

Communicating Information and Ideas
Exploring Effects and Impact
2021November

November 2021

Communicating Information and Ideas
Exploring Effects and Impact
2020November

November 2020

Communicating Information and Ideas
J351/01QPMSInsert
Exploring Effects and Impact
J351/02QPMSInsert
2019November · June

November 2019

Communicating Information and Ideas
J351/01QPMSInsert
Exploring Effects and Impact
J351/02QPMSInsert

June 2019

Communicating Information and Ideas
J351/01QPMSInsert
Exploring Effects and Impact
J351/02QPMSInsert
2018November · June

November 2018

Communicating Information and Ideas
J351/01QPMSInsert
Exploring Effects and Impact
J351/02QPMSInsert

June 2018

Communicating Information and Ideas
J351/01QPMSInsert
Exploring Effects and Impact
J351/02QPMSInsert
2017November · June

November 2017

Communicating Information and Ideas
J351/01QPMSInsert
Exploring Effects and Impact
J351/02QPMSInsert

June 2017

Communicating Information and Ideas
J351/01QPMSInsert
Exploring Effects and Impact
J351/02QPMSInsert

Specimen material

Communicating Information and Ideas
J351/01QPMSInsert
Exploring Effects and Impact
J351/02QPMSInsert

Paper by year

OCR GCSE English Language

CodeJ351

At a glance

The course
OCR GCSE English Language J351, Ofqual QAN 601/4575/4, was first examined in 2015. It has 3 papers: Communicating Information and Ideas, Exploring Effects and Impact and Spoken Language (non-exam, separately reported endorsement).
The papers
  • Communicating Information and Ideas, J351/01: 2 hours, 80 marks, 50% weighting.
  • Exploring Effects and Impact, J351/02: 2 hours, 80 marks, 50% weighting.
  • Spoken Language (non-exam, separately reported endorsement), J351/03 or 04.
What we hold
We hold 31 papers from 15 sittings, June 2017 to June 2025, and the specimen papers.
Full title
Cambridge OCR Level 1/Level 2 GCSE (9-1) in English Language · QAN 601/4575/4 · 2015 onwards

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Also on this page J351 J355 J350 1900

Other courses, no papers held

OCR Level 1/2 GCSE in English Language J355OCR Level 1/Level 2 GCSE in English J350OCR Level 1/Level 2 GCSE in English 1900

Memes

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