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AQA GCSE Maths past papers and mark schemes

AQA GCSE Maths past papers

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

Look at the code on the front of your paper. 8300/1F means Foundation, 8300/1H means Higher. Still not sure? Ask your teacher.

Your teacher picks the tier. Not you. Sorry, that's the rules.

June 2025 Latest

PaperFoundationHigher
Paper 1: Non-calculator
Foundation8300/1FQPMSER
Higher8300/1HQPMSER
Paper 2: Calculator
Foundation8300/2FQPMSER
Higher8300/2HQPMSER
Paper 3: Calculator
Foundation8300/3FQPMSER
Higher8300/3HQPMSER

November 2024

PaperFoundationHigher
Paper 1: Non-calculator
Foundation8300/1FQPMSER
Higher8300/1HQPMSER
Paper 2: Calculator
Foundation8300/2FQPMSER
Higher8300/2HQPMSER
Paper 3
QPMark scheme not in the archiveMSExaminer report not in the archiveER
Paper 3: Calculator
Foundation8300/3FQPMSER
Higher8300/3HQPMSER
Examiner report

June 2024

PaperFoundationHigher
Paper 1: Non-calculator
Foundation8300/1FQPMSER
Higher8300/1HQPMSER
Paper 2: Calculator
Foundation8300/2FQPMSER
Higher8300/2HQPMSER
Paper 3: Calculator
Foundation8300/3FQPMSER
Higher8300/3HQPMSER

November 2023

PaperFoundationHigher
Paper 1: Non-calculator
Foundation8300/1FQPMSER
Higher8300/1HQPMSER
Paper 2: Calculator
Foundation8300/2FQPMSER
Higher8300/2HQPMSER
Paper 3: Calculator
Foundation8300/3FQPMSER
Higher8300/3HQPMSER
Examiner report

June 2023

PaperFoundationHigher
Paper 1: Non-calculator
Foundation8300/1FQPMSER
Higher8300/1HQPMSER
Paper 2: Calculator
Foundation8300/2FQPMSER
Higher8300/2HQPMSER
Paper 3: Calculator
Foundation8300/3FQPMSER
Higher8300/3HQPMSER
Paper F
Foundation
Paper H
Higher
2022November · June

November 2022

PaperFoundationHigher
Paper 1: Non-calculator
Foundation8300/1FQPMSER
Higher8300/1HQPMSER
Paper 2: Calculator
Foundation8300/2FQPMSER
Higher8300/2HQPMSER
Paper 3: Calculator
Foundation8300/3FQPMSER
Higher8300/3HQPMSER
Paper F
Foundation
Paper H
Higher

June 2022

PaperFoundationHigher
Paper 1: Non-calculator
Foundation8300/1FQPMSER
Higher8300/1HQPMSER
Paper 2: Calculator
Foundation8300/2FQPMSER
Higher8300/2HQPMSER
Paper 3: Calculator
Foundation8300/3FQPMSER
Higher8300/3HQPMSER
Paper F
Foundation
Paper H
Higher
2021November

November 2021

PaperFoundationHigher
Paper 1: Non-calculator
Foundation8300/1FQPMSER
Higher8300/1HQPMSER
Paper 2: Calculator
Foundation8300/2FQPMSER
Higher8300/2HQPMSER
Paper 3: Calculator
Foundation8300/3FQPMSER
Higher8300/3HQPMSER
2020November

November 2020

PaperFoundationHigher
Paper 1: Non-calculator
Foundation8300/1FQPMSER
Higher8300/1HQPMSER
Paper 2: Calculator
Foundation8300/2FQPMSER
Higher8300/2HQPMSER
Paper 3: Calculator
Foundation8300/3FQPMSER
Higher8300/3HQPMSER
2019November · June

November 2019

PaperFoundationHigher
Paper 1: Non-calculator
Foundation8300/1FQPMSER
Higher8300/1HQPMSER
Paper 2: Calculator
Foundation8300/2FQPMSER
Higher8300/2HQPMSER
Paper 3: Calculator
Foundation8300/3FQPMSER
Higher8300/3HQPMSER

June 2019

PaperFoundationHigher
Paper 1: Non-calculator
Foundation8300/1FQPMSER
Higher8300/1HQPMSER
Paper 2: Calculator
Foundation8300/2FQPMSER
Higher8300/2HQPMSER
Paper 3: Calculator
Foundation8300/3FQPMSExaminer report not in the archiveER
Higher8300/3HQPMSER
Examiner report
2018November · June

November 2018

PaperFoundationHigher
Paper 1: Non-calculator
Foundation8300/1FQPMSER
Higher8300/1HQPMSER
Paper 2: Calculator
Foundation8300/2FQPMSER
Higher8300/2HQPMSER
Paper 3: Calculator
Foundation8300/3FQPMSER
Higher8300/3HQPMSER

June 2018

PaperFoundationHigher
Paper 1: Non-calculator
Foundation8300/1FQPMSER
Higher8300/1HQPMSER
Paper 2: Calculator
Foundation8300/2FQPMSER
Higher8300/2HQPMSER
Paper 3: Calculator
Foundation8300/3FQPMSER
Higher8300/3HQPMSER
Examiner report
2017November · June

November 2017

PaperFoundationHigher
Paper 1: Non-calculator
Foundation8300/1FQPMSER
Higher8300/1HQPMSER
Paper 2: Calculator
Foundation8300/2FQPMSER
Higher8300/2HQPMSER
Paper 3: Calculator
Foundation8300/3FQPMSER
Higher8300/3HQPMSER

June 2017

For every paper this year Examiner reportExaminer report

PaperFoundationHigher
Paper 1: Non-calculator
Foundation8300/1FQPMSER
Higher8300/1HQPMSER
Paper 2: Calculator
Foundation8300/2FQPMSER
Higher8300/2HQPMSER
Paper 3: Calculator
Foundation8300/3FQPMSER
Higher8300/3HQPMSER

Specimen material

PaperFoundationHigher
Paper 1: Non-calculator
Foundation8300/1FQPMS
Higher8300/1HQPMS
Paper 2: Calculator
Foundation8300/2FQPMS
Higher8300/2HQPMS
Paper 3: Calculator
Foundation8300/3FQPMS
Higher8300/3HQPMS
Old course 4365 June 2013 to November 2016 · Old course 500/8495/1 June 2012 to November 2016. The exam before 8300: still good practice, but the papers are numbered differently.

November 2016

PaperFoundationHigher
Unit 1
FoundationQPMS
HigherQPMS
Unit 2
FoundationQPMS
HigherQPMS

November 2016

PaperFoundationHigher
Paper 1
FoundationQPMS
HigherQPMS
Paper 2
FoundationQPMS
HigherQPMS

June 2016

PaperFoundationHigher
Unit 1
FoundationQPMS
HigherQPMS
Unit 2
FoundationQPMS
HigherQPMS

June 2016

PaperFoundationHigher
Paper 1
FoundationQPMS
HigherQPMS
Paper 2
FoundationQPMS
HigherQPMS

November 2015

PaperFoundationHigher
Unit 1
FoundationQPMS
HigherQPMS
Unit 2
FoundationQPMS
HigherQPMS

November 2015

PaperFoundationHigher
Paper 1
FoundationQPMS
HigherQPMS
Paper 2
FoundationQPMS
HigherQPMS

June 2015

PaperFoundationHigher
Unit 1
FoundationQPMS
HigherQPMS
Unit 2
FoundationQPMS
HigherQPMS

June 2015

PaperFoundationHigher
Paper 1
FoundationQPMS
HigherQPMS
Paper 2
FoundationQPMS
HigherQPMS

November 2014

PaperFoundationHigher
Unit 1
FoundationQPMS
HigherQPMS
Unit 2
FoundationQPMS
HigherQPMS

November 2014

PaperFoundationHigher
Paper 1
FoundationQPMS
HigherQPMS
Paper 2
FoundationQPMS
HigherQPMS

June 2014

PaperFoundationHigher
Unit 1
FoundationQPMS
HigherQPMS
Unit 2
FoundationQPMS
HigherQPMS

June 2014

PaperFoundationHigher
Paper 1
FoundationQPMS
HigherQPMS
Paper 2
FoundationQPMS
HigherQPMS

November 2013

PaperFoundationHigher
Unit 1
FoundationQPMS
HigherQPMS
Unit 2
FoundationQPMS
HigherQPMS

November 2013

PaperFoundationHigher
Paper 1
FoundationQPMS
HigherQPMS
Paper 2
FoundationQPMS
HigherQPMS

June 2013

PaperFoundationHigher
Unit 1
FoundationQPMS
HigherQPMS
Unit 2
FoundationQPMS
HigherQPMS

June 2013

PaperFoundationHigher
Paper 1
FoundationQPMS
HigherQPMS
Paper 2
FoundationQPMS
HigherQPMS

January 2013

PaperFoundationHigher
Paper 1
FoundationQPMS
HigherQPMS
Paper 2
FoundationQPMS
HigherQPMS

November 2012

PaperFoundationHigher
Paper 1
FoundationQPMS
HigherQPMS
Paper 2
FoundationQPMS
HigherQPMS

June 2012

PaperFoundationHigher
Paper 1
FoundationQPMS
HigherQPMS
Paper 2
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.

75 topics and 3,062 real exam questions in AQA GCSE Maths, each with its mark scheme.

See all 75 topics

AQA GCSE Maths

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At a glance

The course
AQA GCSE Maths 8300, Ofqual QAN 601/4608/4, was first examined in 2015. It has 3 papers: Paper 1: Non-calculator, Paper 2: Calculator and Paper 3: Calculator, each 1 hour 30 minutes and 80 marks.
The papers
  • Paper 1: Non-calculator, 8300/1F and 8300/1H: 33.3% weighting, Foundation and Higher tier.
  • Paper 2: Calculator, 8300/2F and 8300/2H: 33.3% weighting, Foundation and Higher tier.
  • Paper 3: Calculator, 8300/3F and 8300/3H: 33.3% weighting, Foundation and Higher tier.
What we hold
We hold 178 papers from 35 sittings, June 2012 to November 2025, and the specimen papers.
Full title
AQA Level 1/Level 2 GCSE (9-1) in Mathematics · QAN 601/4608/4 · 2015 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 8300. No paper to hand? Ask your teacher which board and course code you are entered for.

AQA 4365 Earlier

AQA Level 1/Level 2 GCSE in Mathematics · 2010-2016

Its 32 papers from 8 series are in the years above.

AQA 500/8495/1 Earlier

AQA Level 1/Level 2 GCSE in Mathematics B · 2010-2017

Its 44 papers from 11 series are in the years above.

Other courses, no papers held

AQA Level 1/Level 2 GCSE in Applications of MathematicsAQA Level 1/Level 2 GCSE in Methods in MathematicsAQA Level 1/Level 2 GCSE in Mathematics (Pilot)AQA Level 1/Level 2 GCSE in Mathematics A (Linear)AQA Level 1/Level 2 GCSE in Mathematics B (Modular)AQA Level 1/Level 2 GCSE in Use of Mathematics (Pilot)AQA Level 1/Level 2 GCSE in Mathematics AAQA Level 1/Level 2 GCSE in Mathematics BAQA Level 1/Level 2 GCSE in Mathematics A 3301AQA Level 1/Level 2 GCSE in Mathematics B 3302

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