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OCR GCSE Maths past papers and mark schemes

OCR GCSE Maths past papers

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

Look at the code on the front of your paper. J560/01 means Foundation, J560/04 means Higher. Still not sure? Ask your teacher.

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

Old course J567 June 2017

Cambridge sits the same paper as numbered variants in different administrative zones.

June 2025 Latest

PaperFoundationHigher
Paper 1: Calculator
FoundationJ560/01QPMSER
Paper 2: Non-calculator
FoundationJ560/02QPMSER
Paper 3: Calculator
FoundationJ560/03QPMSER
Paper 4: Calculator
HigherJ560/04QPMSER
Paper 5: Non-calculator
HigherJ560/05QPMSER
Paper 6: Calculator
HigherJ560/06QPMSER

November 2024

PaperFoundationHigher
Paper 1: Calculator
FoundationJ560/01QPMSER
Paper 2: Non-calculator
FoundationJ560/02QPMSER
Paper 3: Calculator
FoundationJ560/03QPMSER
Paper 4: Calculator
HigherJ560/04QPMSER
Paper 5: Non-calculator
HigherJ560/05QPMSER
Paper 6: Calculator
HigherJ560/06QPMSER

June 2024

PaperFoundationHigher
Paper 1: Calculator
FoundationJ560/01QPMSER
Paper 2: Non-calculator
FoundationJ560/02QPMSER
Paper 3: Calculator
FoundationJ560/03QPMSER
Paper 4: Calculator
HigherJ560/04QPMSER
Paper 5: Non-calculator
HigherJ560/05QPMSER
Paper 6: Calculator
HigherJ560/06QPMSER

November 2023

PaperFoundationHigher
Paper 1: Calculator
FoundationJ560/01QPMSER
Paper 2: Non-calculator
FoundationJ560/02QPMSER
Paper 3: Calculator
FoundationJ560/03QPMSER
Paper 4: Calculator
HigherJ560/04QPMSER
Paper 5: Non-calculator
HigherJ560/05QPMSER
Paper 6: Calculator
HigherJ560/06QPMSER

June 2023

PaperFoundationHigher
Paper 1: Calculator
FoundationJ560/01QPMSER
Paper 2: Non-calculator
FoundationJ560/02QPMSER
Paper 3: Calculator
FoundationJ560/03QPMSER
Paper 4: Calculator
HigherJ560/04QPMSER
Paper 5: Non-calculator
HigherJ560/05QPMSER
Paper 6: Calculator
HigherJ560/06QPMSER
2022November · June

November 2022

PaperFoundationHigher
Paper 1: Calculator
FoundationJ560/01QPMSER
Paper 2: Non-calculator
FoundationJ560/02QPMSER
Paper 3: Calculator
FoundationJ560/03QPMSER
Paper 4: Calculator
HigherJ560/04QPMSER
Paper 5: Non-calculator
HigherJ560/05QPMSER
Paper 6: Calculator
HigherJ560/06QPMSER

June 2022

PaperFoundationHigher
Paper 1: Calculator
FoundationJ560/01QPMSER
Paper 2: Non-calculator
FoundationJ560/02QPMSER
Paper 3: Calculator
FoundationJ560/03QPMSER
Paper 4: Calculator
HigherJ560/04QPMSER
Paper 5: Non-calculator
HigherJ560/05QPMSER
Paper 6: Calculator
HigherJ560/06QPMSER
2021November

November 2021

PaperFoundationHigher
Paper 1: Calculator
FoundationJ560/01QPMSER
Paper 2: Non-calculator
FoundationJ560/02QPMSER
Paper 3: Calculator
FoundationJ560/03QPMSER
Paper 4: Calculator
HigherJ560/04QPMSER
Paper 5: Non-calculator
HigherJ560/05QPMSER
Paper 6: Calculator
HigherJ560/06QPMSER
2020November

November 2020

PaperFoundationHigher
Paper 1: Calculator
FoundationJ560/01QPMSER
Paper 2: Non-calculator
FoundationJ560/02QPMSER
Paper 3: Calculator
FoundationJ560/03QPMSER
Paper 4: Calculator
HigherJ560/04QPMSER
Paper 5: Non-calculator
HigherJ560/05QPMSER
Paper 6: Calculator
HigherJ560/06QPMSER
2019November · June

November 2019

PaperFoundationHigher
Paper 1: Calculator
FoundationJ560/01QPMSER
Paper 2: Non-calculator
FoundationJ560/02QPMSER
Paper 3: Calculator
FoundationJ560/03QPMSER
Paper 4: Calculator
HigherJ560/04QPMSER
Paper 5: Non-calculator
HigherJ560/05QPMSExaminer report not in the archiveER
Paper 6: Calculator
HigherJ560/06QPMSExaminer report not in the archiveER

June 2019

PaperFoundationHigher
Paper 1: Calculator
FoundationJ560/01QPMSER
Paper 2: Non-calculator
FoundationJ560/02QPMSER
Paper 3: Calculator
FoundationJ560/03QPMSER
Paper 4: Calculator
HigherJ560/04QPMSER
Paper 5: Non-calculator
HigherJ560/05QPMSER
Paper 6: Calculator
HigherJ560/06QPMSER
2018November · June

November 2018

PaperFoundationHigher
Paper 1: Calculator
FoundationJ560/01QPMSER
Paper 2: Non-calculator
FoundationJ560/02QPMSER
Paper 3: Calculator
FoundationJ560/03QPMSER
Paper 4: Calculator
HigherJ560/04QPMSER
Paper 5: Non-calculator
HigherJ560/05QPMSER
Paper 6: Calculator
HigherJ560/06QPMSER

June 2018

PaperFoundationHigher
Paper 1: Calculator
FoundationJ560/01QPMSER
Paper 2: Non-calculator
FoundationJ560/02QPMSER
Paper 3: Calculator
FoundationJ560/03QPMSER
Paper 4: Calculator
HigherJ560/04QPMSER
Paper 5: Non-calculator
HigherJ560/05QPMSER
Paper 6: Calculator
HigherJ560/06QPMSER
2017November · June

November 2017

PaperFoundationHigher
Paper 1: Calculator
FoundationJ560/01QPMS
Paper 2: Non-calculator
FoundationJ560/02QPMS
Paper 3: Calculator
FoundationJ560/03QPMS
Paper 4: Calculator
HigherJ560/04QPMS
Paper 5: Non-calculator
HigherJ560/05QPMS
Paper 6: Calculator
HigherJ560/06QPMS
Examiner report

June 2017

PaperFoundationHigher
Paper 1: Calculator
FoundationJ560/01QPMS
Paper 2: Non-calculator
FoundationJ560/02QPMS
Paper 3: Calculator
FoundationJ560/03QPMS
Paper 4: Calculator
HigherJ560/04QPMS
Paper 5: Non-calculator
HigherJ560/05QPMS
Paper 6: Calculator
HigherJ560/06QPMS
Examiner report

June 2017

Paper 1
Paper 2
Paper 3
Paper 4

Specimen material

PaperFoundationHigher
Paper 1: Calculator
FoundationJ560/01QPMS
Paper 2: Non-calculator
FoundationJ560/02QPMS
Paper 3: Calculator
FoundationJ560/03QPMS
Paper 4: Calculator
HigherJ560/04QPMS
Paper 5: Non-calculator
HigherJ560/05QPMS
Paper 6: Calculator
HigherJ560/06QPMS
Old course J562 January 2012 to November 2016 · Old course J567 June 2012 to November 2016. The exam before J560: still good practice, but the papers are numbered differently.

November 2016

PaperFoundationHigher
Unit 1
FoundationQPMark scheme not in the archiveMS
HigherQPMark scheme not in the archiveMS
Unit 2
FoundationQPMark scheme not in the archiveMS
HigherQPMark scheme not in the archiveMS
Unit 3
FoundationQPMark scheme not in the archiveMS
HigherQPMark scheme not in the archiveMS

November 2016

Paper 1
Paper 2
Paper 3
Paper 4

June 2016

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

June 2016

Paper 1
Paper 2
Paper 3
Paper 4

November 2015

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

November 2015

Paper 1
Paper 2
Paper 3
Paper 4

June 2015

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

June 2015

Paper 1
Paper 2
Paper 3
Paper 4

November 2014

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

November 2014

Paper 1
Paper 2
Paper 3
Paper 4

June 2014

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

June 2014

Paper 1
Paper 2
Paper 3
Paper 4

November 2013

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

November 2013

Paper 1
Paper 2
Paper 3
Paper 4

June 2013

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

June 2013

Paper 1
Paper 2
Paper 3
Paper 4

March 2013

Paper 1
Paper 2
Paper 3
Paper 4

January 2013

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

November 2012

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

November 2012

Paper 1
Paper 2Variant 1
Question paper not in the archiveQPMS
Paper 2
QPMark scheme not in the archiveMS
Paper 3
Paper 4

June 2012

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

June 2012

Paper 1
Paper 2
Paper 3
Paper 4

January 2012

PaperFoundationHigher
Unit 1
FoundationQPMS
HigherQPMS
Unit 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.

82 topics and 3,373 real exam questions in OCR GCSE Maths, each with its mark scheme.

See all 82 topics

OCR GCSE Maths

CodeJ560

At a glance

The course
OCR GCSE Maths J560, Ofqual QAN 601/4606/0, was first examined in 2015. It sets 6 papers, each 1 hour 30 minutes and 100 marks. Foundation papers are Paper 1: Calculator, Paper 2: Non-calculator and Paper 3: Calculator. Higher papers are Paper 4: Calculator, Paper 5: Non-calculator and Paper 6: Calculator.
The papers
  • Paper 1: Calculator, J560/01: 33.3% weighting, Foundation tier.
  • Paper 2: Non-calculator, J560/02: 33.3% weighting, Foundation tier.
  • Paper 3: Calculator, J560/03: 33.3% weighting, Foundation tier.
  • Paper 4: Calculator, J560/04: 33.3% weighting, Higher tier.
  • Paper 5: Non-calculator, J560/05: 33.3% weighting, Higher tier.
  • Paper 6: Calculator, J560/06: 33.3% weighting, Higher tier.
What we hold
We hold 211 papers from 39 sittings, January 2012 to June 2025, and the specimen papers.
Full title
Cambridge OCR Level 1/Level 2 GCSE (9-1) in Mathematics · QAN 601/4606/0 · 2015 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 J560. No paper to hand? Ask your teacher which board and course code you are entered for.

OCR J562 Earlier

OCR Level 1/Level 2 GCSE in Mathematics A · 2010-2016

Its 70 papers from 12 series are in the years above.

OCR J567 Earlier

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

Its 49 papers from 12 series are in the years above.

Other courses, no papers held

OCR Level 1/Level 2 GCSE in Applications of Mathematics (Pilot)OCR Level 1/Level 2 GCSE in Methods in Mathematics (Pilot)OCR Level 1/Level 2 GCSE in Mathematics (Pilot)OCR Level 1/Level 2 GCSE in Mathematics A (Linear)OCR Level 1/Level 2 GCSE in Mathematics B (Modular)OCR Level 1/Level 2 GCSE in Mathematics COCR Level 1/Level 2 GCSE in Mathematics D (Pilot)OCR Level 1/Level 2 GCSE in Mathematics AOCR Level 1/Level 2 GCSE in Mathematics BOCR Level 1/Level 2 GCSE in Mathematics COCR Level 1/Level 2 GCSE in Mathematics (Pilot)OCR Level 1/Level 2 GCSE in Mathematics AOCR Level 1/Level 2 GCSE in Mathematics BOCR Level 1/Level 2 GCSE in Mathematics C 1966

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