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GCSE Physics past papers and mark schemes

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AQA GCSE Physics

8463 · 2015 to 2025

Edexcel GCSE Physics

1PH0 · 2012 to 2025

OCR GCSE Physics

J249 · 2013 to 2025

WJEC GCSE Physics

3420 · 2019 to 2025

CCEA GCSE Physics

1210

No CCEA GCSE Physics papers in the archive yet. The CCEA page › carries the specification, the papers you sit and the years examined.

The boards

About GCSE Physics

Not sure which board? Look at the front of any past paper. It names the board and carries a code: 8463 is AQA, 1PH0 is Edexcel, J249 is OCR, 3420 is WJEC and 1210 is CCEA.

AQA (8463), Edexcel (1PH0), OCR (J249), WJEC (3420) and CCEA (1210) set GCSE Physics, and the code is printed on the front of your paper. Each board below shows its newest papers and its questions by topic; the board's own page holds the full list.

AQA8463

Since 2018

Also 4403, 3453, 3451

133,000 a year

AQA's own site

Since 2016

Also 2PH01

19,000 a year

Edexcel's own site
OCRJ249

Since 2016

Also J259, J635, J265

8,000 a year

OCR's own site
WJEC3420

Since 2016

7,000 a year

WJEC's own site
CCEA1210

Since 2017

Also G76

CCEA's own site

At a glance

273papers from 5 exam boards, November 2011 to June 2027.
1,024documents - question papers, mark schemes and examiner reports.
123topics classified across 1,494 questions.

GCSE Physics is examined in November, March, June and January. Each board's own page holds its full list, back to its first exam.

Foundation or Higher

FoundationPaper 1, Paper 2.
Code ends in 1F
HigherPaper 1, Paper 2.
Code ends in 1H

The code on the paper says which: 8463/1F is Foundation and 8463/1H is Higher.

Higher or Foundation, gravity still says 9.8.

Memes

Certified Physics memes. Peer-reviewed by nobody.

Laugh now. Then pick your board and do a past paper.

Rearrange the equation
Write the units and pray
Me when the equation sheet doesn’t have it
Knowing F = ma
Rearranging F = ma
Explaining why the satellite doesn’t fall
Blaming being late on Newton’s first law
Physics enlightenment, ranked

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