Where do I find past papers and mark schemes for my subject?
Every board publishes its own past papers and mark schemes free of charge, and those are the versions worth using. Pick your subject and board below and the links go directly to the official pages. Third-party sites often host older specifications, which is how students end up revising from papers for a course that no longer exists.
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AQA · 8300
AQA GCSE Mathematics (8300)
Edexcel · 1MA1
Pearson Edexcel Level 1/Level 2 GCSE (9–1) in Mathematics
OCR · J560
OCR Level 1/Level 2 GCSE (9–1) in Mathematics (J560)
Eduqas · C300QS
WJEC Eduqas Level 1/Level 2 GCSE (9–1) in Mathematics
WJEC · 3300
WJEC GCSE in Mathematics
Every link goes to the awarding body’s own site. Check the specification code matches yours before you download a set: boards run similar-sounding specifications side by side, and papers from the wrong one look entirely plausible.
Use the mark scheme properly
Most students download the paper and ignore the mark scheme until they have finished, then tick their answers against it. That is the least valuable way to use the most valuable document.
The mark scheme tells you what the examiner is actually paying for, and it is frequently not what you would guess. Marks land on specific steps of method, on naming a process, on using data from the source. Reading a mark scheme carefully before you attempt the next paper teaches you more about scoring than another hour of notes ever will.
Check the specification, not just the subject
Boards run several specifications with similar names, and they change. OCR runs Gateway and Twenty First Century science side by side. Edexcel has two geography specifications. Papers from the wrong one look plausible and ask about content you will never be examined on.
Your specification code is on your exam timetable and usually on the front of your textbook. It is worth thirty seconds to confirm it before you download twenty papers.