AQA A Level Computer Science past papers
12 AQA A Level Computer Science papers from 2020 to 2025, 12 with a mark scheme and 8 with an examiners' report. Every link opens the document on AQA's own website; we list them in one place and show which topics each series tested.
Which topics come up most
The topics that have carried the most marks across the AQA A Level Computer Science papers we have tagged question by question. Topics with a revision guide link to it.
| Topic | Questions | Marks | Papers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Problem Solving and Programming | 12 | 204 | 5 of 8 |
| Object-Oriented Programming | 8 | 149 | 4 of 8 |
| Data Representation and Theory of Computation | 12 | 115 | 7 of 8 |
| Data Structures and Their Operations | 7 | 95 | 4 of 8 |
| Structure and Function of the Processor | 4 | 81 | 3 of 8 |
| Computer Architecture, Assembly and the LMC | 4 | 75 | 4 of 8 |
| Legal, Moral, Cultural and Ethical Issues | 2 | 58 | 2 of 8 |
| Boolean Algebra, Logic Gates and Karnaugh Maps | 4 | 55 | 4 of 8 |
| Networking and the Internet | 6 | 49 | 4 of 8 |
| Elements of Computational Thinking | 9 | 42 | 5 of 8 |
| Databases, SQL and Normalisation | 3 | 36 | 3 of 8 |
| Exchanging Data: Databases, Networks and Web Technologies | 3 | 19 | 3 of 8 |
| Advanced Algorithms: Searching, Sorting and Path-Finding | 1 | 15 | 1 of 8 |
| Data Types, Data Structures and Boolean Algebra | 1 | 15 | 1 of 8 |
| Databases and SQL | 1 | 15 | 1 of 8 |
Counted from our own question-by-question tagging of 8 papers. A question that tests two topics counts towards both, so the marks column ranks topics rather than adding up to a paper total. Showing the top 15 of 17 topics.
All AQA A Level Computer Science papers by year
June 2025
| Paper | Official documents (AQA) |
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| Paper 1 | Question paperMark schemeExaminers' report |
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June 2024
| Paper | Official documents (AQA) |
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| Paper 1 | Question paperMark schemeExaminers' report |
| Paper 2 | Question paperMark schemeExaminers' report |
June 2023
| Paper | Official documents (AQA) |
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| Paper 1 | Question paperMark scheme |
| Paper 2 | Question paperMark schemeExaminers' report |
June 2022
| Paper | Official documents (AQA) |
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| Paper 1 | Question paperMark schemeExaminers' report |
| Paper 2 | Question paperMark schemeExaminers' report |
November 2021
| Paper | Official documents (AQA) |
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| Paper 1 | Question paperMark schemeInsert |
| Paper 2 | Question paperMark scheme |
November 2020
| Paper | Official documents (AQA) |
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| Paper 1 | Question paperMark scheme |
| Paper 2 | Question paperMark schemeExaminers' report |
Revise before you sit one
A Level Computer Science past papers from other boards
- CCEA A Level Computer Science20 papers
- Eduqas A Level Computer Science18 papers
- OCR A Level Computer Science10 papers
- WJEC A Level Computer Science30 papers
Other AQA A Level past papers
- Biology23 papers
- Business18 papers
- Chemistry27 papers
- Economics18 papers
- English Language12 papers
- English Literature54 papers
- French12 papers
- Further Maths35 papers
- Geography12 papers
- History171 papers
- Maths24 papers
- PE12 papers
- Physics72 papers
- Politics17 papers
- Psychology18 papers
- Religious Studies30 papers
- Sociology18 papers
- Spanish12 papers
Practise the questions, not just the papers.
The past-paper tool lists every indexed Computer Science question by topic, with its paper, question number, marks and page, so you can sit only the ones you need.