AQA GCSE Business past papers
12 AQA GCSE Business 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 GCSE Business papers we have tagged question by question. Topics with a revision guide link to it.
| Topic | Questions | Marks | Papers |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Role of the Entrepreneur and Generating Business Ideas | 6 | 190 | 4 of 8 |
| Business ownership structures | 4 | 128 | 4 of 8 |
| Ethical and environmental considerations | 3 | 92 | 3 of 8 |
| Sources of finance | 3 | 92 | 3 of 8 |
| The competitive environment | 2 | 71 | 2 of 8 |
| Pricing strategies | 2 | 70 | 1 of 8 |
| Growing the business | 2 | 67 | 2 of 8 |
| Promotion | 2 | 55 | 2 of 8 |
| Training Methods: Induction, On-the-Job and Off-the-Job Training | 2 | 53 | 2 of 8 |
| Business calculations: revenue, costs and profit | 2 | 40 | 2 of 8 |
| Organisational structures and span of control | 2 | 40 | 2 of 8 |
| Business aims and objectives | 1 | 37 | 1 of 8 |
| Production processes: job, batch and flow | 1 | 37 | 1 of 8 |
| Quality control and quality assurance | 1 | 37 | 1 of 8 |
| Working with suppliers and the supply chain | 1 | 37 | 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 28 topics.
All AQA GCSE Business papers by year
June 2025
| Paper | Official documents (AQA) |
|---|---|
| Paper 1: Influences of Operations and HRM on Business Activity | Question paperMark schemeExaminers' report |
| Paper 2: Influences of Marketing and Finance on Business Activity | Question paperMark schemeExaminers' report |
June 2024
| Paper | Official documents (AQA) |
|---|---|
| Paper 1: Influences of Operations and HRM on Business Activity | Question paperMark scheme |
| Paper 2: Influences of Marketing and Finance on Business Activity | Question paperMark scheme |
June 2023
| Paper | Official documents (AQA) |
|---|---|
| Paper 1: Influences of Operations and HRM on Business Activity | Question paperMark schemeExaminers' report |
| Paper 2: Influences of Marketing and Finance on Business Activity | Question paperMark schemeExaminers' report |
June 2022
| Paper | Official documents (AQA) |
|---|---|
| Paper 1: Influences of Operations and HRM on Business Activity | Question paperMark schemeExaminers' report |
| Paper 2: Influences of Marketing and Finance on Business Activity | Question paperMark schemeExaminers' report |
November 2021
| Paper | Official documents (AQA) |
|---|---|
| Paper 1: Influences of Operations and HRM on Business Activity | Question paperMark scheme |
| Paper 2: Influences of Marketing and Finance on Business Activity | Question paperMark scheme |
November 2020
| Paper | Official documents (AQA) |
|---|---|
| Paper 1: Influences of Operations and HRM on Business Activity | Question paperMark schemeExaminers' report |
| Paper 2: Influences of Marketing and Finance on Business Activity | Question paperMark schemeExaminers' report |
Revise before you sit one
GCSE Business past papers from other boards
- CCEA GCSE Business15 papers
- Edexcel GCSE Business14 papers
- Eduqas GCSE Business13 papers
- OCR GCSE Business10 papers
- WJEC GCSE Business17 papers
Other AQA GCSE past papers
- Biology25 papers
- Chemistry30 papers
- Combined Science138 papers
- Computer Science15 papers
- Economics12 papers
- English Language18 papers
- English Literature16 papers
- French37 papers
- Further Maths10 papers
- Geography18 papers
- History97 papers
- Maths90 papers
- PE12 papers
- Physics29 papers
- Psychology12 papers
- Religious Studies110 papers
- Sociology12 papers
- Spanish36 papers
- Statistics27 papers
Practise the questions, not just the papers.
The past-paper tool lists every indexed Business question by topic, with its paper, question number, marks and page, so you can sit only the ones you need.