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AQA GCSE Chemistry past papers
30 AQA GCSE Chemistry papers from 2018 to 2025, 30 with a mark scheme and 26 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 Chemistry papers we have tagged question by question. Topics with a revision guide link to it.
| Topic | Questions | Marks | Papers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reactivity, Acids and Salts | 37 | 432 | 17 of 21 |
| Chemistry Required Practicals and Data Analysis | 28 | 322 | 17 of 21 |
| Atomic Structure and the History of the Atom | 20 | 223 | 11 of 21 |
| The Periodic Table: Groups and Trends | 14 | 187 | 11 of 21 |
| Exothermic and Endothermic Reactions | 12 | 166 | 10 of 21 |
| Structures, Properties and Nanoparticles | 16 | 158 | 12 of 21 |
| Alcohols, Carboxylic Acids and Polymers | 13 | 153 | 10 of 21 |
| Chemical Bonding: Ionic, Covalent and Metallic | 13 | 151 | 9 of 21 |
| Rates of Reaction | 12 | 125 | 10 of 21 |
| Alkanes, Alkenes and Crude Oil | 11 | 120 | 7 of 21 |
| Electrolysis | 11 | 119 | 11 of 21 |
| Reversible Reactions and Equilibrium | 9 | 116 | 8 of 21 |
| Chromatography and Instrumental Analysis | 9 | 84 | 8 of 21 |
| Moles, Formulae and Equations | 8 | 79 | 7 of 21 |
| Bond Energies, Cells and Fuel Cells | 6 | 67 | 6 of 21 |
Counted from our own question-by-question tagging of 21 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 24 topics.
All AQA GCSE Chemistry papers by year
June 2025
| Paper | Tier | Official documents (AQA) |
|---|---|---|
| Paper 1 | Foundation | Question paperMark schemeInsertExaminers' report |
| Paper 1 | Higher | Question paperMark schemeInsertExaminers' report |
| Paper 2 | Foundation | Question paperMark schemeInsertExaminers' report |
| Paper 2 | Higher | Question paperMark schemeInsertExaminers' report |
June 2024
| Paper | Tier | Official documents (AQA) |
|---|---|---|
| Paper 1 | Foundation | Question paperMark schemeInsertExaminers' report |
| Paper 1 | Higher | Question paperMark schemeInsertExaminers' report |
| Paper 2 | Foundation | Question paperMark schemeInsertExaminers' report |
| Paper 2 | Higher | Question paperMark schemeInsertExaminers' report |
June 2023
| Paper | Tier | Official documents (AQA) |
|---|---|---|
| Paper 1 | Foundation | Question paperMark schemeExaminers' report |
| Paper 1 | Higher | Question paperMark schemeExaminers' report |
| Paper 2 | Foundation | Question paperMark schemeExaminers' report |
| Paper 2 | Higher | Question paperMark schemeExaminers' report |
June 2022
| Paper | Tier | Official documents (AQA) |
|---|---|---|
| Paper 1 | Foundation | Question paperMark schemeExaminers' report |
| Paper 1 | Higher | Question paperMark schemeExaminers' report |
| Paper 2 | Foundation | Question paperMark schemeExaminers' report |
| Paper 2 | Higher | Question paperMark schemeExaminers' report |
November 2021
| Paper | Tier | Official documents (AQA) |
|---|---|---|
| Paper 1 | Foundation | Question paperMark scheme |
| Paper 1 | Higher | Question paperMark schemeExaminers' report |
| Paper 2 | Foundation | Question paperMark scheme |
| Paper 2 | Higher | Question paperMark schemeExaminers' report |
November 2020
| Paper | Tier | Official documents (AQA) |
|---|---|---|
| Paper 1 | Foundation | Question paperMark scheme |
| Paper 1 | Higher | Question paperMark schemeExaminers' report |
| Paper 2 | Foundation | Question paperMark scheme |
| Paper 2 | Higher | Question paperMark schemeExaminers' report |
June 2019
| Paper | Tier | Official documents (AQA) |
|---|---|---|
| Paper 1 | Foundation | Question paperMark schemeExaminers' report |
| Paper 1 | Higher | Question paperMark schemeExaminers' report |
June 2018
| Paper | Tier | Official documents (AQA) |
|---|---|---|
| Paper 1 | Foundation | Question paperMark schemeInsertExaminers' report |
| Paper 1 | Higher | Question paperMark schemeInsertExaminers' report |
| Paper 2 | Foundation | Question paperMark schemeInsertExaminers' report |
| Paper 2 | Higher | Question paperMark schemeInsertExaminers' report |
Revise before you sit one
GCSE Chemistry past papers from other boards
- CCEA GCSE Chemistry56 papers
- Edexcel GCSE Chemistry24 papers
- OCR GCSE Chemistry64 papers
- WJEC GCSE Chemistry28 papers
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Practise the questions, not just the papers.
The past-paper tool lists every indexed Chemistry question by topic, with its paper, question number, marks and page, so you can sit only the ones you need.