AQA GCSE Sociology past papers
12 AQA GCSE Sociology papers from 2020 to 2025, 12 with a mark scheme and 7 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 Sociology papers we have tagged question by question. Topics with a revision guide link to it.
| Topic | Questions | Marks | Papers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Secondary and Official Statistics | 11 | 184 | 7 of 8 |
| Feminist Explanations of Crime and Gender Patterns | 6 | 171 | 4 of 8 |
| Functions of the Family | 5 | 166 | 4 of 8 |
| Crime Patterns by Class, Ethnicity and Age | 8 | 101 | 4 of 8 |
| Conjugal Roles and the Domestic Division of Labour | 9 | 100 | 4 of 8 |
| Changing Patterns of Marriage, Divorce and Cohabitation | 8 | 94 | 4 of 8 |
| Crime Statistics and the Media | 6 | 92 | 4 of 8 |
| Interviews: Structured, Unstructured and Group | 4 | 90 | 4 of 8 |
| Case Studies and Longitudinal Studies as Research Methods | 3 | 86 | 2 of 8 |
| Formal and Informal Social Control | 3 | 84 | 2 of 8 |
| Questionnaires and Social Surveys | 3 | 83 | 3 of 8 |
| Primary and Secondary Data, Quantitative and Qualitative Data | 2 | 82 | 2 of 8 |
| Research Ethics | 2 | 82 | 2 of 8 |
| The Effectiveness of Prison and Rates of Reoffending | 2 | 82 | 2 of 8 |
| Family Forms and Diversity | 11 | 30 | 4 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 23 topics.
All AQA GCSE Sociology papers by year
June 2025
| Paper | Official documents (AQA) |
|---|---|
| Paper 1: The Sociology of Families and Education | Question paperMark schemeExaminers' report |
| Paper 2: The Sociology of Crime and Deviance and Social Stratification | Question paperMark schemeExaminers' report |
June 2024
| Paper | Official documents (AQA) |
|---|---|
| Paper 1: The Sociology of Families and Education | Question paperMark scheme |
| Paper 2: The Sociology of Crime and Deviance and Social Stratification | Question paperMark scheme |
June 2023
| Paper | Official documents (AQA) |
|---|---|
| Paper 1: The Sociology of Families and Education | Question paperMark schemeExaminers' report |
| Paper 2: The Sociology of Crime and Deviance and Social Stratification | Question paperMark schemeExaminers' report |
June 2022
| Paper | Official documents (AQA) |
|---|---|
| Paper 1: The Sociology of Families and Education | Question paperMark schemeExaminers' report |
| Paper 2: The Sociology of Crime and Deviance and Social Stratification | Question paperMark schemeExaminers' report |
November 2021
| Paper | Official documents (AQA) |
|---|---|
| Paper 1: The Sociology of Families and Education | Question paperMark scheme |
| Paper 2: The Sociology of Crime and Deviance and Social Stratification | Question paperMark scheme |
November 2020
| Paper | Official documents (AQA) |
|---|---|
| Paper 1: The Sociology of Families and Education | Question paperMark schemeExaminers' report |
| Paper 2: The Sociology of Crime and Deviance and Social Stratification | Question paperMark scheme |
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Practise the questions, not just the papers.
The past-paper tool lists every indexed Sociology question by topic, with its paper, question number, marks and page, so you can sit only the ones you need.