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CCEA GCSE English Language past papers
25 CCEA GCSE English Language papers from 2018 to 2025, 25 with a mark scheme. Every link opens the document on CCEA's own website; we list them in one place.
All CCEA GCSE English Language papers by year
November 2025
| Paper | Official documents (CCEA) |
|---|---|
| Unit 1: Writing for Purpose and Audience and Reading to Access Non-fiction and Media Texts | Question paperMark scheme |
| Unit 4: Personal or Creative Writing and Reading Literary and Non-fiction Texts | Question paperMark scheme |
Summer 2025
| Paper | Official documents (CCEA) |
|---|---|
| Unit 1: Writing for Purpose and Audience and Reading to access Non-fiction and Media Texts | Question paperMark scheme |
| Unit 4: Personal or Creative Writing and Reading Literary and Non-fiction Texts | Question paperMark scheme |
November 2024
| Paper | Official documents (CCEA) |
|---|---|
| Unit 1: Writing for Purpose and Audience and Reading to Access Non-fiction and Media Texts | Question paperMark scheme |
| Unit 4: Personal or Creative Writing and Reading Literary and Non-fiction Texts | Question paperMark scheme |
Summer 2024
| Paper | Official documents (CCEA) |
|---|---|
| Unit 1: Writing for Purpose and Audience and Reading to Access Non-fiction and Media Texts | Question paperMark scheme |
| Unit 4: Personal or Creative writing and Reading Literary and Non-fiction Texts | Question paperMark scheme |
November 2023
| Paper | Official documents (CCEA) |
|---|---|
| Unit 1: Writing for Purpose and Audience and Reading to Access Non-fiction and Media Texts | Question paperMark scheme |
| Unit 4: Personal or Creative Writing and Reading Literary and Non-Fiction Texts | Question paperMark scheme |
Summer 2023
| Paper | Official documents (CCEA) |
|---|---|
| Unit 1: Writing for Purpose and Audience and Reading to Access Non-fiction and Media Texts | Question paperMark scheme |
| Unit 4: Personal or Creative Writing and Reading Literary and Non-Fiction Texts | Question paperMark scheme |
November 2022
| Paper | Official documents (CCEA) |
|---|---|
| Unit 1: Writing for Purpose and Audience and Reading to Access Non-fiction and Media Texts | Question paperMark scheme |
| Unit 4: Personal or Creative Writing and Reading Literary and Non-fiction Texts | Question paperMark scheme |
Summer 2022
| Paper | Official documents (CCEA) |
|---|---|
| Unit 1: Writing for Purpose and Audience and Reading to Access Non-fiction and Media Texts | Question paperMark scheme |
| Unit 4: Personal or Creative Writing and Reading Literary and Non-Fiction Texts | Question paperMark scheme |
November 2021
| Paper | Official documents (CCEA) |
|---|---|
| Unit 4: Personal or Creative Writing and Reading Literary and Non-Fiction Texts | Question paperMark scheme |
Summer 2021
| Paper | Official documents (CCEA) |
|---|---|
| Unit 1: Writing for Purpose and Audience and Reading to Access non-fiction and Media Texts | Question paperMark scheme |
| Unit 4: Personal or Creative Writing and Reading Literary and Non-Fiction Texts | Question paperMark scheme |
January 2020
| Paper | Official documents (CCEA) |
|---|---|
| Unit 1: Writing for Purpose and Audience and Reading to Access Non-fiction and Media Texts | Question paperMark scheme |
| Unit 4: Personal or Creative Literary and Non-fiction Texts | Question paperMark scheme |
Summer 2019
| Paper | Official documents (CCEA) |
|---|---|
| Unit 1: Writing for Purpose and Audience and Reading to Access Non-fiction and Media Texts | Question paperMark scheme |
| Unit 4: Personal or Creative Writing and Reading Literary and Non-Fiction Texts | Question paperMark scheme |
January 2019
| Paper | Official documents (CCEA) |
|---|---|
| Unit 1: Writing for Purpose and Audience and Reading to Access Non-fiction and Media Texts | Question paperMark scheme |
Summer 2018
| Paper | Official documents (CCEA) |
|---|---|
| Unit 1: Writing for Purpose and Audience and Reading to Access Non-fiction and Media Texts | Question paperMark scheme |
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The past-paper tool lists every indexed English Language question by topic, with its paper, question number, marks and page, so you can sit only the ones you need.