Pearson Edexcel · GCSE · 1EN0, 1EN2
Edexcel GCSE English Language past papers
42 Edexcel GCSE English Language papers from 2017 to 2025, 42 with a mark scheme and 42 with an examiners' report. Every link opens the document on Pearson Edexcel'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 Edexcel GCSE English Language papers we have tagged question by question. Topics with a revision guide link to it.
| Topic | Questions | Marks | Papers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Language Paper 2: Writers' Viewpoints and Perspectives | 63 | 952 | 7 of 14 |
| Language Paper 1: Explorations in Creative Reading and Writing | 42 | 728 | 7 of 14 |
Counted from our own question-by-question tagging of 14 papers. A question that tests two topics counts towards both, so the marks column ranks topics rather than adding up to a paper total.
All Edexcel GCSE English Language papers by year
June 2025
| Paper | Official documents (Edexcel) |
|---|---|
| Paper 1: Fiction and Imaginative Writing | Question paperMark schemeExaminers' report |
| Paper 1 | Question paperMark schemeExaminers' report |
| Paper 2: Non-Fiction and Transactional Writing | Question paperMark schemeExaminers' report |
| Paper 2 | Question paperMark schemeExaminers' report |
November 2024
| Paper | Official documents (Edexcel) |
|---|---|
| Paper 1: Fiction and Imaginative Writing | Question paperMark schemeExaminers' report |
| Paper 1 | Question paperMark schemeExaminers' report |
| Paper 2: Non-Fiction and Transactional Writing | Question paperMark schemeExaminers' report |
| Paper 2 | Question paperMark schemeExaminers' report |
June 2024
| Paper | Official documents (Edexcel) |
|---|---|
| Paper 1: Fiction and Imaginative Writing | Question paperMark schemeExaminers' report |
| Paper 1 | Question paperMark schemeExaminers' report |
| Paper 2: Non-Fiction and Transactional Writing | Question paperMark schemeExaminers' report |
| Paper 2 | Question paperMark schemeExaminers' report |
November 2023
| Paper | Official documents (Edexcel) |
|---|---|
| Paper 1: Fiction and Imaginative Writing | Question paperMark schemeExaminers' report |
| Paper 1 | Question paperMark schemeExaminers' report |
| Paper 2: Non-Fiction and Transactional Writing | Question paperMark schemeExaminers' report |
| Paper 2 | Question paperMark schemeExaminers' report |
June 2023
| Paper | Official documents (Edexcel) |
|---|---|
| Paper 1: Fiction and Imaginative Writing | Question paperMark schemeExaminers' report |
| Paper 1 | Question paperMark schemeExaminers' report |
| Paper 2: Non-Fiction and Transactional Writing | Question paperMark schemeExaminers' report |
| Paper 2 | Question paperMark schemeExaminers' report |
November 2022
| Paper | Official documents (Edexcel) |
|---|---|
| Paper 1: Fiction and Imaginative Writing | Question paperMark schemeExaminers' report |
| Paper 2: Non-Fiction and Transactional Writing | Question paperMark schemeExaminers' report |
June 2022
| Paper | Official documents (Edexcel) |
|---|---|
| Paper 1: Fiction and Imaginative Writing | Question paperMark schemeExaminers' report |
| Paper 1 | Question paperMark schemeExaminers' report |
| Paper 2: Non-Fiction and Transactional Writing | Question paperMark schemeExaminers' report |
| Paper 2 | Question paperMark schemeExaminers' report |
November 2021
| Paper | Official documents (Edexcel) |
|---|---|
| Paper 1: Fiction and Imaginative Writing | Question paperMark schemeExaminers' report |
| Paper 2: Non-Fiction and Transactional Writing | Question paperMark schemeExaminers' report |
November 2020
| Paper | Official documents (Edexcel) |
|---|---|
| Paper 1: Fiction and Imaginative Writing | Question paperMark schemeExaminers' report |
| Paper 2: Non-Fiction and Transactional Writing | Question paperMark schemeExaminers' report |
November 2019
| Paper | Official documents (Edexcel) |
|---|---|
| Paper 1: Fiction and Imaginative Writing | Question paperMark schemeExaminers' report |
| Paper 2: Non-Fiction and Transactional Writing | Question paperMark schemeExaminers' report |
June 2019
| Paper | Official documents (Edexcel) |
|---|---|
| Paper 1: Fiction and Imaginative Writing | Question paperMark schemeExaminers' report |
| Paper 2: Non-Fiction and Transactional Writing | Question paperMark schemeExaminers' report |
November 2018
| Paper | Official documents (Edexcel) |
|---|---|
| Paper 1: Fiction and Imaginative Writing | Question paperMark schemeExaminers' report |
| Paper 2: Non-Fiction and Transactional Writing | Question paperMark schemeExaminers' report |
June 2018
| Paper | Official documents (Edexcel) |
|---|---|
| Paper 1: Fiction and Imaginative Writing | Question paperMark schemeExaminers' report |
| Paper 2: Non-Fiction and Transactional Writing | Question paperMark schemeExaminers' report |
November 2017
| Paper | Official documents (Edexcel) |
|---|---|
| Paper 1: Fiction and Imaginative Writing | Question paperMark schemeExaminers' report |
| Paper 2: Non-Fiction and Transactional Writing | Question paperMark schemeExaminers' report |
June 2017
| Paper | Official documents (Edexcel) |
|---|---|
| Paper 1: Fiction and Imaginative Writing | Question paperMark schemeExaminers' report |
| Paper 2: Non-Fiction and Transactional Writing | Question paperMark schemeExaminers' report |
Revise before you sit one
GCSE English Language past papers from other boards
- AQA GCSE English Language18 papers
- CCEA GCSE English Language25 papers
- Eduqas GCSE English Language30 papers
- OCR GCSE English Language16 papers
- WJEC GCSE English Language37 papers
Other Edexcel GCSE past papers
- Biology24 papers
- Business14 papers
- Chemistry24 papers
- Combined Science72 papers
- Computer Science10 papers
- English Literature20 papers
- French48 papers
- Geography48 papers
- History129 papers
- Maths66 papers
- PE20 papers
- Physics24 papers
- Psychology14 papers
- Religious Studies295 papers
- Spanish48 papers
- Statistics28 papers
Practise the questions, not just the papers.
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.