Pearson Edexcel · IGCSE · 4EA0, 4EA1, 4EB0, 4EB1, 4WEA

Edexcel IGCSE English Language past papers

149 Edexcel IGCSE English Language papers from 2011 to 2025, 149 with a mark scheme and 144 with an examiners' report. Every link opens the document on Pearson Edexcel's own website; we list them in one place.

All Edexcel IGCSE English Language papers by year

June 2025

Paper	Official documents (Edexcel)
Paper 1: Non-Fiction Texts and Transactional Writing	Question paper Mark scheme Examiners' report
Paper 1	Question paper Mark scheme Examiners' report
Paper 1R: Non-Fiction Texts and Transactional Writing	Question paper Mark scheme Examiners' report
Paper 1R	Question paper Mark scheme Examiners' report
Unit 1	Question paper Mark scheme Examiners' report
Unit 1R	Question paper Mark scheme Examiners' report
Paper 2: Poetry and Prose Texts and Imaginative Writing	Question paper Mark scheme Examiners' report
Paper 2R: Poetry and Prose Texts and Imaginative Writing	Question paper Mark scheme Examiners' report
Unit 2	Question paper Mark scheme Examiners' report
Unit 2R	Question paper Mark scheme Examiners' report

November 2024

Paper	Official documents (Edexcel)
Paper 1: Non-Fiction Texts and Transactional Writing	Question paper Mark scheme Examiners' report
Paper 1	Question paper Mark scheme Examiners' report
Unit 1	Question paper Mark scheme Examiners' report
Paper 2: Poetry and Prose Texts and Imaginative Writing	Question paper Mark scheme Examiners' report
Unit 2	Question paper Mark scheme Examiners' report

June 2024

Paper	Official documents (Edexcel)
Paper 1: Non-Fiction Texts and Transactional Writing	Question paper Mark scheme Examiners' report
Paper 1	Question paper Mark scheme Examiners' report
Paper 1R: Non-Fiction Texts and Transactional Writing	Question paper Mark scheme Examiners' report
Paper 1R	Question paper Mark scheme Examiners' report
Unit 1	Question paper Mark scheme Examiners' report
Unit 1R	Question paper Mark scheme Examiners' report
Paper 2: Poetry and Prose Texts and Imaginative Writing	Question paper Mark scheme Examiners' report
Paper 2R: Poetry and Prose Texts and Imaginative Writing	Question paper Mark scheme Examiners' report
Unit 2	Question paper Mark scheme Examiners' report

November 2023

Paper	Official documents (Edexcel)
Paper 1: Non-Fiction Texts and Transactional Writing	Question paper Mark scheme Examiners' report
Paper 1	Question paper Mark scheme Examiners' report
Paper 2: Poetry and Prose Texts and Imaginative Writing	Question paper Mark scheme Examiners' report

June 2023

Paper	Official documents (Edexcel)
Paper 1	Question paper Mark scheme Examiners' report
Paper 1R: Non-Fiction Texts and Transactional Writing	Question paper Mark scheme Examiners' report
Paper 1R	Question paper Mark scheme Examiners' report
Paper 2: Poetry and Prose Texts and Imaginative Writing	Question paper Mark scheme Examiners' report
Paper 2R: Poetry and Prose Texts and Imaginative Writing	Question paper Mark scheme Examiners' report

January 2023

Paper	Official documents (Edexcel)
Paper 1: Non-Fiction Texts and Transactional Writing	Question paper Mark scheme Examiners' report
Paper 1	Question paper Mark scheme Examiners' report
Paper 1R: Non-Fiction Texts and Transactional Writing	Question paper Mark scheme Examiners' report
Paper 1R	Question paper Mark scheme Examiners' report
Paper 2: Poetry and Prose Texts and Imaginative Writing	Question paper Mark scheme Examiners' report
Paper 2R: Poetry and Prose Texts and Imaginative Writing	Question paper Mark scheme Examiners' report

June 2022

Paper	Official documents (Edexcel)
Paper 1: Non-Fiction Texts and Transactional Writing	Question paper Mark scheme Examiners' report
Paper 1	Question paper Mark scheme Examiners' report
Paper 1R: Non-Fiction Texts and Transactional Writing	Question paper Mark scheme Examiners' report
Paper 1R	Question paper Mark scheme Examiners' report
Paper 2: Poetry and Prose Texts and Imaginative Writing	Question paper Mark scheme Examiners' report
Paper 2R: Poetry and Prose Texts and Imaginative Writing	Question paper Mark scheme Examiners' report

January 2022

Paper	Official documents (Edexcel)
Paper 1: Non-Fiction Texts and Transactional Writing	Question paper Mark scheme Examiners' report
Paper 1	Question paper Mark scheme Examiners' report
Paper 1R: Non-Fiction Texts and Transactional Writing	Question paper Mark scheme Examiners' report
Paper 1R	Question paper Mark scheme Examiners' report
Paper 2: Poetry and Prose Texts and Imaginative Writing	Question paper Mark scheme Examiners' report
Paper 2R: Poetry and Prose Texts and Imaginative Writing	Question paper Mark scheme Examiners' report

November 2021

Paper	Official documents (Edexcel)
Paper 1: Non-Fiction Texts and Transactional Writing	Question paper Mark scheme Examiners' report
Paper 1	Question paper Mark scheme Examiners' report
Paper 2: Poetry and Prose Texts and Imaginative Writing	Question paper Mark scheme Examiners' report

June 2021

Paper	Official documents (Edexcel)
Paper 1: Non-Fiction Texts and Transactional Writing	Question paper Mark scheme
Paper 1	Question paper Mark scheme
Paper 2: Poetry and Prose Texts and Imaginative Writing	Question paper Mark scheme

November 2020

Paper	Official documents (Edexcel)
Paper 1: Non-Fiction Texts and Transactional Writing	Question paper Mark scheme Examiners' report
Paper 1	Question paper Mark scheme Examiners' report
Paper 1R: Non-Fiction Texts and Transactional Writing	Question paper Mark scheme Examiners' report
Paper 1R	Question paper Mark scheme Examiners' report
Paper 2: Poetry and Prose Texts and Imaginative Writing	Question paper Mark scheme Examiners' report
Paper 2R: Poetry and Prose Texts and Imaginative Writing	Question paper Mark scheme Examiners' report

January 2020

Paper	Official documents (Edexcel)
Paper 1: Non-Fiction Texts and Transactional Writing	Question paper Mark scheme Examiners' report
Paper 1	Question paper Mark scheme Examiners' report
Paper 1R: Non-Fiction Texts and Transactional Writing	Question paper Mark scheme Examiners' report
Paper 1R	Question paper Mark scheme Examiners' report
Paper 2: Poetry and Prose Texts and Imaginative Writing	Question paper Mark scheme Examiners' report
Paper 2R: Poetry and Prose Texts and Imaginative Writing	Question paper Mark scheme Examiners' report

June 2019

Paper	Official documents (Edexcel)
Paper 1: Non-Fiction Texts and Transactional Writing	Question paper Mark scheme Examiners' report
Paper 1	Question paper Mark scheme Examiners' report
Paper 1R: Non-Fiction Texts and Transactional Writing	Question paper Mark scheme Examiners' report
Paper 1R	Question paper Mark scheme Examiners' report
Paper 2: Poetry and Prose Texts and Imaginative Writing	Question paper Mark scheme Examiners' report
Paper 2R: Poetry and Prose Texts and Imaginative Writing	Question paper Mark scheme Examiners' report

January 2019

Paper	Official documents (Edexcel)
Paper 1: Non-Fiction Texts and Transactional Writing	Question paper Mark scheme Examiners' report
Paper 1	Question paper Mark scheme Examiners' report
Paper 1	Question paper Mark scheme Examiners' report
Paper 1	Question paper Mark scheme Examiners' report
Paper 1R: Non-Fiction Texts and Transactional Writing	Question paper Mark scheme Examiners' report
Paper 1R	Question paper Mark scheme
Paper 2: Poetry and Prose Texts and Imaginative Writing	Question paper Mark scheme Examiners' report
Paper 2	Question paper Mark scheme Examiners' report
Paper 2R: Poetry and Prose Texts and Imaginative Writing	Question paper Mark scheme Examiners' report

June 2018

Paper	Official documents (Edexcel)
Paper 1: Non-Fiction Texts and Transactional Writing	Question paper Mark scheme Examiners' report
Paper 1	Question paper Mark scheme Examiners' report
Paper 1	Question paper Mark scheme Examiners' report
Paper 1	Question paper Mark scheme Examiners' report
Paper 1R: Non-Fiction Texts and Transactional Writing	Question paper Mark scheme Examiners' report
Paper 1R	Question paper Mark scheme Examiners' report
Paper 1R	Question paper Mark scheme Examiners' report
Paper 1R	Question paper Mark scheme Examiners' report
Paper 2: Poetry and Prose Texts and Imaginative Writing	Question paper Mark scheme Examiners' report
Paper 2	Question paper Mark scheme Examiners' report
Paper 2R: Poetry and Prose Texts and Imaginative Writing	Question paper Mark scheme Examiners' report
Paper 2R	Question paper Mark scheme Examiners' report

January 2018

Paper	Official documents (Edexcel)
Paper 1	Question paper Mark scheme Examiners' report
Paper 1	Question paper Mark scheme Examiners' report
Paper 2	Question paper Mark scheme Examiners' report

June 2017

Paper	Official documents (Edexcel)
Paper 1	Question paper Mark scheme Examiners' report
Paper 1	Question paper Mark scheme Examiners' report
Paper 1R	Question paper Mark scheme Examiners' report
Paper 1R	Question paper Mark scheme Examiners' report
Paper 2	Question paper Mark scheme Examiners' report
Paper 2R	Question paper Mark scheme Examiners' report

January 2017

Paper	Official documents (Edexcel)
Paper 1	Question paper Mark scheme Examiners' report
Paper 1	Question paper Mark scheme Examiners' report
Paper 2	Question paper Mark scheme Examiners' report

June 2016

Paper	Official documents (Edexcel)
Paper 1	Question paper Mark scheme Examiners' report
Paper 1	Question paper Mark scheme Examiners' report
Paper 1R	Question paper Mark scheme Examiners' report
Paper 1R	Question paper Mark scheme Examiners' report
Paper 2	Question paper Mark scheme Examiners' report
Paper 2R	Question paper Mark scheme Examiners' report

January 2016

Paper	Official documents (Edexcel)
Paper 1	Question paper Mark scheme Examiners' report
Paper 1	Question paper Mark scheme Examiners' report
Paper 2	Question paper Mark scheme Examiners' report

June 2015

Paper	Official documents (Edexcel)
Paper 1	Question paper Mark scheme Examiners' report
Paper 1	Question paper Mark scheme Examiners' report
Paper 1R	Question paper Mark scheme Examiners' report
Paper 1R	Question paper Mark scheme Examiners' report
Paper 2	Question paper Mark scheme Examiners' report
Paper 2R	Question paper Mark scheme Examiners' report

January 2015

Paper	Official documents (Edexcel)
Paper 1	Question paper Mark scheme
Paper 1	Question paper Mark scheme Examiners' report
Paper 2	Question paper Mark scheme Examiners' report

June 2014

Paper	Official documents (Edexcel)
Paper 1	Question paper Mark scheme Examiners' report
Paper 1	Question paper Mark scheme Examiners' report
Paper 1R	Question paper Mark scheme Examiners' report
Paper 1R	Question paper Mark scheme Examiners' report
Paper 2	Question paper Mark scheme Examiners' report
Paper 2R	Question paper Mark scheme Examiners' report

January 2014

Paper	Official documents (Edexcel)
Paper 1	Question paper Mark scheme Examiners' report
Paper 1	Question paper Mark scheme Examiners' report
Paper 2	Question paper Mark scheme Examiners' report

June 2013

Paper	Official documents (Edexcel)
Paper 1	Question paper Mark scheme Examiners' report
Paper 1	Question paper Mark scheme Examiners' report
Paper 2	Question paper Mark scheme Examiners' report

January 2013

Paper	Official documents (Edexcel)
Paper 1	Question paper Mark scheme Examiners' report
Paper 1	Question paper Mark scheme Examiners' report
Paper 2	Question paper Mark scheme Examiners' report

June 2012

Paper	Official documents (Edexcel)
Paper 1	Question paper Mark scheme Examiners' report
Paper 1	Question paper Mark scheme Examiners' report
Paper 2	Question paper Mark scheme Examiners' report

January 2012

Paper	Official documents (Edexcel)
Paper 1	Question paper Mark scheme Examiners' report
Paper 1	Question paper Mark scheme Examiners' report
Paper 2	Question paper Mark scheme Examiners' report

June 2011

Paper	Official documents (Edexcel)
Paper 1	Question paper Mark scheme Examiners' report
Paper 1	Question paper Mark scheme Examiners' report
Paper 2	Question paper Mark scheme Examiners' report

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