OCR · A Level · H556, H557
OCR A Level Physics past papers
54 OCR A Level Physics papers from 2017 to 2025, 54 with a mark scheme and 45 with an examiners' report. Every link opens the document on OCR'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 OCR A Level Physics papers we have tagged question by question. Topics with a revision guide link to it.
| Topic | Questions | Marks | Papers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fields and their Consequences | 66 | 360 | 17 of 23 |
| Mechanics and Materials | 72 | 356 | 13 of 23 |
| Further Mechanics and Thermal Physics | 48 | 328 | 14 of 23 |
| Waves | 62 | 282 | 21 of 23 |
| Particles and Radiation | 43 | 253 | 16 of 23 |
| Electricity | 44 | 234 | 14 of 23 |
| Nuclear Physics | 30 | 187 | 12 of 23 |
| A-Level Physics: Required Practicals and Uncertainties | 18 | 182 | 13 of 23 |
| Physics: Fields (Gravitational, Electric, Magnetic) | 29 | 157 | 11 of 23 |
| Measurements and their Errors | 24 | 76 | 11 of 23 |
| Physics: Thermal Physics and Gases | 11 | 65 | 3 of 23 |
| Physics: Nuclear and Particle Physics | 9 | 45 | 2 of 23 |
Counted from our own question-by-question tagging of 23 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 OCR A Level Physics papers by year
June 2025
| Paper | Official documents (OCR) |
|---|---|
| Paper 1: Fundamentals of physics | Question paperMark schemeExaminers' report |
| Paper 1: Modelling physics | Question paperMark schemeExaminers' report |
| Paper 2: Exploring physics | Question paperMark schemeExaminers' report |
| Paper 2: Scientific literacy in physics | Question paperMark schemeInsertExaminers' report |
| Paper 3: Practical skills in physics | Question paperMark schemeExaminers' report |
| Paper 3: Unified physics | Question paperMark schemeExaminers' report |
June 2024
| Paper | Official documents (OCR) |
|---|---|
| Paper 1: Fundamentals of physics | Question paperMark schemeExaminers' report |
| Paper 1: Modelling physics | Question paperMark schemeExaminers' report |
| Paper 2: Exploring physics | Question paperMark schemeExaminers' report |
| Paper 2: Scientific literacy in physics | Question paperMark schemeInsertExaminers' report |
| Paper 3: Practical skills in physics | Question paperMark schemeExaminers' report |
| Paper 3: Unified physics | Question paperMark schemeExaminers' report |
June 2023
| Paper | Official documents (OCR) |
|---|---|
| Paper 1: Fundamentals of physics | Question paperMark schemeExaminers' report |
| Paper 1: Modelling physics | Question paperMark schemeExaminers' report |
| Paper 2: Exploring physics | Question paperMark schemeExaminers' report |
| Paper 2: Scientific literacy in physics | Question paperMark schemeInsertExaminers' report |
| Paper 3: Practical skills in physics | Question paperMark schemeExaminers' report |
| Paper 3: Unified physics | Question paperMark schemeExaminers' report |
June 2022
| Paper | Official documents (OCR) |
|---|---|
| Paper 1: Fundamentals of physics | Question paperMark schemeExaminers' report |
| Paper 1: Modelling physics | Question paperMark schemeExaminers' report |
| Paper 2: Exploring physics | Question paperMark schemeExaminers' report |
| Paper 2: Scientific literacy in physics | Question paperMark schemeInsertExaminers' report |
| Paper 3: Practical skills in physics | Question paperMark schemeExaminers' report |
| Paper 3: Unified physics | Question paperMark schemeExaminers' report |
November 2021
| Paper | Official documents (OCR) |
|---|---|
| Paper 1: Fundamentals of physics | Question paperMark scheme |
| Paper 1: Modelling physics | Question paperMark schemeExaminers' report |
| Paper 2: Exploring physics | Question paperMark schemeExaminers' report |
| Paper 2: Scientific literacy in physics | Question paperMark schemeInsert |
| Paper 3: Practical skills in physics | Question paperMark scheme |
| Paper 3: Unified physics | Question paperMark schemeExaminers' report |
November 2020
| Paper | Official documents (OCR) |
|---|---|
| Paper 1: Fundamentals of physics | Question paperMark schemeExaminers' report |
| Paper 1: Modelling physics | Question paperMark schemeExaminers' report |
| Paper 2: Exploring physics | Question paperMark schemeExaminers' report |
| Paper 2: Scientific literacy in physics | Question paperMark schemeInsertExaminers' report |
| Paper 3: Practical skills in physics | Question paperMark schemeExaminers' report |
| Paper 3: Unified physics | Question paperMark schemeExaminers' report |
June 2019
| Paper | Official documents (OCR) |
|---|---|
| Paper 1: Fundamentals of physics | Question paperMark schemeExaminers' report |
| Paper 1: Modelling physics | Question paperMark schemeExaminers' report |
| Paper 2: Exploring physics | Question paperMark schemeExaminers' report |
| Paper 2: Scientific literacy in physics | Question paperMark schemeInsertExaminers' report |
| Paper 3: Practical skills in physics | Question paperMark schemeExaminers' report |
| Paper 3: Unified physics | Question paperMark schemeExaminers' report |
June 2018
| Paper | Official documents (OCR) |
|---|---|
| Paper 1: Fundamentals of physics | Question paperMark schemeExaminers' report |
| Paper 1: Modelling physics | Question paperMark schemeExaminers' report |
| Paper 2: Exploring physics | Question paperMark schemeExaminers' report |
| Paper 2: Scientific literacy in physics | Question paperMark schemeInsertExaminers' report |
| Paper 3: Practical skills in physics | Question paperMark schemeExaminers' report |
| Paper 3: Unified physics | Question paperMark schemeExaminers' report |
June 2017
| Paper | Official documents (OCR) |
|---|---|
| Paper 1: Fundamentals of physics | Question paperMark scheme |
| Paper 1: Modelling physics | Question paperMark scheme |
| Paper 2: Exploring physics | Question paperMark scheme |
| Paper 2: Scientific literacy in physics | Question paperMark schemeInsert |
| Paper 3: Practical skills in physics | Question paperMark scheme |
| Paper 3: Unified physics | Question paperMark scheme |
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