OCR GCSE Combined Science past papers
160 OCR GCSE Combined Science papers from 2018 to 2025, 160 with a mark scheme and 125 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 GCSE Combined Science papers we have tagged question by question. Topics with a revision guide link to it.
| Topic | Questions | Marks | Papers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Biology Required Practicals and Data Analysis | 61 | 521 | 34 of 130 |
| Energy Stores, Transfers and Calculations | 83 | 494 | 38 of 130 |
| Forces, Newton's Laws and Momentum | 98 | 463 | 40 of 130 |
| Reactivity, Acids and Salts | 90 | 449 | 41 of 130 |
| Physics Required Practicals and Uncertainties | 54 | 411 | 36 of 130 |
| DNA, Genetics and Inheritance | 64 | 381 | 35 of 130 |
| Circuits, Resistance and Components | 64 | 362 | 35 of 130 |
| Wave Properties and Behaviour | 54 | 337 | 26 of 130 |
| Chemistry Required Practicals and Data Analysis | 44 | 327 | 34 of 130 |
| The Circulatory System and Heart | 46 | 318 | 34 of 130 |
| Rates of Reaction | 56 | 313 | 30 of 130 |
| The Periodic Table: Groups and Trends | 67 | 307 | 30 of 130 |
| Alkanes, Alkenes and Crude Oil | 47 | 307 | 30 of 130 |
| Radioactivity, Half-Life and Nuclear Uses | 46 | 282 | 28 of 130 |
| Communicable Diseases and Pathogens | 36 | 275 | 25 of 130 |
Counted from our own question-by-question tagging of 130 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 59 topics.
All OCR GCSE Combined Science papers by year
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June 2023
June 2022
November 2021
| Paper | Tier | Official documents (OCR) |
|---|---|---|
| Paper 1: Biology | Foundation | Question paperMark scheme |
| Paper 1: Biology | Foundation | Question paperMark scheme |
| Paper 2: Biology | Foundation | Question paperMark scheme |
| Paper 2: Chemistry | Foundation | Question paperMark scheme |
| Paper 3: Chemistry | Foundation | Question paperMark scheme |
| Paper 3: Physics | Foundation | Question paperMark scheme |
| Paper 4: Chemistry | Foundation | Question paperMark scheme |
| Paper 4: Combined science | Foundation | Question paperMark scheme |
| Paper 5: Physics | Foundation | Question paperMark scheme |
| Paper 5: Biology | Higher | Question paperMark scheme |
| Paper 6: Physics | Foundation | Question paperMark scheme |
| Paper 6: Chemistry | Higher | Question paperMark scheme |
| Paper 7: Biology | Higher | Question paperMark scheme |
| Paper 7: Physics | Higher | Question paperMark scheme |
| Paper 8: Biology | Higher | Question paperMark scheme |
| Paper 8: Combined science | Higher | Question paperMark scheme |
| Paper 9: Chemistry | Higher | Question paperMark scheme |
| Paper 10: Chemistry | Higher | Question paperMark scheme |
| Paper 11: Physics | Higher | Question paperMark scheme |
| Paper 12: Physics | Higher | Question paperMark scheme |
November 2020
June 2019
June 2018
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GCSE Combined Science past papers from other boards
- AQA GCSE Combined Science138 papers
- CCEA GCSE Combined Science411 papers
- Edexcel GCSE Combined Science72 papers
- WJEC GCSE Combined Science78 papers
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The past-paper tool lists every indexed Combined Science question by topic, with its paper, question number, marks and page, so you can sit only the ones you need.