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OCR GCSE English Language past papers
16 OCR GCSE English Language papers from 2021 to 2025, 16 with a mark scheme and 16 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 English Language papers we have tagged question by question. Topics with a revision guide link to it.
| Topic | Questions | Marks | Papers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Language Paper 1: Explorations in Creative Reading and Writing | 42 | 840 | 7 of 14 |
| Language Paper 2: Writers' Viewpoints and Perspectives | 42 | 840 | 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 OCR GCSE English Language papers by year
June 2025
| Paper | Official documents (OCR) |
|---|---|
| Paper 1: Communicating information and ideas | Question paperMark schemeInsertExaminers' report |
| Paper 2: Exploring effects and impact | Question paperMark schemeInsertExaminers' report |
November 2024
| Paper | Official documents (OCR) |
|---|---|
| Paper 1: Communication information and ideas | Question paperMark schemeInsertExaminers' report |
| Paper 2: Exploring effects and impact | Question paperMark schemeInsertExaminers' report |
June 2024
| Paper | Official documents (OCR) |
|---|---|
| Paper 1: Communicating information and ideas | Question paperMark schemeInsertExaminers' report |
| Paper 2: Exploring effects and impact | Question paperMark schemeInsertExaminers' report |
November 2023
| Paper | Official documents (OCR) |
|---|---|
| Paper 1: Communication information and ideas | Question paperMark schemeInsertExaminers' report |
| Paper 2: Exploring effects and impact | Question paperMark schemeInsertExaminers' report |
June 2023
| Paper | Official documents (OCR) |
|---|---|
| Paper 1: Communicating information and ideas | Question paperMark schemeInsertExaminers' report |
| Paper 2: Exploring effects and impact | Question paperMark schemeInsertExaminers' report |
November 2022
| Paper | Official documents (OCR) |
|---|---|
| Paper 1: Communication information and ideas | Question paperMark schemeInsertExaminers' report |
| Paper 2: Exploring effects and impact | Question paperMark schemeInsertExaminers' report |
June 2022
| Paper | Official documents (OCR) |
|---|---|
| Paper 1: Communicating information and ideas | Question paperMark schemeInsertExaminers' report |
| Paper 2: Exploring effects and impact | Question paperMark schemeInsertExaminers' report |
November 2021
| Paper | Official documents (OCR) |
|---|---|
| Paper 1: Communication information and ideas | Question paperMark schemeInsertExaminers' report |
| Paper 2: Exploring effects and impacts | Question paperMark schemeInsertExaminers' report |
Revise before you sit one
GCSE English Language past papers from other boards
- AQA GCSE English Language18 papers
- CCEA GCSE English Language25 papers
- Edexcel GCSE English Language42 papers
- Eduqas GCSE English Language30 papers
- WJEC GCSE English Language37 papers
Other OCR GCSE past 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.