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WJEC GCSE PE past papers

12 WJEC GCSE PE papers from 2018 to 2025, 12 with a mark scheme. Every link opens the document on WJEC'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 WJEC GCSE PE papers we have tagged question by question. Topics with a revision guide link to it.

Topic	Questions	Marks	Papers
Sport Psychology: The Information-Processing Model, Guidance and Feedback	6	115	4 of 6
Sport Psychology: Classification of Skills	5	94	4 of 6
Movement Analysis: Joint Actions and Joint Types	5	92	5 of 6
Components of Fitness: Endurance, Strength, Flexibility and Fitness Testing	5	89	4 of 6
Movement Analysis: Agonist and Antagonist Muscle Roles	4	79	3 of 6
Movement Analysis: Lever Systems in Sport	3	64	3 of 6
Health, Fitness and Wellbeing: Physical, Emotional and Social Health and Wellbeing	3	62	3 of 6
Socio-cultural Influences: Participation Rates - Age, Disability and Socio-Economic Group	3	61	3 of 6
Socio-cultural Influences: Participation Rates - Gender and Ethnicity	3	60	3 of 6
Components of Fitness: Agility, Power, Speed and Reaction Time Testing	2	47	2 of 6
Musculoskeletal System: Bones, Joints and Muscles	2	43	2 of 6
Movement Analysis: Planes and Axes of Movement	2	42	2 of 6
Health, Fitness and Wellbeing: Diet, Body Composition and Matching Nutrition to Sport	2	41	2 of 6
Synovial Joints: Ligaments, Tendons and Cartilage	1	23	1 of 6
Health, Fitness and Wellbeing: Macronutrients - Carbohydrate, Fat and Protein	1	22	1 of 6

Counted from our own question-by-question tagging of 6 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 21 topics.

All WJEC GCSE PE papers by year

Summer 2025

Paper	Official documents (WJEC)
Unit 1: Introduction to Physical Education	Question paper Mark scheme Insert
Unit 1: Introduction to Physical Education	Question paper Mark scheme

Summer 2024

Paper	Official documents (WJEC)
Unit 1: Introduction to Physical Education	Question paper Mark scheme Insert
Unit 1: Introduction to Physical Education	Question paper Mark scheme

Summer 2023

Paper	Official documents (WJEC)
Unit 1: Introduction to Physical Education	Question paper Mark scheme
Unit 1: Introduction to Physical Education	Question paper Mark scheme

Summer 2022

Paper	Official documents (WJEC)
Unit 1: Introduction to Physical Education	Question paper Mark scheme
Unit 1: Introduction to Physical Education	Question paper Mark scheme

Summer 2019

Paper	Official documents (WJEC)
Unit 1: Introduction to Physical Education	Question paper Mark scheme
Unit 1: Introduction to Physical Education	Question paper Mark scheme

Summer 2018

Paper	Official documents (WJEC)
Unit 1: Introduction to Physical Education	Question paper Mark scheme
Unit 1: Introduction to Physical Education	Question paper Mark scheme

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