GCSE (9–1) Science practice papers

Our GCSE (9-1) Science practice papers were released at the beginning of January. All 44 papers and mark schemes (for our Gateway and 21st Century suites) are available to download from Interchange to allow teachers to use these resources as part of their exam preparation.

We’ve been looking at the accessibility of our question papers for GCSE (9-1) Science and have made some improvements. We’ve reviewed the look and feel of our papers through text, tone, language, images and formatting to help improve the exam preparation experience for students.

Further to feedback, we have simplified our practice paper results analysis spreadsheet. This analysis will help with both exam preparation and identifying content areas to focus on. We will be uploading this updated version of the spreadsheet to Interchange shortly.

If you have any queries about this notice, please email science@ocr.org.uk or call 01223 553998.

Qualifications

• Gateway Science Suite - Biology A (9-1) - J247 (from 2016)
• Gateway Science Suite - Chemistry A (9-1) - J248 (from 2016)
• Gateway Science Suite - Physics A (9-1) - J249 (from 2016)
• Gateway Science Suite - Combined Science A (9-1) - J250 (from 2016)
• Twenty First Century Science Suite - Biology B (9-1) - J257 (from 2016)
• Twenty First Century Science Suite - Chemistry B (9-1) - J258 (from 2016)
• Twenty First Century Science Suite - Physics B (9-1) - J259 (from 2016)
• Twenty First Century Science Suite - Combined Science B (9-1) - J260 (from 2016)