Edexcel GCSE Biology Past Papers
Edexcel GCSE Biology (1BI0) is a two-paper 9–1 qualification offered by Pearson, sat each summer by around 20% of separate-science GCSE Biology candidates in England. Students take Paper 1 and Paper 2, each 1 hour 45 minutes, at Foundation tier (grades 1–5) or Higher tier (grades 4–9), for a total of 200 marks. The specification covers key concepts in biology, cells and control, genetics, natural selection and genetic modification, health and disease, plant structures and their functions, animal coordination and homeostasis, exchange and transport, and ecosystems. Exams are sat in May/June each year. Every available past paper and mark scheme is linked below — all links direct to Pearson's official site.
Key facts: Edexcel GCSE Biology
- Qualification code
- 1BI0
- Papers
- 2 papers, each 1 hour 45 minutes
- Tiers
- Foundation (grades 1–5) and Higher (grades 4–9)
- Exam session
- May/June
- Total marks
- 200 (100 per paper)
- First assessment
- Summer 2018
2024· June4 papers
2023· June4 papers
2022· June4 papers
2021· November4 papers
2020· November4 papers
QP = Question Paper · MS = Mark Scheme · All links direct to the official exam board website. CramSnap does not host or reproduce exam board materials.
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