AQA GCSE Combined Science Past Papers

AQA GCSE Combined Science: Trilogy (8464) is the most-sat double-award Combined Science qualification in England, covering Biology, Chemistry, and Physics in a structure that awards two GCSE grades (e.g. 7-7, 5-4). Students sit six 1 hour 15 minute papers — two per science — at Foundation (grades 1-1 to 5-5) or Higher tier (grades 4-4 to 9-9), each worth 70 marks for a total of 420. Content covers the same specifications as the separate sciences but at reduced depth, suitable for a broader curriculum. Exams are sat in May/June each year; November resits are available for post-16 learners. Every available past paper and mark scheme is linked below — all links direct to AQA's filestore.

Key facts: AQA GCSE Combined Science

Qualification code
8464
Papers
6 papers (2 Biology, 2 Chemistry, 2 Physics), each 1 hour 15 minutes
Tiers
Foundation (grades 1-1 to 5-5) and Higher (grades 4-4 to 9-9)
Exam session
May/June
Total marks
420 (70 per paper)
First assessment
Summer 2018
2024· June
6 papers
Biology Paper 1 (Higher)
Biology Paper 2 (Higher)
Chemistry Paper 1 (Higher)
Chemistry Paper 2 (Higher)
Physics Paper 1 (Higher)
Physics Paper 2 (Higher)
2023· June
6 papers
Biology Paper 1 (Higher)
Biology Paper 2 (Higher)
Chemistry Paper 1 (Higher)
Chemistry Paper 2 (Higher)
Physics Paper 1 (Higher)
Physics Paper 2 (Higher)
2022· June
6 papers
Biology Paper 1 (Higher)
Biology Paper 2 (Higher)
Chemistry Paper 1 (Higher)
Chemistry Paper 2 (Higher)
Physics Paper 1 (Higher)
Physics Paper 2 (Higher)
2021· November
6 papers
Biology Paper 1 (Higher)
Biology Paper 2 (Higher)
Chemistry Paper 1 (Higher)
Chemistry Paper 2 (Higher)
Physics Paper 1 (Higher)
Physics Paper 2 (Higher)
2020· November
6 papers
Biology Paper 1 (Higher)
Biology Paper 2 (Higher)
Chemistry Paper 1 (Higher)
Chemistry Paper 2 (Higher)
Physics Paper 1 (Higher)
Physics Paper 2 (Higher)
2019· June
6 papers
Biology Paper 1 (Higher)
Biology Paper 2 (Higher)
Chemistry Paper 1 (Higher)
Chemistry Paper 2 (Higher)
Physics Paper 1 (Higher)
Physics Paper 2 (Higher)

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