AQA GCSE Physics Past Papers

AQA GCSE Physics (8463) is the most-sat GCSE Physics qualification in England. Students take two 1 hour 45 minute papers at Foundation tier (grades 1–5) or Higher tier (grades 4–9), each worth 100 marks for a total of 200. The course covers 8 topics: energy, electricity, particle model of matter, atomic structure, forces, waves, magnetism and electromagnetism, and space physics. 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 Physics

Qualification code
8463
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· June
2 papers
Paper 1 (Higher)
Paper 2 (Higher)
2023· June
2 papers
Paper 1 (Higher)
Paper 2 (Higher)
2022· June
2 papers
Paper 1 (Higher)
Paper 2 (Higher)
2021· November
2 papers
Paper 1 (Higher)
Paper 2 (Higher)
2020· November
2 papers
Paper 1 (Higher)
Paper 2 (Higher)
2019· June
2 papers
Paper 1 (Higher)
Paper 2 (Higher)

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