OCR Gateway GCSE Physics Past Papers

OCR Gateway GCSE Physics (J249) follows the concept-led Gateway specification. Students sit two 1 hour 45 minute papers at Foundation or Higher tier, each worth 90 marks for a total of 180. Topics cover matter, forces, electricity and magnetism, waves and radioactivity, energy, and global challenges. Exams are sat in May/June each year. Every available past paper and mark scheme is linked below — all links direct to OCR's official site.

Key facts: OCR Gateway GCSE Physics

Qualification code
J249
Papers
2 papers, each 1 hour 45 minutes
Tiers
Foundation (grades 1–5) and Higher (grades 4–9)
Exam session
May/June
Total marks
180 (90 per paper)
First assessment
Summer 2018
2024· June
4 papers
Paper 1 (Foundation)
QPMS
Paper 2 (Foundation)
QPMS
Paper 3 (Higher)
QPMS
Paper 4 (Higher)
QPMS
2023· June
4 papers
Paper 1 (Foundation)
QPMS
Paper 2 (Foundation)
QPMS
Paper 3 (Higher)
QPMS
Paper 4 (Higher)
QPMS
2022· June
4 papers
Paper 1 (Foundation)
QPMS
Paper 2 (Foundation)
QPMS
Paper 3 (Higher)
QPMS
Paper 4 (Higher)
QPMS
2021· November
4 papers
Paper 1 (Foundation)
QPMS
Paper 2 (Foundation)
QPMS
Paper 3 (Higher)
QPMS
Paper 4 (Higher)
QPMS
2020· November
4 papers
Paper 1 (Foundation)
QPMS
Paper 2 (Foundation)
QPMS
Paper 3 (Higher)
QPMS
Paper 4 (Higher)
QPMS
2019· June
4 papers
Paper 1 (Foundation)
QPMS
Paper 2 (Foundation)
QPMS
Paper 3 (Higher)
QPMS
Paper 4 (Higher)
QPMS

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