CCEA GCSE Business Studies 3210/1 Paper 1 Starting a Business - Summer 2025
3210/1 路 Question paper
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CCEA GCSE Business Studies past papers
This collection keeps CCEA Business Studies papers together so you can revise the right exam-board style and jump to related revision modules when they are available.
馃搫 14 papers
2018-2025
How the exam works
Skip to the papersCCEA GCSE Business Studies (3210) is assessed in 3 parts. There are no tiers: everyone sits the same papers.
Unit 1: Starting a Business
- Time
- 1h30m
- Weighting
- 40%
Unit 2: Developing a Business
- Time
- 1h30m
- Weighting
- 40%
Unit 3: Planning a Business (Synoptic)
- Time
- controlled assessment
- Weighting
- 20%
Taken from the published specification. Read the specification. Your school confirms which papers and tier you are entered for.
2025 Summer
CCEA GCSE Business Studies 3210/2 Paper 2 Developing a Business - Summer 2025
3210/2 路 Question paper
2024 Summer
CCEA GCSE Business Studies 3210/1 Paper 1 Starting a Business - Summer 2024
3210/1 路 Question paper
CCEA GCSE Business Studies 3210/2 Paper 2 Developing a Business - Summer 2024
3210/2 路 Question paper
2023 Summer
CCEA GCSE Business Studies 3210/1 Paper 1 Starting a Business - Summer 2023
3210/1 路 Question paper
CCEA GCSE Business Studies 3210/2 Paper 2 Developing a Business - Summer 2023
3210/2 路 Question paper
2022 Summer
CCEA GCSE Business Studies 3210/1 Paper 1 Starting a Business - Summer 2022
3210/1 路 Question paper
CCEA GCSE Business Studies 3210/2 Paper 2 Developing a Business - Summer 2022
3210/2 路 Question paper
2021 Summer
CCEA GCSE Business Studies 3210/1 Paper 1 Starting a Business - Summer 2021
3210/1 路 Question paper
CCEA GCSE Business Studies 3210/2 Paper 2 Developing a Business - Summer 2021
3210/2 路 Question paper
2019 Summer
CCEA GCSE Business Studies 3210/1 Paper 1 Starting a Business - Summer 2019
3210/1 路 Question paper
CCEA GCSE Business Studies 3210/2 Paper 2 Starting a Business (MV18pt) - Summer 2019
3210/2 路 Question paper
2018 Summer
CCEA GCSE Business Studies 3210/1 Paper 1 Starting a Business - Summer 2018
3210/1 路 Mark scheme, Question paper
How to use these papers
Before you start. Check the mark allocation before you write anything. A 4-mark question and a 16-mark question want different shapes of answer, and the commonest mistake is writing the same paragraph for both.
While you work. Answer the question that was asked rather than the topic it came from. Examiner reports say more about irrelevant knowledge than about missing knowledge.
Marking it afterwards. The level descriptors matter more than the indicative content: the content list is examples, not a checklist. Find the level your answer sits in, then read the one above it.
Warm up first. Business Growth and E-business is the shortest activity here, so it is the quickest way back into Business Studies before you open a paper.
Revise this subject
Business Finance: Break-even, Cash Flow and Accounts
Finance
Business Growth and E-business
Business Growth
Business Operations: Production, Quality and Safety
Business Operations
Human Resources: Recruitment and Motivation
Human Resources
Marketing and the Marketing Mix
Marketing
Planning a Business: Research and the Business Plan
Unit 3: Planning a Business (Synoptic, 20% controlled assessment)
Starting a Business: Enterprise and Resources
Creating a Business
Common questions
Are these CCEA GCSE Business Studies past papers free?
Yes. DoRevision links to official exam-board documents and keeps the revision page free to browse.
Can I use these for Year 10 and Year 11 mocks?
Yes. Past papers are useful for GCSE mocks, timed practice and checking answers against the mark scheme.