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OCR GCSE Biology (Twenty First Century Science)

OCR GCSE Biology (Twenty First Century Science) past papers

This collection keeps OCR Biology (Twenty First Century Science) papers together so you can revise the right exam-board style and jump to related revision modules when they are available.

馃搫 88 papers 2018-2025

2025 June

OCR GCSE Biology (Twenty First Century Science) J257/01 Paper 1 Breadth in biology (Foundation) - June 2025

J257/01 路 Foundation 路 Examiner report, Mark scheme, Question paper

OCR GCSE Biology (Twenty First Century Science) J257/02 Paper 2 Depth in biology (Foundation) - June 2025

J257/02 路 Foundation 路 Examiner report, Mark scheme, Question paper

OCR GCSE Biology (Twenty First Century Science) J257/03 Paper 3 Breadth in biology (Higher) - June 2025

J257/03 路 Higher 路 Examiner report, Mark scheme, Question paper

OCR GCSE Biology (Twenty First Century Science) J257/04 Paper 4 Depth in biology (Higher) - June 2025

J257/04 路 Higher 路 Examiner report, Mark scheme, Question paper

2024 June

OCR GCSE Biology (Twenty First Century Science) J257/01 Paper 1 Breadth in biology (Foundation) - June 2024

J257/01 路 Foundation 路 Examiner report, Mark scheme, Question paper

OCR GCSE Biology (Twenty First Century Science) J257/02 Paper 2 Depth in biology (Foundation) - June 2024

J257/02 路 Foundation 路 Examiner report, Mark scheme, Question paper

OCR GCSE Biology (Twenty First Century Science) J257/03 Paper 3 Breadth in biology (Higher) - June 2024

J257/03 路 Higher 路 Examiner report, Mark scheme, Question paper

OCR GCSE Biology (Twenty First Century Science) J257/04 Paper 4 Depth in biology (Higher) - June 2024

J257/04 路 Higher 路 Examiner report, Mark scheme, Question paper

2023 June

OCR GCSE Biology (Twenty First Century Science) J257/01 Paper 1 Breadth in biology (Foundation) - June 2023

J257/01 路 Foundation 路 Examiner report, Mark scheme, Question paper

OCR GCSE Biology (Twenty First Century Science) J257/02 Paper 2 Depth in biology (Foundation) - June 2023

J257/02 路 Foundation 路 Examiner report, Mark scheme, Question paper

OCR GCSE Biology (Twenty First Century Science) J257/03 Paper 3 Breadth in biology (Higher) - June 2023

J257/03 路 Higher 路 Examiner report, Mark scheme, Question paper

OCR GCSE Biology (Twenty First Century Science) J257/04 Paper 4 Depth in biology (Higher) - June 2023

J257/04 路 Higher 路 Examiner report, Mark scheme, Question paper

2022 June

OCR GCSE Biology (Twenty First Century Science) J257/01 Paper 1 Breadth in biology (Foundation) - June 2022

J257/01 路 Foundation 路 Examiner report, Mark scheme, Question paper

OCR GCSE Biology (Twenty First Century Science) J257/02 Paper 2 Depth in biology (Foundation) - June 2022

J257/02 路 Foundation 路 Examiner report, Mark scheme, Question paper

OCR GCSE Biology (Twenty First Century Science) J257/03 Paper 3 Breadth in biology (Higher) - June 2022

J257/03 路 Higher 路 Examiner report, Mark scheme, Question paper

OCR GCSE Biology (Twenty First Century Science) J257/04 Paper 4 Depth in biology (Higher) - June 2022

J257/04 路 Higher 路 Examiner report, Mark scheme, Question paper

2021 November

OCR GCSE Biology (Twenty First Century Science) J257/01 Paper 1 Breadth in biology (Foundation) - November 2021

J257/01 路 Foundation 路 Mark scheme, Question paper

OCR GCSE Biology (Twenty First Century Science) J257/02 Paper 2 Depth in biology (Foundation) - November 2021

J257/02 路 Foundation 路 Mark scheme, Question paper

OCR GCSE Biology (Twenty First Century Science) J257/03 Paper 3 Breadth in biology (Higher) - November 2021

J257/03 路 Higher 路 Mark scheme, Question paper

OCR GCSE Biology (Twenty First Century Science) J257/04 Paper 4 Depth in biology (Higher) - November 2021

J257/04 路 Higher 路 Mark scheme, Question paper

2020 November

OCR GCSE Biology (Twenty First Century Science) J257/01 Paper 1 Breadth in biology (Foundation) - November 2020

J257/01 路 Foundation 路 Mark scheme, Question paper

OCR GCSE Biology (Twenty First Century Science) J257/02 Paper 2 Depth in biology (Foundation) - November 2020

J257/02 路 Foundation 路 Mark scheme, Question paper

OCR GCSE Biology (Twenty First Century Science) J257/03 Paper 3 Breadth in biology (Higher) - November 2020

J257/03 路 Higher 路 Mark scheme, Question paper

OCR GCSE Biology (Twenty First Century Science) J257/04 Paper 4 Depth in biology (Higher) - November 2020

J257/04 路 Higher 路 Mark scheme, Question paper

2019 June

OCR GCSE Biology (Twenty First Century Science) J257/01 Paper 1 Breadth in biology (Foundation) - June 2019

J257/01 路 Foundation 路 Examiner report, Mark scheme, Question paper

OCR GCSE Biology (Twenty First Century Science) J257/02 Paper 2 Depth in biology (Foundation) - June 2019

J257/02 路 Foundation 路 Examiner report, Mark scheme, Question paper

OCR GCSE Biology (Twenty First Century Science) J257/03 Paper 3 Breadth in biology (Higher) - June 2019

J257/03 路 Higher 路 Examiner report, Mark scheme, Question paper

OCR GCSE Biology (Twenty First Century Science) J257/04 Paper 4 Depth in biology (Higher) - June 2019

J257/04 路 Higher 路 Examiner report, Mark scheme, Question paper

2018 June

OCR GCSE Biology (Twenty First Century Science) J257/01 Paper 1 Breadth in biology (Foundation) - June 2018

J257/01 路 Foundation 路 Examiner report, Mark scheme, Question paper

OCR GCSE Biology (Twenty First Century Science) J257/02 Paper 2 Depth in biology (Foundation) - June 2018

J257/02 路 Foundation 路 Examiner report, Mark scheme, Question paper

OCR GCSE Biology (Twenty First Century Science) J257/03 Paper 3 Breadth in biology (Higher) - June 2018

J257/03 路 Higher 路 Examiner report, Mark scheme, Question paper

OCR GCSE Biology (Twenty First Century Science) J257/04 Paper 4 Depth in biology (Higher) - June 2018

J257/04 路 Higher 路 Examiner report, Mark scheme, Question paper

How to use these papers

Before you start. Work it with the formula sheet you will actually get in the exam, and nothing else. Finding out which formulas you have to remember is half the point of the exercise.

While you work. Write every line of working, even the ones you could do in your head. Method marks are awarded for the working, and a bare answer that is wrong scores nothing.

Marking it afterwards. Mark schemes here award marks per step, so tick your own working line by line rather than judging the final answer. Most lost marks turn out to be a missing unit or an unrounded value.

Warm up first. Genetics Decoded is the shortest activity here, so it is the quickest way back into Biology (Twenty First Century Science) before you open a paper.

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Yes. Past papers are useful for GCSE mocks, timed practice and checking answers against the mark scheme.