OCR GCSE exam timetable 2027
The date and session of every OCR GCSE paper still to come, in the November 2026 and June 2027 series, copied from the published timetable and last checked on Friday 25 September 2026.
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November 2026
| Date | Session | Paper | Code |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tuesday 3 November 2026 | Morning | English Language: Communicating information and ideas | J351/01 |
| Wednesday 4 November 2026 | Morning | Mathematics: Paper 1 (Foundation tier - calculator) | J560/01 |
| Morning | Mathematics: Paper 4 (Higher tier - calculator) | J560/04 | |
| Thursday 5 November 2026 | Morning | English Language: Exploring effects and impact | J351/02 |
| Friday 6 November 2026 | Morning | Mathematics: Paper 2 (Foundation tier - non-calculator) | J560/02 |
| Morning | Mathematics: Paper 5 (Higher tier - non-calculator) | J560/05 | |
| Monday 9 November 2026 | Morning | Mathematics: Paper 3 (Foundation tier - calculator) | J560/03 |
| Morning | Mathematics: Paper 6 (Higher tier - calculator) | J560/06 |
June 2027
| Date | Session | Paper | Code |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monday 10 May 2027 | Morning | Computer Science: Computer Systems - Written Paper | J277/01 |
| Afternoon | Psychology: Studies and applications in psychology 1 - Written Paper | J203/01 | |
| Tuesday 11 May 2027 | Morning | Biology A (Gateway Science): Paper 1 (Foundation Tier) - Written Paper | J247/01 |
| Morning | Biology A (Gateway Science): Paper 3 (Higher Tier) - Written Paper | J247/03 | |
| Morning | Biology B (Twenty First Century Science): Breadth in Biology (Foundation Tier) - Written Paper | J257/01 | |
| Morning | Biology B (Twenty First Century Science): Breadth in Biology (Higher Tier) - Written Paper | J257/03 | |
| Morning | Combined Science A (Gateway Science): Paper 1 (Foundation Tier) - Written Paper | J250/01 | |
| Morning | Combined Science A (Gateway Science): Paper 7 (Higher Tier) - Written Paper | J250/07 | |
| Morning | Combined Science B (Twenty First Century Science): Biology (Foundation Tier) - Written Paper | J260/01 | |
| Morning | Combined Science B (Twenty First Century Science): Biology (Higher Tier) - Written Paper | J260/05 | |
| Wednesday 12 May 2027 | Morning | English Literature: Exploring modern and literary heritage texts | J352/01 |
| Afternoon | Business: Business 1: business activity, marketing and people - Written Paper | J204/01 | |
| Thursday 13 May 2027 | Morning | Religious Studies: Buddhism Beliefs and teachings & Practices - Written Paper | J625/04 |
| Morning | Religious Studies: Christianity Beliefs and teaching & Practices - Written Paper | J625/01 | |
| Morning | Religious Studies: Hinduism Beliefs and teachings & Practices - Written Ppaer | J625/05 | |
| Morning | Religious Studies: Islam Beliefs and teaching & Practices - Written Paper | J625/02 | |
| Morning | Religious Studies: Judaism Beliefs and teachings and Practices - Written Paper | J625/03 | |
| Afternoon | Economics: Introduction to Economics - Written Paper | J205/01 | |
| Afternoon | Physical Education: Physical factors affecting performance - Written Paper | J587/01 | |
| Friday 14 May 2027 | Morning | Mathematics: Paper 1 (Foundation Tier) - Written Paper | J560/01 |
| Morning | Mathematics: Paper 4 (Higher Tier) - Written Paper | J560/04 | |
| Monday 17 May 2027 | Morning | Chemistry A (Gateway Science): Paper 1 (Foundation Tier) - Written Paper | J248/01 |
| Morning | Chemistry A (Gateway Science): Paper 3 (Higher Tier) - Written Paper | J248/03 | |
| Morning | Chemistry B (Twenty First Century Science): Breadth in Chemistry (Foundation Tier) - Written Paper | J258/01 | |
| Morning | Chemistry B (Twenty First Century Science): Breadth in Chemistry (Higher Tier) - Written Paper | J258/03 | |
| Morning | Combined Science A (Gateway Science): Paper 3 (Foundation Tier) - Written Paper | J250/03 | |
| Morning | Combined Science A (Gateway Science): Paper 9 (Higher Tier) - Written Paper | J250/09 | |
| Morning | Combined Science B (Twenty First Century Science): Chemistry (Foundation Tier) - Written Paper | J260/02 | |
| Morning | Combined Science B (Twenty First Century Science): Chemistry (Higher Tier) - Written Paper | J260/06 | |
| Afternoon | Psychology: Studies and applications in psychology 2 - Written Paper | J203/02 | |
| Tuesday 18 May 2027 | Morning | Geography A (Geographical Themes): Living in the UK Today - Written paper | J383/01 |
| Morning | Geography B (Geography for Enquiring Minds): Our Natural World - Written Paper | J384/01 | |
| Wednesday 19 May 2027 | Morning | English Literature: Exploring poetry and Shakespeare | J352/02 |
| Afternoon | Classical Civilisation: Myth and Religion - Written Paper | J199/11 | |
| Afternoon | Classical Civilisation: Women in the Ancient World - Written Paper | J199/12 | |
| Afternoon | Computer Science: Computational thinking, algorithms and programming - Written Paper | J277/02 | |
| Thursday 20 May 2027 | Morning | History A (Explaining the Modern World): Int Rltns:changing int order 1918-c.1975 with China 1950-1981: People & the State | J410/01 |
| Morning | History A (Explaining the Modern World): Int Rltns:chnging int order 1918-c.1975 with The USA 1945-1974:People & the State | J410/07 | |
| Morning | History A (Explaining the Modern World): Int Rltns:chngng int order 1918-c.1975 South Africa 1960-1994:People & the State | J410/05 | |
| Morning | History A (Explaining the Modern World): Int Rltns:chngng int order 1918-c.1975 The USA 1919-1948:People & the State | J410/06 | |
| Morning | History A (Explaining the Modern World): Int Rltns:chngng int order 1918-c.1975 with Germany 1925-1955:People & the State | J410/02 | |
| Morning | History B (Schools History Project): History Around Us - Written Paper | J411/21 | |
| Afternoon | Physical Education: Socio-cultural issues and sports psychology - Written Paper | J587/02 | |
| Friday 21 May 2027 | Morning | Religious Studies: Religion, philosophy and ethics in the modern world from a Buddhist perspective | J625/09 |
| Morning | Religious Studies: Religion, philosophy and ethics in the modern world from a Christian perspective | J625/06 | |
| Morning | Religious Studies: Religion, philosophy and ethics in the modern world from a Hindu perspective | J625/10 | |
| Morning | Religious Studies: Religion, philosophy and ethics in the modern world from a Jewish perspective | J625/08 | |
| Morning | Religious Studies: Religion, philosophy and ethics in the modern world from a Muslim perspective | J625/07 | |
| Afternoon | Business: Business 2: operations, finance and influences on business - Written Paper | J204/02 | |
| Monday 24 May 2027 | Morning | English Language: Communicating information and ideas - Written Paper | J351/01 |
| Tuesday 25 May 2027 | Morning | Combined Science A (Gateway Science): Paper 11 (Higher Tier) - Written Paper | J250/11 |
| Morning | Combined Science A (Gateway Science): Paper 5 (Foundation Tier) - Written Paper | J250/05 | |
| Morning | Combined Science B (Twenty First Century Science): Physics (Foundation Tier) - Written Paper | J260/03 | |
| Morning | Combined Science B (Twenty First Century Science): Physics (Higher Tier) - Written Paper | J260/07 | |
| Morning | Physics A (Gateway Science): Paper 1 (Foundation Tier) - Written Paper | J249/01 | |
| Morning | Physics A (Gateway Science): Paper 3 (Higher Tier) - Written Paper | J249/03 | |
| Morning | Physics B (Twenty First Century Science): Breadth in Physics (Foundation Tier) - Written Paper | J259/01 | |
| Morning | Physics B (Twenty First Century Science): Breadth in Physics (Higher Tier) - Written Paper | J259/03 | |
| Afternoon | Economics: National and International Economics - Written Paper | J205/02 | |
| Wednesday 26 May 2027 | Afternoon | Geography A (Geographical Themes): The World Around Us - Written paper | J383/02 |
| Afternoon | Geography B (Geography for Enquiring Minds): People and Society - Written Paper | J384/02 | |
| Thursday 27 May 2027 | Morning | Mathematics: Paper 2 (Foundation Tier) - Written Paper | J560/02 |
| Morning | Mathematics: Paper 5 (Higher Tier) - Written Paper | J560/05 | |
| Friday 28 May 2027 | Morning | History A (Explaining the Modern World): Migration to Britain c.1000 to c.2010 - Written Paper | J410/08 |
| Morning | History A (Explaining the Modern World): Power: Monarchy and Democracy in Britain c.1000 to 2014 - Written Paper | J410/09 | |
| Morning | History A (Explaining the Modern World): War and British Society c.790 to c.2010 - Written Paper | J410/10 | |
| Morning | History B (Schools History Project): Crime and Punishment, c.1250 to present with Britain in Peace and War, 1900-1918 | J411/16 | |
| Morning | History B (Schools History Project): Crime and Punishment, c.1250 to present with The Elizabethans, 1580-1603- Wrtn | J411/15 | |
| Morning | History B (Schools History Project): Crime and Punishment, c.1250 to present with The Norman Conquest, 1065- 1087 | J411/14 | |
| Morning | History B (Schools History Project): Migrants to Britain, c.1250 to present with Britain in Peace and War, 1900-1918 | J411/19 | |
| Morning | History B (Schools History Project): Migrants to Britain, c.1250 to present with The Elizabethans, 1580-1603 - Wrtn | J411/18 | |
| Morning | History B (Schools History Project): Migrants to Britain, c.1250 to present with The Norman Conquest, 1065- 1087 | J411/17 | |
| Morning | History B (Schools History Project): The People's Health, c.1250 to present with Britain in Peace and War, 1900-1918 | J411/13 | |
| Morning | History B (Schools History Project): The People's Health, c.1250 to present with The Elizabethans, 1580-1603 | J411/12 | |
| Morning | History B (Schools History Project): The People's Health, c.1250 to present with The Norman Conquest, 1065- 1087 | J411/11 | |
| Tuesday 8 June 2027 | Morning | English Language: Exploring effects and impact - Written Paper | J351/02 |
| Wednesday 9 June 2027 | Morning | Classical Civilisation: Roman City Life - Written Paper | J199/22 |
| Morning | Classical Civilisation: The Homeric World - Written Paper | J199/21 | |
| Morning | Classical Civilisation: War and Warfare - Written Paper | J199/23 | |
| Afternoon | History A (Explaining the Modern World): Personal Rule to Restoration 1629-1660 with Castles:Form & Function c.1000-1750 | J410/13 | |
| Afternoon | History A (Explaining the Modern World): The English Reformation c.1520-c.1550 with Castles:Form & Function c.1000-1750 | J410/12 | |
| Afternoon | History A (Explaining the Modern World): The impact Empire on Britain 1688-c.1730 Urban Envrnmnts: Patterns of Migration | J410/11 | |
| Afternoon | History B (Schools History Project): The Making of America, 1789-1900 with Aztecs and the Spanish Conquest, 1519-1535 | J411/38 | |
| Afternoon | History B (Schools History Project): The Making of America, 1789-1900 with Living under Nazi Rule, 1933-1945 - Wrtn | J411/39 | |
| Afternoon | History B (Schools History Project): The Making of America, 1789-1900 with The First Crusade, c.1070-1100 - Written | J411/37 | |
| Afternoon | History B (Schools History Project): The Mughal Empire, 1526-1707 with Aztecs and the Spanish Conquest, 1519-1535 | J411/35 | |
| Afternoon | History B (Schools History Project): The Mughal Empire, 1526-1707 with Living under Nazi Rule, 1933-1945 - Written | J411/36 | |
| Afternoon | History B (Schools History Project): The Mughal Empire, 1526-1707 with The First Crusade, c.1070-1100 - Written | J411/34 | |
| Afternoon | History B (Schools History Project): Viking Expansion, c.750-c.1050 with Aztecs and the Spanish Conquest, 1519-1535 | J411/32 | |
| Afternoon | History B (Schools History Project): Viking Expansion, c.750-c.1050 with Living under Nazi Rule, 1933-1945 - Written | J411/33 | |
| Afternoon | History B (Schools History Project): Viking Expansion, c.750-c.1050 with The First Crusade, c.1070-1100 - Written | J411/31 | |
| Thursday 10 June 2027 | Morning | Biology A (Gateway Science): Paper 2 (Foundation Tier) - Written Paper | J247/02 |
| Morning | Biology A (Gateway Science): Paper 4 (Higher Tier) - Written Paper | J247/04 | |
| Morning | Biology B (Twenty First Century Science): Depth in Biology (Foundation Tier) - Written Paper | J257/02 | |
| Morning | Biology B (Twenty First Century Science): Depth in Biology (Higher Tier) - Written Paper | J257/04 | |
| Morning | Combined Science A (Gateway Science): Paper 2 (Foundation Tier) - Written Paper | J250/02 | |
| Morning | Combined Science A (Gateway Science): Paper 8 (Higher Tier) - Written Paper | J250/08 | |
| Morning | Combined Science B (Twenty First Century Science): Combined Science (Foundation Tier) - Written Paper | J260/04 | |
| Morning | Combined Science B (Twenty First Century Science): Combined Science (Higher Tier) - Written Paper | J260/08 | |
| Afternoon | Geography A (Geographical Themes): Geographical Skills - Written paper | J383/03 | |
| Afternoon | Geography B (Geography for Enquiring Minds): Geographical Exploration - Written Paper | J384/03 | |
| Monday 14 June 2027 | Morning | Mathematics: Paper 3 (Foundation Tier) - Written Paper | J560/03 |
| Morning | Mathematics: Paper 6 (Higher Tier) - Written Paper | J560/06 | |
| Tuesday 15 June 2027 | Morning | Chemistry A (Gateway Science): Paper 2 (Foundation Tier) - Written Paper | J248/02 |
| Morning | Chemistry A (Gateway Science): Paper 4 (Higher Tier) - Written Paper | J248/04 | |
| Morning | Chemistry B (Twenty First Century Science): Depth in Chemistry (Foundation Tier) - Written Paper | J258/02 | |
| Morning | Chemistry B (Twenty First Century Science): Depth in Chemistry (Higher Tier) - Written Paper | J258/04 | |
| Morning | Combined Science A (Gateway Science): Paper 10 (Higher Tier) - Written Paper | J250/10 | |
| Morning | Combined Science A (Gateway Science): Paper 4 (Foundation Tier) - Written Paper | J250/04 | |
| Afternoon | Design and Technology: Principles of Design and Technology - Written Paper | J310/01 | |
| Friday 18 June 2027 | Morning | Combined Science A (Gateway Science): Paper 12 (Higher Tier) - Written Paper | J250/12 |
| Morning | Combined Science A (Gateway Science): Paper 6 (Foundation Tier) - Written Paper | J250/06 | |
| Morning | Physics A (Gateway Science): Paper 2 (Foundation Tier) - Written Paper | J249/02 | |
| Morning | Physics A (Gateway Science): Paper 4 (Higher Tier) - Written Paper | J249/04 | |
| Morning | Physics B (Twenty First Century Science): Depth in Physics (Foundation Tier) - Written Paper | J259/02 | |
| Morning | Physics B (Twenty First Century Science): Depth in Physics (Higher Tier) - Written Paper | J259/04 |
Common questions
When do GCSE exams start and finish in 2027?
The first and last dates for every paper are in the timetable on this page, from OCR's published timetable. Schools set their own dates for mocks and for any coursework deadlines, so ask the school for those.
What happens if two exams are at the same time?
The school’s exams officer sorts it out. Under JCQ’s rules a clash is usually handled by sitting one paper straight after the other, under supervision, so nothing needs doing at home except telling the school early if the clash is not already known.
What if my child is ill on the day of an exam?
Tell the school as soon as possible. If a student misses a paper for a good reason and has sat enough of the rest, the school can apply to the board for special consideration; it is not automatic, and the school needs evidence such as a doctor’s note.
How do I add the exams to my phone’s calendar?
Tick the subjects in the timetable maker above, choose a tier if there is one, then press "Add to calendar". It downloads a calendar file that Apple Calendar, Google Calendar and Outlook can open, with one all-day event per paper.
Also: turn a mock mark into a grade, extra time and access arrangements, and A level timetables, IGCSE timetables and International A level timetables.
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