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OCR A level History A past papers

OCR has published 343 question papers for History A (H505) from 2021 to 2025, 285 of them with a mark scheme. They are listed newest first, and each one opens the PDF on ocr.org.uk in a new tab. The grade boundaries for 10 series are on their own page, in our own tables. The specification (H505) is linked below as well.

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June 2025

58 papers · grade boundaries

June 2024

58 papers · grade boundaries

June 2023

58 papers · grade boundaries

June 2022

58 papers · grade boundaries

November 2021

57 papers · grade boundaries

Specimen

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Common questions

Where can I find History A past papers from OCR?

This page links every History A paper OCR publishes for everyone to download, newest first, starting with June 2025. Each link opens the PDF on OCR's own website. The most recent series is usually released a year or so after the exam, and it will appear here once OCR makes it public.

Are there mark schemes for these History A papers?

Yes, 285 of the 343 question papers here have a mark scheme, and 153 have an examiner report as well, which is worth reading for the mistakes that cost the most marks.

What were the History A grade boundaries in June 2026?

In June 2026, an A needed 135 out of 200 and an E needed 55 on Y100 + (Y101 to Y112) + (Y201 to Y224, except Y203, Y218, Y223) + (Y301 to Y321, except Y318, Y319). On Y100 + (Y101 to Y112) + (Y201 to Y224, except Y203, Y218, Y223) + Y318, an A needed 134 out of 200 and an E needed 55. The grade boundaries for every series from June 2017 to June 2026 are on this course's grade boundaries page, and each series of papers here links to its own year's table, so you can mark a paper and read your grade.

Where is the History A specification?

It is linked at the top of this page: OCR's own History A specification (H505), a PDF on its website, which sets out what you can be examined on and how the exams are marked.

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cookie is independent and is not affiliated with or endorsed by any exam board. Every paper here is a link to the board's own copy on its own website, and the papers belong to the boards that set them. If a link has stopped working, the board's own past paper page is linked on each course. The grade boundaries are copied from the boards’ own published documents, each linked under its table.