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OCR A level Physics A past papers

OCR has published 36 question papers for Physics A (H556) from 2017 to 2025, 27 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 (H556) is linked below as well.

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June 2025

3 papers · grade boundaries

June 2024

3 papers · grade boundaries

June 2023

3 papers · grade boundaries

June 2022

3 papers · grade boundaries

November 2021

3 papers · grade boundaries

November 2020

3 papers · grade boundaries

June 2019

3 papers · grade boundaries

June 2018

3 papers · grade boundaries

June 2017

3 papers · grade boundaries

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Where can I find Physics A past papers from OCR?

This page links every Physics 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 Physics A papers?

Yes, 27 of the 30 question papers here have a mark scheme, and 24 have an examiner report as well, which is worth reading for the mistakes that cost the most marks.

What were the Physics A grade boundaries in June 2026?

In June 2026, an A needed 178 out of 270 and an E needed 70. 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 Physics A specification?

It is linked at the top of this page: OCR's own Physics A specification (H556), a PDF on its website, which sets out what you can be examined on and how the exams are marked. According to OCR's grade boundaries for June 2026, the course is examined in 3 papers, worth 270 marks in all.

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Once you have worked through the papers, cookie has a practice deck for this course with fresh questions based on the specification and past papers, feedback on what you write, and spaced repetition.

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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.