OCR A level Sociology past papers
OCR has published 18 question papers for Sociology (H580) from 2021 to 2025, 15 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 (H580) is linked below as well.
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June 2025
3 papers · grade boundaries
- H580/01: Socialisation, culture and identityQuestion paper for June 2025 H580/01: Socialisation, culture and identity (PDF on ocr.org.uk, opens in a new tab)Do it in cookie: June 2025 H580/01: Socialisation, culture and identityMark scheme for June 2025 H580/01: Socialisation, culture and identity (PDF on ocr.org.uk, opens in a new tab)Examiner report for June 2025 H580/01: Socialisation, culture and identity (PDF on ocr.org.uk, opens in a new tab)
- H580/02: Researching and understanding social inequalitiesQuestion paper for June 2025 H580/02: Researching and understanding social inequalities (PDF on ocr.org.uk, opens in a new tab)Do it in cookie: June 2025 H580/02: Researching and understanding social inequalitiesMark scheme for June 2025 H580/02: Researching and understanding social inequalities (PDF on ocr.org.uk, opens in a new tab)Examiner report for June 2025 H580/02: Researching and understanding social inequalities (PDF on ocr.org.uk, opens in a new tab)
- H580/03: Debates in contemporary societyQuestion paper for June 2025 H580/03: Debates in contemporary society (PDF on ocr.org.uk, opens in a new tab)Do it in cookie: June 2025 H580/03: Debates in contemporary societyMark scheme for June 2025 H580/03: Debates in contemporary society (PDF on ocr.org.uk, opens in a new tab)Examiner report for June 2025 H580/03: Debates in contemporary society (PDF on ocr.org.uk, opens in a new tab)
- Grade boundariesGrade boundaries for June 2025
June 2024
3 papers · grade boundaries
- H580/01: Socialisation, culture and identityQuestion paper for June 2024 H580/01: Socialisation, culture and identity (PDF on ocr.org.uk, opens in a new tab)Do it in cookie: June 2024 H580/01: Socialisation, culture and identityMark scheme for June 2024 H580/01: Socialisation, culture and identity (PDF on ocr.org.uk, opens in a new tab)Examiner report for June 2024 H580/01: Socialisation, culture and identity (PDF on ocr.org.uk, opens in a new tab)
- H580/02: Researching and understanding social inequalitiesQuestion paper for June 2024 H580/02: Researching and understanding social inequalities (PDF on ocr.org.uk, opens in a new tab)Do it in cookie: June 2024 H580/02: Researching and understanding social inequalitiesMark scheme for June 2024 H580/02: Researching and understanding social inequalities (PDF on ocr.org.uk, opens in a new tab)Examiner report for June 2024 H580/02: Researching and understanding social inequalities (PDF on ocr.org.uk, opens in a new tab)
- H580/03: Debates in contemporary societyQuestion paper for June 2024 H580/03: Debates in contemporary society (PDF on ocr.org.uk, opens in a new tab)Do it in cookie: June 2024 H580/03: Debates in contemporary societyMark scheme for June 2024 H580/03: Debates in contemporary society (PDF on ocr.org.uk, opens in a new tab)Examiner report for June 2024 H580/03: Debates in contemporary society (PDF on ocr.org.uk, opens in a new tab)
- Grade boundariesGrade boundaries for June 2024
June 2023
3 papers · grade boundaries
- H580/01: Socialisation, culture and identityQuestion paper for June 2023 H580/01: Socialisation, culture and identity (PDF on ocr.org.uk, opens in a new tab)Do it in cookie: June 2023 H580/01: Socialisation, culture and identityMark scheme for June 2023 H580/01: Socialisation, culture and identity (PDF on ocr.org.uk, opens in a new tab)Examiner report for June 2023 H580/01: Socialisation, culture and identity (PDF on ocr.org.uk, opens in a new tab)
- H580/02: Researching and understanding social inequalitiesQuestion paper for June 2023 H580/02: Researching and understanding social inequalities (PDF on ocr.org.uk, opens in a new tab)Do it in cookie: June 2023 H580/02: Researching and understanding social inequalitiesMark scheme for June 2023 H580/02: Researching and understanding social inequalities (PDF on ocr.org.uk, opens in a new tab)Examiner report for June 2023 H580/02: Researching and understanding social inequalities (PDF on ocr.org.uk, opens in a new tab)
- H580/03: Debates in contemporary societyQuestion paper for June 2023 H580/03: Debates in contemporary society (PDF on ocr.org.uk, opens in a new tab)Do it in cookie: June 2023 H580/03: Debates in contemporary societyMark scheme for June 2023 H580/03: Debates in contemporary society (PDF on ocr.org.uk, opens in a new tab)Examiner report for June 2023 H580/03: Debates in contemporary society (PDF on ocr.org.uk, opens in a new tab)
- Grade boundariesGrade boundaries for June 2023
June 2022
3 papers · grade boundaries
- H580/01: Socialisation, culture and identityQuestion paper for June 2022 H580/01: Socialisation, culture and identity (PDF on ocr.org.uk, opens in a new tab)Do it in cookie: June 2022 H580/01: Socialisation, culture and identityMark scheme for June 2022 H580/01: Socialisation, culture and identity (PDF on ocr.org.uk, opens in a new tab)Examiner report for June 2022 H580/01: Socialisation, culture and identity (PDF on ocr.org.uk, opens in a new tab)
- H580/02: Researching and understanding social inequalitiesQuestion paper for June 2022 H580/02: Researching and understanding social inequalities (PDF on ocr.org.uk, opens in a new tab)Do it in cookie: June 2022 H580/02: Researching and understanding social inequalitiesMark scheme for June 2022 H580/02: Researching and understanding social inequalities (PDF on ocr.org.uk, opens in a new tab)Examiner report for June 2022 H580/02: Researching and understanding social inequalities (PDF on ocr.org.uk, opens in a new tab)
- H580/03: Debates in contemporary societyQuestion paper for June 2022 H580/03: Debates in contemporary society (PDF on ocr.org.uk, opens in a new tab)Do it in cookie: June 2022 H580/03: Debates in contemporary societyMark scheme for June 2022 H580/03: Debates in contemporary society (PDF on ocr.org.uk, opens in a new tab)Examiner report for June 2022 H580/03: Debates in contemporary society (PDF on ocr.org.uk, opens in a new tab)
- Grade boundariesGrade boundaries for June 2022
November 2021
3 papers · grade boundaries
- H580/01: Socialisation culture and identityQuestion paper for November 2021 H580/01: Socialisation culture and identity (PDF on ocr.org.uk, opens in a new tab)Do it in cookie: November 2021 H580/01: Socialisation culture and identityMark scheme for November 2021 H580/01: Socialisation culture and identity (PDF on ocr.org.uk, opens in a new tab)
- H580/02: Researching and understanding social inequalitiesQuestion paper for November 2021 H580/02: Researching and understanding social inequalities (PDF on ocr.org.uk, opens in a new tab)Do it in cookie: November 2021 H580/02: Researching and understanding social inequalitiesMark scheme for November 2021 H580/02: Researching and understanding social inequalities (PDF on ocr.org.uk, opens in a new tab)
- H580/03: Debates in contemporary societyQuestion paper for November 2021 H580/03: Debates in contemporary society (PDF on ocr.org.uk, opens in a new tab)Do it in cookie: November 2021 H580/03: Debates in contemporary societyMark scheme for November 2021 H580/03: Debates in contemporary society (PDF on ocr.org.uk, opens in a new tab)
- Grade boundariesGrade boundaries for November 2021
Specimen
3 papers
- H580/01: Socialisation, culture and identityQuestion paper for Specimen H580/01: Socialisation, culture and identity (PDF on ocr.org.uk, opens in a new tab)Do it in cookie: Specimen H580/01: Socialisation, culture and identity
- H580/02: Researching and understanding social inequalitiesQuestion paper for Specimen H580/02: Researching and understanding social inequalities (PDF on ocr.org.uk, opens in a new tab)Do it in cookie: Specimen H580/02: Researching and understanding social inequalities
- H580/03: Debates in contemporary societyQuestion paper for Specimen H580/03: Debates in contemporary society (PDF on ocr.org.uk, opens in a new tab)Do it in cookie: Specimen H580/03: Debates in contemporary society
Common questions
Where can I find Sociology past papers from OCR?
This page links every Sociology 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 Sociology papers?
Yes, 15 of the 18 question papers here have a mark scheme, and 12 have an examiner report as well, which is worth reading for the mistakes that cost the most marks.
What were the Sociology grade boundaries in June 2026?
In June 2026, an A needed 234 out of 300 and an E needed 77. 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 Sociology specification?
It is linked at the top of this page: OCR's own Sociology specification (H580), 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 300 marks in all.
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