Pearson Edexcel GCSE History past papers

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

Yes, every question paper here has a mark scheme, and 100 have an examiner report as well, which is worth reading for the mistakes that cost the most marks.

In June 2026, a grade 7 needed 123 out of 168 and a grade 4 needed 86 on papers 10, 2A, 30. On papers 10, 2K, 30, a grade 7 needed 124 out of 168 and a grade 4 needed 88. The grade boundaries for every series from June 2018 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.

It is linked at the top of this page: Pearson Edexcel's own History specification (1HI0), a PDF on its website, which sets out what you can be examined on and how the exams are marked.

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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