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OCR GCSE History B (Schools History Project) past papers

OCR has published 90 question papers for History B (Schools History Project) (J411) from 2021 to 2025, 71 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 9 series are on their own page, in our own tables. The specification (J411) is linked below as well.

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June 2025

25 papers · grade boundaries

June 2024

14 papers · grade boundaries

June 2023

17 papers · grade boundaries

June 2022

13 papers · grade boundaries

November 2021

13 papers · grade boundaries

Specimen

19 papers

Common questions

Where can I find History B (Schools History Project) past papers from OCR?

This page links every History B (Schools History Project) 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 B (Schools History Project) papers?

Yes, 71 of the 90 question papers here have a mark scheme, and 41 have an examiner report as well, which is worth reading for the mistakes that cost the most marks.

What were the History B (Schools History Project) grade boundaries in June 2026?

In June 2026, a grade 7 needed 117 out of 210 and a grade 4 needed 75 on option AB (components 11, 21, 33). On option AF (components 11, 21, 39), a grade 7 needed 123 out of 210 and a grade 4 needed 81. 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.

Where is the History B (Schools History Project) specification?

It is linked at the top of this page: OCR's own History B (Schools History Project) specification (J411), a PDF on its website, which sets out what you can be examined on and how the exams are marked.

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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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More on practising this subject: GCSE History.

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.