OCR GCSE Religious Studies specification
The specification (J625) is OCR's own description of the Religious Studies course: what you can be examined on, how the exams are set out and how they are marked. The link below opens the board's PDF on ocr.org.uk, so you always get its current version.
Open the J625 specification (PDF) (opens ocr.org.uk in a new tab)Everything for OCR GCSE Religious Studies, with the past papers, grade boundaries and the notes and flashcards people have shared.
How OCR GCSE Religious Studies is examined
From OCR's grade boundaries for June 2026. Some boards list every optional paper or time-zone variant, so you sit only the ones for your route; the specification says which.
| Paper | Marks | Next exam |
|---|---|---|
| Christianity Beliefs and teaching & PracticesJ625/01 | 63 | Thursday 13 May 2027, morning |
| Islam Beliefs and teaching & PracticesJ625/02 | 63 | Thursday 13 May 2027, morning |
| Judaism Beliefs and teachings and PracticesJ625/03 | 63 | Thursday 13 May 2027, morning |
| Buddhism Beliefs and teachings & PracticesJ625/04 | 63 | Thursday 13 May 2027, morning |
| Hinduism Beliefs and teachings & PracticesJ625/05 | 63 | Thursday 13 May 2027, morning |
| Religion, philosophy and ethics in the modern world from a Christian perspectiveJ625/06 | 126 | Friday 21 May 2027, morning |
| Religion, philosophy and ethics in the modern world from a Muslim perspectiveJ625/07 | 126 | Friday 21 May 2027, morning |
| Religion, philosophy and ethics in the modern world from a Buddhist perspectiveJ625/09 | 126 | Friday 21 May 2027, morning |
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Revising from the Religious Studies specification
Work through the specification's content list and mark what you are unsure of, then practise those parts with OCR's past papers and read your marks against the same year’s grade boundaries.
Common questions
Where can I find the OCR GCSE Religious Studies specification?
The link on this page opens OCR's own copy of the Religious Studies specification (J625), a PDF on its website, so you always get the current version. We link to it rather than keep a copy.
What is in the Religious Studies specification?
A specification is the board's own description of the course: the content you can be examined on, how the exams are set out and how they are marked. It is the most useful single document to revise from, because every exam question has to come from it.
Can I make practice questions from the specification?
Yes. cookie can make exam-style questions from a specification and mark your answers, so you can practise the parts you are least sure of once you run out of past papers.
More specifications: every GCSE specification we link.
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