Specification J247
OCR GCSE Biology A (Gateway) Past Papers
Question papers and mark schemes from 2018–2025, up to June 2025. Each button opens the official PDF straight from OCR.
About these OCR GCSE Biology A (Gateway) papers
OCR GCSE Biology A (Gateway) is specification J247. This page links 32 question papers (32 with mark schemes) across 8 exam series, from June 2018 to June 2025. In the June 2025 series, the 4 papers were:
- J247/01 Paper 1 (Foundation)
- J247/02 Paper 2 (Foundation)
- J247/03 Paper 3 (Higher)
- J247/04 Paper 4 (Higher)
Sit each paper under timed conditions, then mark it against the official mark scheme. To turn a raw mark into a grade, use OCR grade boundaries for the same series, because boundaries change every year. OCR's examiner reports for each series explain where candidates most often lost marks.
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June 2025
- Paper 1 (Foundation)J247/01 Question paper Mark scheme Get it marked
- Paper 2 (Foundation)J247/02 Question paper Mark scheme Get it marked
- Paper 3 (Higher)J247/03 Question paper Mark scheme Get it marked
- Paper 4 (Higher)J247/04 Question paper Mark scheme Get it marked
June 2024
- Paper 1 (Foundation)J247/01 Question paper Mark scheme Get it marked
- Paper 2 (Foundation)J247/02 Question paper Mark scheme Get it marked
- Paper 3 (Higher)J247/03 Question paper Mark scheme Get it marked
- Paper 4 (Higher)J247/04 Question paper Mark scheme Get it marked
June 2023
- Paper 1 (Foundation)J247/01 Question paper Mark scheme Get it marked
- Paper 2 (Foundation)J247/02 Question paper Mark scheme Get it marked
- Paper 3 (Higher)J247/03 Question paper Mark scheme Get it marked
- Paper 4 (Higher)J247/04 Question paper Mark scheme Get it marked
June 2022
- Paper 1 (Foundation)J247/01 Question paper Mark scheme Get it marked
- Paper 2 (Foundation)J247/02 Question paper Mark scheme Get it marked
- Paper 3 (Higher)J247/03 Question paper Mark scheme Get it marked
- Paper 4 (Higher)J247/04 Question paper Mark scheme Get it marked
November 2021
- Paper 1 (Foundation)J247/01 Question paper Mark scheme Get it marked
- Paper 2 (Foundation)J247/02 Question paper Mark scheme Get it marked
- Paper 3 (Higher)J247/03 Question paper Mark scheme Get it marked
- Paper 4 (Higher)J247/04 Question paper Mark scheme Get it marked
November 2020
- Paper 1 (Foundation)J247/01 Question paper Mark scheme Get it marked
- Paper 2 (Foundation)J247/02 Question paper Mark scheme Get it marked
- Paper 3 (Higher)J247/03 Question paper Mark scheme Get it marked
- Paper 4 (Higher)J247/04 Question paper Mark scheme Get it marked
June 2019
- Paper 1 (Foundation)J247/01 Question paper Mark scheme Get it marked
- Paper 2 (Foundation)J247/02 Question paper Mark scheme Get it marked
- Paper 3 (Higher)J247/03 Question paper Mark scheme Get it marked
- Paper 4 (Higher)J247/04 Question paper Mark scheme Get it marked
June 2018
- Paper 1 (Foundation)J247/01 Question paper Mark scheme Get it marked
- Paper 2 (Foundation)J247/02 Question paper Mark scheme Get it marked
- Paper 3 (Higher)J247/03 Question paper Mark scheme Get it marked
- Paper 4 (Higher)J247/04 Question paper Mark scheme Get it marked
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