OCR GCSE Biology B (Twenty First Century) Past Papers

About these OCR GCSE Biology B (Twenty First Century) papers

OCR GCSE Biology B (Twenty First Century) is specification J257. 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:

• J257/01 Breadth in biology (Foundation)
• J257/02 Depth in biology (Foundation)
• J257/03 Breadth in biology (Higher)
• J257/04 Depth in biology (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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