Specification J258

OCR GCSE Chemistry B (Twenty First Century) 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 Chemistry B (Twenty First Century) papers

OCR GCSE Chemistry B (Twenty First Century) is specification J258. 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:

  • J258/01 Breadth in chemistry (Foundation)
  • J258/02 Depth in chemistry (Foundation)
  • J258/03 Breadth in chemistry (Higher)
  • J258/04 Depth in chemistry (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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