Specification J351
OCR GCSE English Language Past Papers
Question papers and mark schemes from 2021–2025, up to June 2025. Each button opens the official PDF straight from OCR.
About these OCR GCSE English Language papers
OCR GCSE English Language is specification J351. This page links 16 question papers (16 with mark schemes) across 8 exam series, from November 2021 to June 2025. In the June 2025 series, the 2 papers were:
- J351/01 Communicating information and ideas
- J351/02 Exploring effects and impact
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
- Communicating information and ideasJ351/01 Question paper Mark scheme Get it marked
- Exploring effects and impactJ351/02 Question paper Mark scheme Get it marked
November 2024
- Communicating information and ideasJ351/01 Question paper Mark scheme Get it marked
- Exploring effects and impactJ351/02 Question paper Mark scheme Get it marked
June 2024
- Communicating information and ideasJ351/01 Question paper Mark scheme Get it marked
- Exploring effects and impactJ351/02 Question paper Mark scheme Get it marked
November 2023
- Communicating information and ideasJ351/01 Question paper Mark scheme Get it marked
- Exploring effects and impactJ351/02 Question paper Mark scheme Get it marked
June 2023
- Communicating information and ideasJ351/01 Question paper Mark scheme Get it marked
- Exploring effects and impactJ351/02 Question paper Mark scheme Get it marked
November 2022
- Communicating information and ideasJ351/01 Question paper Mark scheme Get it marked
- Exploring effects and impactJ351/02 Question paper Mark scheme Get it marked
June 2022
- Communicating information and ideasJ351/01 Question paper Mark scheme Get it marked
- Exploring effects and impactJ351/02 Question paper Mark scheme Get it marked
November 2021
- Communicating information and ideasJ351/01 Question paper Mark scheme Get it marked
- Exploring effects and impactJ351/02 Question paper Mark scheme Get it marked
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