AQA GCSE Maths Past Papers.
Every official AQA GCSE Mathematics (8300) question paper and mark scheme, organised by series and paper. Foundation and Higher tier, Papers 1, 2 and 3.
Foundation tier.
| Exam series | Paper 1 (non-calc) | Paper 2 (calc) | Paper 3 (calc) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 2024 | QP·MS | QP·MS | QP·MS |
| June 2024 | QP·MS | QP·MS | QP·MS |
| Nov 2023 | QP·MS | QP·MS | QP·MS |
| June 2023 | QP·MS | QP·MS | QP·MS |
| Nov 2022 | QP·MS | QP·MS | QP·MS |
| June 2022 | QP·MS | QP·MS | QP·MS |
| Nov 2021 | QP·MS | QP·MS | QP·MS |
| Nov 2020 | QP·MS | QP·MS | QP·MS |
| Nov 2019 | QP·MS | QP·MS | QP·MS |
| June 2019 | QP·MS | QP·MS | QP·MS |
| Nov 2018 | QP·MS | QP·MS | QP·MS |
| June 2018 | QP·MS | QP·MS | QP·MS |
| Nov 2017 | QP·MS | QP·MS | QP·MS |
| June 2017 | QP·MS | QP·MS | QP·MS |
Higher tier.
| Exam series | Paper 1 (non-calc) | Paper 2 (calc) | Paper 3 (calc) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 2024 | QP·MS | QP·MS | QP·MS |
| June 2024 | QP·MS | QP·MS | QP·MS |
| Nov 2023 | QP·MS | QP·MS | QP·MS |
| June 2023 | QP·MS | QP·MS | QP·MS |
| Nov 2022 | QP·MS | QP·MS | QP·MS |
| June 2022 | QP·MS | QP·MS | QP·MS |
| Nov 2021 | QP·MS | QP·MS | QP·MS |
| Nov 2020 | QP·MS | QP·MS | QP·MS |
| Nov 2019 | QP·MS | QP·MS | QP·MS |
| June 2019 | QP·MS | QP·MS | QP·MS |
| Nov 2018 | QP·MS | QP·MS | QP·MS |
| June 2018 | QP·MS | QP·MS | QP·MS |
| Nov 2017 | QP·MS | QP·MS | QP·MS |
| June 2017 | QP·MS | QP·MS | QP·MS |
All papers and mark schemes are © AQA and are linked from AQA’s official website. This page hosts no exam-board files. Summer 2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled (COVID-19); the autumn replacement series are included above. June 2025 onwards is restricted to exam centres through AQA Centre Services and will be added here on public release.
From a 599/600 UMS tutor
How to actually use past papers.
Past papers are the most powerful revision tool your child has — but most students just "do" them and tick the answers. That barely moves the needle. This is the sequence I take every student through. The full method, in detail →
Topic first, then whole papers
Early on, don't sit full papers — pull questions by topic across many years until each topic is solid. Whole papers come once the foundations hold.
Sit full papers under timing
Once topics hold, work to the clock with no notes. At GCSE, pacing and stamina cost more marks than missing knowledge does.
Mark with the official scheme
Mark it yourself against the real mark scheme. Learning where the method marks sit is how you stop losing marks on questions you could do.
Redo what you dropped
A few days later, redo every question you lost marks on from scratch. That's where the grade actually moves.