OCR A-Level Maths A Past Papers.
Every official OCR A-Level Maths A (H240) and AS (H230) question paper and mark scheme — free, linked straight from OCR. QP = question paper, MS = mark scheme. Scroll past the papers for how to use them.
A-Level · H240
| Exam series | Paper 1 · Pure | Paper 2 · Pure & Stats | Paper 3 · Pure & Mech |
|---|---|---|---|
| June 2024 | QP·MS | QP·MS | QP·MS |
| June 2023 | 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 |
| June 2019 | QP·MS | QP·MS | QP·MS |
| June 2018 | QP | QP·MS | QP·MS |
2020 & 2021: summer exams were cancelled (COVID-19); the autumn replacement series are included above. (One June 2018 Paper 1 mark scheme is not published separately by OCR.)
AS · H230
| Exam series | Paper 1 · Pure & Stats | Paper 2 · Pure & Mech |
|---|---|---|
| June 2024 | QP·MS | QP·MS |
| June 2023 | QP·MS | QP·MS |
| June 2022 | QP·MS | QP·MS |
| Nov 2021 | QP·MS | QP·MS |
| Nov 2020 | QP·MS | QP·MS |
| June 2019 | QP·MS | QP·MS |
| June 2018 | QP·MS | QP·MS |
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From a 599/600 UMS tutor
How to actually use past papers.
Past papers are the most powerful revision tool you have — but most students just "do" them and tick the answers. That barely moves the needle. This is the sequence I take every student through.
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.
Then sit complete papers under timing
Once topics are secure, sit full papers to the clock, no notes. This builds the stamina and pacing that decide grades on the day.
Mark ruthlessly with the official mark scheme
Mark your own work against the real mark scheme. Learn where the method (M) marks sit and how examiners award them — present working so you bank marks even when an answer slips.
Redo everything you dropped
A few days later, redo every question you lost marks on — from scratch, not just reading the solution. The redo is where the grade actually moves.
The exam at a glance
What's in each OCR (A) paper.
Paper 1 · Pure Mathematics
Pure maths only (H240/01): proof, algebra, functions, trigonometry, calculus, sequences, vectors and numerical methods. Two hours, 100 marks.
Paper 2 · Pure & Statistics
Pure mathematics and statistics (H240/02): the pure content again, plus probability, distributions, hypothesis testing and the large data set.
Paper 3 · Pure & Mechanics
Pure mathematics and mechanics (H240/03): the pure content plus kinematics, forces, Newton's laws, moments and projectiles.
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