Pearson Edexcel
Edexcel A Level past papers
Pearson gives its Edexcel A Level past papers away free on its own website. We do not copy or list them paper by paper: for each of the 5 subjects below, the button opens Pearson’s own past papers page, where the papers and mark schemes open.
A levels are sat at the end of Year 13 in England, usually at age 18, and are graded A* to E.
What is free: Pearson locks papers from roughly the most recent 12 months for teachers. After that, anyone can open them free on Pearson’s site.
What is held back: The most recent series stay locked for teachers at registered schools with an Edexcel Online account until about a year after the exam.
Biology B (9BI0)
Pearson Edexcel A Level Biology B
Pearson Edexcel A Level Biology B (9BI0) has three papers. Paper 1, Advanced Biochemistry, Microbiology and Genetics, and Paper 2, Advanced Physiology, Evolution and Ecology, each last 1 hour 45 minutes and carry 90 marks. Paper 3, General and Practical Principles in Biology (2 hours 30 minutes, 120 marks), can draw on all ten topics and includes questions on experimental methods. The practical endorsement is reported separately.
When it is sat: June.
On Pearson’s page: question papers, mark schemes and examiner reports for each exam series, free once a series is about a year old. The newest series stay locked for teachers. Pearson’s page holds the AS papers as well as the A level ones, so pick the A level papers.
Open Pearson’s free Biology B (9BI0) papers
It opens on Pearson’s website, in a new tab. We do not copy Pearson’s papers.
Biology B at other boards: Cambridge AS & A Level , AQA A Level , OCR A Level
Chemistry (9CH0)
Pearson Edexcel A Level Chemistry
Pearson Edexcel A Level Chemistry (9CH0) has three papers. Paper 1, Advanced Inorganic and Physical Chemistry, and Paper 2, Advanced Organic and Physical Chemistry, each last 1 hour 45 minutes and carry 90 marks. Paper 3, General and Practical Principles in Chemistry (2 hours 30 minutes, 120 marks), covers the whole course, including the core practicals. The practical endorsement is reported separately.
When it is sat: June.
On Pearson’s page: question papers, mark schemes and examiner reports for each exam series, free once a series is about a year old. The newest series stay locked for teachers. Pearson’s page holds the AS papers as well as the A level ones, so pick the A level papers.
Open Pearson’s free Chemistry (9CH0) papers
It opens on Pearson’s website, in a new tab. We do not copy Pearson’s papers.
Chemistry at other boards: Cambridge AS & A Level , AQA A Level , OCR A Level
Economics A (9EC0)
Pearson Edexcel A Level Economics A
Pearson Edexcel A Level Economics A (9EC0) has three papers of 2 hours and 100 marks each. Paper 1, Markets and Business Behaviour, covers microeconomics, and Paper 2, The National and Global Economy, covers macroeconomics. Each starts with multiple-choice and short-answer questions, then has a data response question and an essay. Paper 3, Microeconomics and Macroeconomics, draws on both halves of the course through data response questions and essays.
When it is sat: June.
On Pearson’s page: question papers, mark schemes and examiner reports for each exam series, free once a series is about a year old. The newest series stay locked for teachers. Pearson’s page holds the AS papers as well as the A level ones, so pick the A level papers.
Open Pearson’s free Economics A (9EC0) papers
It opens on Pearson’s website, in a new tab. We do not copy Pearson’s papers.
Economics A at other boards: Cambridge AS & A Level , AQA A Level , OCR A Level
Maths (9MA0)
Pearson Edexcel A Level Mathematics
Pearson Edexcel A Level Mathematics (9MA0) has three papers of 2 hours and 100 marks each. Papers 1 and 2 are pure mathematics: proof, algebra and functions, coordinate geometry, sequences and series, trigonometry, exponentials and logarithms, differentiation, integration, numerical methods and vectors. Paper 3 is split into a statistics section (sampling, data, probability, distributions and hypothesis tests) and a mechanics section (kinematics, forces and Newton’s laws, and moments). A calculator is allowed in every paper.
When it is sat: June.
On Pearson’s page: question papers, mark schemes and examiner reports for each exam series, free once a series is about a year old. The newest series stay locked for teachers. Pearson keeps AS and A level Mathematics and Further Mathematics together on one page, so pick the A level Mathematics papers there.
Open Pearson’s free Maths (9MA0) papers
It opens on Pearson’s website, in a new tab. We do not copy Pearson’s papers.
Maths at other boards: Cambridge AS & A Level , AQA A Level , OCR A Level
Physics (9PH0)
Pearson Edexcel A Level Physics
Pearson Edexcel A Level Physics (9PH0) has three papers. Paper 1, Advanced Physics I, covers mechanics, electric circuits, further mechanics, electric and magnetic fields, and nuclear and particle physics. Paper 2, Advanced Physics II, covers materials, waves and the particle nature of light, thermodynamics, space, nuclear radiation, gravitational fields and oscillations. Each lasts 1 hour 45 minutes. Paper 3, General and Practical Principles in Physics (2 hours 30 minutes), draws on the whole course and the core practicals.
When it is sat: June.
On Pearson’s page: question papers, mark schemes and examiner reports for each exam series, free once a series is about a year old. The newest series stay locked for teachers. Pearson’s page holds the AS papers as well as the A level ones, so pick the A level papers.
Open Pearson’s free Physics (9PH0) papers
It opens on Pearson’s website, in a new tab. We do not copy Pearson’s papers.
Physics at other boards: Cambridge AS & A Level , AQA A Level , OCR A Level