OCR Gateway GCSE Physics past papers

OCR Gateway GCSE Physics June 2025 Paper 4

  • J249/04
  • Higher
  • Topics P5 to P8
  • 1 hour 45 minutes
  • 90 marks

Question paper, Mark scheme, Examiner report: on the OCR website.

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5 new exam questions, 34 minutes, marked as you go. Free, no account.

  • Transverse and longitudinal waves
  • Radioactive decay, nuclear equations and half-life
  • Energy stores, changes and power
  • Electrical power, appliances and the National Grid
  • Energy transfers and efficiency
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What it tested

  • Energy29 marks
  • Waves24 marks
  • Atomic structure13 marks
  • Electricity11 marks
  • Forces9 marks
  1. Q1Electromagnetic waves, refraction and uses1 mark
  2. Q2Transverse and longitudinal waves1 mark
  3. Q3Direct and alternating p.d., and mains electricity1 mark
  4. Q4Radioactive decay, nuclear equations and half-life1 mark
  5. Q5Electromagnetic waves, refraction and uses1 mark
  6. Q6Transverse and longitudinal waves1 mark
  7. Q7Distance, speed, velocity and distance-time graphs1 mark
  8. Q8Direct and alternating p.d., and mains electricity1 mark
15 more questions
  1. Q9Electromagnetic waves, refraction and uses1 mark
  2. Q10Not in our course1 mark
  3. Q11Radioactive decay, nuclear equations and half-life1 mark
  4. Q12Electromagnetic waves, refraction and uses1 mark
  5. Q13Not in our course1 mark
  6. Q14Not in our course1 mark
  7. Q15Not in our course1 mark
  8. Q16Transverse and longitudinal wavesEnergy stores, changes and power9 marks
  9. Q17Energy transfers and efficiencyEnergy stores, changes and power9 marks
  10. Q18Higher: resolving forces, circular motion and tangentsElectromagnetic waves, refraction and uses8 marks
  11. Q19Energy stores, changes and powerEnergy transfers and efficiency12 marks
  12. Q20Radioactive decay, nuclear equations and half-lifeHigher: net decline after several half-lives11 marks
  13. Q21National and global energy resources8 marks
  14. Q22Transverse and longitudinal waves9 marks
  15. Q23Electrical power, appliances and the National GridElectromagnetism9 marks

June 2025 Higher grade boundaries

Marks needed across both Higher papers, out of 180.

  • Grade 9150
  • Grade 8138
  • Grade 7127
  • Grade 6109
  • Grade 592
  • Grade 475
  • Grade 366

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