AQA GCSE Chemistry past papers
AQA Chemistry Paper 1 (topics 4.1 to 4.5: atoms, bonding, quantities, reactions, energy changes)
18 papers
Higher and Foundation; 17 with AQA's mark scheme.
Higher tier
AQA publishes each June paper about a year after the exam.
- June 2025Higher, 1 hour 45 minutes, 100 marks
- June 2024Higher, 1 hour 45 minutes, 100 marks
- June 2023Higher, 1 hour 45 minutes, 100 marks
- June 2022Higher, 1 hour 45 minutes, 100 marks
- November 2021Higher, 1 hour 45 minutes, 100 marks
- November 2020Higher, 1 hour 45 minutes, 100 marks
- June 2019Higher, 1 hour 45 minutes, 100 marks
- June 2018Higher, 1 hour 45 minutes, 100 marks
Foundation tier
- June 2025Foundation, 1 hour 45 minutes, 100 marks
- June 2024Foundation, 1 hour 45 minutes, 100 marks
- June 2023Foundation, 1 hour 45 minutes, 100 marks
- June 2022Foundation, 1 hour 45 minutes, 100 marks
- November 2021Foundation, 1 hour 45 minutes, 100 marks
- November 2020Foundation, 1 hour 45 minutes, 100 marks
- June 2019Foundation, 1 hour 45 minutes, 100 marks
- June 2018Foundation, 1 hour 45 minutes, 100 marks
AQA sample papers
- Specimen paper, HigherAQA's sample paper
- Specimen paper, FoundationAQA's sample paper
Your result
18 papers. Higher and Foundation; 17 with AQA's mark scheme.
Every link opened 5 October 2026.
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34 official AQA GCSE Chemistry papers and practice tests are linked here, 33 with answers or mark schemes.
Questions people ask
Where can I find AQA GCSE Chemistry past papers?
On AQA's assessment resources page for 8462. This page lists every standard paper there for Papers 1 and 2, Higher and Foundation, with AQA's mark schemes.
What is on each paper?
Paper 1 covers atomic structure, bonding, quantitative chemistry, chemical and energy changes. Paper 2 covers rates, organic chemistry, analysis, the atmosphere and resources. Each paper is 1 hour 45 minutes and 100 marks.
Do I get a periodic table?
Yes. Every GCSE Chemistry paper comes with AQA's periodic table. Where AQA published it with a paper, it is linked beside that paper.
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How we work this out
What it does
Every AQA 8462 paper, Higher and Foundation, with its mark scheme, by paper.
AQA GCSE Chemistry 8462 question papers, inserts, mark schemes and examiner reports from AQA's assessment resources page, both tiers. Modified-format papers are left out.
Method
- We read AQA's 8462 assessment resources page on 5 October 2026, kept the standard question papers, inserts, mark schemes and examiner reports, and opened every file.