AQA A Level Biology Past Papers, Mark Schemes and Examiners' Reports

Every AQA A Level Biology (7402) and AS Biology (7401) paper since the current specification began, with the mark scheme and examiners' report beside each one, plus both sets of AQA specimen papers. Use the switch to choose A level or AS. On a phone, tap a series to open it.

How to get the most from a paper

  1. Do it timed, in one sitting, with no notes: 2 hours for each A level paper, 1 hour 30 minutes for each AS paper.
  2. Mark it yourself with the mark scheme. Be strict: if your wording isn't on the scheme, don't give yourself the mark.
  3. For every question you dropped marks on, read what the examiners' report says about it. That is where you find out what the examiners actually wanted.

A level Papers 1 and 2 are out of 91 marks and Paper 3 is out of 78 (260 in all). AS Papers 1 and 2 are out of 75 each.

Series
Paper 17402/1 · 91 marks
Paper 27402/2 · 91 marks
Paper 37402/3 · 78 marks
June 2025Grade boundaries
Paper 1QP1.7 MBMS0.3 MBER0.2 MB
Paper 2QP1.7 MBMS0.4 MBER0.2 MB
Paper 3QP1.1 MBMS0.4 MBER0.2 MB
June 2024Grade boundaries
Paper 1QP0.8 MBMS0.3 MBER0.2 MB
Paper 2QP1.6 MBMS0.3 MBER0.2 MB
Paper 3QP0.8 MBMS0.4 MBER0.2 MB
June 2023Grade boundaries
Paper 1QP1.5 MBMS0.3 MBER0.2 MB
Paper 2QP0.7 MBMS0.3 MBER0.2 MB
Paper 3QP1.3 MBMS0.4 MBER0.2 MB
June 2022Grade boundaries
Paper 1QP1.5 MBMS0.4 MBER0.2 MB
Paper 2QP1.3 MBMS0.4 MBER0.2 MB
Paper 3QP1.1 MBMS0.3 MBER0.1 MB
June 2021Grade boundaries
Paper 1QP2.7 MBMS0.3 MBER0.1 MB
Paper 2QP1.0 MBMS0.3 MBER0.2 MB
Paper 3QP1.0 MBMS0.3 MBER0.2 MB
October 2020Grade boundaries
Paper 1QP4.0 MBMS0.5 MBER0.2 MB
Paper 2QP2.0 MBMS0.3 MBER0.2 MB
Paper 3QP1.9 MBMS0.3 MBER0.2 MB
June 2019Grade boundaries
Paper 1QP3.3 MBMS0.6 MB
Paper 2QP2.0 MBMS0.2 MBER0.1 MB
Paper 3QP3.3 MBMS0.5 MBER0.1 MB
June 2018Grade boundaries
Paper 1QP3.6 MBMS0.5 MBER0.1 MB
Paper 2QP1.3 MBMS0.5 MBER0.1 MB
Paper 3QP3.1 MBMS0.3 MBER0.1 MB
June 2017Grade boundaries
Paper 1QP3.2 MBMS0.5 MBPaper guide
Paper 2QP1.9 MBMS0.3 MBER0.1 MBPaper guide
Paper 3QP1.7 MBMS0.4 MBER0.1 MBPaper guide
Specimen papers set 2
Paper 1QP0.7 MBMS0.4 MB
Paper 2QP2.3 MBMS0.2 MB
Paper 3QP0.9 MBMS0.7 MB
Specimen papers set 1
Paper 1QP0.7 MBMS0.2 MB
Paper 2QP0.4 MBMS0.1 MB
Paper 3QP0.6 MBMS0.3 MB
Series
Paper 17401/1 · 75 marks
Paper 27401/2 · 75 marks
June 2025Grade boundaries
Paper 1QP1.7 MBMS0.3 MBER0.2 MB
Paper 2QP2.2 MBMS0.3 MBER0.1 MB
June 2024Grade boundaries
Paper 1QP1.6 MBMS0.3 MBER0.1 MB
Paper 2QP1.5 MBMS0.3 MBER0.1 MB
June 2023Grade boundaries
Paper 1QP1.6 MBMS0.3 MBER0.2 MB
Paper 2QP1.1 MBMS0.3 MBER0.1 MB
June 2022Grade boundaries
Paper 1QP1.8 MBMS0.3 MBER0.2 MB
Paper 2QP2.1 MBMS0.3 MBER0.1 MB
June 2021Grade boundaries
Paper 1QP1.9 MBMS0.3 MB
Paper 2QP0.9 MBMS0.3 MB
October 2020Grade boundaries
Paper 1QP3.5 MBMS0.3 MBER0.1 MB
Paper 2QP2.1 MBMS0.3 MBER0.2 MB
June 2019Grade boundaries
Paper 1QP2.4 MBMS0.4 MB
Paper 2QP2.7 MBMS0.2 MBER0.1 MB
June 2018Grade boundaries
Paper 1QP1.8 MBMS0.5 MBER0.1 MB
Paper 2QP1.9 MBMS0.4 MBER0.1 MB
June 2017Grade boundaries
Paper 1QP1.9 MBMS0.4 MBER0.1 MB
Paper 2QP4.4 MBMS0.4 MB
June 2016Grade boundaries
Paper 1QP1.4 MBMS0.4 MB
Paper 2QP1.1 MBMS0.4 MBER0.6 MB
Specimen papers set 1
Paper 1QP0.7 MBMS0.2 MB
Paper 2QP0.6 MBMS0.2 MB

QP = question paper, MS = mark scheme, ER = examiners' report. Paper guide = a question-by-question walk-through with the mark scheme. Each link opens the PDF in a new tab. No examiners' report is listed where AQA didn't publish one or we don't hold it. Compare grade boundaries across every year.

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