Pearson Edexcel · GCSE · 1PH0
Pearson Edexcel GCSE Physics past papers
25 question papers, 24 mark schemes and 24 examiner reports from 6 exam series, November 2020 to June 2025. Every link opens the PDF on the Pearson Edexcel website.
June 2025
- Paper 1F 1PH0/1F Foundation
- Paper 2F 1PH0/2F Foundation
- Paper 1H 1PH0/1H Higher
- Paper 2H 1PH0/2H Higher
June 2024
- Paper 1F 1PH0/1F Foundation
- Paper 2F 1PH0/2F Foundation
- Paper 1H 1PH0/1H Higher
- Paper 2H 1PH0/2H Higher
June 2023
- Paper 1F 1PH0/1F Foundation
- Paper 2F 1PH0/2F Foundation
- Paper 1H 1PH0/1H Higher
- Paper 2H 1PH0/2H Higher
June 2022
- Paper 1F 1PH0/1F Foundation
- Paper 2F 1PH0/2F Foundation
- Paper 1H 1PH0/1H Higher
- Paper 2H 1PH0/2H Higher
November 2021
- Paper 1F 1PH0/1F Foundation
- Paper 2F 1PH0/2F Foundation
- Paper 1H 1PH0/1H Higher
- Paper 2H 1PH0/2H Higher
November 2020
- Paper 1F 1PH0/1F Foundation
- Paper 2F 1PH0/2F Foundation
- Paper 1H 1PH0/1H Higher
- Paper 2H 1PH0/2H Higher
About Pearson Edexcel GCSE Physics (1PH0)
Pearson Edexcel GCSE Physics (1PH0) is assessed by two papers at Foundation (1F, 2F) or Higher (1H, 2H) tier. Paper 1 is motion, energy, waves, radioactivity and astronomy; Paper 2 is forces, electricity, magnetism and matter.
Papers from June 2026 are kept behind Pearson’s secure login and are not listed here.
Tiers: Foundation (1F, 2F) and Higher (1H, 2H)
| Paper | What it covers | Time | Marks | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paper 1 | Topics 1–7: key concepts, motion and forces, conservation of energy, waves, light and the electromagnetic spectrum, radioactivity, astronomy | 1 hour 45 minutes | 100 | 50% |
| Paper 2 | Topics 1 and 8–15: energy and forces doing work, forces and their effects, electricity and circuits, static electricity, magnetism, electromagnetic induction, particle model, forces and matter | 1 hour 45 minutes | 100 | 50% |
Full list of Pearson Edexcel materials for this specification: Pearson Edexcel assessment resources.
Other GCSE Physics specifications
- AQA GCSE Physics (8463)
- OCR GCSE Physics A Gateway (J249)
- OCR GCSE Physics B Twenty First Century (J259)
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