Edexcel A-Level Business Past Papers
Free Pearson Edexcel A-Level Business past papers, with every question paper, mark scheme and examiner report from June 2017 to June 2025. Download any paper, sit it in timed conditions, then check your answers against the mark scheme.
- 11 exam series + specimen papers
- 87 free PDF downloads
- Mark schemes and examiner reports
- Tips from qualified Business teachers
How Edexcel A-Level Business Is Examined
Papers 1 and 2 have two data-response sections that each end with a 20-mark evaluation. Paper 3 is based on a context released in advance each November.
| Paper | Content | Time | Marks | Weighting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paper 1 | Marketing, people and global businesses (Themes 1 & 4) | 2 hours | 100 marks | 35% |
| Paper 2 | Business activities, decisions and strategy (Themes 2 & 3) | 2 hours | 100 marks | 35% |
| Paper 3 | Investigating business in a competitive environment (all themes) | 2 hours | 100 marks | 30% |
- Paper 3 is based on a pre-release context. We list each year’s context with the paper it belongs to. In June 2020 and June 2021 exams were cancelled, so only the contexts were published.
- From June 2023, Pearson combines the question paper and source booklet into one file. Papers become public once they are more than 12 months old.
Edexcel A-Level Business Past Papers and Mark Schemes
Newest papers first. Each file opens as a PDF.
June 2025
| Paper | Question paper | Pre-release context | Mark scheme | Examiner report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paper 1: Marketing, people and global businesses | Question paper | — | Mark scheme | Examiner report |
| Paper 2: Business activities, decisions and strategy | Question paper | — | Mark scheme | Examiner report |
| Paper 3: Investigating business in a competitive environment | Question paper | Pre-release context | Mark scheme | Examiner report |
June 2024
| Paper | Question paper | Pre-release context | Mark scheme | Examiner report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paper 1: Marketing, people and global businesses | Question paper | — | Mark scheme | Examiner report |
| Paper 2: Business activities, decisions and strategy | Question paper | — | Mark scheme | Examiner report |
| Paper 3: Investigating business in a competitive environment | Question paper | — | Mark scheme | Examiner report |
June 2023
| Paper | Question paper | Pre-release context | Mark scheme | Examiner report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paper 1: Marketing, people and global businesses | Question paper | — | Mark scheme | Examiner report |
| Paper 2: Business activities, decisions and strategy | Question paper | — | Mark scheme | Examiner report |
| Paper 3: Investigating business in a competitive environment | Question paper | — | Mark scheme | Examiner report |
June 2022
| Paper | Question paper | Pre-release context | Mark scheme | Examiner report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paper 1: Marketing, people and global businesses | Question paper | — | Mark scheme | Examiner report |
| Paper 2: Business activities, decisions and strategy | Question paper | — | Mark scheme | Examiner report |
| Paper 3: Investigating business in a competitive environment | Question paper | — | Mark scheme | Examiner report |
November 2021
| Paper | Question paper | Pre-release context | Mark scheme | Examiner report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paper 1: Marketing, people and global businesses | Question paper | — | Mark scheme | Examiner report |
| Paper 2: Business activities, decisions and strategy | Question paper | — | Mark scheme | Examiner report |
| Paper 3: Investigating business in a competitive environment | Question paper | — | Mark scheme | Examiner report |
June 2021
| Paper | Question paper | Pre-release context | Mark scheme | Examiner report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paper 3: Investigating business in a competitive environment | — | Pre-release context | — | — |
Summer 2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled because of the pandemic, so Pearson published the Paper 3 context only.
October 2020
| Paper | Question paper | Pre-release context | Mark scheme | Examiner report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paper 1: Marketing, people and global businesses | Question paper | — | Mark scheme | Examiner report |
| Paper 2: Business activities, decisions and strategy | Question paper | — | Mark scheme | Examiner report |
| Paper 3: Investigating business in a competitive environment | Question paper | — | Mark scheme | Examiner report |
June 2020
| Paper | Question paper | Pre-release context | Mark scheme | Examiner report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paper 3: Investigating business in a competitive environment | — | Pre-release context | — | — |
Summer 2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled because of the pandemic, so Pearson published the Paper 3 context only.
June 2019
| Paper | Question paper | Pre-release context | Mark scheme | Examiner report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paper 1: Marketing, people and global businesses | Question paper | — | Mark scheme | Examiner report |
| Paper 2: Business activities, decisions and strategy | Question paper | — | Mark scheme | Examiner report |
| Paper 3: Investigating business in a competitive environment | Question paper | Pre-release context | Mark scheme | Examiner report |
June 2018
| Paper | Question paper | Pre-release context | Mark scheme | Examiner report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paper 1: Marketing, people and global businesses | Question paper | — | Mark scheme | Examiner report |
| Paper 2: Business activities, decisions and strategy | Question paper | — | Mark scheme | Examiner report |
| Paper 3: Investigating business in a competitive environment | Question paper | Pre-release context | Mark scheme | Examiner report |
June 2017
| Paper | Question paper | Pre-release context | Mark scheme | Examiner report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paper 1: Marketing, people and global businesses | Question paper | — | Mark scheme | Examiner report |
| Paper 2: Business activities, decisions and strategy | Question paper | — | Mark scheme | Examiner report |
| Paper 3: Investigating business in a competitive environment | Question paper | Pre-release context | Mark scheme | Examiner report |
Past papers, mark schemes and examiner reports are © Pearson Edexcel. Some papers have third-party material removed for copyright reasons by the exam board.
How to Get the Most From Past Papers
Past papers are the best revision there is, but only if you learn from the marking. Our qualified teachers use them like this.
Sit it under exam conditions
Time yourself against the real paper length and don’t look at your notes. It shows you what you actually know and how your timing holds up.
Mark it honestly
Use the mark scheme’s levels for longer answers. Ask whether you used the case study (application), built full chains of reasoning (analysis) and reached a justified judgement (evaluation).
Read the examiner report
It explains where students lost marks on each question. If you made the same mistake, you’ll know exactly what to fix.
Rewrite your weakest answer
Improving one answer teaches more than rushing another paper. Rewrite it, then get it re-marked by a tutor or our AI Business Tutor.
New to the four assessment objectives? Start with our guide to A-Level Business assessment objectives, or see how we teach exam technique. Our Edexcel A-Level Business tutor page explains how each paper is marked.
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Edexcel A-Level Business Past Paper Questions
Are these Edexcel A-Level Business past papers free?
Yes. Every question paper, mark scheme and examiner report on this page is free to download. They are the Edexcel papers for the current A-Level Business specification (9BS0), published by Pearson Edexcel.
Why can’t I find the most recent exam papers?
From June 2023, Pearson combines the question paper and source booklet into one file. Papers become public once they are more than 12 months old.
How should I use the mark scheme?
Complete the paper in timed conditions first, then mark it with the mark scheme. For longer answers, read the level descriptors carefully: marks depend on the quality of analysis and evaluation, not on the number of points made.
What is an examiner report?
After each exam series, the senior examiner writes a report explaining how students answered each question, what earned high marks and the most common mistakes. Reading it alongside the mark scheme is one of the quickest ways to understand what examiners want.
Can someone mark my answers for me?
Yes. Our AI Business Tutor marks practice answers against the assessment objectives and shows how to improve them, and our tutors mark full papers in one-to-one lessons.
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