Free AQA GCSE Business past papers, with every question paper, mark scheme and examiner report from November 2020 to June 2025. Download any paper, sit it in timed conditions, then check your answers against the mark scheme.
Each paper opens with multiple-choice and short-answer questions, then two sections built on case studies, finishing with longer 9 and 12-mark answers that need analysis and evaluation.
| Paper | Content | Time | Marks | Weighting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paper 1 | Influences of operations and HRM on business activity | 1 hr 45 min | 90 marks | 50% |
| Paper 2 | Influences of marketing and finance on business activity | 1 hr 45 min | 90 marks | 50% |
Newest papers first. Each file opens as a PDF.
| Paper | Question paper | Mark scheme | Examiner report |
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| Paper 1: Influences of operations and HRM on business activity | Question paper | Mark scheme | Examiner report |
| Paper 2: Influences of marketing and finance on business activity | Question paper | Mark scheme | Examiner report |
| Paper | Question paper | Mark scheme | Examiner report |
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| Paper 1: Influences of operations and HRM on business activity | Question paper | Mark scheme | — |
| Paper 2: Influences of marketing and finance on business activity | Question paper | Mark scheme | — |
| Paper | Question paper | Mark scheme | Examiner report |
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| Paper 1: Influences of operations and HRM on business activity | Question paper | Mark scheme | Examiner report |
| Paper 2: Influences of marketing and finance on business activity | Question paper | Mark scheme | Examiner report |
| Paper | Question paper | Mark scheme | Examiner report |
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| Paper 1: Influences of operations and HRM on business activity | Question paper | Mark scheme | Examiner report |
| Paper 2: Influences of marketing and finance on business activity | Question paper | Mark scheme | Examiner report |
| Paper | Question paper | Mark scheme | Examiner report |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paper 1: Influences of operations and HRM on business activity | Question paper | Mark scheme | — |
| Paper 2: Influences of marketing and finance on business activity | Question paper | Mark scheme | — |
| Paper | Question paper | Mark scheme | Examiner report |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paper 1: Influences of operations and HRM on business activity | Question paper | Mark scheme | Examiner report |
| Paper 2: Influences of marketing and finance on business activity | Question paper | Mark scheme | Examiner report |
| Paper | Question paper | Mark scheme | Examiner report |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paper 1: Influences of operations and HRM on business activity | Question paper | Mark scheme | — |
| Paper 2: Influences of marketing and finance on business activity | Question paper | Mark scheme | — |
Past papers, mark schemes and examiner reports are © AQA. Some papers have third-party material removed for copyright reasons by the exam board.
Past papers are the best revision there is, but only if you learn from the marking. Our qualified teachers use them like this.
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.
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).
It explains where students lost marks on each question. If you made the same mistake, you’ll know exactly what to fix.
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.
Yes. Every question paper, mark scheme and examiner report on this page is free to download. They are the AQA papers for the current GCSE Business specification (8132), published by AQA.
AQA publishes question papers, mark schemes and examiner reports publicly once the series is about a year old, so the most recent exams are not available to download yet.
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.
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.
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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