OCR · Mathematics A · H240

OCR A Level Maths past papers

OCR A Level Maths past papers for Mathematics A. Three 2-hour papers, 100 marks each, 33⅓% each. The qualification total is 300. Question papers, answer booklets, mark schemes and examiner reports are listed by series on OCR's assessment page.

H240, from OCR's specification at a glance
PaperCodeStructureMarks
Pure mathematicsH240/01One section, mixed short and long questions100
Pure mathematics and statisticsH240/02Two sections of about 50 marks. Some statistics items use the pre-release data set100
Pure mathematics and mechanicsH240/03Two sections of about 50 marks100

Pure mathematics is not confined to Paper 1. Papers 2 and 3 each open with a pure section. Statistics and mechanics are the second half of those papers, not a third paper of their own. If you are sitting Mathematics B (MEI), stop here and use that page. The unit codes and the 75-mark comprehension paper do not transfer.

H240 question papers and mark schemes · Specification at a glance · Past paper finder

Question papers and mark schemes

Each link is the file on OCR's A Level assessment page. Modified papers and sample assessments are not listed.

Links checked on 1 October 2026. Board page these files are listed on.

June 2025

June 2025
PaperQuestion paperAnswer bookMark schemeExaminer report
H240/01 Pure mathematicsQuestion paperAnswer bookMark schemeExaminer report
H240/02 Pure mathematics and statisticsQuestion paperAnswer bookMark schemeExaminer report
H240/03 Pure mathematics and mechanicsQuestion paperAnswer bookMark schemeExaminer report

June 2024

June 2024
PaperQuestion paperAnswer bookMark schemeExaminer report
H240/01 Pure mathematicsQuestion paperAnswer bookMark schemeExaminer report
H240/02 Pure mathematics and statisticsQuestion paperAnswer bookMark schemeExaminer report
H240/03 Pure mathematics and mechanicsQuestion paperAnswer bookMark schemeExaminer report

June 2023

June 2023
PaperQuestion paperAnswer bookMark schemeExaminer report
H240/01 Pure mathematicsQuestion paperAnswer bookMark schemeExaminer report
H240/02 Pure mathematics and statisticsQuestion paperAnswer bookMark schemeExaminer report
H240/03 Pure mathematics and mechanicsQuestion paperAnswer bookMark schemeExaminer report

June 2022

June 2022
PaperQuestion paperAnswer bookMark schemeExaminer report
H240/01 Pure mathematicsQuestion paperAnswer bookMark schemeExaminer report
H240/02 Pure mathematics and statisticsQuestion paperAnswer bookMark schemeExaminer report
H240/03 Pure mathematics and mechanicsQuestion paperAnswer bookMark schemeExaminer report

November 2021

November 2021
PaperQuestion paperAnswer bookMark schemeExaminer report
H240/01 Pure mathematicsQuestion paperAnswer bookMark schemeExaminer report
H240/02 Pure mathematics and statisticsQuestion paperAnswer bookMark schemeExaminer report
H240/03 Pure mathematics and mechanicsQuestion paperAnswer bookMark schemeExaminer report

November 2020

November 2020
PaperQuestion paperAnswer bookMark schemeExaminer report
H240/01 Pure mathematicsQuestion paperAnswer bookMark schemeExaminer report
H240/02 Pure mathematics and statisticsQuestion paperAnswer bookMark schemeExaminer report
H240/03 Pure mathematics and mechanicsQuestion paperAnswer bookMark schemeExaminer report

June 2019

June 2019
PaperQuestion paperAnswer bookMark schemeExaminer report
H240/01 Pure mathematicsQuestion paperAnswer bookMark schemeExaminer report
H240/02 Pure mathematics and statisticsQuestion paperAnswer bookMark schemeExaminer report
H240/03 Pure mathematics and mechanicsQuestion paperAnswer bookMark schemeExaminer report

June 2018

June 2018
PaperQuestion paperAnswer bookMark schemeExaminer report
H240/01 Pure mathematicsQuestion paperAnswer book—Examiner report
H240/02 Pure mathematics and statisticsQuestion paperAnswer bookMark schemeExaminer report
H240/03 Pure mathematics and mechanicsQuestion paperAnswer bookMark schemeExaminer report

What to do with a marked paper

OCR publishes an examiner's report with the series. Read the questions the report says the cohort missed, then drill those topics from the topic index. The formulae you are given are printed at the front of the H240 question paper. The formula booklet page explains how that differs from Edexcel and AQA.

The June 2026 H240 qualification boundary was 250 for A* and 208 for A, out of 300. Component rows in the same PDF are notional. See grade boundaries, or go back to all maths boards.

Questions people ask

Is OCR A the same as OCR MEI?
No. Mathematics A is H240. Mathematics B (MEI) is H640. The papers, the comprehension component and the grade boundaries are different.
Where is the formula booklet?
For H240 the formulae sheet is printed in each question paper. There is a separate page for the booklets the other boards hand out.
What is the large data set?
OCR says some statistics questions on H240/02 are set on the pre-release large data set. Treat that data set as part of the paper, not as optional reading.