OCR B GCSE Exam Booklets Component 1

Mock exam papers with detailed mark schemes designed for each of the permissible combinations of OCR B Component Group 1: British History

Download OCR B GCSE Exam Booklets Component 1

As a premium School History member, you can download all of the OCR B GCSE Exam Booklets Component 1 modules below:

  • Crime and Punishment and Britain in Peace and War,1900-1918
  • Crime and Punishment and The Elizabethans
  • Crime and Punishment and the Norman Conquest
  • Migrants to Britain and Britain in Peace and War
  • Migrants to Britain and The Elizabethans, 1580-1603
  • Migrants to Britain and The Norman Conquest
  • .... and more
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Component 1 Downloads and Specifications

For OCR B Component Group 1: British History, students are required to write on one Thematic Study and one British Depth Study.

(NOTE: For the year of 2021, GCSE exams in the UK will not go ahead and will be replaced by a form of teacher-assessed grades. All students will be assessed on one British Depth Study. Then, only three of the four remaining studies will be assessed, namely Thematic Study, History Around Us, Period Study, and World Depth Study. Schools are free to choose which of the three studies they will enter their students for. For more information, visit OCR’s website.)

Exam Paper Details

In Component Group 1, students will write on one Thematic Study. There is a choice of three topics: The People’s Health, c.1250 to present, Crime and Punishment, c.1250 to present, and Migrants to Britain, c.1250 to present. It comprises 40 marks and accounts for 20% of the total GCSE. Students will then write on one British Depth Study topic, which includes: The Norman Conquest, 1065–1087; The Elizabethans, 1580–1603; and Britain in Peace and War, 1900–1918. This section comprises 40 marks and accounts for 20% of the total GCSE.

The exam paper totals 80 marks over a duration of 1 hour 45 minutes. Exam papers are weighted for historical content before the addition of SPaG marks.

Permitted Combinations

Students may take any combination of topics with the exception of the following three:

  • The Norman Conquest, 1065–1087 with The First Crusade, c.1070–1100
  • The Elizabethans, 1580–1603 with Aztecs and the Spanish Conquest, 1519–1535
  • Britain in Peace and War, 1900–1918 with Living Under Nazi Rule, 1933–1945.

OCR B Component 1 (2021)

Practice exam booklets covering every OCR B topic, produced by a highly experienced AQA and OCR marker. These are fully sourced and aligned to the OCR mark scheme.

Download All Combinations of Component 1 2021

OCR B Component 1 (2020)

Practice exam booklets covering every OCR B topic, produced by a highly experienced AQA and OCR marker. These are fully sourced and aligned to the OCR mark scheme.

Download All Combinations of Component 1 2020