OCR GCSE PE Past Papers

On this page, you can download the three most recent papers for OCR GCSE PE and view a comprehensive a breakdown of what each examine, including:

Number of marks for each unit.
Number of marks for each topic
Assessment objective breakdown
Topic of the Extended Questions.

This should help you decide if the paper has the type of questions you are looking for before you download.

Note: You may notice that the marks allocated to each topic do not cumulatively add up to the total marks for a given paper. This is because questions with more than one topic required for the marks are included in both topic tallies.

2023 Series

Paper 1

Applied Anatomy and Physiology: 38

Skeletal System – 4
Muscular System – 1
Lever Systems – 2
Planes and Axes – 4
Cardiovascular System – 15*
Respiratory System – 7
Anaerobic and Aerobic Exercise – 5
Effects of Exercise – 19*

Physical Training: 22

Components of Fitness & Fitness Testing – 5
Principles of Training – 5
Optimising Training/Types of Training – 6
Preventing Injury – 6

AO1 – 25 marks, AO2 – 20 marks, AO3 – 15 marks

6 marker – Long Term Effects of Exercise, Consequences of a Sedentary Lifestyle and the Cardiovascular System

Paper 2

Health, Fitness and Well-being, Diet and Nutrition: 18

Health, Fitness and Well-being – 9
Consequences of a Sedentary Lifestyle – 2
Diet and Nutrition – 7

Sports Psychology: 21

Sport Psychology – 11
Guidance and Feedback – 10

Socio-Cultural Influences: 22

Engagement Patterns – 11
Ethical and Socio-cultural Issues – 9
Commercialisation of Physical Activity and Sport – 1

AO1 – 23 marks, AO2 – 20 marks, AO3 – 17 marks

6 marker – Health, Fitness and Wellbeing, Types of Training

2022 Series

Paper 1

Applied Anatomy and Physiology: 38

Skeletal System – 7
Muscular System – 5
Lever Systems – 4
Planes and Axes – 4
Cardiovascular System – 8
Respiratory System – 7
Anaerobic and Aerobic Exercise – 4
Effects of Exercise – 11

Physical Training: 23

Components of Fitness & Fitness Testing – 4
Principles of Training – 1
Optimising Training/Types of Training – 14*
Preventing Injury – 8

AO1 – 23 marks, AO2 – 20 marks, AO3 – 17 marks

6 marker – Optimising Training, Participation in Sport

Paper 2

Health, Fitness and Well-being, Diet and Nutrition: 18

Health, Fitness and Well-being – 9*
Consequences of a Sedentary Lifestyle – 2
Diet and Nutrition – 7

Sports Psychology: 20

Sport Psychology – 9
Guidance and Feedback – 11

Socio-Cultural Influences: 22

Engagement Patterns – 17
Ethical and Socio-cultural Issues – 3
Commercialisation of Physical Activity and Sport – 2

AO1 – 25 marks, AO2 – 20 marks, AO3 – 15 marks

6 marker – Health, Fitness and Wellbeing, Optimising Training

2021 Series

Paper 1

Applied Anatomy and Physiology: 37

Skeletal System – 10
Muscular System – 1
Lever Systems – 2
Planes and Axes – 4
Cardiovascular System – 3
Respiratory System – 8
Anaerobic and Aerobic Exercise – 4
Effects of Exercise – 15

Physical Training: 23

Components of Fitness & Fitness Testing – 6
Principles of Training – 3
Optimising Training/Types of Training – 9*
Preventing Injury – 7

AO1 – 27 marks, AO2 – 18 marks, AO3 – 15 marks

6 marker – Optimising Training, Mental Preparation

Paper 2

Health, Fitness and Well-being, Diet and Nutrition: 18

Health, Fitness and Well-being – 8
Consequences of a Sedentary Lifestyle – 7*
Diet and Nutrition – 3

Sports Psychology: 28

Sport Psychology – 21*
Guidance and Feedback – 7

Socio-Cultural Influences: 15

Engagement Patterns – 9
Ethical and Socio-cultural Issues – 5
Commercialisation of Physical Activity and Sport – 1

AO1 – 25 marks, AO2 – 21 marks, AO3 – 13 marks

6 marker – Consequences of a Sedentary Lifestyle, Injury Prevention

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