Edexcel specifications

Every Edexcel GCSE and A-Level specification GetMoreMarks tracks, with a direct link to the official page for each one.

Links checked 18 August 2026

Edexcel: 51 subjects, 26 GCSE and 25 A-Level.

Edexcel (Pearson) codes read differently at each level: 1BI0 for GCSE Biology, 9BI0 for A-Level. The leading digit tells you the level, 1 for GCSE, 9 for A-Level, before the subject letters even start.

Most subjects below carry the paper breakdown: number of papers, length, marks. One thing worth knowing before you click through: Edexcel keeps some of its recent past papers behind a centre login, so your child's own teacher may be the faster route to those specific documents. The specification itself, which is what these links point to, is always open.

Edexcel runs 2 separate GCSE Geography specifications, Geography A and Geography B, so if your child studies Geography, check which letter matches what's on their exam entry before assuming either page is theirs.

Edexcel GCSE

26 subjects

Art & Design1AD0single
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Biology1BI0F / H
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- Paper 1: Biology 11BI0-1F / 1BI0-1H100 marks1h 45m
  - Key concepts in biology
  - Cells and control
  - Genetics
  - Natural selection and genetic modification
  - Health, disease and the development of medicines
- Paper 2: Biology 21BI0-2F / 1BI0-2H100 marks1h 45m
  - Key concepts in biology (revisited)
  - Plant structures and their functions
  - Animal coordination, control and homeostasis
  - Exchange and transport in animals
  - Ecosystems and material cycles
Total exam marks: 200Total exam time: 3h 30m
Business1BS0single
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Chemistry1CH0F / H
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- Paper 1: Chemistry 11CH0-1F / 1CH0-1H100 marks1h 45m
  - Key concepts in chemistry
  - States of matter and mixtures
  - Chemical changes
  - Extracting metals
  - Equilibria
- Paper 2: Chemistry 21CH0-2F / 1CH0-2H100 marks1h 45m
  - Key concepts in chemistry (revisited)
  - Groups in the periodic table
  - Rates of reaction and energy changes
  - Fuels and Earth science
  - Separate chemistry content
Total exam marks: 200Total exam time: 3h 30m
Citizenship Studies1CS0single
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Combined Science1SC0F / H
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- Paper 1: Biology 11SC0-1BF / 1SC0-1BH70 marks1h 10m
  - Key concepts in biology
  - Cells and control
  - Genetics
  - Natural selection and genetic modification
- Paper 2: Biology 21SC0-2BF / 1SC0-2BH70 marks1h 10m
  - Plant structures and their functions
  - Animal coordination, control and homeostasis
  - Exchange and transport in animals
  - Ecosystems and material cycles
- Paper 3: Chemistry 11SC0-1CF / 1SC0-1CH70 marks1h 10m
  - Key concepts in chemistry
  - States of matter and mixtures
  - Chemical changes
  - Extracting metals and equilibria
- Paper 4: Chemistry 21SC0-2CF / 1SC0-2CH70 marks1h 10m
  - Groups in the periodic table
  - Rates of reaction and energy changes
  - Fuels and Earth science
- Paper 5: Physics 11SC0-1PF / 1SC0-1PH70 marks1h 10m
  - Key concepts of physics
  - Motion and forces
  - Conservation of energy
  - Waves
  - Light and the electromagnetic spectrum
  - Radioactivity
- Paper 6: Physics 21SC0-2PF / 1SC0-2PH70 marks1h 10m
  - Energy: forces doing work
  - Forces and their effects
  - Electricity and circuits
  - Magnetism and the motor effect
  - Electromagnetic induction
  - Particle model
  - Forces and matter
Total exam marks: 420Total exam time: 7h
Computer Science1CP2single
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- Paper 1: Principles of Computer Science1CP2-0180 marks1h 30m
  - Computer systems
  - Computer networks and network security
  - Data representation
  - Computer programming concepts
- Paper 2: Application of Computational Thinking1CP2-0280 marks1h 30m
  - Problem solving with programming: six on-screen Python coding tasks
Total exam marks: 160Total exam time: 3h
Design & Technology1DT0single
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Drama1DR0single
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English Language1EN0single
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- Paper 1: Fiction & Imaginative Writing1EN0-0180 marks1h 45m
  - Reading one unseen 19th-century fiction extract
  - Imaginative or descriptive writing linked by theme to the extract
- Paper 2: Non-fiction & Transactional Writing1EN0-0280 marks2h 5m
  - Reading two unseen non-fiction texts (20th and 21st century, one literary non-fiction)
  - Transactional (non-fiction) writing
Total exam marks: 160Total exam time: 3h 50m
English Literature1ET0single
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- Paper 1: Drama & Poetry Post-17891ET0-0180 marks1h 45m
  - A Shakespeare play
  - A post-1914 British play or novel
- Paper 2: Prose & Poetry Since 17891ET0-0280 marks2h 15m
  - A 19th-century novel
  - Poetry since 1789 (anthology plus unseen poetry)
Total exam marks: 160Total exam time: 4h
Food Preparation & Nutrition1FN0single
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French1FR0F / H
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- Paper 1: Listening & Understanding1FR0-1F / 1FR0-1H
  - Identity and culture
  - Local area, holiday and travel
  - School
  - Future aspirations, study and work
  - International and global dimension
- Paper 2: Reading & Understanding1FR0-3F / 1FR0-3H
  - Identity and culture
  - Local area, holiday and travel
  - School
  - Future aspirations, study and work
  - International and global dimension
- Paper 3: Writing1FR0-4F / 1FR0-4H
  - Identity and culture
  - Local area, holiday and travel
  - School
  - Future aspirations, study and work
  - International and global dimension
Geography A1GA0single
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Geography B1GB0single
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- Paper 1: Global Geographical Issues1GB0-0194 marks1h 30m
  - Hazardous Earth: global circulation, climate change, tropical storms, tectonic hazards
  - Development dynamics: measuring development, global inequality, theories of development
  - Challenges of an urbanising world
- Paper 2: UK Geographical Issues1GB0-0294 marks1h 30m
  - UK-focused physical and human geography issues
  - Fieldwork investigations (one physical, one human)
- Paper 3: People & Environment Issues1GB0-0364 marks1h 30m
  - A synoptic decision-making exercise drawing together issues from Papers 1 and 2
Total exam marks: 252Total exam time: 4h 30m
German1GN0F / H
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History1HI0single
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- Paper 1: Thematic Study & Historic Environment1HI0-1052 marks1h 15m
  - A thematic study spanning a long period of British history (e.g. Crime and Punishment, Medicine in Britain, Warfare and British Society, or Migrants in Britain)
  - A related historic environment site study
- Paper 2: Period Study & British Depth Study1HI0-2064 marks1h 45m
  - A period study on a specified international or world topic
  - A British depth study
- Paper 3: Modern Depth Study1HI0-3052 marks1h 20m
  - One modern depth study, chosen by the school (Russia and the Soviet Union 1917-41, Weimar and Nazi Germany 1918-39, Mao's China 1945-76, or the USA 1954-75)
Total exam marks: 168Total exam time: 4h 20m
Mathematics1MA1F / H
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- Paper 1: Non-Calculator1MA1-1F / 1MA1-1H80 marks1h 30m
  - Number
  - Algebra
  - Ratio, proportion and rates of change
  - Geometry and measures
  - Probability
  - Statistics
- Paper 2: Calculator1MA1-2F / 1MA1-2H80 marks1h 30m
  - Number
  - Algebra
  - Ratio, proportion and rates of change
  - Geometry and measures
  - Probability
  - Statistics
- Paper 3: Calculator1MA1-3F / 1MA1-3H80 marks1h 30m
  - Number
  - Algebra
  - Ratio, proportion and rates of change
  - Geometry and measures
  - Probability
  - Statistics
Total exam marks: 240Total exam time: 4h 30m
Media Studies1BS0single
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Music1MU0single
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Physical Education1PE0single
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Physics1PH0F / H
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- Paper 1: Physics 11PH0-1F / 1PH0-1H100 marks1h 45m
  - Key concepts of physics
  - Motion and forces
  - Conservation of energy
  - Waves
  - Light and the electromagnetic spectrum
  - Radioactivity
  - Astronomy
- Paper 2: Physics 21PH0-2F / 1PH0-2H100 marks1h 45m
  - Key concepts of physics (revisited)
  - Energy: forces doing work
  - Forces and their effects
  - Electricity and circuits
  - Static electricity
  - Magnetism and the motor effect
  - Electromagnetic induction
  - Particle model
  - Forces and matter
Total exam marks: 200Total exam time: 3h 30m
Psychology1PS0single
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Religious Studies1RA0single
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Spanish1SP0F / H
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- Paper 1: Listening & Understanding1SP0-1F / 1SP0-1H
  - Identity and culture
  - Local area, holiday and travel
  - School
  - Future aspirations, study and work
  - International and global dimension
- Paper 2: Reading & Understanding1SP0-3F / 1SP0-3H
  - Identity and culture
  - Local area, holiday and travel
  - School
  - Future aspirations, study and work
  - International and global dimension
- Paper 3: Writing1SP0-4F / 1SP0-4H
  - Identity and culture
  - Local area, holiday and travel
  - School
  - Future aspirations, study and work
  - International and global dimension
Statistics1ST0F / H
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Edexcel A-Level

25 subjects

Art & Design9AD0
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Biology B9BI0
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- Paper 1: Advanced Biochemistry, Microbiology & Genetics9BI0-0190 marks1h 45m
  - Biological molecules and metabolic pathways
  - Microbiology, pathogens and immunity
  - Genetics, inheritance and biotechnology
- Paper 2: Advanced Physiology, Evolution & Ecology9BI0-0290 marks1h 45m
  - Biological molecules and cells (further)
  - Viruses and reproduction of living things
  - Classification and biodiversity
  - Exchange and transport
  - Origins of genetic variation
  - Control systems
  - Ecosystems
- Paper 3: General & Practical Principles in Biology9BI0-03120 marks2h 30m
  - Practical and mathematical skills across the course
  - Synoptic questions across all topics
Total exam marks: 300Total exam time: 6h
Business9BS0
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Chemistry9CH0
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- Paper 1: Advanced Inorganic & Physical Chemistry9CH0-0190 marks1h 45m
  - Atomic structure and the periodic table
  - Bonding and structure
  - Redox I
  - Inorganic chemistry and the periodic table
  - Formulae, equations and amounts of substance
  - Energetics I
- Paper 2: Advanced Organic & Physical Chemistry9CH0-0290 marks1h 45m
  - Organic chemistry
  - Mass spectrometry and intermolecular forces
  - Industrial and applied chemistry
- Paper 3: General & Practical Principles9CH0-03120 marks2h 30m
  - Practical skills across the course
  - Synoptic questions across all topics
Total exam marks: 300Total exam time: 6h
Design & Technology9DT0
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Drama & Theatre9DR0
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Economics A9EC0
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- Paper 1: Markets & Business Behaviour9EC0-01100 marks2h
  - Individual economic decision-making and business behaviour (Themes 1 and 3)
- Paper 2: The National & Global Economy9EC0-02100 marks2h
  - The national and global economy (Themes 2 and 4)
- Paper 3: Microeconomics & Macroeconomics9EC0-03100 marks2h
  - Synoptic questions drawing on microeconomics and macroeconomics together
Total exam marks: 300Total exam time: 6h
English Language9EN0
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English Literature9ET0
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French9FR0
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Further Mathematics9FM0
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- Paper 1: Core Pure Mathematics 19FM0-0175 marks1h 30m
  - Proof
  - Complex numbers
  - Matrices
  - Further algebra and functions
  - Further calculus
  - Further vectors
  - Polar coordinates
  - Hyperbolic functions
  - Differential equations
- Paper 2: Core Pure Mathematics 29FM0-0275 marks1h 30m
  - Proof
  - Complex numbers
  - Matrices
  - Further algebra and functions
  - Further calculus
  - Further vectors
  - Polar coordinates
  - Hyperbolic functions
  - Differential equations
- Paper 3: Further Mathematics Option 19FM0-375 marks1h 30m
  - One optional application chosen by the school from Further Pure Mathematics 2, Further Statistics 1, Further Mechanics 1, or Decision Mathematics 1
- Paper 4: Further Mathematics Option 29FM0-475 marks1h 30m
  - One optional application chosen by the school from Further Pure Mathematics 2, Further Statistics 1, Further Mechanics 1, Further Statistics 2, Further Mechanics 2, or Decision Mathematics 2
Total exam marks: 300Total exam time: 6h
Geography9GE0
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- Paper 1: Physical Geography9GE0-01105 marks2h 15m
  - Tectonic processes and hazards
  - Landscape systems, processes and change (glaciated or coastal landscapes, chosen by the school)
  - The water cycle and water insecurity
  - The carbon cycle and energy security
- Paper 2: Human Geography9GE0-02105 marks2h 15m
  - Globalisation
  - Shaping places (regenerating places or diverse places, chosen by the school)
  - Superpowers
  - Global development and connections (health, human rights and intervention, or migration, identity and sovereignty, chosen by the school)
- Paper 3: Synoptic Investigation9GE0-0370 marks1h 45m
  - Synoptic investigation based on a resource booklet provided on the day, drawing together content from Papers 1 and 2
Total exam marks: 280Total exam time: 6h 15m
German9GN0
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History9HI0
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- Paper 1: Breadth Study9HI0-0180 marks2h 15m
  - Breadth study: change and continuity across a long period, option chosen by the school (e.g. Britain c1785-c1870, Russia 1917-91, or the American Republic 1865-1929)
- Paper 2: Depth Study9HI0-0280 marks1h 30m
  - Depth study of a shorter period, combined with primary source evaluation, option chosen by the school
- Paper 3: Themes in Breadth with Aspects in Depth9HI0-0380 marks2h 15m
  - Thematic study in breadth with a linked historical enquiry in depth, option chosen by the school
Total exam marks: 240Total exam time: 6h
Law9LW0
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Mathematics9MA0
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- Paper 1: Pure Mathematics 19MA0-01100 marks2h
  - Proof
  - Algebra and functions
  - Coordinate geometry
  - Sequences and series
  - Trigonometry
  - Exponentials and logarithms
  - Differentiation
  - Integration
  - Numerical methods
  - Vectors
- Paper 2: Pure Mathematics 29MA0-02100 marks2h
  - Proof
  - Algebra and functions
  - Coordinate geometry
  - Sequences and series
  - Trigonometry
  - Exponentials and logarithms
  - Differentiation
  - Integration
  - Numerical methods
  - Vectors
- Paper 3: Statistics & Mechanics9MA0-03100 marks2h
  - Statistical sampling
  - Data presentation and interpretation
  - Probability
  - Statistical distributions
  - Statistical hypothesis testing
  - Quantities and units in mechanics
  - Kinematics
  - Forces and Newton's laws
  - Moments
Total exam marks: 300Total exam time: 6h
Media Studies9ME0
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Music9MU0
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Physical Education9PE0
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Physics9PH0
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- Paper 1: Advanced Physics I9PH0-0190 marks1h 45m
  - Working as a physicist
  - Mechanics
  - Electric circuits
  - Further mechanics
  - Electric and magnetic fields
  - Nuclear and particle physics
- Paper 2: Advanced Physics II9PH0-0290 marks1h 45m
  - Working as a physicist
  - Materials
  - Waves and the particle nature of light
  - Thermodynamics
  - Space
  - Nuclear radiation
  - Gravitational fields
  - Oscillations
- Paper 3: General & Practical Principles9PH0-03120 marks2h 30m
  - Practical skills across the course
  - Synoptic questions across all topics
Total exam marks: 300Total exam time: 6h
Politics9PL0
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Psychology9PS0
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- Paper 1: Foundations in Psychology9PS0-0190 marks2h
  - Social psychology
  - Cognitive psychology
  - Biological psychology
  - Learning theories (behaviourist and social learning approaches)
- Paper 2: Applications of Psychology9PS0-0290 marks2h
  - Clinical psychology
  - One option chosen by the school from children's development, criminological psychology, or sport and exercise psychology
- Paper 3: Psychological Skills9PS0-0390 marks2h
  - Psychological skills: research methods, data handling and analysis, and issues and debates, drawing on named studies from Papers 1 and 2
Total exam marks: 270Total exam time: 6h
Religious Studies9RS0
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Sociology9SO0
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Spanish9SP0
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