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OCR A-level Further Mathematics A H245 past papers
Paper details were checked against OCR’s own H245 specification, Version 2, October 2025, on 2026-08-21. Use the current specification as the definitive source.
Four papers, 300 marks in total.
OCR prints six papers in the table below and a candidate sits four of them, so the marks on the page do not add to the marks anybody is graded out of. The optional papers are marked as such in the table, and the 300 above is the total a candidate is actually marked against.
Where the papers are: OCR’s own H245 materials, checked on 31 August 2026.
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The papers
| Paper | Code | Length | Marks | Weighting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pure Core 1 | Y540 | 1 hour 30 minutes | 75 | 25% |
| Pure Core 2 | Y541 | 1 hour 30 minutes | 75 | 25% |
| Statistics OPTIONAL | Y542 | 1 hour 30 minutes | 75 | 25% |
| Mechanics OPTIONAL | Y543 | 1 hour 30 minutes | 75 | 25% |
| Discrete Mathematics OPTIONAL | Y544 | 1 hour 30 minutes | 75 | 25% |
| Additional Pure Mathematics OPTIONAL | Y545 | 1 hour 30 minutes | 75 | 25% |
What each paper asks
Y540
Pure Core 1. The whole of the Pure Core, in the context of all of the overarching themes.
Y541
Pure Core 2. The whole of the Pure Core, the same content as Pure Core 1.
Y542
Statistics. The Statistics content, and the Pure Core synoptically.
Y543
Mechanics. The Mechanics content, and the Pure Core synoptically.
Y544
Discrete Mathematics. The Discrete Mathematics content, and the Pure Core synoptically.
Y545
Additional Pure Mathematics. The Additional Pure Mathematics content, and the Pure Core synoptically.
Calculators
OCR’s own words: “Allowable calculators can be used for any function they can perform.”
Which series exist
Seven series, read from OCR’s assessment page for Further Mathematics A H235/H245 on 31 August 2026: June 2019 · November 2020 · November 2021 · June 2022 · June 2023 · June 2024 · June 2025.
No summer series was sat in 2020 and 2021. The examinations for those years were held in November 2020 and November 2021 instead, so two years look missing from the list above and neither is.
This page is about the examination. For the content, statement by statement, and where each statement is taught here: the OCR H245 specification map.