OCR A-Level Exam Dates & Timetable 2026
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OCR A-Level Examination Timetable 2026
OCR A-Level Ancient History Dates
| Paper | Date | Duration | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
Sparta And The Greek World | Tuesday 19 May | 2 h 30 min | am |
Athens And The Greek World | Tuesday 19 May | 2 h 30 min | am |
Macedon And The Greek World | Tuesday 19 May | 2 h 30 min | am |
Republic And Empire | Wednesday 3 June | 2 h 30 min | pm |
The Eleven Caesars | Wednesday 3 June | 2 h 30 min | pm |
Emperors And Empire | Wednesday 3 June | 2 h 30 min | pm |
OCR A-Level Biology A Dates
| Paper | Date | Duration | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
Biological Processes | Thursday 4 June | 2 h 15 min | pm |
Biological Diversity | Friday 12 June | 2 h 15 min | am |
Unified Biology | Tuesday 16 June | 1 h 30 min | am |
OCR A-Level Biology B (Advancing Biology) Dates
| Paper | Date | Duration | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
Fundamentals Of Biology | Thursday 4 June | 2 h 15 min | pm |
Scientific Literacy In Biology | Friday 12 June | 2 h 15 min | am |
Practical Skills In Biology | Tuesday 16 June | 1 h 30 min | am |
OCR A-Level Business Dates
| Paper | Date | Duration | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
Operating In A Local Business Environment | Wednesday 13 May | 2h | pm |
The UK Business Environment | Tuesday 19 May | 2h | am |
The Global Business Environment | Tuesday 9 June | 2h | pm |
OCR A-Level Chemistry A Dates
| Paper | Date | Duration | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
Periodic Table, Elements And Physical Chemistry | Tuesday 2 June | 2 h 15 min | am |
Synthesis And Analytical Techniques | Tuesday 9 June | 2 h 15 min | am |
Unified Chemistry | Monday 15 June | 1 h 30 min | am |
OCR A-Level Chemistry B (Salters) Dates
| Paper | Date | Duration | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
Fundamentals Of Chemistry | Tuesday 2 June | 2 h 15 min | am |
Scientific Literacy In Chemistry | Tuesday 9 June | 2 h 15 min | am |
Practical Skills In Chemistry | Monday 15 June | 1 h 30 min | am |
OCR A-Level Classical Civilisation Dates
| Paper | Date | Duration | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
The World Of The Hero | Tuesday 12 May | 2 h 30 min | pm |
Greek Theatre | Monday 18 May | 1 h 45 min | pm |
Imperial Image | Monday 18 May | 1 h 45 min | pm |
Invention Of The Barbarian | Monday 18 May | 1 h 45 min | pm |
Greek Art | Monday 18 May | 1 h 45 min | pm |
Greek Religion | Tuesday 2 June | 1 h 45 min | am |
Love And Relationships | Tuesday 2 June | 1 h 45 min | am |
Politics Of The Late Republic | Tuesday 2 June | 1 h 45 min | am |
Democracy And The Athenians | Tuesday 2 June | 1 h 45 min | am |
OCR A-Level Classical Greek Dates
| Paper | Date | Duration | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
Unseen Translation | Wednesday 20 May | 1 h 45 min | pm |
Prose Composition Or Comprehension | Wednesday 3 June | 1 h 15 min | am |
Prose Literature | Thursday 11 June | 2h | pm |
Verse Literature | Thursday 18 June | 2h | am |
OCR A-Level Computer Science Dates
| Paper | Date | Duration | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
Computer Systems | Wednesday 10 June | 2 h 30 min | pm |
Algorithms And Programming | Wednesday 17 June | 2 h 30 min | am |
OCR A-Level Design And Technology: Design Engineering Dates
| Paper | Date | Duration | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
Principles Of Design Engineering | Friday 22 May | 1 h 30 min | am |
Problem Solving In Design Engineering | Wednesday 10 June | 1 h 45 min | am |
OCR A-Level Design And Technology: Fashion And Textiles Dates
| Paper | Date | Duration | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
Principles Of Fashion And Textiles | Friday 22 May | 1 h 30 min | am |
Problem Solving In Fashion And Textiles | Wednesday 10 June | 1 h 45 min | am |
OCR A-Level Design And Technology: Product Design Dates
| Paper | Date | Duration | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
Principles Of Product Design | Friday 22 May | 1 h 30 min | am |
Problem Solving In Product Design | Wednesday 10 June | 1 h 45 min | am |
OCR A-Level Drama And Theatre Dates
| Paper | Date | Duration | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
Analysing Performance | Thursday 21 May | 2 h 15 min | am |
Deconstructing Texts For Performance | Thursday 4 June | 1 h 45 min each | am |
OCR A-Level Economics Dates
| Paper | Date | Duration | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
Microeconomics | Monday 11 May | 2h | am |
Macroeconomics | Monday 18 May | 2h | pm |
Themes In Economics | Thursday 4 June | 2h | am |
OCR A-Level English Language Dates
| Paper | Date | Duration | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
Exploring Language | Monday 11 May | 2 h 30 min | am |
Dimensions Of Linguistic Variation | Friday 22 May | 2 h 30 min | am |
OCR A-Level English Language And Literature (EMC) Dates
| Paper | Date | Duration | Time |
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Exploring Non-Fiction And Spoken Texts | Monday 11 May | 1h | am |
The Language Of Poetry And Plays | Friday 22 May | 2h | am |
Reading As A Writer, Writing As A Reader | Wednesday 3 June | 2h | pm |
OCR A-Level English Literature Dates
| Paper | Date | Duration | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
Drama And Poetry Pre-1900 | Wednesday 13 May | 2 h 30 min | am |
Comparative And Contextual Study | Monday 1 June | 2 h 30 min | am |
OCR A-Level Film Studies Dates
| Paper | Date | Duration | Time |
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Film History | Friday 22 May | 2h | am |
Critical Approaches To Film | Tuesday 2 June | 2h | am |
OCR A-Level Further Mathematics A (H245) Dates
| Paper | Date | Duration | Time |
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Pure Core 1 | Thursday 14 May | 1 h 30 min | pm |
Pure Core 2 | Thursday 21 May | 1 h 30 min | pm |
Statistics | Friday 5 June | 1 h 30 min | pm |
Mechanics | Friday 12 June | 1 h 30 min | pm |
Discrete Mathematics | Tuesday 16 June | 1 h 30 min | pm |
Additional Pure Mathematics | Friday 19 June | 1 h 30 min | pm |
OCR A-Level Further Mathematics B (MEI) (H645) Dates
| Paper | Date | Duration | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
Core Pure | Thursday 14 May | 2 h 40 min | pm |
Further Pure With Technology | Tuesday 19 May | 1 h 45 min | pm |
Modelling With Algorithms | Thursday 21 May | 1 h 15 min | pm |
Mechanics Major | Friday 5 June | 2 h 15 min | pm |
Mechanics Minor | Friday 5 June | 1 h 15 min | pm |
Statistics Major | Friday 12 June | 2 h 15 min | pm |
Statistics Minor | Friday 12 June | 1 h 15 min | pm |
Extra Pure | Tuesday 16 June | 1 h 15 min | pm |
Numerical Methods | Friday 19 June | 1 h 15 min | pm |
OCR A-Level Geography Dates
| Paper | Date | Duration | Time |
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Physical Systems | Tuesday 12 May | 1 h 30 min | am |
Human Interactions | Thursday 21 May | 1 h 30 min | pm |
Geographical Debates | Monday 8 June | 2 h 30 min | pm |
OCR A-Level Geology Dates
| Paper | Date | Duration | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
Fundamentals Of Geology | Monday 1 June | 2 h 15 min | am |
Scientific Literacy In Geology | Wednesday 10 June | 2 h 15 min | pm |
Practical Skills In Geology | Wednesday 17 June | 1 h 30 min | am |
OCR A-Level History A (H505) Dates
| Paper | Date | Duration | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
Thematic Study And Historical Interpretations (Unit Group 3) | Tuesday 19 May | 2 h 30 min | pm |
British Period Study And Enquiry (Unit Group 1) | Tuesday 2 June | 1 h 30 min | pm |
Non-British Period Study (Unit Group 2) | Thursday 11 June | 1h | am |
OCR A-Level Latin Dates
| Paper | Date | Duration | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
Unseen Translation | Tuesday 19 May | 1 h 45 min | pm |
Prose Composition Or Comprehension | Monday 1 June | 1 h 15 min | pm |
Prose Literature | Monday 8 June | 2h | pm |
Verse Literature | Monday 15 June | 2h | pm |
OCR A-Level Law Dates
| Paper | Date | Duration | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
The Legal System And Criminal Law | Thursday 21 May | 2h | pm |
Law Making And The Law Of Tort | Monday 1 June | 2h | pm |
The Nature Of Law And Human Rights | Tuesday 9 June | 2h | am |
The Nature Of Law And The Law Of Contract | Tuesday 9 June | 2h | am |
OCR A-Level Mathematics A Dates
| Paper | Date | Duration | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
Pure Mathematics | Wednesday 3 June | 2h | pm |
Pure Mathematics And Statistics | Thursday 11 June | 2h | pm |
Pure Mathematics And Mechanics | Thursday 18 June | 2h | pm |
OCR A-Level Mathematics B (MEI) Dates
| Paper | Date | Duration | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
Pure Mathematics And Mechanics | Wednesday 3 June | 2h | pm |
Pure Mathematics And Statistics | Thursday 11 June | 2h | pm |
Pure Mathematics And Comprehension | Thursday 18 June | 2h | pm |
OCR A-Level Media Studies Dates
| Paper | Date | Duration | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
Media Messages | Thursday 14 May | 2h | pm |
Evolving Media | Thursday 4 June | 2h | pm |
OCR A-Level Music Dates
| Paper | Date | Duration | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
Listening And Appraising | Monday 8 June | 2 h 30 min | pm |
OCR A-Level Physical Education Dates
| Paper | Date | Duration | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
Physiological Factors Affecting Performance | Thursday 21 May | 2h | am |
Psychological Factors Affecting Performance | Monday 1 June | 1h | pm |
Socio-Cultural Issues In Physical Activity And Sport | Tuesday 16 June | 1h | am |
OCR A-Level Physics A Dates
| Paper | Date | Duration | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
Modelling Physics | Wednesday 20 May | 2 h 15 min | pm |
Exploring Physics | Monday 1 June | 2 h 15 min | am |
Unified Physics | Monday 8 June | 1 h 30 min | am |
OCR A-Level Physics B (Advancing Physics) Dates
| Paper | Date | Duration | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
Fundamentals Of Physics | Wednesday 20 May | 2 h 15 min | pm |
Scientific Literacy In Physics | Monday 1 June | 2 h 15 min | am |
Practical Skills In Physics | Monday 8 June | 1 h 30 min | am |
OCR A-Level Psychology Dates
| Paper | Date | Duration | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
Research Methods | Friday 15 May | 2h | am |
Psychological Themes Through Core Studies | Wednesday 20 May | 2h | am |
Applied Psychology | Friday 5 June | 2h | am |
OCR A-Level Religious Studies Dates
| Paper | Date | Duration | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
Philosophy Of Religion | Thursday 4 June | 2h | am |
Religion And Ethics | Tuesday 9 June | 2h | am |
Developments In Christian Thought | Monday 15 June | 2h | pm |
Developments In Islamic Thought | Monday 15 June | 2h | pm |
Developments In Jewish Thought | Monday 15 June | 2h | pm |
Developments In Buddhist Thought | Monday 15 June | 2h | pm |
Developments In Hindu Thought | Monday 15 June | 2h | pm |
OCR A-Level Sociology Dates
| Paper | Date | Duration | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
Socialisation, Culture And Identity | Monday 18 May | 1 h 30 min | am |
Researching And Understanding Social Inequalities | Wednesday 3 June | 2 h 15 min | am |
Debates In Contemporary Society | Friday 12 June | 2 h 15 min | pm |
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