GCSE Assessment Information

AQA Biology

https://www.aqa.org.uk/subjects/science/gcse/biology-8461

Assessment is in the form of 2 papers of 1 hour 45 mins:

Paper 1: 12th May 2026: Topics 1–4: Cell biology; Organisation; Infection and response; and Bioenergetics.

Paper 2: 8th June 2026: Topics 5–7: Homeostasis and response; Inheritance, variation and evolution; and Ecology.

Your Course

	Autumn	Spring	Summer
Year 10	B1, B2	B3, B4	B5 (start)
Year 11	B5 (finish), B6	B7	Exams

Revision

In Biology, we recommend revising using past papers, which can be found here: https://www.aqa.org.uk/subjects/science/gcse/biology-8461/assessment-resources

Along with the revision websites/ideas indicated on the combined science page, you can also use:

Free science lessons: https://www.youtube.com/@Freesciencelessons

Cognito: https://cognitoedu.org/register sign up for revision videos and questions