Home / Revision / GCSE Physics OCR GCSE Physics (J249) Every topic with its OCR specification reference, free notes and tools to revise it, and your summer 2027 papers.
Topic Spec Notes and tools How sure
Energy stores, transfers and efficiency P7 and P8.2; P5 and P6.2 (specific heat capacity: P1.2)
Energy resources Energy stores, kinetic and potential energy Power and efficiency Specific heat capacity Energy stores, transfers and efficiency: lessons and questions Physics formulas Pendulum Mass on a spring
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Electric circuits P3.1 and P3.2
Circuit symbols, charge and current Current, potential difference and resistance Electric circuits: lessons and questions Ohm's law and circuits Series & parallel circuits
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Mains electricity, the National Grid and static P3.3 (static: J249 P3.1)
Electrical power and mains electricity Mains electricity, the National Grid and static: lessons and questions Ohm's law and circuits Electric fields and equipotentials
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Particle model, density and gas pressure P1
Density Particle model, density and gas pressure: lessons and questions Gas laws
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Atomic structure and radioactivity P6 and P4
Atoms, nuclear radiation and half-life Atomic structure and radioactivity: lessons and questions Periodic table Radioactive decay Half-life
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Forces, work, elasticity, moments and pressure P2.3
Forces, mass and weight Resultant forces and free body diagrams Forces, work, elasticity, moments and pressure: lessons and questions Forces on a slope Mass on a spring
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Forces and motion P2.1 and P2.2
Speed, velocity and distance-time graphs SUVAT and the equations of motion Forces and motion: lessons and questions Forces & acceleration SUVAT solver Projectile motion
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Momentum P2.2
Momentum and its conservation Momentum: lessons and questions Momentum and collisions
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Waves and the electromagnetic spectrum P5 (J249), P4.1 and P4.2 (J250)
Transverse and longitudinal waves Waves and the wave speed equation Waves and the electromagnetic spectrum: lessons and questions Waves on a string Refraction and Snell's law
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Lenses, visible light, sound and black bodies P5
Reflection and refraction of light Lenses, visible light, sound and black bodies: lessons and questions Refraction and Snell's law Lenses and ray diagrams
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Magnetism and electromagnetism P4 and P3.4
Magnets, magnetic fields and electromagnetism Magnetism and electromagnetism: lessons and questions Scientific calculator
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Space physics P8.2 (J249)
The solar system and the life cycle of a star Space physics: lessons and questions Orbits and Kepler's laws
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Required practicals, maths skills and the equations practical activity groups and maths skills
Scientific calculator Statistics calculator Graphing calculator
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Your summer 2027 exams
Paper Date Starts Length
Physics A Paper 1 or 3J249/01 or 03 Tuesday 25 May 2027 9:00 1h 45m
Physics A Paper 2 or 4J249/02 or 04 Friday 18 June 2027 9:00 1h 45m
Foundation and Higher papers are sat at the same time, so one row covers both. Source: OCR GCSE final examination timetable, June 2027 (final timetable), read on Wed 7 Oct. PDF (opens a new tab)
Taking Combined Science? Its papers are on the exam timetable page. Exam timetables
Official OCR pages
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