OCR A Level History A Alfred England 2025 Mark Scheme

Get the official OCR A-Level History A Alfred and the Making of England 871–1016 mark scheme for the June 2025 examination series (Y101/01). This examiner-approved OCR mark scheme provides complete indicative content, AO1 and AO2 assessment guidance, source-evaluation criteria, essay-marking grids, generic level descriptors, and official examiner commentary for every question in the June 2025 OCR A-Level History examination.

The mark scheme includes detailed examiner guidance on Alfred’s legal reforms and treatment of the poor, the aims of Aethelstan’s legal codes, and Edmund’s effectiveness in dealing with his enemies. Students can clearly understand how OCR examiners award marks for source utility, provenance analysis, contextual evaluation, substantiated judgement, and sustained historical argument throughout the paper. The document also explains how top-band responses are expected to analyse source provenance, integrate contextual knowledge, and maintain balanced judgement across both source and essay questions.

This mark scheme provides examiner-approved discussion points on issues such as Alfred’s law code, hundreds and tithings, compensation payments, Danish invasions, Christian principles in justice, Aethelstan’s London peace guild, harsh punishments for theft, reeves, uniform coinage, Guthfrisson, Olaf Sihtricsson, the Five Boroughs, Strathclyde, and Viking challenges to Anglo-Saxon authority. It also contains the official OCR level descriptors for both the 30-mark source question and the 20-mark essay questions, helping students understand exactly how Level 5 and Level 6 responses are structured. Pair it with the matching June 2025 Y101/01 question paper on markscheme.net for complete examiner-style revision and timed practice. Updated for the 2025/2026 academic year, optimised for mobile and desktop, and instantly downloadable from markscheme.net — your fastest route to top-grade OCR A-Level History revision.

This document is designed for A-Level students studying OCR History A Alfred and the Making of England 871–1016, including Year 13 candidates preparing for the 2026 examination series, retake students targeting A/A* grades, independent learners, and home-schooled students revising Alfred the Great, Aethelstan, Edmund, and Anglo-Saxon England.

It is also highly valuable for teachers, private tutors, revision-course providers, and parents supporting OCR History revision at home. Use this official mark scheme for timed mock marking, examiner-style source walkthroughs, essay-planning exercises, moderation across classes, identifying misconceptions, and improving evaluation and analytical judgement skills using authentic OCR examiner guidance.