OCR A Level English Literature Paper 1 2025 Mark Scheme

Get the official OCR A-Level English Literature H472/01 Drama and Poetry pre-1900 mark scheme from the June 2025 exam series. This examiner-approved PDF contains the precise mark allocations, indicative content, assessment-objective breakdowns, level descriptors, and examiner guidance used to assess candidate responses across Shakespeare and comparative drama and poetry questions in the OCR specification.

This June 2025 OCR H472/01 mark scheme covers Shakespeare texts including Hamlet, Coriolanus, Richard III, Measure for Measure, Twelfth Night and The Tempest, alongside comparative pre-1900 drama and poetry essays on texts such as Paradise Lost, The Duchess of Malfi, A Doll’s House and Rossetti poetry. Pair it with the matching OCR H472/01 June 2025 question paper on markscheme.net for complete exam practice and examiner-standard revision. Updated for the 2025/2026 academic year, optimised for mobile and desktop, and instantly downloadable from markscheme.net — your fastest route to top-grade A-Level English Literature revision.

This document is designed for Year 12 and Year 13 OCR A-Level English Literature students preparing for the 2026 examination series, including retake candidates targeting A and A* grades, independent learners, and home-schooled students. It is especially valuable for students studying Drama and Poetry pre-1900 and aiming to understand exactly how OCR examiners reward AO1, AO2, AO3, AO4 and AO5 assessment objectives.

Teachers, English departments, revision-course providers, tutors and parents can use this examiner mark scheme to deliver timed essay practice, model-answer walkthroughs, assessment-objective moderation, intervention sessions, and examiner-skills training. It is particularly effective for analysing high-level literary interpretation, comparative essay structure, contextual analysis and Shakespeare language analysis.