AQA GCSE History Paper 2 Section A/a 2025 Question Paper

Download the official AQA GCSE History Paper 2 Section A/A question paper for the June 2025 exam series (8145/2A/A). This authentic AQA exam paper contains the full set of live GCSE History questions for Britain: Health and the people: c1000 to the present day, used during the summer 2025 examination series.

The paper includes source analysis, significance, comparison, and extended essay questions covering key developments in medicine, surgery, and public health across British history. Students will encounter questions on the importance of penicillin, the significance of Louis Pasteur’s work, similarities between medieval and 18th-century surgery, and the role of governments in the development of public health in Britain.

Students can practise real 8-mark and 16-mark GCSE History questions exactly as they appeared in the live June 2025 AQA examination. The paper also includes authentic AQA formatting, official timing guidance, SPaG assessment requirements, structured answer spaces, and exam presentation identical to the real assessment experience.

The examination tests a wide range of historical knowledge and analytical skills, including source utility analysis, contextual knowledge, significance explanations, comparison of historical periods, and balanced evaluative judgement using evidence from across the Health and the People specification. Ideal for timed practice, mock exams, intervention sessions, revision work, and preparation for the 2026 GCSE History exams.

This document is designed for Year 10 and Year 11 students studying GCSE History Britain: Health and the people: c1000 to the present day under the AQA 8145 specification, including students preparing for the 2026 exams, retake candidates, private candidates, and home-schooled learners targeting grades 7–9.

It is also highly useful for history teachers, tutors, intervention coordinators, revision centres, and parents who require authentic AQA exam material for source analysis practice, significance questions, extended essay preparation, mock moderation, and GCSE History exam-technique improvement using official June 2025 examination questions.