Pearson Edexcel GCSE Combined Science Paper 3 Higher 2025

Download the official Pearson Edexcel GCSE (9–1) Combined Science Paper 3 Physics Higher Tier question paper from the Summer 2025 examination series (1SC0/1PH). This authentic examiner-issued Higher Tier Physics paper contains advanced GCSE Physics questions covering forces, acceleration, resultant forces, gradients, wave properties, transverse earthquake waves, refraction, light travelling through glass, wavelength and frequency changes, gravitational potential energy, velocity, acceleration on slopes, momentum, Newton’s third law, radioactive decay, alpha radiation, beta minus particles, beta plus particles, gamma radiation, and kinetic energy calculations.

This Combined Science Higher Tier Physics paper is ideal for students preparing for the 2026 GCSE Combined Science examinations, classroom mock exams, intervention sessions, timed revision practice, tutoring, homeschooling, and independent self-study using official Pearson Edexcel assessment materials.

The examination includes practical and analytical questions involving force-versus-height graphs, wave-speed investigations, refraction practical methods using a glass block and ray box, speed-of-light calculations, skier acceleration calculations, momentum and force calculations in football collisions, distance-time graph gradients, and radioactive decay comparisons. Students are required to interpret graphs, analyse investigations, explain physical processes, complete multi-step calculations, and apply Higher Tier Physics equations throughout the paper.

The paper was sat on Thursday 22 May 2025 during the morning session, lasted 1 hour 10 minutes, carried 60 marks, and required the use of a calculator, ruler, and the enclosed Physics equation booklet.

This official Pearson Edexcel GCSE Combined Science Higher Tier Physics paper is designed for Year 10 and Year 11 students preparing for Summer 2026 GCSE examinations, Higher Tier Combined Science learners aiming for top GCSE grades, GCSE resit candidates, and independent learners studying the Pearson Edexcel Combined Science specification.

It is also highly valuable for Physics teachers, science departments, tutors, intervention coordinators, revision academies, homeschooling parents, and classroom assessors who require authentic Pearson Edexcel examination materials for mock assessments, classroom revision, homework tasks, and examiner-standard GCSE Physics preparation.