AQA A-level Business past papers and mark schemes
24 papers · November 2020 – June 2025
There are 24 papers on this page for AQA A-level Business, specification 7132, and every one has a mark scheme. Paper 1: Business 1, Paper 2: Business 2 and Paper 3: Business 3 each carry 100 marks in 2 hours, with 7 papers apiece drawn from 6 exam series between November 2020 and June 2025, alongside specimen material. 10 of the files include an insert.
You will also see a group headed 7138 sample papers, with the codes 7138/1, 7138/2 and 7138/3. This is a sample assessment set for specification 7138 rather than a current exam paper, so it is not part of the revision plan. It can still be handy as extra practice once you have worked through the 7132 papers. All files are hosted by AQA, which sets the papers. Try doing each one in a single sitting with a timer running, then go through the mark scheme line by line to see where marks were given and where you missed them. Keeping June 2025 back for the final weeks means you still have an unseen paper when it matters most.
Reschedule, a revision planner that is independent of any exam board, turns your subjects, paper dates and available study hours into a daily plan built from the specification. If you miss a day, the unfinished tasks move to your next study days, still ahead of each paper's date.
Paper 1: Business 17132/1
2 h · 100 marks
What this paper covers
- 3.1 What is business? Managing marketing and financeUnderstanding the nature and purpose of business · Understanding different business forms · Understanding the role and importance of stakeholders · Setting marketing objectives · Understanding markets and customers · Making marketing decisions: segmentation, targeting, positioning · Making marketing decisions: using the marketing mix · Setting financial objectives · Analysing financial performance · Making financial decisions: sources of finance · Making financial decisions: improving cash flow and profits · Assessing internationalisation
- 3.2 Managing people and operationsUnderstanding management, leadership and decision making · Setting operational objectives · Analysing operational performance · Making operational decisions to improve performance: increasing efficiency and productivity · Making operational decisions to improve performance: improving quality · Making operational decisions to improve performance: managing inventory and supply chains · Setting HR objectives · Analysing HR performance · Making HR decisions: improving organisational design and managing the human resource flow · Making HR decisions: improving motivation and engagement · Making HR decisions: improving employer-employee relations · Assessing a change in scale (Year 2) · Assessing innovation (Year 2) · Assessing greater use of digital technology (Year 2) · Managing organisational culture · Managing strategic implementation · Operations management
- 3.3 Business and society, the external environment and strategyUnderstanding that businesses operate within an external environment · Mission, corporate objectives and strategy · Analysing the external environment to assess opportunities and threats: political and legal change · Analysing the external environment to assess opportunities and threats: economic change · Analysing the external environment to assess opportunities and threats: social and technological · Analysing the external environment to assess opportunities and threats: the competitive environment · Analysing strategic options: investment appraisal · Strategic direction: choosing which markets to compete in and what products to offer · Assessing a change in scale · Assessing internationalisation · Assessing greater use of digital technology · Managing change · Managing strategic implementation · Problems with strategy and why strategies fail
| Series | Code | Question paper | Mark scheme | Insert |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2025 | 7132/1 | Question paper | Mark scheme | — |
| June 2024 | 7132/1 | Question paper | Mark scheme | — |
| June 2023 | 7132/1 | Question paper | Mark scheme | — |
| June 2022 | 7132/1 | Question paper | Mark scheme | — |
| November 2021 | 7132/1 | Question paper | Mark scheme | — |
| November 2020 | 7132/1 | Question paper | Mark scheme | — |
| Specimen (Sample set 1) | 7132/1 | Question paper | Mark scheme | — |
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Paper 2: Business 27132/2
2 h · 100 marks
What this paper covers
- 3.1 What is business? Managing marketing and financeUnderstanding the nature and purpose of business · Understanding different business forms · Understanding the role and importance of stakeholders · Setting marketing objectives · Understanding markets and customers · Making marketing decisions: segmentation, targeting, positioning · Making marketing decisions: using the marketing mix · Setting financial objectives · Analysing financial performance · Making financial decisions: sources of finance · Making financial decisions: improving cash flow and profits · Assessing internationalisation
- 3.2 Managing people and operationsUnderstanding management, leadership and decision making · Setting operational objectives · Analysing operational performance · Making operational decisions to improve performance: increasing efficiency and productivity · Making operational decisions to improve performance: improving quality · Making operational decisions to improve performance: managing inventory and supply chains · Setting HR objectives · Analysing HR performance · Making HR decisions: improving organisational design and managing the human resource flow · Making HR decisions: improving motivation and engagement · Making HR decisions: improving employer-employee relations · Assessing a change in scale (Year 2) · Assessing innovation (Year 2) · Assessing greater use of digital technology (Year 2) · Managing organisational culture · Managing strategic implementation · Operations management
- 3.3 Business and society, the external environment and strategyUnderstanding that businesses operate within an external environment · Mission, corporate objectives and strategy · Analysing the external environment to assess opportunities and threats: political and legal change · Analysing the external environment to assess opportunities and threats: economic change · Analysing the external environment to assess opportunities and threats: social and technological · Analysing the external environment to assess opportunities and threats: the competitive environment · Analysing strategic options: investment appraisal · Strategic direction: choosing which markets to compete in and what products to offer · Assessing a change in scale · Assessing internationalisation · Assessing greater use of digital technology · Managing change · Managing strategic implementation · Problems with strategy and why strategies fail
| Series | Code | Question paper | Mark scheme | Insert |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2025 | 7132/2 | Question paper | Mark scheme | — |
| June 2024 | 7132/2 | Question paper | Mark scheme | — |
| June 2023 | 7132/2 | Question paper | Mark scheme | — |
| June 2022 | 7132/2 | Question paper | Mark scheme | — |
| November 2021 | 7132/2 | Question paper | Mark scheme | — |
| November 2020 | 7132/2 | Question paper | Mark scheme | — |
| Specimen (Sample set 1) | 7132/2 | Question paper | Mark scheme | — |
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Paper 3: Business 37132/3
2 h · 100 marks
What this paper covers
- 3.1 What is business? Managing marketing and financeUnderstanding the nature and purpose of business · Understanding different business forms · Understanding the role and importance of stakeholders · Setting marketing objectives · Understanding markets and customers · Making marketing decisions: segmentation, targeting, positioning · Making marketing decisions: using the marketing mix · Setting financial objectives · Analysing financial performance · Making financial decisions: sources of finance · Making financial decisions: improving cash flow and profits · Assessing internationalisation
- 3.2 Managing people and operationsUnderstanding management, leadership and decision making · Setting operational objectives · Analysing operational performance · Making operational decisions to improve performance: increasing efficiency and productivity · Making operational decisions to improve performance: improving quality · Making operational decisions to improve performance: managing inventory and supply chains · Setting HR objectives · Analysing HR performance · Making HR decisions: improving organisational design and managing the human resource flow · Making HR decisions: improving motivation and engagement · Making HR decisions: improving employer-employee relations · Assessing a change in scale (Year 2) · Assessing innovation (Year 2) · Assessing greater use of digital technology (Year 2) · Managing organisational culture · Managing strategic implementation · Operations management
- 3.3 Business and society, the external environment and strategyUnderstanding that businesses operate within an external environment · Mission, corporate objectives and strategy · Analysing the external environment to assess opportunities and threats: political and legal change · Analysing the external environment to assess opportunities and threats: economic change · Analysing the external environment to assess opportunities and threats: social and technological · Analysing the external environment to assess opportunities and threats: the competitive environment · Analysing strategic options: investment appraisal · Strategic direction: choosing which markets to compete in and what products to offer · Assessing a change in scale · Assessing internationalisation · Assessing greater use of digital technology · Managing change · Managing strategic implementation · Problems with strategy and why strategies fail
| Series | Code | Question paper | Mark scheme | Insert |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2025 | 7132/3 | Question paper | Mark scheme | Insert |
| June 2024 | 7132/3 | Question paper | Mark scheme | Insert |
| June 2023 | 7132/3 | Question paper | Mark scheme | Insert |
| June 2022 | 7132/3 | Question paper | Mark scheme | Insert |
| November 2021 | 7132/3 | Question paper | Mark scheme | Insert |
| November 2020 | 7132/3 | Question paper | Mark scheme | Insert |
| Specimen (Sample set 1) | 7132/3 | Question paper | Mark scheme | Insert |
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7138 sample papers7138/1, 7138/2, 7138/3
2 h · 90 marks
Sample assessment set for specification 7138. Not tied to a current exam paper.
| Series | Code | Question paper | Mark scheme | Insert |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Specimen (Sample set 1) | 7138/1 | Question paper | Mark scheme | Insert |
| Specimen (Sample set 1) | 7138/2 | Question paper | Mark scheme | Insert |
| Specimen (Sample set 1) | 7138/3 | Question paper | Mark scheme | Insert |
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Common questions
- Where can I find AQA Business mark schemes?
- Every paper on this page has its mark scheme linked in the same row. Each link opens the PDF where it is hosted.
- Which years of AQA Business past papers are here?
- The page lists 18 papers from 6 exam series, November 2020 to June 2025, and 6 specimen or sample papers.
- Do any papers come with an insert?
- Yes. 10 of the papers here have a separate insert, linked in the same row as the paper.
- Are these the official AQA papers?
- They are the papers set by AQA. Links open the PDF where it is hosted: 24 on the AQA website. Reschedule is independent and not affiliated with any exam board.
- How do I fit past papers into my revision plan?
- Add Business and AQA in Reschedule with the date of each paper. It builds a daily revision plan that schedules each subtopic before the paper that examines it and adds past papers for each paper, then re-fits the plan if you miss a day.
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