2025

Cambridge A Level ยท 9702 ยท Paper 5 ยท Planning, analysis & evaluation

Physics 9702/53 Oct/Nov 2025 past paper

Cambridge A Level Physics (9702) Paper 5 (Planning, analysis & evaluation), variant 3, Oct/Nov 2025: the question paper and its official mark scheme, 2 questions worth 30 marks, with the grade thresholds. Free to open, no account needed.

Questions
2
Marks
30
Grade A from
24

File names: 9702_w25_qp_53 ยท 9702_w25_ms_53

Grade thresholds for 9702/53 Oct/Nov 2025

The minimum raw marks Cambridge set for each grade on this component (out of 30). Thresholds change every session and variant, so always compare your score with the paper you actually sat.

ABCDE
2422191613

Questions in 9702/53 Oct/Nov 2025

  1. Question 1 ยท 15 marks

    On a bench, a steel ball of radius r is used to compress a spring by a distance x. The ball is held at rest in this position, as shown in Fig. 1.1. P compressed spring ball bench Fig. 1.1 โ€ฆ

  2. Question 2 ยท 15 marks

    A student investigates light from different galaxies. Fig. 2.1 shows the lines in the absorption spectrum from a distant galaxy. ฮป increasing wavelength Fig. 2.1 The wavelength of one of the lines in the absorption spectrum is ฮป. The wavelength โ€ฆ

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Open the mark scheme above - it is the official Cambridge scheme for this exact paper (9702_w25_ms_53), and on a wide screen it sits beside the question you are reading.
What was the grade threshold for an A in 9702/53 Oct/Nov 2025?
24 marks out of 30, a C needed 19.
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