A-level Business Studies tutors
19 UK tutors who teach Business Studies at A-level. £18–£180/hr · median £50
Business Studies is offered at GCSE and A-level (AQA, Edexcel, OCR, Cambridge Technical and BTEC routes) and covers marketing, finance, operations, HR and strategy. It's more applied than Economics and rewards case-study fluency: the exam papers are built around extended business scenarios. Tutoring helps most with the case-study analysis (where students are asked to evaluate strategic options under uncertainty) and with the quantitative content at A-level (break-even, ratios, investment appraisal), which catches out students who chose Business as the 'maths-light' option. Look for tutors with both teaching experience and some real business background.
A-level business steps up from GCSE mainly in how much of the mark goes to judgement. Knowing what a strategy is earns little; arguing whether it suits a particular firm, in its particular market, earns most of it. Quantitative skills run through all papers, covering investment appraisal, ratio analysis and forecasting, and students without a maths background often need support there first. Papers are built on case material about real or realistic businesses, so the answer has to engage with that context rather than recite a model. Students who did the GCSE sometimes struggle more than those who did not, because the habit of describing rather than evaluating has to be unlearned.
A-levels are sat at the end of Year 13 (age 17-18) and are the standard UK university-entrance qualification, with most students taking 3 subjects (sometimes 4 plus an EPQ). Grades A*-E feed UCAS, and competitive university courses set offers at AAA or higher. Tutoring helps most with the step up from GCSE: A-levels demand independent learning, denser content, and exam technique that rewards structured argument or method-mark-aware working. Boards (AQA, Edexcel, OCR, Eduqas, CIE) diverge meaningfully, so match the tutor to the spec, especially in maths, sciences and modern languages where assessment differences are sharp.
77% got A* to C in 2026 across the UK (JCQ). Exam boards, dates and past papers
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About the A-level Business Studies exam
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AQA · 7132
Exam dates, summer 2027
- Thursday, 13 May 2027 Paper 1: Business 1, afternoon
- Wednesday, 19 May 2027 Paper 2: Business 2, morning
- Tuesday, 8 June 2027 Paper 3: Business 3, afternoon
Past papers, June 2025
- Paper 1 Question paper Mark scheme Examiners' report
- Paper 2 Question paper Mark scheme Examiners' report
- Paper 3 Question paper Mark scheme Examiners' report Insert
Grade boundaries, every series
Grade boundaries
| Series | Grade C | Grade A |
|---|---|---|
| June 2026 | 138/300 46% | 192/300 64% |
| June 2025 | 139/300 46% | 197/300 66% |
The total marks needed across all the papers. From AQA A level grade boundaries, June 2026 and AQA A level grade boundaries, June 2025.
How students do
Share of UK entries who got A* to C, and who got A* or A, all boards.
- 2019 73.8%·14.8%
- 2020 86.1%·25.7%
- 2021 86.8%·32.4%
- 2022 83.6%·25.2%
- 2023 75.1%·16.2%
- 2024 74.5%·16.2%
- 2025 76.9%·16.6%
- 2026 77%·16.2%
2020 and 2021 were teacher-assessed grades, which is why they run higher. All ages, including students resitting. From A level results summer, all UK candidates.
Read up before you book
Plain-English guides
About Business Studies
What Business Studies covers across UK levels, where tutoring usually helps, and what to look for in a tutor.
About A-level
Year groups, exam timing, and how A-level fits into the UK qualification ladder.
Exam boards
AQA, Edexcel, OCR, Eduqas, CCEA, SQA (now Qualifications Scotland) and Cambridge International: what each is known for.
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