A-level Drama tutors
3 UK tutors who teach Drama at A-level. £40–£90/hr · median £60
Drama at GCSE and A-level (AQA, Edexcel, Eduqas, OCR) combines practical performance, devising work, set-text study and written analysis. The set texts range across Shakespeare, modern and contemporary drama, Brecht, Stanislavski-tradition naturalism, and theatre practitioner study. Tutoring helps most with the written analysis (which weights more than students expect: performance review and live-theatre evaluation papers), with the devising portfolio, and with set-text close reading from a performer's rather than a literary perspective. Look for tutors with theatre training plus explicit GCSE/A-level moderation experience; pure performers without spec experience often miss the assessment-objective specifics.
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.
89.1% got A* to C in 2026 across the UK (JCQ). Exam boards, dates and past papers
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University of London Academic | Expert A-Level, EPQ & Essay Coaching in English, History & Theatre Studies | Uni Admissions & Short Courses
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About the A-level Drama exam
Which exam board?
Your child's school will know which board they sit.
AQA · 7262
Exam dates, summer 2027
- Monday, 17 May 2027 Drama and Theatre, morning
Past papers, June 2025
- Component 1 Question paper Mark scheme Examiners' report Insert
Grade boundaries, every series
Grade boundaries
| Series | Grade C | Grade A |
|---|---|---|
| June 2026 | 102/200 51% | 142/200 71% |
| June 2025 | 105/200 53% | 145/200 73% |
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 81.7%·18.5%
- 2020 94.6%·39.8%
- 2021 95%·48.8%
- 2022 91.1%·39.2%
- 2023 83.3%·21.5%
- 2024 86.7%·22.3%
- 2025 89.1%·22.7%
- 2026 89.1%·23.5%
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 Drama
What Drama 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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