A-level Economics tutors
Showing 9 of 33 UK tutors who teach Economics at A-level. £25–£180/hr · median £58
Economics is offered at GCSE (less commonly) and A-level (AQA, Edexcel, OCR), and splits into microeconomics (markets, firms, market failure) and macroeconomics (growth, inflation, unemployment, policy). It's essay-and-data-heavy at A-level: students need to apply theory to current real-world events and write to mark schemes that reward structured argument with diagrams. Tutoring helps most with diagram technique (which is rewarded explicitly), with essay structure under timed conditions, and with the macro paper, which lags news and rewards students who follow the FT or equivalent. For Oxbridge or LSE applicants, look for tutors who go beyond the spec.
A-level economics divides into microeconomics and macroeconomics, and most students find one considerably harder than the other. The assessment rewards evaluation above knowledge, so an answer that explains a policy accurately and stops there caps out well below one that weighs it against alternatives and states the conditions under which it fails. That is the single biggest source of lost marks. Diagrams have to be drawn correctly and then actually referred to in the prose. The maths needed is GCSE level, though quantitative skills carry a defined weighting and students without A-level Maths sometimes need support with elasticity calculations and index numbers.
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.
83% got A* to C in 2026 across the UK (JCQ). Exam boards, dates and past papers
About the A-level Economics exam
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AQA · 7136
Exam dates, summer 2027
- Monday, 10 May 2027 Paper 1: Markets and market failure, morning
- Monday, 17 May 2027 Paper 2: National and international economy, afternoon
- Monday, 7 June 2027 Paper 3: Economic principles and issues, morning
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 | 110/240 46% | 154/240 64% |
| June 2025 | 107/240 45% | 153/240 64% |
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 80.7%·28.9%
- 2020 90.7%·41.2%
- 2021 90.4%·46.7%
- 2022 86%·38.3%
- 2023 80.2%·29.3%
- 2024 81.3%·30.2%
- 2025 82.5%·29.7%
- 2026 83%·30.2%
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.
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Plain-English guides
About Economics
What Economics 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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