A-level English Language tutors
8 UK tutors who teach English Language at A-level. £15–£90/hr · median £50
English Language at GCSE focuses on reading unseen fiction and non-fiction, and on writing for purpose and audience: descriptive, narrative, persuasive, transactional. A-level English Language is a different subject altogether: linguistics, child language acquisition, language change, discourse analysis. Tutoring helps most with the writing papers (where structure and tonal control can be taught) and with the analytical frameworks at A-level, which students often try to bluff. Boards diverge meaningfully: AQA, Edexcel, OCR and Eduqas at GCSE, AQA and Cambridge at A-level. For A-level, prefer tutors with a linguistics background.
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.
78.8% got A* to C in 2026 across the UK (JCQ). Exam boards, dates and past papers
About the A-level English Language exam
Which exam board?
Your child's school will know which board they sit.
AQA · 7702
Exam dates, summer 2027
- Monday, 10 May 2027 Paper 1: Language, the individual and society, morning
- Monday, 17 May 2027 Paper 2: Language diversity and change, morning
Past papers, June 2025
- Paper 1 Question paper Mark scheme Examiners' report Insert
- Paper 2 Question paper Mark scheme Examiners' report Insert
Grade boundaries, every series
Grade boundaries
| Series | Grade C | Grade A |
|---|---|---|
| June 2026 | 290/500 58% | 397/500 79% |
| June 2025 | 285/500 57% | 397/500 79% |
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 78.6%·11.3%
- 2020 87.2%·21.8%
- 2021 87.8%·27.5%
- 2022 85.6%·22.5%
- 2023 79.1%·12.3%
- 2024 76.4%·11.6%
- 2025 78.5%·12.8%
- 2026 78.8%·12.4%
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 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.
Parent guides
Cost benchmarks, online vs in-person, when to start, choosing a tutor, and knowing if it's working.
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