A-level German tutors
4 UK tutors who teach German at A-level. £17–£50/hr · median £45
German is offered at GCSE and A-level (AQA, Edexcel, Eduqas) but with declining take-up. Fewer schools staff it well, which makes tutoring more often a substitute for school teaching than a supplement. The case system (nominative/accusative/dative/genitive) and word order are the structural challenges; speaking-exam confidence and the A-level set works (often Der Vorleser, Das Leben der Anderen, Goodbye Lenin!) are where tutoring most often earns its keep. Native-speaker fluency matters at A-level, where examiners expect range and idiom. Look for tutors who've taught the specific spec.
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.
88.8% got A* to C in 2026 across the UK (JCQ). Exam boards, dates and past papers
About the A-level German exam
Which exam board?
Your child's school will know which board they sit.
AQA · 7662
Exam dates, summer 2027
- Wednesday, 19 May 2027 Paper 1: Listening, reading and writing, morning
- Wednesday, 26 May 2027 Paper 2: Writing, morning
Past papers, June 2025
- Paper 1 Question paper Mark scheme Examiners' report Insert
- Paper 2 Question paper Mark scheme Examiners' report
How students do
Share of UK entries who got A* to C, and who got A* or A, all boards.
- 2019 84.8%·41.2%
- 2020 94.8%·58.7%
- 2021 96.3%·67.7%
- 2022 91.3%·58.4%
- 2023 87.5%·45.5%
- 2024 88.4%·48%
- 2025 89.1%·47.8%
- 2026 88.8%·45.9%
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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