GCSE Physical Education tutors
3 UK tutors who teach Physical Education at GCSE.
PE at GCSE and A-level (AQA, OCR, Edexcel, Eduqas) is largely an academic course: anatomy and physiology, biomechanics, sports psychology, sociocultural issues, and skill acquisition theory, alongside a practical performance and coursework analysis. Tutoring helps most on the science content (which is the most-failed paper at both levels), on the longer analysis questions where named theory plus application drive the marks, and on the analysis-of-performance coursework. The practical grade is largely determined outside the spec by sport-specific coaching. Look for tutors with sports science degrees and explicit board familiarity.
GCSEs are sat in Year 11 (age 15-16), with most students taking 8-10 subjects. They're the main UK school qualification at 16: the 9-1 graded exams that drive sixth-form admission, apprenticeship eligibility, and (via maths and English at grade 4 or 5) university and many job prerequisites. Tutoring demand peaks here. The biggest grade gains tend to come from exam-paper technique rather than further content. Students often know more than they show. Boards (AQA, Edexcel, OCR, Eduqas, WJEC, CIE) diverge on content and assessment, so tutor familiarity with the specific spec is meaningful in most subjects.
73.4% got grade 4 or above in 2026 across the UK (JCQ). Exam boards, dates and past papers
About the GCSE Physical Education exam
Which exam board?
Your child's school will know which board they sit.
AQA · 8582
Exam dates, summer 2027
- Thursday, 13 May 2027 Paper 1: The human body and movement in physcial activity and sport, afternoon
- Thursday, 20 May 2027 Paper 2: Socio-cultural influences and well-being in physical activity and sport, afternoon
Past papers, June 2025
- Paper 1 Question paper Mark scheme Examiners' report
- Paper 2 Question paper Mark scheme Examiners' report
Grade boundaries, every series
Grade boundaries
| Series | Grade 4 | Grade 7 |
|---|---|---|
| June 2026 | 136/260 52% | 188/260 72% |
| June 2025 | 142/260 55% | 190/260 73% |
The total marks needed across all the papers. From AQA GCSE grade boundaries, June 2026 and AQA GCSE grade boundaries, June 2025.
How students do
Share of UK entries who got grade 4 or above, and who got grade 7 or above, all boards.
- 2019 72.4%·21.8%
- 2020 86%·34.1%
- 2021 87.4%·41.4%
- 2022 82.4%·34.9%
- 2023 73.7%·24.2%
- 2024 72.9%·23.7%
- 2025 73.7%·24.3%
- 2026 73.4%·24.4%
2020 and 2021 were teacher-assessed grades, which is why they run higher. All ages, including students resitting. From GCSE (full course) results summer, all UK candidates.
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About GCSE
Year groups, exam timing, and how GCSE 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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