GCSE Psychology tutors
13 UK tutors who teach Psychology at GCSE. £18–£90/hr · median £40
Psychology is one of the most-taken A-levels in the UK (AQA dominates, with Edexcel and OCR also active). Content covers approaches, biopsychology, research methods, and topic options: memory, attachment, social influence, psychopathology and others. The maths and statistics content surprises students who chose it as a humanities subject; the methodology paper is where many grades are decided. Tutoring helps most with research methods and statistics, with the long essays (which require named studies, evaluation and application), and with the AO3 evaluation skills. Look for tutors with psychology degrees and explicit UK-spec experience. The boards diverge.
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.
64.1% got grade 4 or above in 2026 across the UK (JCQ). Exam boards, dates and past papers
About the GCSE Psychology exam
Which exam board?
Your child's school will know which board they sit.
AQA · 8182
Exam dates, summer 2027
- Monday, 10 May 2027 Paper 1: Cognition and behaviour, afternoon
- Monday, 17 May 2027 Paper 2: Social context and behaviour, 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 | 86/200 43% | 141/200 71% |
| June 2025 | 84/200 42% | 142/200 71% |
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.
- 2025 64.6%·20.8%
- 2026 64.1%·20.8%
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.
Read up before you book
Plain-English guides
About Psychology
What Psychology covers across UK levels, where tutoring usually helps, and what to look for in a tutor.
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.
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