AQA GCSE English Language.
Two papers and 3 hours 30 minutes in the exam hall, from 24 May to 8 June 2027.
- Mon 24 May · 9.00amPaper 1Explorations in creative reading and writing1h 45 · 80 marks
- Tue 8 Jun · 9.00amPaper 2Writers’ viewpoints and perspectives1h 45 · 80 marks
Dates from AQA’s exam timetable for June 2027 (version 1.1, 14 September 2026). Morning papers start at 9.00am and afternoon papers at 1.30pm. Results come out on 19 August 2027.
Every past paper.
Newest first, each with its mark scheme and examiner report. Every link opens AQA’s own file.
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9 sittings, November 2020 to June 2025. A 4 took between 68 and 73 of 160 marks.
Every link opens a file on the board’s own site, all checked on 3 October 2026; AQA’s full list is in AQA’s past paper finder. The marks for a grade are the board’s published boundaries for the whole sitting.
Turn their marks into a grade.
Add up the marks from all 2 papers, then move the score. Each year has its own line.
June 2026
From AQA’s grade boundaries for June 2026. A boundary gives the grade, not the reason. A tutor marks a real paper and shows where the marks went: paper marking.
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