AQA GCSE English Language past papers
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2025 · June
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Paper 1 Explorations in creative reading and writing
8700/1 · 80 marks
Supporting filesPaper 2 Writers viewpoints and perspectives
8700/2 · 80 marks
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2024 · June
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Paper 1 Explorations in creative reading and writing
8700/1 · 80 marks
Supporting filesPaper 2 Writers viewpoints and perspectives
8700/2 · 80 marks
Supporting files
2024 · November
Paper 1 Explorations in creative reading and writing
8700/1 · 80 marks
Supporting filesPaper 2 Writers viewpoints and perspectives
8700/2 · 80 marks
Supporting files
2023 · June
Official whole-qualification boundaries. These percentages aren't individual-paper grades.
Paper 2 Writers’ viewpoints and perspectives
8700/2 · 80 marks
Supporting filesPaper 1 Explorations in creative reading and writing
8700/1
2023 · November
Paper 1 Explorations in creative reading and writing
8700/1 · 80 marks
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2022 · June
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England’s 2022 exams used pandemic adaptations and transitional grading. Advance information, where supplied, applied to that sitting only. It is historical context, not a topic guide for your next exam.
Official whole-qualification boundaries. These percentages aren't individual-paper grades.
Paper 1 Explorations in creative reading and writing
8700/1
Supporting filesPaper 2 Writers’ viewpoints and perspectives
8700/2
Supporting files
2022 · November
Paper 2 Writers’ viewpoints and perspectives
8700/2 · 80 marks
Supporting files
2021 · November
Available official resources · coverage may varyPaper 1 Explorations in creative reading and writing
8700/1
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8700/2
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Paper 1 Explorations in creative reading and writing Sample set 1 (first exam 2026)
8700/1 · 80 marks
Paper 2 Writers’ viewpoints and perspectives Sample set 1 (first exam 2026)
8700/2 · 80 marks
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