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A Level English Language past papers and mark schemes

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AQA A Level English Language

7702 · 2017 to 2025

Edexcel A Level English Language

9EN0 · 2010 to 2025

OCR A Level English Language

H470 · 2017 to 2025

WJEC A Level English Language

1700 · 2017 to 2025

Eduqas A Level English Language

A700 · 2017 to 2025

The boards

About A Level English Language

Not sure which board? Look at the front of any past paper. It names the board and carries a code: 7702 is AQA, 9EN0 is Edexcel, H470 is OCR, 1700 is WJEC and A700 is Eduqas.

AQA (7702), Edexcel (9EN0), OCR (H470), WJEC (1700) and Eduqas (A700) set GCE A Level English Language, and the code is printed on the front of your paper. Each board below shows its newest papers and its questions by topic; the board's own page holds the full list.

AQA7702

Since 2015

Also 6706, 6701

9,000 a year

AQA's own site

Since 2015

Also 9178

1,000 a year

Edexcel's own site
OCRH470

Since 2015

Also 7827

1,000 a year

OCR's own site
WJEC1700

Since 2015

300 a year

WJEC's own site
EduqasA700

Since 2015

900 a year

Eduqas's own site

At a glance

179papers from 5 exam boards, January 2010 to June 2025.
668documents - question papers, mark schemes and examiner reports.

GCE A Level English Language is examined in January, June, November and October. Each board's own page holds its full list, back to its first exam.

Memes

Certified English Language memes. Peer-reviewed by nobody.

Laugh now. Then pick your board and do a past paper.

Craft a gripping opening line
Write ‘The rain fell’ and pray
Me with 45 minutes for creative writing
Using a full stop
Using a semicolon
Using a semicolon correctly
Finding sibilance in your mum’s shopping list
Language enlightenment, ranked

Mum 💖

how's english going sweetie?? 🥰

practising descriptive writing

describe a tidy room then 💖

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It was a dark and stormy night