Not sure which board? Look at the front of any past paper. It names the board and carries a code: 8021 is Cambridge, YEN01 is Edexcel and 9670 is OxfordAQA.

Cambridge (8021), Edexcel (YEN01) and OxfordAQA (9670) set International 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.

Cambridge8021

Also 9093, 8665, 8001, 8004

Grade boundaries

EdexcelYEN01

Since 2016

300 a year

Edexcel's own site

OxfordAQA9670

At a glance

786papers from 3 exam boards, November 2002 to June 2026.

3,315documents - question papers, mark schemes and examiner reports.

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

English Language at other levels

International GCSE English Language912 GCSE English Language220 GCE A Level English Language179 Cambridge O Level English Language168 GCE AS Level English Language131

International A Level grade boundaries ›

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