Specification 8700
AQA GCSE English Language Past Papers
Question papers and mark schemes from 2020–2024, up to November 2024. Each button opens the official PDF straight from AQA.
About these AQA GCSE English Language papers
AQA GCSE English Language is specification 8700. This page links 11 question papers (11 with mark schemes) across 7 exam series, from November 2020 to November 2024. In the November 2024 series, the 2 papers were:
- 87001 Paper 1 Explorations in creative reading and writing
- 87002 Paper 2 Writers viewpoints and perspectives
Sit each paper under timed conditions, then mark it against the official mark scheme. To turn a raw mark into a grade, use AQA grade boundaries for the same series, because boundaries change every year. AQA's examiner reports for each series explain where candidates most often lost marks.
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November 2024
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June 2024
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June 2023
- Paper 2 Writers’ viewpoints and perspectives87002 Question paper Mark scheme Get it marked
November 2022
- Paper 2 Writers’ viewpoints and perspectives87002 Question paper Mark scheme Get it marked
June 2022
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November 2021
- Paper 1 Explorations in creative reading and writing87001 Question paper Mark scheme Get it marked
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November 2020
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- Paper 2 Writers’ viewpoints and perspectives87002 Question paper Mark scheme Get it marked
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