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GCSE English marking

For students, parents and carers · AQA GCSE English Language and Literature

Send in an essay, an exam answer or a whole paper. It comes back marked by an experienced English teacher, with the level it reached and exactly what to do to reach the next one.

See prices How it works

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What you get back

The level and the mark

The AQA level and mark for the answer, with the mark for each assessment objective, so you can see where the marks were won and lost.

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Comments on the work

Notes on the script itself, next to the sentences they are about: what works, what is missing and what is not quite accurate.

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Three targets

Three clear things to do next time, with one paragraph rewritten to show what the next level looks like.

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Marked by a person

Every piece is read and marked by Hannah Shevlin, an experienced secondary English teacher and curriculum lead, against AQA’s mark schemes. No AI marking.

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Prices

Prices include VAT. After you pay, we email you a link to send the work in.

One essay

£25incl. VAT

A Literature essay (Shakespeare, the 19th-century novel, the modern text or a poetry comparison) or a Language Question 5 piece of writing.

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One Language question

£12incl. VAT

A single Language reading question from Paper 1 or Paper 2, such as Question 2, 3 or 4.

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A full paper

£45incl. VAT

A whole Language or Literature paper, every question marked, with a question-by-question breakdown.

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Three essays

£65incl. VAT

Three essays or Question 5 pieces, sent in whenever they are ready within six months.

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Express marking: £15 more per piece. Feedback by the end of the next working day instead of within 3 working days. Add one for each piece you want back quickly.

How it works

Choose and pay. Add what you need to the basket and pay securely.
Send the work in. We email you a link. Upload a PDF, a Word file or clear photos of handwritten work, with the exam question. The link works for six months, so each piece can go in when it is ready.
Get it back. The marked work and feedback arrive by email within 3 working days of sending it in, or by the end of the next working day for express marking.

Working days are Monday to Friday, not counting bank holidays. Work sent in after 3pm counts from the next working day.

Questions

Which exam board?: AQA: English Language (8700) and English Literature (8702), including every AQA set text, the poetry anthology and unseen poetry. The marking follows AQA’s published mark schemes, and AQA has not endorsed this service.
Will you predict a grade?: We give the AQA level and mark. Grade boundaries are set on the whole qualification and change every year, so a single answer cannot be turned into a reliable grade, and we won’t pretend otherwise.
Can I send handwritten work?: Yes. Take clear photos in good light, one page at a time, or scan them to a PDF. Exam practice is best handwritten, under timed conditions.
What should I send with it?: The exam question, and the extract or source if there is one. A note on how long it took and what you would like help with is useful too.
Who sees the work?: Only the teacher marking it. We keep the work for six months so you can ask questions about the feedback, then delete it. Our privacy notice has the details.
Can I cancel?: Yes, within 14 days and before you send any work in, for a full refund. When you send work in you ask us to start marking straight away, and once a piece is marked the right to cancel for that piece ends. Our refunds and cancellation policy explains this.
Who should buy it?: Students aged 13 or over can buy and send in their own work. For anyone younger, a parent or carer should buy it and send the work in.

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