A-Level Explained

Grading, timelines, exam boards and general revision guidance for A-Level students.

Everything you need to revise for A-Levels: how to plan, which techniques actually work, how many hours to do, and how the exams are marked.

A-Level exams in 2026 are expected to run from mid-May to late June, with Results Day on Thursday 13 August 2026.

Turn a 60-page specification into a list of finishable jobs with this A-Level revision checklist.

Why there is no fixed percentage for an A*, how boundaries are set each year, and how to use them when marking past papers.

Which board you sit changes your specification, papers and mark schemes. Here is how to find out and why it matters.

How many hours of A-Level revision you actually need per day in term time, the holidays and study leave.

How your script is scanned, split between examiners, standardised and moderated, and what that means for how you should write answers.

A step-by-step method for building a realistic A-Level revision timetable you will actually follow.

The revision techniques that actually work at A-Level, and the comfortable ones that quietly waste your time.