AQA GCSE subjects: specification & assessment
What each AQA GCSE subject is made of — how many papers, how long, the marks and weightings, the assessment objectives and what you study. Straight from AQA's specifications, dated to the version you're sitting, and linked to the real grade boundaries for each subject.
- Biology8461 · 2 papers · tiered
- Chemistry8462 · 2 papers · tiered
- Physics8463 · 2 papers · tiered
- Combined Science: Trilogy8464 · 6 papers · tiered
- English Language8700 · 2 papers
- English Literature8702 · 2 papers
- History8145 · 2 papers
- Mathematics8300 · 3 papers · tiered
Starting with AQA. Every page is dated to the specification version you're sitting — England's 2025 curriculum reform doesn't change this content until 2028 onwards (what's changing).
Also: AQA GCSE grade boundaries · how GCSE grades work · assessment objectives explained