Pearson Edexcel A level Religious Studies specification
The specification (9RS0) is Pearson Edexcel's own description of the Religious Studies course: what you can be examined on, how the exams are set out and how they are marked. The link below opens the board's PDF on qualifications.pearson.com, so you always get its current version.
Open the 9RS0 specification (PDF) (opens qualifications.pearson.com in a new tab)Everything for Pearson Edexcel A level Religious Studies, with the past papers, grade boundaries and the notes and flashcards people have shared.
How Pearson Edexcel A level Religious Studies is examined
From Edexcel's grade boundaries for June 2026. Some boards list every optional paper or time-zone variant, so you sit only the ones for your route; the specification says which.
| Paper | Marks | Time | Next exam |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paper 019RS0/01 | 80 | 2 hours | Thursday 27 May 2027, morning |
| Paper 029RS0/02 | 80 | 2 hours | Tuesday 8 June 2027, morning |
| Paper 039RS0/03 | 80 | 2 hours | Wednesday 16 June 2027, morning |
| Paper 4A9RS0/4A | 80 | 2 hours | |
| Paper 4B9RS0/4B | 80 | ||
| Paper 4C9RS0/4C | 80 | ||
| Paper 4D9RS0/4D | 80 | ||
| Paper 4E9RS0/4E | 80 | ||
| Paper 4F9RS0/4F | 80 |
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Revising from the Religious Studies specification
Work through the specification's content list and mark what you are unsure of, then practise those parts with Edexcel's past papers and read your marks against the same year’s grade boundaries.
Common questions
Where can I find the Edexcel A level Religious Studies specification?
The link on this page opens Pearson Edexcel's own copy of the Religious Studies specification (9RS0), a PDF on its website, so you always get the current version. We link to it rather than keep a copy.
What is in the Religious Studies specification?
A specification is the board's own description of the course: the content you can be examined on, how the exams are set out and how they are marked. It is the most useful single document to revise from, because every exam question has to come from it.
Can I make practice questions from the specification?
Yes. cookie can make exam-style questions from a specification and mark your answers, so you can practise the parts you are least sure of once you run out of past papers.
More specifications: every A level specification we link.
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