Eduqas A level English Literature specification
The specification (A720) is Eduqas's own description of the English Literature 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 eduqas.co.uk, so you always get its current version.
Open the A720 specification (PDF) (opens eduqas.co.uk in a new tab)Everything for Eduqas A level English Literature, with the past papers, grade boundaries and the notes and flashcards people have shared.
How Eduqas A level English Literature is examined
From Eduqas'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.
- Component 1: Poetry120 marks
- Component 2: Drama120 marks
- Component 3: Unseen Texts80 marks
- Component 4: Prose Study80 marks
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Revising from the English Literature specification
Work through the specification's content list and mark what you are unsure of, then practise those parts with Eduqas's past papers and read your marks against the same year’s grade boundaries.
Common questions
Where can I find the Eduqas A level English Literature specification?
The link on this page opens Eduqas's own copy of the English Literature specification (A720), 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 English Literature 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.
How is Eduqas A level English Literature examined?
According to Eduqas's grade boundaries for June 2026, the course is examined in 4 papers, worth 400 marks in all. The specification has the full details, and the past papers show what the questions look like.
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.
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