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Eduqas GCSE English Literature set texts 2027

The texts students choose from for Eduqas GCSE English Literature exams in 2027, paper by paper, read from the board's specification. The school picks which ones its students study, so ask the English department which your child has.

C720U10Component 1: Shakespeare and Poetry

Shakespeare (study one)

  • Romeo and Juliet, William Shakespeare
  • Macbeth, William Shakespeare
  • Othello, William Shakespeare
  • Much Ado About Nothing, William Shakespeare
  • Twelfth Night, William Shakespeare
  • The Merchant of Venice, William Shakespeare

Poetry from 1789 to the present day (study compulsory (all poems in the anthology))

  • WJEC Eduqas Poetry Anthology (from 2027)New anthology for assessment from 2027

C720U20Component 2: Post-1914 Prose/Drama, 19th Century Prose and Unseen Poetry

Post-1914 prose/drama (study one)

  • Lord of the Flies, Golding
  • Anita and Me, Syal
  • Boys Don’t Cry, Blackman
  • The Woman in Black, Hill
  • Oranges are not the Only Fruit, Winterson
  • The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time, Simon StephensPlay script, Bloomsbury edition
  • Leave Taking, Pinnock
  • An Inspector Calls, Priestley
  • The History Boys, Bennett
  • Blood Brothers, RussellNot the Stanley Thorne edition

19th century prose (study one)

  • A Christmas Carol, Dickens
  • Silas Marner, Eliot
  • War of the Worlds, Wells
  • Pride and Prejudice, Austen
  • Jane Eyre, Brontë
  • The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, Stevenson

The spec names authors by surname only. Twelfth Night, Boys Don't Cry and Leave Taking are set for assessment from 2025. The poetry anthology changes in 2027: Eduqas has published the new anthology as "NEW Poetry Anthology - for First Examination From 2027". Component codes are the catalogue's; the spec prints only the entry code C720QS. Read from the specification (Version 4, August 2024), pp. 2, 12-13, on Saturday 26 September 2026.

Also: past papers, grade calculator, and other boards' GCSE set texts.

cookie is independent and is not affiliated with or endorsed by any exam board. The lists are facts read from each board's own specification, last checked on Saturday 26 September 2026; the specification is the final word.