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Get your GCSE, IGCSE and A-Level English essays, or your GCSE History essays, marked against your exam board’s real mark scheme, then sit full mock papers timed like the exam.

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  • Emir5 → 9
  • BrianLanguage 5 → 9
  • DarshLiterature 6 → 9
  • Leon3 → 6
  • Subhaan7 → 9

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Paste your answer, upload a file, or snap a photo of handwritten work. Pick a question from the bank or write your own.

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Marked against your board’s real mark scheme in seconds: a grade, a mark for every assessment objective and line-by-line feedback, without the wait.

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Full mock papers

A full mock paper for your board and set texts, timed like the exam, with an estimated grade at the end.

2,000+ questions across GCSE, IGCSE and A-Level.

Pick a question for your set text, write your answer and get it marked. Then try another.

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Quick rounds on the quotes, plot, characters and context. Miss a question and it comes back until you get it right.

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  • Type it, upload it or photograph your handwriting
  • Your first mock paper, free
  • One Quickfire round a day
  • 3 Smart rewrites to try

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  • Rewrites of the lines costing you marks
  • A Grade 9 or A* model answer for every question
  • A plan to gain marks on every AO
  • Unlimited LitBot chat about your essays
  • Download your feedback as PDF or Word

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Here’s what our students have to say

Emir21 Aug 2026
The Kingston Academy · AQA English Literature
5 → 9158/160
It is one of the best platforms out there for GCSE English Lit. This platform may seem strict at first in terms of marking, but it only motivates you more.
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Brian24 Aug 2026
5 → 9 Lang5 → 8 LitAQA · Lang 128/160 · Lit 136/160
Feedback on how to improve and access to instant marking meant I could quickly fix mistakes… Definitely use it. It’s a very useful tool and certainly without getting your essays marked you’re cooked.
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Darsh22 Sep 2026
6 → 9 Lit5 → 8 Lang7 → 9 HistoryEduqas Lit · AQA Lang · AQA History
The advice for improving points was so helpful… It’s absolutely a no brainer. The sooner you start using it the better, so you have longer to develop your habits and don’t have to cram it in closer to the exams.
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Leon24 Aug 2025
3 → 6102/160
Before using LitMarker, I was stuck at a grade 3 in my January mocks and found it hard to revise for English Lit. LitMarker replaced the need to constantly ask teachers for feedback, which made revision more independent and less stressful. I started writing practice essays on a variety of questions and used LitMarker’s feedback to refine them each time. By results day, I had achieved a grade 6 (just 6 marks off a 7) - an improvement of three grades. LitMarker also gave me the confidence to go into the exam knowing I could write grade 7/8/9 level essays.
Matthew H.22 Aug 2025
7 → 9152/160
Having access to feedback on my essays without disturbing teachers meant I actually did more practice. LitMarker showed me which assessment objectives I was slacking on. It was stricter than ChatGPT/Tilf and even my real marking - but that pushed me to keep improving.
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Frequently asked questions

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Is LitMarker free to use?

Yes. Every week you get one essay marked in full, with no card: an estimated grade, a mark for every assessment objective, line-by-line feedback and exactly where you lost marks, all against your exam board's real mark scheme. Your first full mock paper is free too. If you want more, paid plans add unlimited marking, a gain plan for every AO, Grade 9 and A* model answers and one-press rewrites.

What exam boards does LitMarker support?

For GCSE English Literature, we support AQA, Edexcel and Eduqas. For A-Level English Literature, we support AQA Specification A (7712), Papers 1, 2A and 2B, and Pearson Edexcel (9ET0), Components 1 to 3. AQA Specification B (7717) is coming soon. For English Language, we support AQA, Edexcel and Eduqas. For History, we currently support AQA and Edexcel. For IGCSE English Literature, we support Pearson Edexcel International GCSE (4ET1). More boards are coming soon.

Do you mark A-Level essays?

Yes. We mark AQA English Literature Specification A (7712) Papers 1 (Love through the ages), 2A (WW1 and its aftermath) and 2B (Modern times), plus Pearson Edexcel English Literature (9ET0) Components 1, 2 and 3. You get a mark for every assessment objective, an estimated grade and line-by-line feedback. Pick A-Level when you sign up, or switch in settings if you already have an account.

Can I upload handwritten essays?

Yes. Take a photo of each page, in order. Several pages is fine. LitMarker reads your handwriting into the essay box, so you can fix any word before it is marked, and you get the same feedback as a typed essay.

What are model answers and how do they work?

Every question gets a Grade 9 (GCSE) or A* (A-Level) model answer written for that exact question, so you can see what a top answer looks like next to yours.

Does LitMarker support other subjects?

We mark GCSE English Literature, English Language and History, IGCSE English Literature (Pearson Edexcel International GCSE), and A-Level English Literature (AQA Specification A and Pearson Edexcel). More subjects and boards are coming soon, based on what students ask for.

How many essays can I mark for free?

One full mark every week, for as long as you like, plus your first mock paper. Most essays are marked in well under a minute, and you can mark more often with a paid plan.

What's included in the question bank?

Our question bank has over 2,000 practice questions. For GCSE English Literature, it covers AQA, Edexcel and Eduqas and major texts like Macbeth, An Inspector Calls, and A Christmas Carol. For Edexcel IGCSE English Literature, it has over 200 questions across all five exam sections. For A-Level, you can practise AQA Specification A Papers 1, 2A and 2B. The bank also holds Pearson Edexcel questions for Components 1, 2 and 3, including all eight Shakespeare plays on the spec. We add new questions all the time.

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