New GCSE (2026)

Students choose to continue French in Year 8 as an option for GCSE.

We do the GCSE curriculum over the three years (9-10-11).

In 2026, students will sit the New French GCSE.

OUP is the only publisher approved for the new AQA specification.

Students will have access to this textbook on Kerboodle (online) or as paper version in class from September 2024.

Paper 1: Listening paper

25%

45 minutes

50 marks

Paper 2: Speaking exam

25%

10–12 minutes (Higher tier) + 15 minutes' supervised preparation time

50 marks

Paper 3: Reading paper

25%

1h

50 marks

Paper 4: Writing paper

25%

1h15

50 marks

NEW French AQA GCSE Exam 2026

Results from previous years: