Religious Studies GCSE Revision

How does Oxford Revise support your Religious Studies GCSE revision?

If you’re studying Religious Studies GCSE – you’ve come to the right place!

You’ll find out all about the Oxford Revise approach to revision, the three simple steps in the Oxford Revise guides, and be able to access lots of additional support from our expert team, including videos, podcasts, and tips to guide your revision strategy. 

The AQA GCSE Religious Studies exam requires you to be able to answer questions that consider two religions. Oxford Revise guides are split into three sections: Section 1 – Christianity, Section 2 – Buddhism/Islam, Section 3 – Religious, philosophical, and ethical studies. Within each section, you’ll find: 

  • Knowledge organisers: All the key concepts are clearly explained in knowledge organisers, arranged in a way that help you to make links across topics. You’ll also find revision tips from our expert team throughout these pages like “Where there are different views, you don’t need to know the different Christian denominations. You can use ‘Some Christians’ and ‘Other Christians’ in your answer. 
  • Retrieval practice: These quick questions test your understanding of each topic, with a few extra questions from earlier topics to help you lock in that knowledge. 
  • Practice questions: You’ll find 100s of exam-style questions ranging from 1 mark to 12 marks, to put what you’ve learned into practice. By completing these, you’ll be more familiar with the exam and know what to expect when you turn that exam-paper over! 

Our expert authors

Author and Series editor: Dawn Cox

Dawn Cox (1977-2025)

Series Editor for Oxford Revise RE. Previous Head of RE and Specialist Leader of Education (SLE) in Essex. Dawn was a much loved member of the RE community and a skilled creative author. Her work on Oxford Revise combined her subject expertise, classroom experience and cognitive science principles. 

2025-2026 Exam dates

AQA, Edexcel, OCR, Eduqas

Tuesday, 12 May 2026, AM: Paper 1

Wednesday, 20 May 2026, PM: Paper 2

 

Edexcel, Eduqas

Monday, 1 June 2026, PM: Paper 3 (and Paper 4 – Edexcel)

 

GCSE results day
GCSE results published
Thursday 21 August 2025
Thursday 20th August 2026
Thursday 19th August 2027
Thursday 19th August 2028
Thursday 23rd August 2029
Thursday 22nd August 2030

 

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