The A-Level Revision Diagnostic
Frustrated by marks that don't match the hours?
Even though you're putting the work in, or watching your teenager put it in night after night? Effort was never the problem. Where it goes is.
20 honest questions about how you actually revise. The diagnostic finds where your marks are leaking, names the revision profile behind it, and tells you what to fix first.
Free · 20 questions · about 4 minutes · instant report
No right answers, just honest ones. Students and parents each get their own version.
Dr Waleed Ahmad, MBBS
NHS doctor · founder, A-Level Accelerators
“I can't treat a patient until I know what's wrong. Revision is the same: diagnose first, then fix the right thing. This is the exact audit I run with my own students.”
9.4%
of A-level grades are A*
The offers worth chasing usually want at least one.
1,000+
students helped towards top grades
and the first-choice university offers they were chasing.
Don't be in the 90.6% who miss the A*. That gap, between the grade you have and the grade your offer needs, closes with a system, not more hours. The diagnostic measures yours in 4 minutes and gives you the plan to close it.
Your report
Specific enough to act on tonight
01
Your revision profile
One of seven revision profiles, from The Grinder to The Optimiser: which one you are, why it happens, and what it's costing you.
02
Five system scores
Method, Retention, Exam Craft, Targeting and Consistency, each scored out of 100, with the one leak to fix first flagged in gold.
03
Your route, with reasons
A 7 day plan for the leak itself, and the programme that fits your diagnosis, whether that's the summer course, a subject programme, or the study system.
Seven profiles
Every sixth form has all seven. Which one is you?
I was three of these at different points of Year 13. Each one leaks marks in a different place, and each one has a different fix.
01
Answer honestly
20 questions about how the revision actually happens. About 4 minutes. No trick questions.
02
It scores the system
Your answers score the five systems behind every top grade and find the single biggest leak.
03
Get the report
Profile, scores, wasted-hours estimate, 7 day plan, and your recommended route.
Before you start
Quick questions, quick answers
Why should I take it?
Because I've seen where the marks actually go. I'm Dr Waleed, I got into medicine, and I've worked with over 1,000 A-level students. Marks leak in patterns, and the same seven profiles come up again and again. Take the diagnostic and I'll show you which one you are, where your marks are leaking, and exactly how to fix it.
Is it actually free?
Yes. The diagnostic, the report and the 7 day plan are free. You enter your details once, your report opens, and you also get my weekly revision email. Unsubscribe any time and the report stays yours.
How long does it take?
About 4 minutes. 20 quick questions, almost all one tap. Your answers save as you go, so you can leave and pick up where you stopped.
Who is it for?
A-level students: Year 12, Year 13, resitters, and anyone starting sixth form in September. And parents: there's a version written just for you, asking about your child. You choose which at the start.
Can I take it for my son or daughter?
Yes, and you get your own version: choose "I'm a parent" at the start and every question asks about your child, from your side of the kitchen table. Best done with them next to you, but answering from what you see works too. The report comes back written for you, with the same honest diagnosis.
Will you tell me my revision is fine?
If it is, yes. One of the seven profiles is The Optimiser, and if you land there the report says so and shows you how to sharpen rather than fix. Honesty is the whole point of a diagnostic.
How does it work out where my marks are leaking?
The 20 questions score the five systems behind every top grade: how you plan, how you learn, how you check what stuck, how you practise for exams, and how you manage the workload. Your scores get matched against the patterns I've seen across more than 1,000 students, and the report names your profile, your weakest system, and an estimate of the hours you're spending on revision that isn't earning marks.
What should I do once I have my report?
Start the 7 day plan the same evening: it tells you exactly what to change first, and the first change is always the biggest leak. Then use the free Revision Tracker to build the new method into your week. The report also routes you to the right next step for your profile, and if that's one of my courses, it says so and explains why. If it isn't, it says that too.
Diagnose before you treat
You can't fix a leak you can't see.
Four minutes of honesty now saves months of revision that feels productive and moves nothing.
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Free · 20 questions · about 4 minutes · instant report