A Star Equivalency Reviews 

Professional service, clear communications and a good base of free of charge revision materials.

My Experience with the support session with Laura was incredible I was able to relearn percentage which I was struggling with and she was very patient with every step of the session I would greatly recommend.

Paid almost £1,300 across 5 attempts. Only one was a genuine fail, the rest were lost due to disconnections I believe came from their end. They have since admitted in writing that a disconnection caused errors in their system. No refund offered, and now told no slots until Winter 2026.

My experience overall with A Star Equivalency was alright and I passed my English test on the first try. Still, I need to be completely honest about certain things that I was not fully content with.
Firstly, I find the pricing for the preparation course too high. In January, a monthly subscription for the course was £49 and it increased to £99 after a couple of weeks, which is quite expensive. The course itself is really helpful with many different information on several topics. However, the AI grading of the past papers is not really reliable. I always scored around 85% in the mocks, and "only" achieved level 6 (61-67%) in the actual exam, which left me a little disappointed. I am aware that this can happen due to nervousness, but I always had excellent grades in school and university and I can handle stress fairly well. Hence, I find a 20% difference in grading quite a lot.
The actual exam, for me personally, was a little more difficult than the past papers, because I found the language devices much less obvious. Additionally, I faced technical difficulties during the exam. The texts were quite difficult to read, as they were relatively small compared to the writing boxes and when zooming in, one needed to always swipe left and right on the texts. The word count during the exam also did not work, because it started at a random number (something like 743).
I would find it helpful if it was communicated clearly on their website that results get available at 2am at night. If I had known this beforehand, I wouldn’t have checked my emails so often during the day.
The customer service was really good; they responded to my questions via email quite fast and were always friendly in the live chat.
All in all, I am glad that I passed my exam first try, though I would have expected my score to be a little higher. I can definitely recommend the customer service and wish everyone else good luck with their exams!

Astar course is broken up into manageable chunks and the website was so easy to use. Just before my exam I had a free 1:1 with a tutor which really helped.

The test was simply written with clear directives and questions. The website was easy accessible and the test observer was clear in his communication and polite. Would recommend to anyone who also wants to continue with studies.

No-nonsense efficiency.

The session was helpful and made me have more inside on how the solve some problem

My whole experience with A Star was excellent! The course materials use lots of different media so that your able to take in the information in different ways depending on how you learn. The exam itself although I was nervous was straight forward, the process was explained at every stage and the invigilator was lovely and reassuring. Couldn’t recommend them more !!

Worth it. Thanks!!

I found the Science Biology pack very useful because it included revision booklets and exam practice papers that helped me a lot with my revision, and I was also able to access lesson videos and topic questions to test my knowledge. Thank you to A Star Equivalency⁠ for helping me obtain my GCSE Science Biology qualification.

I booked in January Biology and English.In April, already I passed my Biology exam on my first attempt. The course was excellent, and the tutor explained each topic in very pleasant and through manner. The exam also went smoothly. I should also point out that the last time I took Biology was in High School (not an English school) 25 years ago. Customer service is very good. I highly recommend A Star.

Really good study session, very helpful

I have recently signed up to take the Maths exam, Laura reached out to run a student support session with me and it was so worthwhile! I found it very useful and supportive. Thank you!

Laura walked me through some questions which I was struggling with and it boosted my confidence for the exam.I am really grateful for the support.

I bought the biology course and exam. The course information was essential. I liked the mx of videos and slides. The mock exam practice was really very helpful and helped to focus my studies. It was a very intense course, there is a lot to learn, however, it is broken down into manageable sections. The practice questions were also helpful. As someone who hadn’t studied for a few decades I took my time, revising. This really helped. The exam was a straightforward process, doing it online was an easy process although I was incredibly nervous. Remembering the content, was difficult but I passed first time, I think that the different studying strategies really helped me. I also liked the fact that you could get through to them on the phone easily, the course material were available straightaway. I would recommend the biology course.

I booked my exam with A Star Equivalency and was impressed by how straightforward the process was. Even without taking the full course, I found the free videos and documents very clear and easy to follow. These resources helped me understand what to expect and gave me confidence before the exam.

What the company is doing well is making the essential information accessible and simple, even for those who only book the exam. It felt supportive and professional, and I appreciated the clarity of the guidance provided.

I have had a very good, engaging, and interactive experience with Jacob, a support team member, who had all the time and patience to get me registered with more than four attempts to find the right support payment plan for me. He has been such an amazing person to deal with from the very beginning of my search for a test provider. I would recommend anyone to AStar for their test.

The process was clear & pragmatic. I enjoyed the dashboard that displayed realtime information on how I was progressing & where I needed to focus.

I also appreciated the coaching call as I was able to ask questions about the actual exam process.

I dont think I couldve passed without it.