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The AI that thinks like an Oxford examiner. Analyses your essays, finds missing arguments, and tells you exactly what stands between your work and a First.

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Write & Analyse

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Analysis Preview

We'll evaluate your essay across key academic criteria and provide actionable feedback.

Overall grade estimate
Balanced evaluation
Argument strength
Clarity, logic, and persuasiveness
Evidence quality
Relevance, depth, and integration
Structure feedback
Organisation and flow
Academic style
Tone, clarity, and formality
Improvement checklist
Actionable steps to improve
Rubric status
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Tips before you analyse
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Include specific evidence and examples
Check for clarity and logical flow
Use formal, academic language
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Essay Planner

Build a tailored brief and get a structured, high-quality essay plan.

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Your essay plan will include

We'll create a clear, logical plan tailored to your question and criteria.

Thesis & argument direction
A strong thesis statement and overall line of argument.
Essay structure
Introduction, body paragraphs and conclusion overview.
Paragraph-by-paragraph plan
Detailed breakdown of each paragraph and its purpose.
Key arguments
Main arguments with supporting reasoning.
Counterarguments
Alternative perspectives and evaluation points.
Evidence suggestions
Relevant examples, thinkers and historical events.
Examiner tips
How to maximise marks and avoid common pitfalls.
Once your brief is ready, click Generate plan to create your outline.

Analysis history

Review your essays, track score changes, and reopen feedback.

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Review previous draft comparisons and see how your essays improved.

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Your improvement trend
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Plan history

All your saved essay plans.

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Compare drafts

Paste two versions of your essay and see which one scores higher.

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What we'll compare

Our AI examiner will evaluate both drafts across key criteria:

Argument strength
Clarity of thesis and depth of analysis
Structure & flow
Organisation, coherence & paragraphing
Evidence quality
Relevance, accuracy & examples
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Academic style
Tone, vocabulary & formality
Clarity & readability
Sentence structure & overall clarity
Overall impact
Estimated grade and mark difference
You'll get
Which draft scores higher and by how much
Detailed feedback on both drafts
Side-by-side improvements from A to B
Specific suggestions to make your essay even stronger
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How comparison works

Our AI examiner reads both drafts independently and scores each one against the same six criteria — argument strength, structure & flow, evidence quality, academic style, clarity & readability, and overall impact.

It then compares the two scores directly, identifies what specifically changed between versions, and explains which improvements had the biggest effect on the grade — plus what's still missing.

For the most accurate results, compare two versions of the same essay rather than two unrelated pieces of writing.

Analytics

Your writing profile – skills, trends, and where to focus next.

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Skill progression
Track each skill across essays
Skill progression chart.
Grade distribution
All essays

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Personalised insights
Based on your essay history

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Recurring feedback themes
What keeps coming up
ThemeFrequencyImpact

Analyse at least 3 essays to see patterns.

Feedback is based on the last 10 essays. View all feedback history →
Skill radar.

Study Tools

Add mark schemes, module guides, or exam requirements to get more tailored, subject-specific feedback.

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3. Name your context
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How this helps

FirstClass uses your context to deliver feedback that's aligned with your module and standards.

Tailored feedbackFeedback is aligned to your specific assessment criteria and expectations.
Subject-specific standardsWe reference the right legal, academic, or disciplinary standards.
Module-aware suggestionsGet content and structure advice that fits your topic and goals.
Better source guidanceReceive relevant reading and case recommendations.
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Everything you need to understand what's holding your essays back.
  • ✓ 7,500 words analysis per month
  • ✓ Full examiner feedback
  • ✓ Missing thinking detection
  • ✓ Sentence heatmap & argument map
  • ✓ Source suggestions
  • ✓ Essay history (last 5)
  • ✓ Essay planner – 1 per month (thesis & tip only)
  • ✓ Draft comparison – 3 per week
  • – Full paragraph structure
  • – Sentence rewrites
  • – PDF report download
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For students serious about hitting a First or top A-Level grades.
  • ✓ 75,000 words analysis per month
  • ✓ Full examiner feedback
  • ✓ Missing thinking detection
  • ✓ Sentence heatmap & argument map
  • ✓ Unlimited essay history
  • ✓ Essay planner – 10 per week, full structure
  • ✓ Draft comparison – 20 per week
  • ✓ Source verification (DOI & citations)
  • ✓ Tailored sentence rewrites
  • ✓ PDF report download

Common questions

Yes – no credit card required. You get 7,500 words of analysis per month, 1 essay plan per month, and 3 draft comparisons per week, forever.
AQA, OCR, Edexcel at A-Level. University marking is calibrated to Oxford, LSE, and Cambridge standards.
Yes. Essays are stored securely in your private account and never shared or used for training.
Yes – cancel with one click, no questions asked. You keep access until the end of your billing period.

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Deep dive Full analysis of your essay
SummaryExaminer's verdict

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GapBiggest gap to First

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MissingMissing thinking

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ImproveTop improvements

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A weak sentence upgraded 2:1 → First-Class, with tailored rewrites for your essay.

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Suggested sources to strengthen your key claims — not sources from your essay. Add these to improve your grade.

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