FirstClass analyses your essays the way a top university examiner would — not for grammar, but for the quality of your argument, the depth of your thinking, and what's missing that would take you to a First.
Paste any essay — whether it's a first draft or final version. Select your subject and level (A-Level or University) to calibrate the marking.
FirstClass analyses argument quality, critical depth, missing thinking, evidence use, and academic style — then scores each dimension and identifies your single biggest gap.
Get specific source suggestions, line-by-line rewrites showing 2:1 vs First-Class level, and a checklist of first-class criteria assessed against your work.
Most AI tools fix grammar. FirstClass identifies what's absent from your argument — missing counter-arguments, weak causal links, lack of depth, underdeveloped analysis. The things that separate a 2:1 from a First.
Assessed simultaneously against both A-Level mark schemes (AQA, OCR, Edexcel) and university standards (Oxford, LSE, Cambridge). One essay, two grades.
Every key claim gets a specific academic source — book, journal or institution — plus a real-world case study, with guidance on how to integrate it into your sentence.
FirstClass picks a weak sentence from your essay and rewrites it twice — once to 2:1 level, once to First-Class level — so you can see exactly what elite academic writing looks like.
Generate a First-Class outline from your question before you write. Input your thesis and word limit, and get a structured plan calibrated to your subject and level.
Save essays to your account and watch your grade improve over time. A dashboard charts your progression, average score, and trend across all your drafts.
"I'd been getting 2:2s all year. FirstClass told me I was being descriptive, not analytical — once I understood that, my next essay came back a 71. Genuinely changed how I write."
"The missing thinking detection is unlike anything else. It doesn't just say 'add more analysis' — it tells you exactly which argument is incomplete and what you need to add."
"Used it for A-Level Philosophy. The source suggestions alone were worth it — it pointed me to papers I'd never have found myself, and my teacher said my bibliography had 'unusual depth'."
Both plans require a free account. No credit card needed for the Free plan.
FirstClass was built by graduates who spent too long wondering why their essays weren't hitting the marks — and decided to build the feedback tool they wished they'd had.