What is the maximum words you can have in a GCSE English Language essay?

Question

Is it 750 words? 1000? 1500 words? no limit?!! Even the teacher don't know!

Answer 1

http://www.buckingham.ac.uk/english/handbook/coursework.html#word

Most course work essays or assignments have a word-length, which is specified on the course specification and also on the reading list. Sometimes, on journalism tasks, the word-count may be very specific, and you should stick to it exactly. In the world beyond university media / journalism work is usually required to a specific length and students should learn this at an early stage in their careers. Students submitting work that is substantially over-length or substantially under the required length will be asked to re-submit the work with a tight deadline. On literature and language courses the recommended word-length is more flexible. and will usually come in the form of a range, ******for example:
*****Word-length : 2,000–3,000.
In this case, you should always be sure to achieve the lower end of the range (in this case, 2,000 words), as a shorter length will potentially lower your grade by 1 mark per 100 words below the minimum.