An Inspector Calls
by J. B. Priestley
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Widely assigned — 4 curriculum lists
Grade placement varies by school — the median assigned book spans 4 grade levels (83% span three or more, across 13,258 source-cited assignments).
An Inspector Calls by J. B. Priestley is assigned in US schools at grades 9–10. It appears across 4 curriculum references, sourced from state DOE pages and AP/IB/Common Core syllabi. Every citation below links to the primary source.
This page shows where An Inspector Calls is assigned in US schools — curricula, states, grades, and the primary-source citations behind each placement. Not a summary or study guide.
- Grade range
- Grades 9–10
- Age range
- Ages 14–15
- Pages
- 79
- Reading time
- about 1h 25m (est.)
- First published
- 1945
- Genre
- Drama
- ISBN-13
- 9780573012051
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Why widely assigned
This Drama title, typically at grades 9–10. Written in the 1940s; pairs with curriculum units on plays and criticism and interpretation; cited across 4 curriculum frameworks.
Themes
plays · criticism and interpretation · english drama · play
Where this book is assigned
AQA GCSE English Literature (8702)
- required·9th gradesource: Set text in the AQA GCSE English Literature (8702) specification, component: Modern drama. Specification for first teaching in 2015. Read 2026-10-03.
- required·10th gradesource: Set text in the AQA GCSE English Literature (8702) specification, component: Modern drama. Specification for first teaching in 2015. Read 2026-10-03.
Cambridge IGCSE English Literature (0475)
- required·9th gradesource: Prescribed set text for Cambridge IGCSE Literature in English (0475), Paper 2 Section A (Drama), for examination in 2028. Transcribed from the official Cambridge International syllabus (743282-2028-2030-syllabus.pdf).
- required·10th gradesource: Prescribed set text for Cambridge IGCSE Literature in English (0475), Paper 2 Section A (Drama), for examination in 2028. Transcribed from the official Cambridge International syllabus (743282-2028-2030-syllabus.pdf).
OCR GCSE English Literature (J352)
- required·9th gradesource: Set text in the OCR GCSE English Literature (J352) specification, component: Modern prose or drama. Version 3.0 (November 2025). Read 2026-10-03.
- required·10th gradesource: Set text in the OCR GCSE English Literature (J352) specification, component: Modern prose or drama. Version 3.0 (November 2025). Read 2026-10-03.
Pearson Edexcel GCSE English Literature (1ET0)
- required·9th gradesource: Set text in the Pearson Edexcel GCSE English Literature (1ET0) specification, component: Post-1914 British play or novel. Specification Issue 2, June 2019. Read 2026-10-03.
- required·10th gradesource: Set text in the Pearson Edexcel GCSE English Literature (1ET0) specification, component: Post-1914 British play or novel. Specification Issue 2, June 2019. Read 2026-10-03.
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Common questions
- What grade level is An Inspector Calls?
- An Inspector Calls is most commonly assigned in US schools in grades 9–10. It appears on 4 school reading lists. Exact placement varies by school and district.
- How long does it take to read An Inspector Calls?
- It takes about 1h 25m to read An Inspector Calls (79 pages) at an average adult reading pace of about 250 words per minute — roughly 85 minutes. Faster or slower readers will vary; the estimate is a planning guide for assigning the book.
- What curricula assign An Inspector Calls?
- An Inspector Calls appears on reading lists for AQA GCSE English Literature (8702), Cambridge IGCSE English Literature (0475), OCR GCSE English Literature (J352), and 1 others. Each assignment on this site links to its primary-source citation.
- Is An Inspector Calls banned in schools?
- An Inspector Calls does not appear in PEN America's Index of School Book Bans 2022-2024. No documented multi-district removals on record, but individual districts may challenge titles locally.
- What themes does An Inspector Calls explore?
- Central themes in An Inspector Calls include plays, criticism and interpretation, english drama, play.
Why this book is on this list
How we classifyHide
Each dimension below is sourced from a public reference. The full framework is documented on the classification standard page.
- Lexile measure
- Not classified — this book has no published Lexile measure.
- Grade band
- Grades 9–10 — drawn from state ELA frameworks and AP/IB syllabi citing this book.
- Curriculum alignment
- Cited in 4 curricula on this site (see “Where assigned” above for primary-source links).
- State-level evidence
- Not yet documented in a state-level framework on this site.
- Removal / banning records
- No tracked removal or challenge records in cited sources.
- Seasonal / contextual tags
- Tagged for: Modern drama, Modern prose or drama, Paper 1 Section B (Prose), Post-1914 British play or novel.