Grade BoundariesAQA AS Grade Boundaries 2027

AQA AS Grade Boundaries 2027: Averages & Why They Matter

Curious about the AQA AS grade boundaries for 2027? If you're sitting your AS exams this year, understanding how grade boundaries work can help you to navigate your results and work out how you've performed.

Grade boundaries are the number of marks you need to hit each grade. It's important to know that they aren't fixed. They shift slightly each year based on how the entire year group finds the exam.

If your paper is particularly difficult, the boundaries might drop to balance things out. Found a paper surprisingly manageable? The boundaries may rise slightly. This system keeps things fair, so students aren't penalised just because they sat a tougher exam than the year before.

This page shows average grade boundaries for AQA AS exams from the past 6 years. These aren't predictions, but they give you a solid idea of what boundaries normally look like.

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Average Grade Boundaries 2027

We've crunched the numbers from the past 6 years to work out average grade boundaries for AQA AS exams. Think of these as your benchmark. It's a way to see what boundaries have typically been in recent years.

All data comes from our Grade Boundary Archive, which tracks consistent patterns across multiple exam sessions.

Subject	Year	Maximum Mark	A*	A	B	C	D	E
Accounting Adv	2027	240	-	153	132	113	94	75
Art & Design Adv (3d Design)	2027	96	-	77	70	57	44	32
Art & Design Adv (art Craft & Des)	2027	96	-	77	70	57	44	32
Art & Design Adv (fine Art)	2027	96	-	77	70	57	44	32
Art & Design Adv (graphic Comm)	2027	96	-	77	70	57	44	32
Art & Design Adv (photography)	2027	96	-	80	74	62	50	38
Art & Design Adv (textile Design)	2027	96	-	77	70	57	44	32
Bengali Adv	2027	400	-	300	240	210	180	150
Biblical Hebrew Adv	2027	300	-	-	-	-	-	-
Biology Adv	2027	260	-	170	138	114	90	67
Biology AS	2027	150	-	91	79	67	56	44
Business Adv	2027	300	-	208	183	155	127	99
Business AS	2027	160	-	115	102	89	76	64
Chemistry Adv	2027	300	-	235	192	157	123	89
Chemistry AS	2027	160	-	115	98	82	66	50
Comp Sci AS (c#)	2027	150	-	109	94	78	63	49
Comp Sci AS (java)	2027	150	-	109	94	78	63	49
Comp Sci AS (python)	2027	150	-	109	94	78	63	49
Comp Sci AS (vb.net)	2027	150	-	109	94	78	63	49
Computer Science Adv (c#)	2027	300	-	224	183	149	115	81
Computer Science Adv (java)	2027	300	-	224	183	149	115	81
Computer Science Adv (pascal/delphi)	2027	300	-	224	183	149	115	81
Computer Science Adv (python)	2027	300	-	224	183	149	115	81
Computer Science Adv (vb.net)	2027	300	-	224	183	149	115	81
Computer Science AS Opt A (c#)	2027	150	-	102	86	70	55	40
Computer Science AS Opt B (java)	2027	150	-	102	86	70	55	40
Computer Science AS Opt D (python)	2027	150	-	102	86	70	55	40
Computer Science AS Opt E (vb.net)	2027	150	-	102	86	70	55	40
Dance Adv	2027	100	-	60	52	43	34	26
D&t Product Design Adv	2027	200	-	126	105	84	63	42
D&t: Fashion and Textiles Adv	2027	200	-	112	86	71	56	42
Drama and Theatre Adv	2027	80	-	54	44	36	28	20
Economics Adv	2027	240	-	184	156	132	108	85
Economics AS	2027	140	-	98	87	77	66	57
English Language AS	2027	140	-	105	91	77	64	51
English Language Adv	2027	400	-	336	298	255	212	169
English Language and Literature Adv	2027	200	-	154	136	115	94	73
English Lit B AS Option AA	2027	100	-	65	55	45	35	25
English Lit B AS Option AB	2027	100	-	66	57	48	39	31
English Lit B AS Option BA	2027	100	-	72	61	51	41	31
English Lit B AS Option BB	2027	100	-	72	62	52	42	32
English Literature A Adv Option A	2027	300	-	225	190	154	118	82
English Literature A Adv Option B	2027	300	-	231	194	157	120	84
English Literature A AS	2027	100	-	70	60	50	40	30
English Literature B Adv Option AA	2027	300	-	222	186	152	118	85
English Literature B Adv Option AB	2027	300	-	224	186	155	124	93
English Literature B Adv Option BA	2027	300	-	241	204	168	132	96
English Literature B Adv Option BB	2027	300	-	241	204	170	136	103
English Literature B AS Opt AA	2027	100	-	66	55	45	35	25
English Literature B AS Opt AB	2027	100	-	67	57	47	38	29
English Literature B AS Opt BA	2027	100	-	66	55	44	33	23
English Literature B AS Opt BB	2027	100	-	67	57	47	37	27
Environmental Science Adv	2027	240	-	162	140	117	94	72
French Adv Teacher Cond Option	2027	280	-	232	194	161	128	95
French AS Teacher Cond Option	2027	200	-	160	141	123	105	87
French AS Teacher Option	2027	200	-	155	132	109	87	65
French AS Visiting Exr Option	2027	200	-	160	141	123	105	87
French AS Visitor Option	2027	200	-	155	132	109	87	65
Further Mathematics Adv Option DS	2027	300	-	198	152	124	96	69
Further Mathematics Adv Option MD	2027	300	-	195	149	122	95	68
Further Mathematics Adv Option SM	2027	300	-	193	147	120	93	67
Further Maths AS Opt DS	2027	160	-	119	102	85	68	51
Further Maths AS Opt MD	2027	160	-	120	103	86	69	52
Further Maths AS Opt SM	2027	160	-	123	104	85	66	48
Further Maths AS Option DS	2027	160	-	115	103	91	79	67
Further Maths AS Option MD	2027	160	-	116	104	92	81	70
Further Maths AS Option SM	2027	160	-	115	102	90	77	65
Geography Adv	2027	240	-	169	145	121	97	74
Geography AS	2027	160	-	107	96	85	74	63
German Adv Teacher Cond Option	2027	280	-	208	157	125	94	63
German AS Teacher Cond Option	2027	200	-	148	125	102	80	57
German AS Teacher Option	2027	200	-	133	109	85	61	37
German AS Visiting Exr Option	2027	200	-	148	125	102	80	57
German AS Visitor Option	2027	200	-	133	109	85	61	37
History Adv Opt AA	2027	160	-	108	87	69	52	35
History Adv Opt AB	2027	160	-	110	89	72	55	39
History Adv Opt AD	2027	160	-	-	-	-	-	-
History Adv Opt AE	2027	160	-	-	-	-	-	-
History Adv Opt AM	2027	160	-	-	-	-	-	-
History Adv Opt AS	2027	160	-	108	87	69	52	35
History Adv Opt BA	2027	160	-	-	-	-	-	-
History Adv Opt BB	2027	160	-	114	93	77	61	45
History Adv Opt BD	2027	160	-	115	94	76	59	42
History Adv Opt BE	2027	160	-	-	-	-	-	-
History Adv Opt BM	2027	160	-	-	-	-	-	-
History Adv Opt BS	2027	160	-	112	91	74	57	41
History Adv Opt CF	2027	160	-	109	88	71	54	37
History Adv Opt CG	2027	160	-	110	89	72	55	38
History Adv Opt CH	2027	160	-	100	79	63	48	33
History Adv Opt CJ	2027	160	-	107	86	69	52	35
History Adv Opt CK	2027	160	-	104	83	67	51	35
History Adv Opt CL	2027	160	-	106	85	68	52	36
History Adv Opt CN	2027	160	-	106	84	67	50	34
History Adv Opt CO	2027	160	-	108	87	69	52	35
History Adv Opt CP	2027	160	-	-	-	-	-	-
History Adv Opt CQ	2027	160	-	109	91	72	54	36
History Adv Opt CR	2027	160	-	107	86	69	52	35
History Adv Opt CT	2027	160	-	-	-	-	-	-
History Adv Opt DC	2027	160	-	-	-	-	-	-
History Adv Opt DG	2027	160	-	-	-	-	-	-
History Adv Opt DH	2027	160	-	112	91	73	55	37
History Adv Opt DJ	2027	160	-	119	98	78	58	38
History Adv Opt DK	2027	160	-	-	-	-	-	-
History Adv Opt DL	2027	160	-	118	97	78	59	40
History Adv Opt DN	2027	160	-	117	96	76	57	38
History Adv Opt DO	2027	160	-	120	99	79	59	39
History Adv Opt DP	2027	160	-	-	-	-	-	-
History Adv Opt DQ	2027	160	-	-	-	-	-	-
History Adv Opt DR	2027	160	-	119	98	78	58	38
History Adv Opt DT	2027	160	-	-	-	-	-	-
History Adv Opt EA	2027	160	-	109	88	71	54	37
History Adv Opt EB	2027	160	-	-	-	-	-	-
History Adv Opt ED	2027	160	-	-	-	-	-	-
History Adv Opt EE	2027	160	-	-	-	-	-	-
History Adv Opt EM	2027	160	-	-	-	-	-	-
History Adv Opt ES	2027	160	-	109	88	71	54	37
History Adv Opt FC	2027	160	-	-	-	-	-	-
History Adv Opt FF	2027	160	-	-	-	-	-	-
History Adv Opt FG	2027	160	-	-	-	-	-	-
History Adv Opt FH	2027	160	-	102	81	65	49	33
History Adv Opt FJ	2027	160	-	-	-	-	-	-
History Adv Opt FK	2027	160	-	-	-	-	-	-
History Adv Opt FL	2027	160	-	108	87	70	53	36
History Adv Opt FN	2027	160	-	107	86	69	52	35
History Adv Opt FO	2027	160	-	110	89	71	53	35
History Adv Opt FP	2027	160	-	106	85	69	53	37
History Adv Opt FQ	2027	160	-	114	93	74	55	36
History Adv Opt FR	2027	160	-	109	88	70	52	35
History Adv Opt FT	2027	160	-	-	-	-	-	-
History Adv Opt GC	2027	160	-	-	-	-	-	-
History Adv Opt GF	2027	160	-	110	89	72	55	38
History Adv Opt GG	2027	160	-	111	90	73	56	39
History Adv Opt GH	2027	160	-	101	80	64	49	34
History Adv Opt GJ	2027	160	-	-	-	-	-	-
History Adv Opt GK	2027	160	-	-	-	-	-	-
History Adv Opt GL	2027	160	-	-	-	-	-	-
History Adv Opt GN	2027	160	-	106	85	68	51	35
History Adv Opt GO	2027	160	-	-	-	-	-	-
History Adv Opt GP	2027	160	-	-	-	-	-	-
History Adv Opt GQ	2027	160	-	113	92	73	55	37
History Adv Opt GR	2027	160	-	108	87	70	53	36
History Adv Opt GT	2027	160	-	-	-	-	-	-
History Adv Opt HA	2027	160	-	110	89	71	53	35
History Adv Opt HB	2027	160	-	112	91	74	57	40
History Adv Opt HD	2027	160	-	113	92	73	54	36
History Adv Opt HE	2027	160	-	116	95	75	56	37
History Adv Opt HM	2027	160	-	114	93	74	55	36
History Adv Opt HS	2027	160	-	111	89	71	53	35
History Adv Opt JC	2027	160	-	-	-	-	-	-
History Adv Opt JF	2027	160	-	112	91	73	55	37
History Adv Opt JG	2027	160	-	113	92	74	56	39
History Adv Opt JH	2027	160	-	103	82	66	50	34
History Adv Opt JJ	2027	160	-	-	-	-	-	-
History Adv Opt JK	2027	160	-	-	-	-	-	-
History Adv Opt JL	2027	160	-	109	88	71	54	37
History Adv Opt JN	2027	160	-	108	87	69	52	35
History Adv Opt JO	2027	160	-	111	90	72	54	36
History Adv Opt JP	2027	160	-	-	-	-	-	-
History Adv Opt JQ	2027	160	-	-	-	-	-	-
History Adv Opt JR	2027	160	-	110	89	71	53	35
History Adv Opt JT	2027	160	-	-	-	-	-	-
History Adv Opt KA	2027	160	-	112	91	72	54	36
History Adv Opt KB	2027	160	-	-	-	-	-	-
History Adv Opt KD	2027	160	-	115	94	75	56	37
History Adv Opt KE	2027	160	-	118	97	77	57	37
History Adv Opt KM	2027	160	-	116	95	75	56	37
History Adv Opt KS	2027	160	-	111	91	72	54	36
History Adv Opt LA	2027	160	-	-	-	-	-	-
History Adv Opt LB	2027	160	-	115	94	76	59	42
History Adv Opt LD	2027	160	-	-	-	-	-	-
History Adv Opt LE	2027	160	-	119	98	78	58	39
History Adv Opt LM	2027	160	-	117	96	77	58	39
History Adv Opt LS	2027	160	-	113	92	74	56	38
History AS Opt AA	2027	100	-	58	49	41	33	25
History AS Opt AB	2027	100	-	61	52	43	34	26
History AS Opt AE	2027	100	-	65	55	45	35	25
History AS Opt AM	2027	100	-	64	54	44	34	24
History AS Opt AS	2027	100	-	65	55	45	36	27
History AS Opt CG	2027	100	-	62	51	40	30	20
History AS Opt CJ	2027	100	-	66	54	42	31	20
History AS Opt CL	2027	100	-	63	52	41	31	21
History AS Opt CN	2027	100	-	66	55	45	35	25
History AS Opt CO	2027	100	-	63	52	41	30	19
History AS Opt CP	2027	100	-	64	53	42	31	20
History AS Opt CQ	2027	100	-	67	56	45	34	23
History AS Opt CR	2027	100	-	64	53	42	32	22
History AS Opt DG	2027	100	-	65	54	43	32	21
History AS Opt DJ	2027	100	-	69	57	45	33	21
History AS Opt DL	2027	100	-	66	55	44	33	22
History AS Opt DN	2027	100	-	69	58	47	36	26
History AS Opt DO	2027	100	-	66	54	42	31	20
History AS Opt DP	2027	100	-	67	55	43	32	21
History AS Opt DQ	2027	100	-	70	58	46	35	24
History AS Opt DR	2027	100	-	67	56	45	34	23
History AS Opt FG	2027	100	-	66	54	42	30	18
History AS Opt FJ	2027	100	-	70	57	44	31	18
History AS Opt FL	2027	100	-	67	55	43	31	19
History AS Opt FN	2027	100	-	70	58	46	34	23
History AS Opt FO	2027	100	-	67	54	41	29	17
History AS Opt FP	2027	100	-	68	55	42	30	18
History AS Opt FQ	2027	100	-	71	58	45	33	21
History AS Opt FR	2027	100	-	68	56	44	32	20
History AS Opt GG	2027	100	-	62	51	40	29	18
History AS Opt GJ	2027	100	-	66	54	42	30	18
History AS Opt GL	2027	100	-	63	52	41	30	19
History AS Opt GN	2027	100	-	66	55	44	33	23
History AS Opt GO	2027	100	-	63	51	39	28	17
History AS Opt GP	2027	100	-	64	52	40	29	18
History AS Opt GQ	2027	100	-	67	55	43	32	21
History AS Opt GR	2027	100	-	64	53	42	31	20
History AS Opt HA	2027	100	-	60	50	41	32	23
History AS Opt HB	2027	100	-	63	53	43	33	24
History AS Opt HE	2027	100	-	67	56	45	34	23
History AS Opt HM	2027	100	-	66	55	44	33	22
History AS Opt HS	2027	100	-	67	56	45	35	25
History AS Opt JG	2027	100	-	65	53	41	30	19
History AS Opt JJ	2027	100	-	69	56	43	31	19
History AS Opt JL	2027	100	-	66	54	42	31	20
History AS Opt JN	2027	100	-	69	57	46	35	24
History AS Opt JO	2027	100	-	66	54	42	30	18
History AS Opt JP	2027	100	-	67	55	43	31	19
History AS Opt JQ	2027	100	-	70	58	46	34	22
History AS Opt JR	2027	100	-	67	55	43	32	21
History AS Opt KA	2027	100	-	59	49	40	31	22
History AS Opt KB	2027	100	-	62	52	42	32	23
History AS Opt KE	2027	100	-	66	55	44	33	22
History AS Opt KM	2027	100	-	65	54	43	32	21
History AS Opt KS	2027	100	-	66	55	44	34	24
History AS Opt LA	2027	100	-	61	51	41	32	23
History AS Opt LB	2027	100	-	64	54	44	34	24
History AS Opt LE	2027	100	-	68	56	45	34	23
History AS Opt LM	2027	100	-	67	55	44	33	22
History AS Opt LS	2027	100	-	68	57	46	35	25
History AS Option AA	2027	100	-	71	61	51	41	31
History AS Option AB	2027	100	-	74	63	53	43	33
History AS Option AD	2027	100	-	71	61	51	41	31
History AS Option AM	2027	100	-	69	60	50	42	33
History AS Option AS	2027	100	-	70	60	50	41	32
History AS Option CG	2027	100	-	69	59	49	39	30
History AS Option CJ	2027	100	-	67	58	49	40	32
History AS Option CL	2027	100	-	72	62	52	43	34
History AS Option CN	2027	100	-	70	60	51	42	32
History AS Option CO	2027	100	-	70	60	50	40	31
History AS Option CP	2027	100	-	67	57	48	39	30
History AS Option CQ	2027	100	-	72	62	53	44	35
History AS Option CR	2027	100	-	70	61	51	42	33
History AS Option DJ	2027	100	-	69	60	51	42	33
History AS Option DN	2027	100	-	72	62	53	44	35
History AS Option DO	2027	100	-	72	62	52	43	33
History AS Option DQ	2027	100	-	74	64	55	46	37
History AS Option DR	2027	100	-	72	63	53	44	35
History AS Option FL	2027	100	-	72	62	53	43	34
History AS Option FN	2027	100	-	72	62	53	43	34
History AS Option FO	2027	100	-	72	62	52	42	33
History AS Option FQ	2027	100	-	75	65	55	45	36
History AS Option FR	2027	100	-	72	63	53	44	35
History AS Option GG	2027	100	-	66	56	46	37	27
History AS Option GO	2027	100	-	69	59	49	38	29
History AS Option GQ	2027	100	-	71	61	51	42	33
History AS Option GR	2027	100	-	69	59	49	40	31
History AS Option HA	2027	100	-	67	57	48	39	30
History AS Option HB	2027	100	-	70	60	50	41	32
History AS Option HD	2027	100	-	67	57	47	38	29
History AS Option HE	2027	100	-	64	55	47	39	31
History AS Option HM	2027	100	-	65	56	47	39	31
History AS Option HS	2027	100	-	66	57	48	39	30
History AS Option JG	2027	100	-	63	55	47	39	31
History AS Option JN	2027	100	-	66	58	50	42	35
History AS Option JO	2027	100	-	66	58	49	41	33
History AS Option JP	2027	100	-	64	56	48	40	33
History AS Option JQ	2027	100	-	68	60	52	44	37
History AS Option JR	2027	100	-	66	58	50	43	35
History AS Option KB	2027	100	-	70	61	52	44	35
History AS Option KM	2027	100	-	65	57	50	42	35
History AS Option KS	2027	100	-	66	58	50	42	34
History AS Option LD	2027	100	-	71	61	51	41	32
History AS Option LE	2027	100	-	68	59	50	42	34
History AS Option LM	2027	100	-	67	58	49	41	33
History AS Option LS	2027	100	-	70	60	51	42	33
Law Adv Option A	2027	300	-	199	168	138	108	78
Law Adv Option B	2027	300	-	194	164	135	107	79
Mathematics Adv	2027	300	-	218	171	140	109	78
Mathematics AS	2027	160	-	112	98	84	70	56
Media Studies Adv	2027	168	-	135	116	93	71	49
Modern Hebrew Adv	2027	400	-	-	-	-	-	-
Music Adv	2027	120	-	79	60	50	40	30
Panjabi Adv	2027	400	-	327	267	234	201	168
Philosophy Adv	2027	200	-	137	114	92	70	49
Physical Education Adv	2027	210	-	120	103	88	73	58
Physics Adv (astrophysics)	2027	250	-	188	158	129	100	72
Physics Adv (electronics)	2027	250	-	193	162	132	102	73
Physics Adv (engineering)	2027	250	-	188	156	128	100	72
Physics Adv (medical)	2027	250	-	187	156	128	100	72
Physics Adv (turning Points)	2027	250	-	188	157	128	100	72
Physics AS	2027	140	-	79	69	58	47	38
Polish Adv	2027	400	-	327	267	234	201	168
Politics Adv	2027	231	-	171	145	121	97	73
Psychology Adv	2027	288	-	195	167	139	111	83
Psychology AS	2027	144	-	99	87	74	62	50
Religious Studies Adv Option A	2027	200	-	166	138	109	80	52
Religious Studies Adv Option B	2027	200	-	168	140	111	82	53
Religious Studies Adv Option C	2027	200	-	-	-	-	-	-
Religious Studies Adv Option D	2027	200	-	167	139	110	81	52
Religious Studies Adv Option E	2027	200	-	-	-	-	-	-
Religious Studies AS Opt A	2027	180	-	129	107	85	64	43
Religious Studies AS Opt B	2027	180	-	130	108	86	64	43
Religious Studies AS Opt D	2027	180	-	130	108	86	64	43
Religious Studies AS Option A	2027	180	-	126	109	92	75	58
Religious Studies AS Option B	2027	180	-	126	109	92	75	58
Religious Studies AS Option D	2027	180	-	129	111	94	77	60
SOCIOLOGY ADV	2027	240	-	174	155	132	109	86
SOCIOLOGY AS	2027	120	-	81	72	62	53	44
Spanish Adv Teacher Cond Opt	2027	280	-	212	168	135	102	69
Spanish AS Teacher Cond Option	2027	200	-	157	136	116	96	76
Spanish AS Teacher Option	2027	200	-	147	124	101	78	56
Spanish AS Visiting Exr Option	2027	200	-	157	136	116	96	76
Spanish AS Visitor Option	2027	200	-	147	124	101	78	56
English Lit B AS Option Aa	2027	100	-	65	54	43	32	21
English Lit B AS Option Ba	2027	100	-	74	63	52	41	30
English Lit B AS Option Bb	2027	100	-	73	62	52	42	32
Further Maths AS Option Ds	2027	160	-	108	95	83	71	59
Further Maths AS Option Md	2027	160	-	113	101	89	77	66
Further Maths AS Option Sm	2027	160	-	109	96	83	70	58
History AS Option JL	2027	100	-	66	58	50	42	34
Sociology AS	2027	120	-	82	74	66	58	50
Computer Science AS (C#)	2027	150	-	122	105	88	72	56
Computer Science AS (Java)	2027	150	-	122	105	88	72	56
Computer Science AS (Python)	2027	150	-	122	105	88	72	56
Computer Science AS (Vb.Net)	2027	150	-	122	105	88	72	56
History AS Option DL	2027	100	-	72	62	52	43	34
History AS Option KE	2027	100	-	64	56	48	41	34

Disclaimer: These are not the official grade boundaries for 2027. They are calculated averages based on historical data and should be used as a rough guide only. Actual grade boundaries are set by the exam boards after all exam papers have been marked.

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AQA AS Grade Boundaries 2026

Last year's boundaries can give you a feel for what might happen in 2027. Here's how they looked:

Subject	Year	Maximum Mark	A*	A	B	C	D	E
Biology AS	2026	150	-	102	89	77	65	53
Business AS	2026	160	-	113	101	89	77	66
Chemistry AS	2026	160	-	114	99	84	69	55
Computer Science AS (C#)	2026	150	-	122	105	88	72	56
Computer Science AS (Java)	2026	150	-	122	105	88	72	56
Computer Science AS (Python)	2026	150	-	122	105	88	72	56
Computer Science AS (Vb.Net)	2026	150	-	122	105	88	72	56
Economics AS	2026	140	-	96	86	76	67	58
English Language AS	2026	140	-	102	89	77	65	53
English Lit B AS Option AA	2026	100	-	65	54	43	32	21
English Lit B AS Option BA	2026	100	-	73	62	51	40	30
English Lit B AS Option BB	2026	100	-	72	62	52	42	32
English Literature A AS	2026	100	-	73	61	50	39	28
French AS Teacher Cond Option	2026	200	-	158	141	124	108	92
French AS Visiting Exr Option	2026	200	-	158	141	124	108	92
Further Maths AS Option DS	2026	160	-	111	99	87	75	64
Further Maths AS Option MD	2026	160	-	113	102	91	80	70
Further Maths AS Option SM	2026	160	-	109	97	85	73	62
Geography AS	2026	160	-	113	103	93	83	74
German AS Teacher Cond Option	2026	200	-	150	127	104	81	58
German AS Visiting Exr Option	2026	200	-	150	127	104	81	58
History AS Option AM	2026	100	-	74	63	53	43	33
History AS Option CG	2026	100	-	65	55	45	36	27
History AS Option CN	2026	100	-	68	58	49	40	31
History AS Option CO	2026	100	-	71	61	51	41	31
History AS Option CQ	2026	100	-	71	62	53	44	36
History AS Option CR	2026	100	-	70	60	50	40	31
History AS Option DL	2026	100	-	72	62	52	43	34
History AS Option DN	2026	100	-	71	61	52	43	34
History AS Option DO	2026	100	-	74	64	54	44	34
History AS Option DQ	2026	100	-	74	65	56	47	39
History AS Option FL	2026	100	-	72	62	52	42	33
History AS Option FN	2026	100	-	71	61	51	42	33
History AS Option FO	2026	100	-	74	63	53	43	33
History AS Option GG	2026	100	-	65	55	46	37	28
History AS Option GO	2026	100	-	71	61	51	41	32
History AS Option GQ	2026	100	-	71	62	53	45	37
History AS Option GR	2026	100	-	70	60	50	41	32
History AS Option HA	2026	100	-	67	57	48	39	30
History AS Option HB	2026	100	-	70	60	50	41	32
History AS Option HE	2026	100	-	64	56	48	40	32
History AS Option HM	2026	100	-	70	60	50	41	32
History AS Option HS	2026	100	-	66	57	48	39	31
History AS Option JG	2026	100	-	62	54	46	38	30
History AS Option JN	2026	100	-	65	57	49	41	34
History AS Option JO	2026	100	-	68	59	50	42	34
History AS Option JP	2026	100	-	64	56	48	41	34
History AS Option JQ	2026	100	-	68	60	53	46	39
History AS Option JR	2026	100	-	67	58	50	42	34
History AS Option KB	2026	100	-	70	61	52	43	34
History AS Option KE	2026	100	-	64	56	48	41	34
History AS Option KM	2026	100	-	70	61	52	43	34
History AS Option KS	2026	100	-	66	57	49	41	33
History AS Option LE	2026	100	-	68	59	50	42	34
History AS Option LS	2026	100	-	70	60	51	42	33
Mathematics AS	2026	160	-	121	108	95	83	71
Physics AS	2026	140	-	89	78	67	56	46
Psychology AS	2026	144	-	104	92	80	68	57
Religious Studies AS Option A	2026	180	-	127	108	90	72	54
Religious Studies AS Option B	2026	180	-	127	108	90	72	54
Sociology AS	2026	120	-	80	72	64	56	49
Spanish AS Teacher Cond Option	2026	200	-	164	143	122	102	82
Spanish AS Visiting Exr Option	2026	200	-	164	143	122	102	82

Source: AQA

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What to do after the 2027 AQA AS grade boundaries are released: Next steps

Once the 2027 AQA AS grade boundaries go live on results day, you'll want to check where your final mark fits in them. Here's what to do, whether you smashed it or came up short.

1. Compare your marks to the boundaries

Grab your marks and stack them up against the official boundaries for your exam board. This shows you exactly how close you were to each grade and whether it's worth requesting a remark.

2. Understand what it means for you

Didn't get what you hoped for? Don't worry. It's not the end of the road. Plenty of students resit their AS exams, while others shift their future plans. Our AS revision resources can help you get back on track and build your confidence.

3. Plan your next move

Not everyone continues studying. But, if you're heading to sixth form or college, our revision resources can help you throughout the next stage of your journey. If you missed your grades, our Clearing guide explains how to find a course that works for you.

What are weighted boundaries?

Some subjects have more than one exam paper or component, and they don't all contribute the same amount to your final grade. Exam boards assign each paper a weighting factor.

Working out your weighted grade

Here's a simple step-by-step guide to how it happens:

You get a raw mark for each paper (this is just the mark the examiner gives you).
Each paper gets multiplied by a weighting factor, which turns it into a weighted mark.
All your weighted marks are added up to give you your total course mark.
This total gets compared with the grade-threshold table for your exam session to decide your final grade.

A quick example

Let's say you're sitting two papers:

Paper 1:
- You score 64 out of 80.
- The weighting is 1.25.
- So your weighted mark is 64 × 1.25 = 80.
Paper 2:
- You score 70 out of 100.
- The weighting is 1.
- So your weighted mark is 70 × 1 = 70.
Your total:
- 150 weighted marks.

Remember, grade boundaries change each exam series. This means the same total mark might lead to a different grade in another year. Don't be tempted to compare your marks with your friend who sat the exam last year — the boundaries could be completely different!

Check with AQA to see if your course uses weighted scores.

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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQS)

When are the AQA AS grade boundaries released?

Grade boundaries are typically released at 8:00am on results day, just before students receive their official grades. In the meantime, you can use our 2027 grade boundary averages to get an idea of what the AQA AS grade boundaries may look like.

Where can I find the official 2027 AQA AS grade boundaries?

We'll be updating our comprehensive AQA AS grade boundaries resource as soon as the 2027 grade boundaries have been published, so be sure to visit this page on results day for live updates. Each exam board will also publish their results on their official websites. Once they're released, you'll be able to find them here:

How are grade boundaries set?

After exams have taken place, senior examiners from each exam board review how students have performed. They look closely at:

How difficult the paper was compared to previous years.
The quality of student responses across the country.
Whether certain questions were considered unexpectedly hard or easy.

Ofqual asks exam boards to follow a rule called 'comparable outcomes'. This means that students with similar ability levels should get roughly the same grades each year, even if the exams are considered more or less difficult.

How do grade boundaries work?

Grade boundaries show exactly how many marks you need to achieve each grade, whether that's a 9, 7 or 5 at GCSE, or an A, B or C at A Level.

For example, if the grade boundary for a grade 6 at GCSE is 61 marks, then a student who scores 63 would be awarded a grade 6.

If a paper is harder than expected, the grade boundaries may be lower, meaning students need fewer marks than usual to achieve a particular grade.