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AQA GCSE Grade Boundaries 2026: Averages & Why They Matter

Curious about the AQA GCSE grade boundaries for 2026? If you're sitting your GCSE 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 GCSE exams from the past 8 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 2026

We've crunched the numbers from the past 8 years to work out average grade boundaries for AQA GCSE 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.

Source: AQA · Calculated by Save My Exams

Subject	Month	Max	Grade 9	Grade 8	Grade 7	Grade 6	Grade 5	Grade 4	Grade 3	Grade 2	Grade 1
Art & Design (3D Design)	Jun	480	295	272	249	222	196	170	123	77	31
Art & Design (3d Design)	Jun	480	403	371	340	303	266	230	166	103	40
Art & Design (Art Craft & Design)	Jun	480	295	271	249	223	197	172	125	79	32
Art & Design (Art,Craft & Des)	Nov	96	242	223	204	181	158	136	98	61	24
Art & Design (Art,craft & Des)	Jun	480	403	371	340	303	266	230	166	103	40
Art & Design (Fine Art)	Jun	480	282	259	238	212	186	161	117	73	29
Art & Design (Graphic Comm)	Jun	480	311	286	262	234	206	179	129	81	32
Art & Design (Photography)	Jun	480	282	259	238	212	186	161	117	73	29
Art & Design (Textiles Design)	Jun	480	311	286	262	234	206	179	129	81	32
Bengali Tier F	Jun	240	-	-	-	-	74	59	45	30	16
Bengali Tier H	Jun	240	188	166	143	118	94	70	58	-	-
Biology Tier F	Jun	200	-	-	-	-	128	111	80	50	20
Biology Tier H	Jun	200	134	120	105	87	69	51	41	-	-
Business	Jun	180	134	124	115	101	89	76	55	34	14
Chemistry Tier F	Jun	200	-	-	-	-	128	107	78	49	21
Chemistry Tier H	Jun	200	145	126	107	86	65	44	32	-	-
Chinese (Spoken Mand) Tier F	Nov	180	-	-	-	-	113	96	72	48	24
Chinese (Spoken Mand) Tier H	Nov	180	187	152	117	101	85	70	62	-	-
Chinese (Spoken Mandarin) Tier F	Jun	240	-	-	-	-	99	84	63	43	23
Chinese (Spoken Mandarin) Tier H	Jun	240	174	139	104	89	75	61	54	-	-
Citizenship Studies	Jun	160	132	121	110	95	81	66	49	31	14
Computer Science	Jun	160	137	124	111	96	81	66	49	33	17
Computer Science Opt A (C#)	Jun	180	151	137	124	105	86	68	50	32	15
Computer Science Opt B (Python)	Jun	180	151	137	124	105	86	68	50	32	15
Computer Science Opt C (Vb.Net)	Jun	180	150	135	121	103	84	66	48	31	13
Computer Science Opt C (Vb.net)	Jun	180	155	142	130	111	92	74	55	36	18
Dance	Jun	400	270	247	225	199	172	146	110	74	38
Design And Technology	Jun	200	139	126	115	100	86	72	52	34	15
Design and Technology	Jun	200	179	165	152	134	117	100	73	46	20
Drama	Jun	200	142	130	120	105	91	78	58	39	20
Economics	Jun	160	129	120	113	100	87	75	56	38	19
Engineering	Jun	200	161	150	139	123	109	95	70	45	20
English Language	Nov	160	123	113	104	94	83	73	54	35	16
English Literature	Jun	160	137	122	108	92	77	61	45	29	13
English Literature Option NM	Nov	130	112	100	88	75	63	51	37	24	11
English Literature Option PM	Nov	130	113	101	89	76	63	51	37	23	10
English Literature Option PN	Nov	130	111	99	88	75	62	50	37	24	11
Food Preparation And Nutrition	Jun	200	145	132	120	106	91	78	58	38	19
Food Preparation and Nutrition	Jun	200	169	155	142	126	110	95	71	47	23
French Tier F	Jun	240	-	-	-	-	148	133	96	59	23
French Tier H	Jun	240	182	160	138	123	107	92	83	-	-
Geography	Jun	252	187	168	149	130	112	93	68	43	18
German Tier F	Jun	240	-	-	-	-	153	135	97	59	22
German Tier H	Jun	240	184	163	142	123	104	86	75	-	-
History A01	Nov	124	81	72	64	55	46	37	28	18	9
History A04	Jun	124	86	77	69	60	51	42	31	20	10
History A05	Jun	124	87	78	70	61	52	44	32	21	10
History A06	Jun	124	86	77	69	60	51	42	31	20	10
History A07	Jun	124	85	76	68	59	51	43	32	21	10
History A08	Nov	124	84	75	66	57	48	39	29	19	9
History A09	Jun	124	84	75	67	57	47	38	28	19	10
History A10	Jun	124	86	77	69	59	49	40	30	20	10
History A11	Jun	124	88	79	71	61	51	42	31	20	10
History A12	Nov	124	86	77	68	59	50	41	30	19	9
History A13	Jun	124	87	79	71	61	51	42	31	20	10
History A14	Jun	124	87	78	70	61	52	43	32	21	10
History A15	Jun	124	84	75	67	58	49	41	30	20	10
History A16	Jun	124	84	75	67	57	48	39	29	19	10
History A17	Jun	124	86	77	69	59	50	41	30	20	10
History A18	Jun	124	88	79	71	61	52	43	32	21	10
History A20	Jun	124	88	79	71	61	52	43	32	21	10
History A22	Jun	124	81	74	67	58	49	41	30	20	10
History A23	Jun	124	84	75	67	57	48	39	29	19	10
History A24	Jun	124	86	77	69	59	50	41	30	20	10
History A25	Jun	124	88	79	71	61	52	43	32	21	10
History A26	Jun	124	89	80	72	63	54	45	33	21	10
History A27	Nov	124	85	75	66	56	47	37	28	18	9
History A28	Jun	124	87	78	70	61	52	44	32	21	10
History A29	Jun	124	84	75	67	57	48	39	29	19	9
History A30	Jun	124	85	76	68	59	50	41	30	19	9
History A31	Jun	124	83	75	67	57	48	39	29	19	9
History A33	Jun	124	84	75	67	57	47	37	27	18	9
History A34	Jun	124	85	76	68	58	48	39	29	19	9
History A35	Jun	124	84	75	67	57	47	37	27	18	9
History A37	Jun	124	86	77	69	59	49	39	29	19	9
History A39	Jun	124	86	77	69	59	49	39	29	19	9
History AA	Jun	168	112	100	88	76	65	54	38	24	9
History AB	Jun	168	58	52	47	41	35	29	21	13	5
History AC	Jun	168	112	101	90	78	66	55	39	24	9
History AD	Jun	168	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
History AE	Jun	168	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
History AF	Jun	168	46	41	37	32	27	22	16	10	3
History AG	Jun	168	29	26	23	19	16	13	10	6	2
History AH	Jun	168	57	51	45	39	33	27	20	12	4
History AJ	Jun	168	58	52	46	40	34	27	20	12	4
History AK	Jun	168	30	27	24	20	17	14	10	6	2
History AL	Jun	168	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
History AM	Jun	168	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
History B01	Nov	124	84	75	66	57	48	40	29	19	8
History B02	Jun	124	84	75	67	58	49	41	30	20	10
History B04	Jun	124	88	79	71	62	53	45	33	21	10
History B06	Jun	124	88	79	71	62	53	45	33	21	10
History B07	Jun	124	87	78	70	62	54	46	34	22	10
History B08	Nov	124	86	77	68	59	50	41	30	19	8
History B09	Nov	124	84	75	67	57	48	38	28	18	8
History B10	Nov	124	87	78	70	60	50	41	30	19	8
History B11	Jun	124	87	80	73	63	54	45	33	21	10
History B12	Jun	124	91	82	74	65	56	47	34	22	10
History B13	Nov	124	88	79	70	60	50	41	30	19	8
History B14	Jun	124	89	80	72	63	54	46	34	22	10
History B15	Jun	124	86	77	69	60	52	44	32	21	10
History B17	Jun	124	88	79	71	62	53	44	32	21	10
History B18	Jun	124	90	81	73	64	55	46	34	22	10
History B20	Jun	124	90	81	73	64	55	46	34	22	10
History B22	Nov	124	85	76	67	57	48	40	29	18	8
History B23	Jun	124	86	77	69	60	51	42	31	20	10
History B24	Jun	124	88	79	71	62	53	44	32	21	10
History B25	Nov	124	85	76	67	57	48	39	29	18	8
History B27	Nov	124	87	78	68	59	49	40	29	19	8
History B28	Jun	124	89	80	72	63	55	47	34	22	10
History B29	Nov	124	79	71	64	55	46	37	27	17	8
History B30	Jun	124	87	78	70	61	52	44	32	20	9
History B31	Nov	124	82	74	66	56	47	37	27	17	8
History B32	Jun	124	85	76	68	59	51	43	31	20	9
History B35	Jun	124	86	77	69	59	49	40	29	19	9
History B36	Jun	124	85	76	68	59	50	41	30	19	9
History B37	Jun	124	88	79	71	61	51	42	31	20	9
History B39	Jun	124	88	79	71	61	51	42	31	20	9
History BA	Jun	168	115	102	90	78	67	56	40	24	9
History BB	Jun	168	29	26	23	20	17	15	10	6	2
History BC	Jun	168	112	102	91	79	68	57	40	24	8
History BD	Jun	168	57	51	46	40	35	30	21	13	4
History BE	Jun	168	29	26	23	21	18	15	11	6	2
History BF	Jun	168	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
History BG	Jun	168	112	100	88	75	63	50	36	22	8
History BH	Jun	168	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
History BJ	Jun	168	58	52	47	40	34	28	20	12	4
History BK	Jun	168	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
History BL	Jun	168	59	53	47	41	35	29	21	12	4
History BM	Jun	168	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
History C01	Jun	124	78	73	68	59	51	43	32	21	10
History C03	Jun	124	87	78	70	61	52	43	32	21	10
History C04	Jun	124	89	80	72	63	54	45	33	21	10
History C06	Jun	124	89	80	72	63	54	45	33	21	10
History C07	Jun	124	88	79	71	62	54	46	34	22	10
History C08	Nov	124	88	79	70	61	51	42	30	19	8
History C09	Jun	124	90	80	70	60	50	41	30	20	10
History C10	Nov	124	89	80	72	62	51	41	30	19	8
History C11	Jun	124	91	82	74	64	54	45	33	21	10
History C12	Jun	124	92	83	75	65	56	47	34	22	10
History C13	Jun	124	92	83	74	64	54	45	33	21	10
History C14	Jun	124	90	81	73	64	55	46	34	22	10
History C15	Jun	124	87	78	70	61	52	44	32	21	10
History C16	Nov	124	85	76	68	57	47	37	27	17	8
History C17	Jun	124	89	80	72	62	53	44	32	21	10
History C18	Jun	124	91	82	74	64	55	46	34	22	10
History C20	Jun	124	91	82	74	64	55	46	34	22	10
History C21	Nov	124	88	78	70	60	50	41	30	19	8
History C22	Nov	124	88	78	69	59	49	40	29	19	8
History C23	Jun	124	87	78	70	60	51	42	31	20	10
History C24	Jun	124	89	80	72	62	53	44	32	21	10
History C25	Jun	124	91	82	74	64	55	46	34	22	10
History C26	Jun	124	92	83	75	66	57	48	35	22	10
History C27	Nov	124	89	79	70	60	50	40	29	19	8
History C28	Jun	124	90	81	73	64	55	47	34	22	10
History C29	Nov	124	84	75	66	56	47	37	27	17	8
History C30	Jun	124	88	79	71	62	53	44	32	20	9
History C31	Nov	124	87	77	68	57	47	38	28	18	8
History C33	Jun	124	87	78	70	60	50	40	29	19	9
History C35	Jun	124	87	78	70	60	50	40	29	19	9
History C36	Nov	124	84	75	66	56	46	36	26	17	8
History C37	Jun	124	89	80	72	62	52	42	31	20	9
History C39	Jun	124	89	80	72	62	52	42	31	20	9
History CA	Jun	168	115	103	91	79	67	55	39	24	9
History CB	Jun	168	59	53	47	41	35	29	21	13	5
History CC	Jun	168	114	103	92	80	68	56	40	24	8
History CD	Jun	168	58	52	46	40	34	29	21	12	4
History CE	Jun	168	29	26	23	20	16	13	9	6	2
History CF	Jun	168	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
History CG	Jun	168	47	42	38	33	28	23	17	10	3
History CH	Jun	168	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
History CJ	Jun	168	29	26	23	20	17	14	10	6	2
History CK	Jun	168	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
History CL	Jun	168	47	43	38	33	28	24	17	10	3
History CM	Jun	168	58	52	46	40	33	28	20	12	4
History D01	Jun	124	81	73	65	57	49	41	30	19	9
History D03	Jun	124	84	75	67	58	49	41	30	19	9
History D04	Jun	124	86	77	69	60	51	43	31	20	9
History D06	Jun	124	86	77	69	60	51	43	31	20	9
History D07	Jun	124	85	76	68	60	52	44	32	20	9
History D08	Nov	124	86	77	69	59	50	42	30	19	8
History D09	Jun	124	84	75	67	57	48	39	29	19	9
History D10	Nov	124	87	79	71	60	51	41	30	19	8
History D11	Nov	124	86	77	69	59	50	41	30	19	8
History D12	Jun	124	89	80	72	63	54	45	33	21	9
History D13	Nov	124	88	79	70	60	51	42	30	19	8
History D14	Jun	124	87	78	70	61	52	44	32	20	9
History D15	Jun	124	84	75	67	58	50	42	31	20	9
History D16	Jun	124	84	75	67	58	49	40	29	19	9
History D17	Jun	124	86	77	69	60	51	42	31	20	9
History D18	Jun	124	88	79	71	62	53	44	32	20	9
History D19	Jun	124	89	80	72	63	54	46	33	21	9
History D20	Jun	124	88	79	71	62	53	44	32	20	9
History D22	Nov	124	85	76	67	58	49	40	29	19	8
History D23	Jun	124	84	75	67	58	49	40	29	19	9
History D24	Jun	124	86	77	69	60	51	42	31	20	9
History D25	Nov	124	86	76	67	58	49	40	29	18	8
History D26	Jun	124	89	80	72	63	54	46	33	21	9
History D27	Jun	124	89	80	71	62	53	44	32	20	9
History D28	Jun	124	87	78	70	61	53	45	33	21	9
History D29	Jun	124	84	75	67	58	49	40	29	18	8
History D31	Jun	124	85	76	67	58	49	40	29	18	8
History D33	Jun	124	84	75	67	57	47	38	28	18	8
History D35	Nov	124	83	74	65	55	44	35	26	17	8
History D37	Nov	124	84	75	67	56	46	37	27	17	8
History D39	Jun	124	86	77	69	59	49	40	29	18	8
History DA	Jun	168	58	52	46	41	35	29	21	12	4
History DB	Jun	168	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
History DC	Jun	168	116	104	92	80	69	58	41	25	8
History DD	Jun	168	29	26	23	20	18	15	11	6	2
History DE	Jun	168	58	52	46	40	34	28	20	12	4
History DF	Jun	168	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
History DG	Jun	168	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
History DH	Jun	168	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
History DJ	Jun	168	59	53	47	40	34	28	20	12	4
History DK	Jun	168	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
History DL	Jun	168	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
History DM	Jun	168	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
History E01	Jun	124	84	75	67	58	50	42	31	20	10
History E02	Jun	124	84	75	67	58	49	40	30	20	10
History E08	Jun	124	86	77	69	60	51	42	31	20	10
History E10	Jun	124	88	79	71	61	51	42	31	20	10
History E13	Jun	124	90	81	73	63	53	44	32	21	10
History E14	Jun	124	89	80	72	63	54	45	33	21	10
History E15	Jun	124	86	77	69	60	51	43	32	21	10
History E22	Jun	124	86	77	69	60	51	43	32	21	10
History E23	Jun	124	86	77	69	59	50	41	30	20	10
History E24	Jun	124	88	79	71	61	52	43	32	21	10
History E26	Jun	124	91	82	74	65	56	47	34	22	10
History E27	Jun	124	90	81	73	63	54	45	33	21	10
History E29	Jun	124	86	77	69	59	50	41	30	19	9
History E37	Jun	124	88	79	71	61	51	41	30	19	9
History EA	Jun	168	28	25	22	19	16	14	10	6	3
History EB	Jun	168	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
History EC	Jun	168	57	51	45	39	34	28	20	12	4
History ED	Jun	168	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
History EE	Jun	168	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
History EF	Jun	168	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
History EG	Jun	168	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
History EH	Jun	168	56	50	44	38	32	26	19	11	4
History EJ	Jun	168	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
History EK	Jun	168	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
History EL	Jun	168	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
History EM	Jun	168	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
History FA	Jun	168	114	102	91	79	67	56	40	25	9
History FB	Jun	168	59	53	47	41	35	30	21	13	5
History FC	Jun	168	114	103	92	80	69	57	41	25	9
History FD	Jun	168	77	69	61	53	45	38	27	16	6
History FE	Jun	168	113	101	89	77	64	52	38	23	9
History FF	Jun	168	59	53	47	40	34	28	20	12	5
History FG	Jun	168	115	103	91	78	65	53	38	23	9
History FH	Jun	168	29	26	23	20	17	14	10	6	3
History FJ	Jun	168	116	104	92	79	67	54	39	24	9
History FK	Jun	168	48	43	38	33	28	23	16	10	4
History FL	Jun	168	117	105	93	81	68	55	40	24	9
History FM	Jun	168	58	52	46	40	34	28	20	12	5
History GA	Jun	168	116	104	92	80	69	58	41	25	9
History GB	Jun	168	59	53	47	42	36	30	22	13	5
History GC	Jun	168	118	106	93	82	71	59	42	25	9
History GD	Jun	168	58	52	46	41	35	30	21	13	5
History GE	Jun	168	116	103	91	78	66	54	39	24	9
History GF	Jun	168	59	53	47	41	35	29	20	13	5
History GG	Jun	168	118	105	92	80	67	56	40	24	9
History GH	Jun	168	58	52	46	40	34	28	20	12	5
History GJ	Jun	168	116	105	94	81	68	56	40	25	9
History GK	Jun	168	120	107	96	83	70	58	42	25	9
History GL	Jun	168	121	108	95	82	70	58	41	25	9
History GM	Jun	168	58	52	47	40	34	29	20	13	5
History HA	Jun	168	120	106	93	81	69	57	41	25	9
History HB	Jun	168	119	107	95	83	70	59	41	25	8
History HC	Jun	168	118	106	95	82	70	59	42	25	9
History HD	Jun	168	58	52	46	41	35	29	21	13	5
History HE	Jun	168	116	104	92	79	66	54	39	24	9
History HF	Jun	168	59	53	47	41	34	28	20	12	5
History HG	Jun	168	119	106	93	80	67	55	39	24	9
History HH	Jun	168	117	104	93	80	67	55	39	24	9
History HJ	Jun	168	119	107	95	82	68	56	40	24	9
History HK	Jun	168	60	54	48	41	35	28	20	12	5
History HL	Jun	168	122	109	96	83	70	57	41	24	9
History HM	Jun	168	59	53	47	40	34	28	20	12	5
History JA	Jun	168	116	104	93	81	70	59	42	25	9
History JB	Jun	168	30	27	24	21	18	15	10	6	2
History JC	Jun	168	118	106	94	83	71	60	43	26	9
History JD	Jun	168	58	52	46	41	35	30	21	13	5
History JE	Jun	168	59	53	47	40	34	28	20	12	5
History JF	Jun	168	30	27	24	21	17	14	10	6	2
History JG	Jun	168	117	105	93	81	68	57	40	24	8
History JH	Jun	168	58	52	46	40	34	28	20	12	5
History JJ	Jun	168	119	106	95	82	69	57	41	25	9
History JK	Jun	168	60	54	48	41	35	29	21	13	5
History JL	Jun	168	121	108	96	83	71	59	41	25	8
History JM	Jun	168	119	107	95	83	70	58	42	25	9
History KA	Jun	168	111	99	87	75	64	52	37	23	8
History KB	Jun	168	46	41	37	32	27	22	16	10	4
History KC	Jun	168	58	52	46	40	34	29	21	13	5
History KD	Jun	168	57	51	45	39	34	28	20	12	5
History KE	Jun	168	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
History KF	Jun	168	29	26	23	20	16	13	9	6	2
History KG	Jun	168	58	52	46	39	33	27	19	12	5
History KH	Jun	168	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
History KJ	Jun	168	47	42	37	32	27	21	15	10	4
History KK	Jun	168	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
History KL	Jun	168	58	52	46	40	34	27	20	12	5
History KM	Jun	168	28	25	23	20	17	14	10	6	3
History LA	Jun	168	59	53	47	41	35	29	21	13	5
History LB	Jun	168	59	53	48	41	35	29	21	13	5
History LC	Jun	168	59	53	47	41	35	30	21	13	5
History LD	Jun	168	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
History LE	Jun	168	59	53	47	40	34	27	19	12	4
History LF	Jun	168	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
History LG	Jun	168	59	53	47	40	34	28	20	12	4
History LH	Jun	168	29	26	23	20	17	14	10	6	2
History LJ	Jun	168	59	53	47	41	34	28	20	12	4
History LK	Jun	168	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
History LL	Jun	168	70	62	55	47	39	32	23	14	5
History LM	Jun	168	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
History MA	Jun	168	59	53	47	41	35	30	21	13	5
History MB	Jun	168	60	54	48	42	36	30	21	13	5
History MC	Jun	168	59	53	47	41	36	30	22	13	5
History MD	Jun	168	29	26	23	20	18	15	11	6	2
History ME	Jun	168	59	53	47	40	34	28	20	12	4
History MF	Jun	168	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
History MG	Jun	168	116	103	92	79	66	54	39	23	8
History MH	Jun	168	29	26	23	20	17	14	10	6	2
History MJ	Jun	168	30	27	24	21	18	15	11	7	2
History MK	Jun	168	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
History ML	Jun	168	60	54	48	41	35	29	21	12	4
History MM	Jun	168	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
History NA	Jun	168	117	105	93	80	68	56	40	24	9
History NB	Jun	168	48	43	38	33	28	23	17	10	4
History NC	Jun	168	59	53	48	41	35	30	21	13	5
History ND	Jun	168	59	53	47	41	35	29	21	13	5
History NE	Jun	168	59	53	47	40	34	27	20	12	4
History NF	Jun	168	93	84	74	63	53	42	30	18	6
History NG	Jun	168	59	53	47	41	34	28	20	12	4
History NH	Jun	168	116	104	92	79	66	53	38	23	8
History NJ	Jun	168	30	27	24	21	18	15	11	7	3
History NK	Jun	168	120	108	96	83	70	56	40	24	9
History NL	Jun	168	60	54	48	41	35	28	20	12	4
History NM	Jun	168	29	26	23	20	17	13	10	6	2
History OA	Jun	168	59	53	47	41	35	30	21	13	4
History OB	Jun	168	60	54	48	42	36	30	21	13	5
History OC	Jun	168	48	43	38	33	29	25	18	11	4
History OD	Jun	168	30	27	24	21	18	16	11	7	3
History OE	Jun	168	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
History OF	Jun	168	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
History OG	Jun	168	59	53	47	41	35	29	20	12	4
History OH	Jun	168	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
History OJ	Jun	168	60	54	48	41	35	28	20	12	4
History OK	Jun	168	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
History OL	Jun	168	59	52	46	40	33	27	19	11	4
History OM	Jun	168	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
History PA	Jun	168	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
History PB	Jun	168	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
History PC	Jun	168	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
History PD	Jun	168	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
History PE	Jun	168	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
History PF	Jun	168	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
History PG	Jun	168	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
History PH	Jun	168	28	25	22	19	16	13	10	6	3
History PJ	Jun	168	47	42	37	32	26	21	15	9	3
History PK	Jun	168	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
History PL	Jun	168	29	26	23	20	17	13	10	6	2
History PM	Jun	168	30	27	24	20	17	14	10	6	2
History QA	Jun	168	112	101	90	78	67	56	40	25	10
History QB	Jun	168	97	87	78	68	58	49	35	22	9
History QC	Jun	168	112	102	92	80	68	57	41	25	10
History QD	Jun	168	78	70	62	54	46	39	28	17	7
History QE	Jun	168	113	101	89	76	64	52	38	23	10
History QF	Jun	168	61	55	49	42	36	30	21	13	5
History QG	Jun	168	114	102	90	78	65	53	38	24	9
History QH	Jun	168	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
History QJ	Jun	168	61	55	49	42	36	29	21	13	5
History QK	Jun	168	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
History QL	Jun	168	117	105	93	80	68	55	40	24	9
History QM	Jun	168	60	54	48	42	36	30	21	13	5
History RA	Jun	168	116	104	92	80	69	58	41	25	10
History RB	Jun	168	49	44	39	34	29	25	18	11	4
History RC	Jun	168	117	105	93	81	70	59	42	26	9
History RD	Jun	168	60	54	48	42	37	32	23	14	5
History RE	Jun	168	115	103	90	78	66	54	39	24	9
History RF	Jun	168	86	76	67	58	49	40	29	18	7
History RG	Jun	168	117	104	92	79	67	55	40	24	9
History RH	Jun	168	60	54	48	42	36	30	21	13	5
History RJ	Jun	168	117	105	93	81	68	56	41	25	9
History RK	Jun	168	31	28	25	22	19	16	12	7	3
History RL	Jun	168	61	55	49	43	37	31	22	13	5
History RM	Jun	168	30	27	25	22	19	16	12	7	3
History SA	Jun	168	62	55	49	43	37	31	22	14	5
History SB	Jun	168	49	44	40	35	30	25	18	11	4
History SC	Jun	168	118	106	94	82	70	58	42	25	9
History SD	Jun	168	118	105	94	82	70	58	42	25	9
History SE	Jun	168	116	103	92	79	66	54	39	24	9
History SF	Jun	168	31	28	25	22	19	16	12	7	3
History SG	Jun	168	117	105	93	80	67	55	39	24	9
History SH	Jun	168	116	104	92	79	67	55	39	24	9
History SJ	Jun	168	118	106	94	81	68	56	40	25	9
History SK	Jun	168	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
History SL	Jun	168	120	108	96	83	69	57	41	25	9
History SM	Jun	168	48	43	38	33	28	23	16	10	4
History TA	Jun	168	115	104	93	81	70	59	42	26	9
History TB	Jun	168	61	55	49	43	38	32	23	14	5
History TC	Jun	168	117	105	94	82	71	60	43	26	9
History TD	Jun	168	60	54	48	42	37	32	23	14	5
History TE	Jun	168	60	54	49	42	36	30	21	13	5
History TF	Jun	168	117	105	93	81	69	57	41	25	9
History TG	Jun	168	117	105	93	80	68	56	40	24	9
History TH	Jun	168	60	54	48	42	36	30	21	13	5
History TJ	Jun	168	61	55	49	43	36	30	22	13	5
History TK	Jun	168	62	56	50	43	37	31	22	13	5
History TL	Jun	168	120	107	96	83	71	58	41	25	9
History TM	Jun	168	60	54	49	42	36	30	22	13	5
History UA	Jun	168	29	26	23	20	17	14	10	6	2
History UB	Jun	168	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
History UC	Jun	168	48	43	38	33	29	24	17	11	4
History UD	Jun	168	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
History UE	Jun	168	30	27	24	20	17	14	10	6	2
History UF	Jun	168	30	27	24	21	18	15	11	7	3
History UG	Jun	168	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
History UH	Jun	168	46	42	37	32	27	22	16	10	4
History UJ	Jun	168	31	28	25	21	18	14	10	6	3
History UK	Jun	168	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
History UL	Jun	168	60	54	48	42	35	29	21	13	5
History UM	Jun	168	48	43	38	33	27	22	16	10	4
Italian Tier F	Jun	240	-	-	-	-	130	114	83	53	23
Italian Tier H	Jun	240	183	156	130	112	94	77	68	-	-
Mathematics (Foundation)	Nov	240	-	-	-	-	155	122	90	58	26
Mathematics (Higher)	Nov	240	196	163	130	100	70	41	27	-	-
Mathematics Tier F	Jun	240	-	-	-	-	174	142	105	69	33
MATHEMATICS TIER F	November	240	-	-	-	-	186	158	118	78	39
Mathematics Tier H	Jun	240	211	182	152	119	86	53	36	-	-
MATHEMATICS TIER H	November	240	212	185	158	126	94	63	47	-	-
Media Studies	Jun	240	169	154	140	121	102	84	62	40	19
Modern Hebrew Tier F	Jun	240	-	-	-	-	90	76	60	44	29
Modern Hebrew Tier H	Jun	240	186	157	128	111	95	79	71	-	-
Music	Jun	240	161	149	137	124	111	99	78	57	37
Panjabi Tier F	Jun	240	-	-	-	-	104	93	67	40	14
Panjabi Tier H	Jun	240	200	183	166	146	126	106	96	-	-
Physical Education	Jun	260	181	169	157	141	126	110	83	56	29
Physics Tier F	Jun	200	-	-	-	-	131	113	82	51	21
Physics Tier H	Jun	200	145	129	113	93	74	56	45	-	-
Polish Tier F	Jun	240	-	-	-	-	151	140	100	61	22
Polish Tier H	Jun	240	186	167	149	137	125	114	108	-	-
Psychology	Jun	200	156	142	127	109	91	73	54	34	15
Religious Studies (Sc) Opt A	Jun	102	86	79	71	63	54	46	34	22	10
Religious Studies (Sc) Opt B	Jun	102	87	79	72	62	53	44	33	21	10
Religious Studies (Sc) Opt C	Jun	102	84	76	69	59	50	41	30	20	10
Religious Studies (Sc) Opt D	Jun	102	88	80	72	64	55	47	35	22	10
Religious Studies (Sc) Opt E	Jun	102	86	78	71	61	52	42	31	20	10
Religious Studies (Sc) Opt F	Jun	102	85	77	70	60	50	41	30	20	10
Religious Studies (Sc) Option A	Jun	102	88	81	74	66	59	52	38	25	12
Religious Studies (Sc) Option B	Jun	102	87	80	73	66	59	53	39	25	11
Religious Studies (Sc) Option C	Jun	102	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Religious Studies (Sc) Option D	Jun	102	89	82	75	66	58	50	37	24	11
Religious Studies (Sc) Option E	Jun	102	90	83	76	69	62	55	41	27	13
Religious Studies (Sc) Option F	Jun	102	87	80	73	65	58	50	37	24	12
Religious Studies (Short Course) Option A	Jun	102	89	82	75	66	58	50	37	24	11
Religious Studies (Short Course) Option B	Jun	102	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Religious Studies (Short Course) Option C	Jun	102	86	79	73	65	58	51	37	24	11
Religious Studies (Short Course) Option D	Jun	102	91	84	78	69	61	53	39	25	11
Religious Studies (Short Course) Option E	Jun	102	87	80	74	66	59	52	38	24	11
Religious Studies (Short Course) Option F	Jun	102	89	82	76	68	61	54	39	25	11
Religious Studies (Short) Option A	Nov	102	89	81	74	63	53	43	31	19	8
Religious Studies (Short) Option B	Nov	102	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Religious Studies (Short) Option C	Nov	102	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Religious Studies (Short) Option D	Nov	102	89	82	75	65	55	45	32	20	8
Religious Studies (Short) Option E	Nov	102	86	79	72	62	53	44	32	20	8
Religious Studies (Short) Option F	Nov	102	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Religious Studies A Option AA	Jun	204	180	167	154	137	121	105	78	50	23
Religious Studies A Option AB	Jun	204	134	122	112	98	84	71	52	34	17
Religious Studies A Option BA	Jun	204	178	164	152	136	119	103	76	49	22
Religious Studies A Option BB	Jun	204	174	161	149	130	112	94	70	46	22
Religious Studies A Option CA	Jun	204	174	161	148	131	114	98	72	47	22
Religious Studies A Option DA	Jun	204	180	166	154	136	120	103	76	49	23
Religious Studies A Option EA	Jun	204	176	163	150	132	115	99	73	47	23
Religious Studies A Option FA	Jun	204	100	93	86	76	67	57	42	27	13
Religious Studies A Option GA	Jun	204	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Religious Studies A Option GB	Jun	204	67	62	58	50	43	36	27	18	9
Religious Studies A Option HA	Jun	204	101	94	88	79	70	62	46	29	13
Religious Studies A Option HB	Jun	204	71	66	61	54	47	41	30	20	9
Religious Studies A Option JA	Jun	204	176	163	150	134	118	102	75	49	23
Religious Studies A Option JB	Jun	204	98	91	84	74	64	55	41	27	13
Religious Studies A Option KA	Jun	204	44	40	37	33	30	26	19	13	6
Religious Studies A Option KB	Jun	204	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Religious Studies A Option LA	Jun	204	173	160	147	131	115	99	73	48	22
Religious Studies A Option LB	Jun	204	84	78	71	62	53	43	32	21	10
Religious Studies A Option MA	Jun	204	178	165	153	137	121	106	78	50	22
Religious Studies A Option MB	Jun	204	175	162	150	132	114	97	71	47	22
Religious Studies A Option NA	Jun	204	174	161	149	133	116	100	74	48	22
Religious Studies A Option NB	Jun	204	171	158	145	127	108	91	67	45	22
Religious Studies A Option OA	Jun	204	180	165	151	135	118	103	76	49	22
Religious Studies A Option OB	Jun	204	85	79	72	62	52	43	32	21	10
Religious Studies A Option PA	Jun	204	99	92	85	76	67	58	43	28	13
Religious Studies A Option QA	Jun	204	97	90	84	74	65	56	41	27	13
Religious Studies A Option RA	Jun	204	98	91	85	75	66	56	42	27	13
Religious Studies A Option SA	Jun	204	177	164	151	134	118	101	75	48	22
Religious Studies A Option TA	Jun	204	178	165	153	136	119	103	75	49	22
Religious Studies A Option UA	Jun	204	86	80	74	65	57	49	36	24	11
Religious Studies B Option XA	Jun	204	180	166	151	133	115	97	71	45	19
Religious Studies B Option XB	Jun	204	72	67	61	54	47	39	29	19	9
Religious Studies B Option YA	Jun	204	178	163	149	130	112	94	69	44	19
Religious Studies B Option YB	Jun	204	112	102	92	80	68	56	41	27	12
Sociology	Jun	200	146	134	122	106	91	76	54	33	11
Spanish Tier F	Jun	240	-	-	-	-	146	128	93	57	22
Spanish Tier H	Jun	240	185	161	138	121	104	87	77	-	-
Statistics Tier F	Jun	160	-	-	-	-	95	76	56	36	17
Statistics Tier H	Jun	160	130	114	98	79	60	42	32	-	-
Urdu Tier F	Jun	240	-	-	-	-	80	71	51	32	14
Urdu Tier H	Jun	240	201	184	168	144	120	96	84	-	-

Disclaimer: These are not the official grade boundaries for 2026. 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 GCSE Grade Boundaries 2025

Last year's boundaries can give you a feel for what might happen in 2026. Here's how they looked:

Official 2025 boundaries · Source: AQA

Subject	Month	Max	Grade 9	Grade 8	Grade 7	Grade 6	Grade 5	Grade 4	Grade 3	Grade 2	Grade 1
Art & Design (3d Design)	Jun	480	403	371	340	303	266	230	166	103	40
Art & Design (Art,craft & Des)	Jun	480	403	371	340	303	266	230	166	103	40
Art & Design (Fine Art)	Jun	480	403	371	340	303	266	230	166	103	40
Art & Design (Graphic Comm)	Jun	480	403	371	340	303	266	230	166	103	40
Art & Design (Photography)	Jun	480	403	371	340	303	266	230	166	103	40
Art & Design (Textiles Design)	Jun	480	403	371	340	303	266	230	166	103	40
Bengali Tier F	Jun	240	-	-	-	-	129	104	80	56	33
Bengali Tier H	Jun	240	202	177	152	127	102	78	66	-	-
Biology Tier F	Jun	200	-	-	-	-	140	121	87	53	19
Biology Tier H	Jun	200	141	127	113	94	75	56	46	-	-
Business	Jun	180	131	122	114	102	90	78	57	36	15
Chemistry Tier F	Jun	200	-	-	-	-	132	109	80	52	24
Chemistry Tier H	Jun	200	150	132	115	90	66	42	30	-	-
Chinese (Spoken Mand) Tier F	Jun	240	-	-	-	-	139	118	89	61	33
Chinese (Spoken Mand) Tier H	Jun	240	207	174	141	123	106	89	80	-	-
Citizenship Studies	Jun	160	137	127	117	103	89	75	56	37	19
Computer Science Opt A (C#)	Jun	180	155	142	130	111	92	74	55	36	18
Computer Science Opt B (Python)	Jun	180	155	142	130	111	92	74	55	36	18
Computer Science Opt C (Vb.net)	Jun	180	155	142	130	111	92	74	55	36	18
Dance	Jun	400	334	309	284	252	221	190	146	102	58
Design and Technology	Jun	200	179	165	152	134	117	100	73	46	20
Drama	Jun	200	167	156	145	129	113	97	72	47	23
Economics	Jun	160	133	125	118	106	94	82	60	38	16
Engineering	Jun	200	176	164	152	137	123	109	81	53	25
English Language	Jun	160	119	109	100	91	82	73	54	35	16
English Language	November	160	120	110	101	91	82	73	54	35	16
English Literature	Jun	160	136	122	108	92	77	62	46	30	15
Food Preparation and Nutrition	Jun	200	169	155	142	126	110	95	71	47	23
French Tier F	Jun	240	-	-	-	-	163	151	108	66	24
French Tier H	Jun	240	205	182	159	144	129	114	106	-	-
Geography	Jun	252	199	180	161	142	124	106	77	48	20
German Tier F	Jun	240	-	-	-	-	178	159	114	69	24
German Tier H	Jun	240	205	184	163	144	126	108	99	-	-
History AA	Jun	168	114	102	91	79	68	57	41	25	9
History AB	Jun	168	115	103	92	80	69	58	42	26	10
History AC	Jun	168	113	103	93	81	70	59	42	25	9
History AF	Jun	168	113	101	90	78	66	54	39	24	9
History AH	Jun	168	111	99	88	76	64	53	38	23	8
History AJ	Jun	168	114	102	91	79	67	55	39	23	8
History BA	Jun	168	114	103	92	81	70	59	42	25	9
History BC	Jun	168	110	102	94	83	72	61	43	26	9
History BD	Jun	168	114	102	91	80	69	59	42	25	9
History BJ	Jun	168	115	103	92	80	68	57	40	24	8
History BL	Jun	168	117	105	94	82	70	59	42	25	8
History CA	Jun	168	116	104	93	81	70	59	42	26	10
History CB	Jun	168	117	105	94	82	71	60	43	27	11
History CC	Jun	168	118	106	95	83	72	61	44	27	10
History CD	Jun	168	115	103	92	81	70	59	42	26	10
History CG	Jun	168	116	104	93	81	69	57	41	25	9
History CL	Jun	168	118	106	95	83	71	59	42	25	9
History CM	Jun	168	115	103	92	80	68	57	41	25	9
History DA	Jun	168	115	103	92	81	70	59	42	25	9
History DC	Jun	168	117	105	94	83	72	61	43	26	9
History DE	Jun	168	113	101	90	78	66	55	39	23	8
History DJ	Jun	168	115	103	92	80	68	57	40	24	8
History EA	Jun	168	111	99	88	76	65	54	39	24	10
History EC	Jun	168	113	101	90	78	67	56	40	25	10
History EH	Jun	168	108	96	85	73	61	50	36	22	9
History FA	Jun	168	116	105	94	82	71	60	43	26	10
History FB	Jun	168	118	106	95	83	72	61	44	27	11
History FC	Jun	168	119	107	96	84	73	62	44	27	10
History FD	Jun	168	116	104	93	82	71	60	43	26	10
History FE	Jun	168	115	103	92	80	68	56	40	24	9
History FF	Jun	168	116	104	93	81	69	57	41	25	10
History FG	Jun	168	115	104	94	82	70	58	41	25	9
History FJ	Jun	168	117	105	94	82	70	58	41	25	9
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History MA	Jun	168	119	107	96	84	73	62	44	27	10
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Mathematics Tier F	Jun	240	-	-	-	-	188	160	119	79	39
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Mathematics Tier H	Jun	240	219	191	164	130	96	63	46	-	-
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Media Studies	Jun	240	186	171	156	136	117	98	72	46	21
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Physics Tier F	Jun	200	-	-	-	-	144	131	95	59	24
Physics Tier H	Jun	200	152	139	126	107	88	70	61	-	-
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Polish Tier H	Jun	240	193	169	145	134	123	113	108	-	-
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What to do after the 2026 AQA GCSE grade boundaries are released: Next steps

Once the 2026 AQA GCSE 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 GCSE exams, while others shift their future plans. Our GCSE 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 GCSE 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 2026 grade boundary averages to get an idea of what the AQA GCSE grade boundaries may look like.

Where can I find the official 2026 AQA GCSE grade boundaries?

We'll be updating our comprehensive AQA GCSE grade boundaries resource as soon as the 2026 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.