GCSE grade boundaries by exam board
The raw marks needed for each grade in GCSEsubjects, straight from each exam board's official tables - shown across multiple years. We show more than one year on purpose: boundaries are set after marking and move each year with how hard the paper was, so a single year tells you nothing on its own. Pick your board - the same subject has different boundaries on different boards.
AQA
2023–2025 · 25 subjects
- English Language8700
- English Literature8702
- Mathematics8300 · Higher + Foundation
- Biology8461 · Higher + Foundation
- Chemistry8462 · Higher + Foundation
- Physics8463 · Higher + Foundation
- Combined Science: Trilogy8464 · Higher + Foundation · double award
- Combined Science: Synergy8465 · Higher + Foundation · double award
- Geography8035
- Business8132
- Economics8136
- Psychology8182
- Sociology8192
- Statistics8382 · Higher + Foundation
- Drama8261
- Music8271
- Design and Technology8552
- Media Studies8572
- Physical Education8582
- Food Preparation and Nutrition8585
- French8658 · Higher + Foundation
- German8668 · Higher + Foundation
- Spanish8698 · Higher + Foundation
Published per option
No single boundary exists for these - AQA publishes one per option/route combination, so we explain the range and show a worked example rather than quote one misleading number.
Pearson Edexcel
2024–2025 · 20 subjects
- Mathematics1MA1 · Higher + Foundation
- English Language1EN0
- English Literature1ET0
- Biology1BI0 · Higher + Foundation
- Chemistry1CH0 · Higher + Foundation
- Physics1PH0 · Higher + Foundation
- Combined Science1SC0 · Higher + Foundation · double award
- Business1BS0
- Computer Science1CP2
- Psychology1PS0
- Geography A1GA0
- Geography B1GB0
- Statistics1ST0 · Higher + Foundation
- French1FR0 · Higher + Foundation
- German1GN0 · Higher + Foundation
- Spanish1SP0 · Higher + Foundation
Published per option
No single boundary exists for these - Pearson Edexcel publishes one per option/route combination, so we explain the range and show a worked example rather than quote one misleading number.
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