AQA GCSE Combined Science: Synergy grade boundaries

Data source: AQA GCSE grade boundaries (June 2025) · 2023–2025 data · checked July 2026How we verify →

The raw marks needed for each grade in AQA GCSE Combined Science: Synergy (8465), straight from AQA's official tables. Boundaries are set after every paper is marked, so a lower boundary usually means the paper was harder that year — not that the grade got easier. That's why we show more than one year.

Double award — worth two GCSEs, graded on a paired scale (9-9 … 1-1). Max 400 marks.

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Higher tier

Out of 400 marks (double award — two GCSEs on a paired scale).

Grade202520242023Change
9-9284268268+16
9-8265250249+15
8-8247232230+15
8-7229214211+15
7-7211197193+14
7-6191178175+13
6-6171159157+12
6-5151140140+11
5-5131122123+9
5-4112104106+8
4-4938689+7
4-3837780+6

Enter your total subject mark out of 400 — the whole subject, not one paper.

/ 400

Foundation tier

Out of 400 marks (double award — two GCSEs on a paired scale).

Grade202520242023Change
5-52552552510
5-4234235231-1
4-4214216212-2
4-3188189185-1
3-31621621580
3-21361361310
2-21101101040
2-18484770
1-15858500

Enter your total subject mark out of 400 — the whole subject, not one paper.

/ 400
How to read these. A boundary is the minimum raw mark for that grade — score it or above and you get the grade. They're a whole-subject total, not a per-paper pass mark, and they change every year. Never treat a past year's boundary as this year's target. Why GCSE grade boundaries move →

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