AQA GCSE Maths grade boundaries: June 2026

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The lowest mark you need for each grade: the whole exam out of 240, and each paper out of 80.

Grade	Total (240)	%	Paper 1	Paper 2	Paper 3
9	219	91%	73	73	73
8	192	80%	64	64	63
7	166	69%	56	56	54
6	131	55%	44	43	43
5	97	40%	33	31	32
4	63	26%	22	19	22
3	46	19%	16	13	17

The lowest mark you need for each grade: the whole exam out of 240, and each paper out of 80.

Grade	Total (240)	%	Paper 1	Paper 2	Paper 3
5	187	78%	63	59	65
4	154	64%	53	46	55
3	115	48%	40	34	40
2	76	32%	28	22	26
1	38	16%	16	10	12

Per-paper figures are the board's notional boundaries. Your grade comes from your total across all papers.

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Grade	Total (240)	%	Paper 1	Paper 2	Paper 3
9	219	91%	73	73	73
8	192	80%	64	64	63
7	166	69%	56	56	54
6	131	55%	44	43	43
5	97	40%	33	31	32
4	63	26%	22	19	22
3	46	19%	16	13	17

Grade	Total (240)	%	Paper 1	Paper 2	Paper 3
5	187	78%	63	59	65
4	154	64%	53	46	55
3	115	48%	40	34	40
2	76	32%	28	22	26
1	38	16%	16	10	12

Grade	Total (240)	%	Paper 1	Paper 2	Paper 3
9	219	91%	73	73	73
8	192	80%	64	64	63
7	166	69%	56	56	54
6	131	55%	44	43	43
5	97	40%	33	31	32
4	63	26%	22	19	22
3	46	19%	16	13	17

Grade	Total (240)	%	Paper 1	Paper 2	Paper 3
5	187	78%	63	59	65
4	154	64%	53	46	55
3	115	48%	40	34	40
2	76	32%	28	22	26
1	38	16%	16	10	12

Grade	Total (240)	%	Paper 1	Paper 2	Paper 3
9	219	91%	73	73	73
8	192	80%	64	64	63
7	166	69%	56	56	54
6	131	55%	44	43	43
5	97	40%	33	31	32
4	63	26%	22	19	22
3	46	19%	16	13	17

Grade	Total (240)	%	Paper 1	Paper 2	Paper 3
5	187	78%	63	59	65
4	154	64%	53	46	55
3	115	48%	40	34	40
2	76	32%	28	22	26
1	38	16%	16	10	12