Exam Grade Boundaries 2026
| GRADE BOUNDARIES - A Level 2026 | ||||||||||
| Subject | Board | Entry Code | Max Mark | Grades | ||||||
| A* | A | B | C | D | E | U | ||||
| ART,CRAFT & DESIGN | EDEXCEL | 9AD0 | 180 | 141 | 129 | 104 | 79 | 54 | 30 | 0 |
| BIOLOGY | AQA | 7402 | 260 | 199 | 174 | 146 | 118 | 90 | 63 | 0 |
| CHEMISTRY | OCR | H432 | 270 | 234 | 200 | 164 | 128 | 92 | 56 | 0 |
| COMPUTER SCIENCE | OCR | H446 | 350 | 289 | 254 | 216 | 178 | 141 | 103 | 0 |
| CRIMINOLOGY - Certificate | WJEC | 4543QC | 200 | - | 160 | 140 | 120 | 100 | 80 | 0 |
| CRIMINOLOGY - Diploma | WJEC | 4543QD | 400 | - | 320 | 280 | 240 | 200 | 160 | 0 |
| DRAMA & THEATRE | EDEXCEL | 9DR0 | 300 | 264 | 242 | 206 | 170 | 135 | 100 | 0 |
| ECONOMICS | EDEXCEL | 9EB0 | 335 | 225 | 197 | 172 | 147 | 122 | 97 | 0 |
| ENGLISH LANGUAGE | AQA | 7702 | 500 | 432 | 397 | 343 | 290 | 237 | 184 | 0 |
| ENGLISH LANG. & LIT. | AQA | 7707 | 250 | 210 | 192 | 164 | 136 | 109 | 82 | 0 |
| ENGLISH LITERATURE | EDEXCEL | 9ET0 | 300 | 231 | 210 | 182 | 154 | 126 | 98 | 0 |
| EXTENDED PROJECT | AQA | 7993 | 50 | 45 | 40 | 35 | 30 | 25 | 21 | 0 |
| FRENCH | EDEXCEL | 9FR0 | 400 | 348 | 301 | 253 | 205 | 157 | 109 | 0 |
| FURTHER MATHS | OCR | H245 | 300 | 240 | 206 | 174 | 142 | 110 | 79 | 0 |
| GEOGRAPHY | OCR | H481 | 300 | 240 | 213 | 183 | 154 | 125 | 96 | 0 |
| GERMAN | EDEXCEL | 9GN0 | 400 | 340 | 300 | 247 | 194 | 142 | 90 | 0 |
| HISTORY | AQA | 7042/CN | 200 | 160 | 134 | 112 | 91 | 70 | 49 | 0 |
| MATHEMATICS | OCR | H240 | 300 | 250 | 208 | 172 | 136 | 100 | 65 | 0 |
| MATHEMATICAL STUDIES | AQA | 1350A | 120 | - | 76 | 65 | 55 | 45 | 35 | 0 |
| MUSIC | EDEXCEL | 9MU0 | 250 | 209 | 188 | 164 | 140 | 116 | 93 | 0 |
| MUSIC TECHNOLOGY | EDEXCEL | 9MT0 | 300 | 247 | 220 | 192 | 164 | 136 | 108 | 0 |
| PHOTOGRAPHY | EDEXCEL | 9PY0 | 180 | 144 | 132 | 107 | 82 | 58 | 34 | 0 |
| PHYSICAL EDUCATION | OCR | H555 | 300 | 220 | 200 | 175 | 151 | 127 | 103 | 0 |
| PHYSICS | OCR | H556 | 270 | 207 | 178 | 151 | 124 | 97 | 70 | 0 |
| POLITICS | AQA | 7152 | 231 | 178 | 152 | 125 | 98 | 72 | 46 | 0 |
| PRODUCT DESIGN | WJEC | A602 | 200 | 166 | 149 | 129 | 109 | 90 | 71 | 0 |
| PSYCHOLOGY | AQA | 7182 | 288 | 229 | 205 | 170 | 135 | 101 | 67 | 0 |
| RELIGIOUS STUDIES | OCR | H573 | 360 | 295 | 254 | 212 | 170 | 129 | 88 | 0 |
| SOCIOLOGY | AQA | 7192 | 240 | 186 | 167 | 142 | 118 | 94 | 70 | 0 |
| SPANISH | EDEXCEL | 9SPO | 400 | 335 | 297 | 251 | 205 | 159 | 113 | 0 |
| TEXTILE DESIGN | EDEXCEL | 9TE0 | 180 | 141 | 129 | 104 | 79 | 54 | 30 | 0 |
| APPLIED SCIENCE | AQA | D* | D | M | P | |||||
| Certificate | 1776 | 300 | 270 | 240 | 180 | 120 | ||||
| Extended Certificate | 1777 | 600 | 540 | 480 | 360 | 240 | ||||
| GCSE LEVEL GRADE BOUNDARIES - 2026 | |||||||||||||||
| Subject | Board | Entry | Max | Grades | |||||||||||
| Code | Mark | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | |||||
| ART,CRAFT & DESIGN | EDEXCEL | 1AD0 | 180 | 148 | 136 | 124 | 108 | 92 | 76 | 54 | 32 | 11 | |||
| BIOLOGY - Foundation | AQA | 8461 | 200 | - | - | - | - | 144 | 127 | 91 | 55 | 19 | |||
| - Higher | 200 | 133 | 120 | 107 | 88 | 70 | 52 | 43 | - | - | |||||
| CHEMISTRY - Foundation | AQA | 8462 | 200 | - | - | - | - | 132 | 110 | 81 | 52 | 24 | |||
| - Higher | 200 | 155 | 137 | 120 | 94 | 68 | 43 | 30 | - | - | |||||
| Childcare and Development | NCFE | Please see Exams Office | |||||||||||||
| BUSINESS STUDIES | EDEXCEL | 1EB0 | 180 | 147 | 136 | 125 | 110 | 95 | 81 | 58 | 35 | 12 | |||
| COMPUTER SCIENCE | OCR | J277 | 160 | 141 | 132 | 124 | 108 | 92 | 77 | 56 | 35 | 14 | |||
| DT | AQA | 8552 | 200 | 179 | 165 | 151 | 134 | 117 | 100 | 74 | 48 | 23 | |||
| DRAMA | AQA | 8261 | 200 | 167 | 156 | 145 | 130 | 115 | 100 | 74 | 49 | 24 | |||
| ENGLISH LANGUAGE | AQA | 8700 | 160 | 122 | 112 | 103 | 93 | 84 | 75 | 55 | 35 | 16 | |||
| ENGLISH LITERATURE | AQA | 8702 | 160 | 142 | 127 | 113 | 97 | 81 | 66 | 49 | 33 | 17 | |||
| FOOD PREP | AQA | 8585 | 200 | 172 | 158 | 145 | 128 | 112 | 96 | 71 | 47 | 23 | |||
| FRENCH - Foundation | EDEXCEL | 1FR0 | 200 | - | - | - | - | 152 | 141 | 100 | 60 | 20 | |||
| - Higher | 200 | 175 | 161 | 147 | 133 | 120 | 107 | 100 | - | - | |||||
| FURTHER MATHEMATICS | AQA | 8365 | 160 | 133 | 115 | 98 | 81 | 64 | 55 | - | - | - | |||
| GEOGRAPHY | AQA | 8035 | 252 | 204 | 185 | 166 | 148 | 130 | 112 | 82 | 53 | 24 | |||
| GERMAN - Foundation | EDEXCEL | 1GN0 | 200 | - | - | - | - | 152 | 140 | 100 | 60 | 20 | |||
| - Higher | 200 | 175 | 160 | 146 | 130 | 115 | 100 | 92 | - | - | |||||
| HISTORY | OCR | J411 | 210 | 163 | 146 | 130 | 115 | 101 | 87 | 63 | 40 | 17 | |||
| MATHEMATICS - Foundation | OCR | J560 | 300 | - | - | - | - | 183 | 133 | 96 | 59 | 23 | |||
| - Higher | 300 | 264 | 217 | 170 | 132 | 94 | 57 | 38 | - | - | |||||
| MUSIC | EDEXCEL | 1MU0 | 200 | 174 | 164 | 154 | 141 | 128 | 116 | 92 | 69 | 46 | |||
| PHOTOGRAPHY | EDEXCEL | 1PY0 | 180 | 148 | 136 | 124 | 108 | 92 | 76 | 54 | 32 | 11 | |||
| PHYSICS - Foundation | AQA | 8463 | 200 | - | - | - | - | 141 | 126 | 92 | 58 | 24 | |||
| - Higher | 200 | 157 | 142 | 128 | 107 | 87 | 67 | 57 | - | - | |||||
| PHYSICAL EDUCATION | OCR | J587 | 200 | 162 | 152 | 143 | 129 | 116 | 103 | 80 | 57 | 34 | |||
| PSYCHOLOGY | AQA | 8182 | 200 | 168 | 154 | 141 | 122 | 104 | 86 | 62 | 38 | 14 | |||
| RELIGIOUS STUDIES | AQA | 8062 | 204 | 173 | 160 | 148 | 132 | 116 | 100 | 73 | 46 | 20 | |||
| SOCIOLOGY | WJEC | C200 | 200 | 159 | 148 | 137 | 122 | 108 | 94 | 69 | 44 | 20 | |||
| SPANISH - Foundation | EDEXCEL | 1SPO | 200 | - | - | - | - | 152 | 141 | 100 | 60 | 20 | |||
| - Higher | 200 | 179 | 165 | 152 | 137 | 122 | 108 | 101 | - | - | |||||
| SPORTS STUDIES | OCR | Please see Exams Office | |||||||||||||
| TEXTILE DESIGN | EDEXCEL | 1TE0 | 180 | 148 | 136 | 124 | 108 | 92 | 76 | 54 | 32 | 11 | |||
| COMBINED SCIENCE | AQA | 8464 | |||||||||||||
| Foundation | 55 | 54 | 44 | 43 | 33 | 32 | 22 | 21 | 11 | ||||||
| 420 | 276 | 257 | 238 | 208 | 178 | 149 | 120 | 91 | 62 | ||||||
| Higher | 99 | 98 | 88 | 87 | 77 | 76 | 66 | 65 | 55 | 54 | 44 | 43 | |||
| 420 | 298 | 280 | 262 | 245 | 228 | 208 | 188 | 168 | 149 | 130 | 111 | 101 | |||
| L2 Btechs and Nationals | |||||||||||||||
| L2 D* | L2 D | L2 M | L2 P | L1 D | L1 M | L1 P | |||||||||
| Digital Information Tech | EDEXCEL | CIT01 | 300 | 270 | 240 | 210 | 180 | 150 | 120 | 90 | |||||
| Health & Social | EDEXCEL | CHS01 | 300 | 270 | 240 | 210 | 180 | 150 | 120 | 90 | |||||
| Music Practice | EDEXCEL | CMP01 | 300 | 270 | 240 | 210 | 180 | 150 | 120 | 90 | |||||
| Travel & Tourism | EDEXCEL | CTT01 | 300 | 270 | 240 | 210 | 180 | 150 | 120 | 90 | |||||
| Sports Studies | OCR | J829 | 200 | 180 | 160 | 140 | 120 | 100 | 80 | 60 | |||||
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