A grade boundary is the lowest total mark that earns a grade. Exam boards set them after the exams, once marking is nearly complete, and they change from year to year with how demanding the papers were (Ofqual). To use them with a past paper, add up your child's marks across all of that year's papers and compare the total with that year's row, which is out of the same maximum. Each year links to its papers.
June 2026, board by board
The marks needed for grade C and A in June 2026, as a share of each board's maximum. Each board writes its own papers and sets boundaries for them, so a lower boundary doesn't mean a board's exam is easier to pass.
The same figures as a table
| Board | Out of | Grade C | Grade A |
|---|---|---|---|
| AQA | 300 | 13846% | 19264% |
| Pearson Edexcel | 335 | 17352% | 23370% |
| OCR | 240 | 11749% | 16770% |
| Eduqas | 240 | 12552% | 17272% |
AQA
AQA past papersSpecification 7132, Business.
Grade C needed 138 out of 300 marks (46%) in June 2026; in the June series from 2017 to 2025 it ranged from 42% (2022) to 46% (2017).
June 2026 out of 300
- A*
- 212 71%
- A
- 192 64%
- B
- 165 55%
- C
- 138 46%
- D
- 111 37%
- E
- 85 28%
Grade C as a share of the maximum: June 2017 46%, June 2018 46%, June 2019 46%, June 2022 42%, June 2023 44%, June 2024 44%, June 2025 46%, June 2026 46%. Grade A as a share of the maximum: June 2017 65%, June 2018 65%, June 2019 65%, June 2022 63%, June 2023 64%, June 2024 63%, June 2025 66%, June 2026 64%.
Every mark, every series
| Series | Out of | A* | A | B | C | D | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2026 | 300 | 21271% | 19264% | 16555% | 13846% | 11137% | 8528% |
| June 2025 | 300 | 21973% | 19766% | 16856% | 13946% | 11037% | 8227% |
| June 2024 | 300 | 21070% | 18863% | 15953% | 13144% | 10334% | 7525% |
| June 2023 | 300 | 21772% | 19364% | 16354% | 13344% | 10334% | 7324% |
| June 2022 | 300 | 21572% | 18963% | 15752% | 12642% | 9532% | 6421% |
| November 2021 | 300 | 20368% | 17859% | 15150% | 12441% | 9833% | 7224% |
| November 2020 | 300 | 20869% | 18361% | 15552% | 12742% | 9933% | 7124% |
| June 2019 | 300 | 21873% | 19565% | 16756% | 13946% | 11137% | 8328% |
| June 2018 | 300 | 22174% | 19665% | 16655% | 13746% | 10836% | 7926% |
| June 2017 | 300 | 22073% | 19565% | 16655% | 13746% | 10836% | 7926% |
Raw marks for the whole qualification, with the share of the maximum.The chart shows June series only; November and January sittings, mostly resits, are in the table.No exams were sat in 2020 or 2021, when grades were assessed by teachers, so those years are blank. From AQA's A level grade boundary documents: June 2026, June 2025, June 2024, June 2023, June 2022, November 2021, November 2020, June 2019, June 2018, June 2017.
Pearson Edexcel
Edexcel past papersSpecification 9BS0, Business.
Grade C needed 173 out of 335 marks (52%) in June 2026; in the June series from 2017 to 2025 it ranged from 45% (2022) to 50% (2018).
June 2026 out of 335
- A*
- 251 75%
- A
- 233 70%
- B
- 203 61%
- C
- 173 52%
- D
- 143 43%
- E
- 113 34%
Grade C as a share of the maximum: June 2017 49%, June 2018 50%, June 2019 50%, June 2022 45%, June 2023 45%, June 2024 47%, June 2025 50%, June 2026 52%. Grade A as a share of the maximum: June 2017 66%, June 2018 66%, June 2019 67%, June 2022 65%, June 2023 64%, June 2024 64%, June 2025 69%, June 2026 70%.
Every mark, every series
| Series | Out of | A* | A | B | C | D | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2026 | 335 | 25175% | 23370% | 20361% | 17352% | 14343% | 11334% |
| June 2025 | 335 | 25075% | 23169% | 20060% | 16950% | 13941% | 10933% |
| June 2024 | 335 | 23771% | 21664% | 18656% | 15647% | 12638% | 9729% |
| June 2023 | 335 | 23670% | 21664% | 18455% | 15245% | 12036% | 8826% |
| June 2022 | 335 | 23971% | 21865% | 18455% | 15145% | 11835% | 8525% |
| November 2021 | 335 | 23269% | 21063% | 17853% | 14744% | 11635% | 8525% |
| November 2020 | 335 | 23871% | 21564% | 18154% | 14744% | 11334% | 7924% |
| June 2019 | 335 | 24774% | 22567% | 19759% | 16950% | 14242% | 11534% |
| June 2018 | 335 | 24272% | 22266% | 19458% | 16750% | 14042% | 11334% |
| June 2017 | 335 | 24373% | 22266% | 19358% | 16549% | 13741% | 10933% |
Raw marks for the whole qualification, with the share of the maximum.The chart shows June series only; November and January sittings, mostly resits, are in the table.No exams were sat in 2020 or 2021, when grades were assessed by teachers, so those years are blank. From Pearson Edexcel's A level grade boundary documents: June 2026, June 2025, June 2024, June 2023, June 2022, November 2021, November 2020, June 2019, June 2018, June 2017.
OCR
OCR past papersSpecification H431, Business.
Grade C needed 117 out of 240 marks (49%) in June 2026; in the June series from 2017 to 2025 it ranged from 46% (2022) to 50% (2018).
June 2026 out of 240
- A*
- 185 77%
- A
- 167 70%
- B
- 142 59%
- C
- 117 49%
- D
- 93 39%
- E
- 69 29%
Grade C as a share of the maximum: June 2017 49%, June 2018 50%, June 2019 50%, June 2022 46%, June 2023 49%, June 2024 48%, June 2025 50%, June 2026 49%. Grade A as a share of the maximum: June 2017 70%, June 2018 70%, June 2019 70%, June 2022 70%, June 2023 70%, June 2024 71%, June 2025 70%, June 2026 70%.
Every mark, every series
| Series | Out of | A* | A | B | C | D | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2026 | 240 | 18577% | 16770% | 14259% | 11749% | 9339% | 6929% |
| June 2025 | 240 | 18778% | 16870% | 14460% | 12050% | 9640% | 7330% |
| June 2024 | 240 | 19079% | 17071% | 14259% | 11448% | 8736% | 6025% |
| June 2023 | 240 | 18878% | 16970% | 14360% | 11749% | 9138% | 6527% |
| June 2022 | 240 | 18979% | 16870% | 13958% | 11046% | 8134% | 5322% |
| November 2021 | 240 | 17573% | 15163% | 12954% | 10745% | 8535% | 6326% |
| November 2020 | 240 | 18075% | 15665% | 13155% | 10745% | 8335% | 5925% |
| June 2019 | 240 | 19180% | 16970% | 14560% | 12150% | 9740% | 7431% |
| June 2018 | 240 | 18878% | 16870% | 14460% | 12050% | 9740% | 7431% |
| June 2017 | 240 | 18778% | 16770% | 14259% | 11749% | 9238% | 6828% |
Raw marks for the whole qualification, with the share of the maximum.The chart shows June series only; November and January sittings, mostly resits, are in the table.No exams were sat in 2020 or 2021, when grades were assessed by teachers, so those years are blank. From OCR's A level grade boundary documents: June 2026, June 2025, June 2024, June 2023, June 2022, November 2021, November 2020, June 2019, June 2018, June 2017.
Eduqas
Eduqas past papersSpecification A510, Business.
Grade C needed 125 out of 240 marks (52%) in June 2026; in the June series from 2017 to 2025 it ranged from 48% (2017) to 53% (2019).
June 2026 out of 240
- A*
- 186 78%
- A
- 172 72%
- B
- 148 62%
- C
- 125 52%
- D
- 102 43%
- E
- 79 33%
Grade C as a share of the maximum: June 2017 48%, June 2018 52%, June 2019 53%, June 2022 48%, June 2023 52%, June 2024 51%, June 2025 50%, June 2026 52%. Grade A as a share of the maximum: June 2017 68%, June 2018 70%, June 2019 72%, June 2022 69%, June 2023 73%, June 2024 70%, June 2025 69%, June 2026 72%.
Every mark, every series
| Series | Out of | A* | A | B | C | D | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2026 | 240 | 18678% | 17272% | 14862% | 12552% | 10243% | 7933% |
| June 2025 | 240 | 17975% | 16669% | 14360% | 12050% | 9841% | 7632% |
| June 2024 | 240 | 18276% | 16870% | 14560% | 12251% | 10042% | 7833% |
| June 2023 | 240 | 18979% | 17473% | 14962% | 12452% | 9941% | 7431% |
| June 2022 | 240 | 18075% | 16569% | 14058% | 11648% | 9238% | 6828% |
| November 2021 | 240 | 17774% | 16067% | 13858% | 11648% | 9540% | 7431% |
| November 2020 | 240 | 18175% | 16468% | 14159% | 11849% | 9640% | 7431% |
| June 2019 | 240 | 18778% | 17272% | 14962% | 12653% | 10443% | 8234% |
| June 2018 | 240 | 18477% | 16970% | 14661% | 12452% | 10243% | 8033% |
| June 2017 | 240 | 18175% | 16368% | 13958% | 11548% | 9238% | 6929% |
Raw marks for the whole qualification, with the share of the maximum.The chart shows June series only; November and January sittings, mostly resits, are in the table.No exams were sat in 2020 or 2021, when grades were assessed by teachers, so those years are blank. From Eduqas's A level grade boundary documents: June 2026, June 2025, June 2024, June 2023, June 2022, November 2021, November 2020, June 2019, June 2018, June 2017.
WJEC
WJEC past papersSpecification 1510, Business.
WJEC awards this qualification on its uniform mark scale (UMS), so there is no raw-mark total for the whole qualification. Its documents give the raw marks for each unit.
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