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.
AQA
AQA past papersSpecification 7037, Geography.
Grade C needed 160 out of 300 marks (53%) in June 2026; in the June series from 2018 to 2025 it ranged from 45% (2018) to 51% (2025).
June 2026 out of 300
- A*
- 246 82%
- A
- 219 73%
- B
- 189 63%
- C
- 160 53%
- D
- 131 44%
- E
- 102 34%
Grade C as a share of the maximum: June 2018 45%, June 2019 48%, June 2022 45%, June 2023 48%, June 2024 49%, June 2025 51%, June 2026 53%. Grade A as a share of the maximum: June 2018 64%, June 2019 68%, June 2022 66%, June 2023 70%, June 2024 70%, June 2025 71%, June 2026 73%.
Every mark, every series
| Series | Out of | A* | A | B | C | D | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2026 | 300 | 24682% | 21973% | 18963% | 16053% | 13144% | 10234% |
| June 2025 | 300 | 24180% | 21371% | 18361% | 15351% | 12341% | 9431% |
| June 2024 | 300 | 23980% | 21170% | 17960% | 14849% | 11739% | 8629% |
| June 2023 | 300 | 23980% | 21070% | 17759% | 14448% | 11137% | 7926% |
| June 2022 | 300 | 22776% | 19866% | 16655% | 13445% | 10234% | 7023% |
| November 2021 | 240 | 16468% | 14058% | 11749% | 9439% | 7230% | 5021% |
| November 2020 | 240 | 16970% | 14560% | 12150% | 9740% | 7431% | 5121% |
| June 2019 | 300 | 23679% | 20468% | 17458% | 14448% | 11538% | 8629% |
| June 2018 | 300 | 22575% | 19364% | 16354% | 13445% | 10535% | 7625% |
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.
Pearson Edexcel
Edexcel past papersSpecification 9GE0, Geography.
Grade C needed 178 out of 350 marks (51%) in June 2018.
June 2018 out of 350
- A*
- 270 77%
- A
- 240 69%
- B
- 209 60%
- C
- 178 51%
- D
- 148 42%
- E
- 118 34%
Grade C as a share of the maximum: June 2018 51%. Grade A as a share of the maximum: June 2018 69%.
Every mark, every series
| Series | Out of | A* | A | B | C | D | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 2021 | 280 | 19068% | 16860% | 13849% | 10839% | 7828% | 4817% |
| November 2020 | 280 | 19570% | 17362% | 14150% | 11039% | 7928% | 4817% |
| June 2018 | 350 | 27077% | 24069% | 20960% | 17851% | 14842% | 11834% |
Raw marks for the whole qualification, with the share of the maximum. From Pearson Edexcel's A level grade boundary documents: November 2021, November 2020, June 2018.
OCR
OCR past papersSpecification H481, Geography.
Grade C needed 154 out of 300 marks (51%) in June 2026; in the June series from 2018 to 2025 it ranged from 45% (2022) to 51% (2025).
June 2026 out of 300
- A*
- 240 80%
- A
- 213 71%
- B
- 183 61%
- C
- 154 51%
- D
- 125 42%
- E
- 96 32%
Grade C as a share of the maximum: June 2018 49%, June 2019 49%, June 2022 45%, June 2023 48%, June 2024 50%, June 2025 51%, June 2026 51%. Grade A as a share of the maximum: June 2018 68%, June 2019 69%, June 2022 65%, June 2023 69%, June 2024 69%, June 2025 70%, June 2026 71%.
Every mark, every series
| Series | Out of | A* | A | B | C | D | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2026 | 300 | 24080% | 21371% | 18361% | 15451% | 12542% | 9632% |
| June 2025 | 300 | 23980% | 21070% | 18160% | 15251% | 12341% | 9532% |
| June 2024 | 300 | 23779% | 20869% | 17859% | 14950% | 12040% | 9130% |
| June 2023 | 300 | 23578% | 20769% | 17659% | 14548% | 11538% | 8528% |
| June 2022 | 300 | 22374% | 19465% | 16455% | 13445% | 10435% | 7425% |
| November 2021 | 240 | 16669% | 14259% | 12050% | 9841% | 7632% | 5523% |
| November 2020 | 240 | 17272% | 14862% | 12452% | 10042% | 7632% | 5322% |
| June 2019 | 300 | 23679% | 20769% | 17759% | 14749% | 11739% | 8829% |
| June 2018 | 300 | 23478% | 20568% | 17659% | 14749% | 11839% | 9030% |
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.
Eduqas
Eduqas past papersSpecification A110, Geography.
Grade C needed 212 out of 400 marks (53%) in June 2026; in the June series from 2018 to 2025 it ranged from 48% (2022) to 53% (2025).
June 2026 out of 400
- A*
- 330 83%
- A
- 296 74%
- B
- 254 64%
- C
- 212 53%
- D
- 170 43%
- E
- 128 32%
Grade C as a share of the maximum: June 2018 49%, June 2019 49%, June 2022 48%, June 2023 50%, June 2024 51%, June 2025 53%, June 2026 53%. Grade A as a share of the maximum: June 2018 70%, June 2019 69%, June 2022 68%, June 2023 70%, June 2024 72%, June 2025 74%, June 2026 74%.
Every mark, every series
| Series | Out of | A* | A | B | C | D | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2026 | 400 | 33083% | 29674% | 25464% | 21253% | 17043% | 12832% |
| June 2025 | 400 | 32982% | 29574% | 25363% | 21153% | 17043% | 12932% |
| June 2024 | 400 | 32481% | 28672% | 24461% | 20251% | 16040% | 11930% |
| June 2023 | 400 | 32281% | 28170% | 24060% | 19950% | 15840% | 11830% |
| June 2022 | 400 | 30476% | 27368% | 23358% | 19348% | 15338% | 11328% |
| November 2021 | 320 | 22671% | 19360% | 16150% | 13041% | 9931% | 6821% |
| November 2020 | 320 | 23273% | 20163% | 16853% | 13542% | 10332% | 7122% |
| June 2019 | 400 | 31679% | 27769% | 23759% | 19749% | 15739% | 11729% |
| June 2018 | 400 | 32080% | 27870% | 23659% | 19449% | 15338% | 11228% |
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.
WJEC
WJEC past papersSpecification 1110, Geography.
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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