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 7572, Media Studies.
Grade C needed 130 out of 240 marks (54%) in June 2026; in the June series from 2019 to 2025 it ranged from 50% (2022) to 54% (2025).
June 2026 out of 240
- A*
- 207 86%
- A
- 185 77%
- B
- 157 65%
- C
- 130 54%
- D
- 103 43%
- E
- 76 32%
Grade C as a share of the maximum: June 2019 52%, June 2022 50%, June 2023 53%, June 2024 51%, June 2025 54%, June 2026 54%. Grade A as a share of the maximum: June 2019 78%, June 2022 75%, June 2023 77%, June 2024 76%, June 2025 77%, June 2026 77%.
Every mark, every series
| Series | Out of | A* | A | B | C | D | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2026 | 240 | 20786% | 18577% | 15765% | 13054% | 10343% | 7632% |
| June 2025 | 240 | 20385% | 18477% | 15665% | 12954% | 10243% | 7531% |
| June 2024 | 240 | 20385% | 18376% | 15263% | 12251% | 9238% | 6226% |
| June 2023 | 240 | 20485% | 18577% | 15665% | 12753% | 9841% | 6929% |
| June 2022 | 240 | 19782% | 17975% | 14962% | 11950% | 9038% | 6125% |
| November 2021 | 168 | 13379% | 11669% | 9557% | 7444% | 5332% | 3219% |
| November 2020 | 168 | 13580% | 11669% | 9355% | 7142% | 4929% | 2716% |
| June 2019 | 240 | 20887% | 18678% | 15565% | 12552% | 9540% | 6527% |
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.
OCR
OCR past papersSpecification H409, Media Studies.
Grade C needed 87 out of 200 marks (44%) in June 2026; in the June series from 2019 to 2025 it ranged from 38% (2022) to 49% (2019).
June 2026 out of 200
- A*
- 156 78%
- A
- 134 67%
- B
- 110 55%
- C
- 87 44%
- D
- 64 32%
- E
- 41 21%
Grade C as a share of the maximum: June 2019 49%, June 2022 38%, June 2023 42%, June 2024 44%, June 2025 46%, June 2026 44%. Grade A as a share of the maximum: June 2019 71%, June 2022 61%, June 2023 66%, June 2024 66%, June 2025 69%, June 2026 67%.
Every mark, every series
| Series | Out of | A* | A | B | C | D | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2026 | 200 | 15678% | 13467% | 11055% | 8744% | 6432% | 4121% |
| June 2025 | 200 | 15879% | 13869% | 11558% | 9246% | 6935% | 4623% |
| June 2024 | 200 | 15276% | 13266% | 10955% | 8744% | 6533% | 4322% |
| June 2023 | 200 | 15477% | 13266% | 10854% | 8442% | 6030% | 3618% |
| June 2022 | 200 | 14271% | 12261% | 9950% | 7638% | 5327% | 3015% |
| November 2021 | 140 | 10071% | 8460% | 6748% | 5036% | 3424% | 1813% |
| November 2020 | 140 | 10374% | 8863% | 7050% | 5237% | 3525% | 1813% |
| June 2019 | 200 | 16382% | 14171% | 11960% | 9749% | 7538% | 5427% |
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.
Eduqas
Eduqas past papersSpecification A680, Media Studies.
Grade C needed 136 out of 300 marks (45%) in June 2026; in the June series from 2019 to 2025 it ranged from 43% (2022) to 47% (2019).
June 2026 out of 300
- A*
- 228 76%
- A
- 201 67%
- B
- 168 56%
- C
- 136 45%
- D
- 104 35%
- E
- 72 24%
Grade C as a share of the maximum: June 2019 47%, June 2022 43%, June 2023 45%, June 2024 46%, June 2025 45%, June 2026 45%. Grade A as a share of the maximum: June 2019 71%, June 2022 66%, June 2023 69%, June 2024 69%, June 2025 67%, June 2026 67%.
Every mark, every series
| Series | Out of | A* | A | B | C | D | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2026 | 300 | 22876% | 20167% | 16856% | 13645% | 10435% | 7224% |
| June 2025 | 300 | 22976% | 20067% | 16756% | 13545% | 10334% | 7124% |
| June 2024 | 300 | 23378% | 20669% | 17157% | 13746% | 10334% | 6923% |
| June 2023 | 300 | 23478% | 20769% | 17157% | 13645% | 10134% | 6622% |
| June 2022 | 300 | 22374% | 19866% | 16354% | 12943% | 9532% | 6120% |
| November 2021 | 210 | 14670% | 12660% | 10349% | 8038% | 5727% | 3416% |
| November 2020 | 210 | 15172% | 13162% | 10650% | 8239% | 5828% | 3416% |
| June 2019 | 300 | 24080% | 21371% | 17759% | 14247% | 10736% | 7224% |
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.
WJEC
WJEC past papersSpecification 1680, Media Studies.
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.
WJEC, June 2026 · WJEC, June 2024 · WJEC, June 2023 · WJEC, June 2022