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 | 288 | 13547% | 20571% |
| Pearson Edexcel | 270 | 9334% | 14052% |
| OCR | 300 | 14047% | 20067% |
| Eduqas | 300 | 11438% | 17859% |
AQA
AQA past papersSpecification 7182, Psychology.
Grade C needed 135 out of 288 marks (47%) in June 2026; in the June series from 2017 to 2025 it ranged from 38% (2022) to 47% (2017).
June 2026 out of 288
- A*
- 229 80%
- A
- 205 71%
- B
- 170 59%
- C
- 135 47%
- D
- 101 35%
- E
- 67 23%
Grade C as a share of the maximum: June 2017 47%, June 2018 46%, June 2019 43%, June 2022 38%, June 2023 43%, June 2024 45%, June 2025 44%, June 2026 47%. Grade A as a share of the maximum: June 2017 67%, June 2018 66%, June 2019 63%, June 2022 61%, June 2023 67%, June 2024 68%, June 2025 69%, June 2026 71%.
Every mark, every series
| Series | Out of | A* | A | B | C | D | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2026 | 288 | 22980% | 20571% | 17059% | 13547% | 10135% | 6723% |
| June 2025 | 288 | 22277% | 19869% | 16357% | 12844% | 9433% | 6021% |
| June 2024 | 288 | 22076% | 19668% | 16357% | 13045% | 9734% | 6422% |
| June 2023 | 288 | 21976% | 19467% | 15955% | 12443% | 9031% | 5619% |
| June 2022 | 288 | 20270% | 17761% | 14350% | 10938% | 7526% | 4215% |
| November 2021 | 288 | 18865% | 16156% | 13346% | 10536% | 7727% | 4917% |
| November 2020 | 288 | 19568% | 16758% | 13948% | 11139% | 8329% | 5619% |
| June 2019 | 288 | 20571% | 18163% | 15253% | 12343% | 9533% | 6723% |
| June 2018 | 288 | 21474% | 19066% | 16156% | 13246% | 10436% | 7626% |
| June 2017 | 288 | 21775% | 19367% | 16457% | 13547% | 10637% | 7827% |
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 9PS0, Psychology.
Grade C needed 93 out of 270 marks (34%) in June 2026; in the June series from 2017 to 2025 it ranged from 28% (2022) to 39% (2018).
June 2026 out of 270
- A*
- 162 60%
- A
- 140 52%
- B
- 116 43%
- C
- 93 34%
- D
- 70 26%
- E
- 47 17%
Grade C as a share of the maximum: June 2017 34%, June 2018 39%, June 2019 38%, June 2022 28%, June 2023 34%, June 2024 34%, June 2025 34%, June 2026 34%. Grade A as a share of the maximum: June 2017 49%, June 2018 56%, June 2019 54%, June 2022 44%, June 2023 51%, June 2024 51%, June 2025 51%, June 2026 52%.
Every mark, every series
| Series | Out of | A* | A | B | C | D | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2026 | 270 | 16260% | 14052% | 11643% | 9334% | 7026% | 4717% |
| June 2025 | 270 | 16160% | 13951% | 11543% | 9234% | 6926% | 4617% |
| June 2024 | 270 | 15959% | 13951% | 11643% | 9334% | 7026% | 4717% |
| June 2023 | 270 | 15959% | 13851% | 11442% | 9134% | 6825% | 4517% |
| June 2022 | 270 | 14253% | 11944% | 9736% | 7528% | 5320% | 3111% |
| November 2021 | 270 | 14855% | 12747% | 10539% | 8331% | 6223% | 4115% |
| November 2020 | 270 | 15557% | 13349% | 10840% | 8431% | 6022% | 3613% |
| June 2019 | 270 | 16762% | 14654% | 12446% | 10238% | 8130% | 6022% |
| June 2018 | 270 | 17364% | 15256% | 12948% | 10639% | 8431% | 6223% |
| June 2017 | 270 | 15256% | 13149% | 11241% | 9334% | 7427% | 5621% |
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 H567, Psychology.
Grade C needed 140 out of 300 marks (47%) in June 2026; in the June series from 2017 to 2025 it ranged from 42% (2022) to 52% (2017).
June 2026 out of 300
- A*
- 220 73%
- A
- 200 67%
- B
- 170 57%
- C
- 140 47%
- D
- 111 37%
- E
- 82 27%
Grade C as a share of the maximum: June 2017 52%, June 2018 50%, June 2019 47%, June 2022 42%, June 2023 46%, June 2024 48%, June 2025 45%, June 2026 47%. Grade A as a share of the maximum: June 2017 71%, June 2018 68%, June 2019 67%, June 2022 63%, June 2023 67%, June 2024 70%, June 2025 67%, June 2026 67%.
Every mark, every series
| Series | Out of | A* | A | B | C | D | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2026 | 300 | 22073% | 20067% | 17057% | 14047% | 11137% | 8227% |
| June 2025 | 300 | 22274% | 20067% | 16856% | 13645% | 10435% | 7324% |
| June 2024 | 300 | 22976% | 20970% | 17759% | 14548% | 11438% | 8328% |
| June 2023 | 300 | 22274% | 20167% | 17057% | 13946% | 10936% | 7926% |
| June 2022 | 300 | 21371% | 18963% | 15752% | 12642% | 9532% | 6421% |
| November 2021 | 300 | 20267% | 17960% | 14950% | 11940% | 8930% | 5920% |
| November 2020 | 300 | 20869% | 18562% | 15451% | 12441% | 9431% | 6421% |
| June 2019 | 300 | 22374% | 20067% | 17057% | 14147% | 11237% | 8328% |
| June 2018 | 300 | 22675% | 20468% | 17759% | 15150% | 12542% | 9933% |
| June 2017 | 300 | 23478% | 21271% | 18461% | 15752% | 13043% | 10334% |
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 A290, Psychology.
Grade C needed 114 out of 300 marks (38%) in June 2026; in the June series from 2017 to 2025 it ranged from 37% (2022) to 45% (2018).
June 2026 out of 300
- A*
- 205 68%
- A
- 178 59%
- B
- 146 49%
- C
- 114 38%
- D
- 83 28%
- E
- 52 17%
Grade C as a share of the maximum: June 2017 44%, June 2018 45%, June 2019 45%, June 2022 37%, June 2023 37%, June 2024 38%, June 2025 40%, June 2026 38%. Grade A as a share of the maximum: June 2017 64%, June 2018 67%, June 2019 67%, June 2022 59%, June 2023 59%, June 2024 60%, June 2025 61%, June 2026 59%.
Every mark, every series
| Series | Out of | A* | A | B | C | D | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2026 | 300 | 20568% | 17859% | 14649% | 11438% | 8328% | 5217% |
| June 2025 | 300 | 20970% | 18461% | 15251% | 12040% | 8930% | 5819% |
| June 2024 | 300 | 20669% | 18160% | 14849% | 11538% | 8227% | 5017% |
| June 2023 | 300 | 20368% | 17859% | 14548% | 11237% | 8027% | 4816% |
| June 2022 | 300 | 20267% | 17659% | 14448% | 11237% | 8027% | 4816% |
| November 2021 | 300 | 21070% | 18060% | 14849% | 11639% | 8428% | 5318% |
| November 2020 | 300 | 21672% | 18461% | 15050% | 11739% | 8428% | 5117% |
| June 2019 | 300 | 22876% | 20067% | 16856% | 13645% | 10435% | 7224% |
| June 2018 | 300 | 22475% | 20267% | 16956% | 13645% | 10435% | 7224% |
| June 2017 | 300 | 21973% | 19364% | 16354% | 13344% | 10334% | 7425% |
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 1290, Psychology.
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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