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 4 and 7 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 4 | Grade 7 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pearson Edexcel | 150 | 4631% | 8859% |
| OCR | 160 | 7748% | 12478% |
| Eduqas | 200 | 8040% | 13467% |
AQA
AQA past papersSpecification 8525, Computer Science.
AQA's documents give the boundaries for each paper.
AQA, June 2026 · AQA, June 2025 · AQA, June 2024 · AQA, June 2023
Pearson Edexcel
Edexcel past papersSpecification 1CP2, Computer science.
Grade 4 needed 46 out of 150 marks (31%) in June 2026; in the June series from 2022 to 2025 it ranged from 30% (2022) to 33% (2025).
June 2026 out of 150
- 9
- 118 79%
- 8
- 103 69%
- 7
- 88 59%
- 6
- 74 49%
- 5
- 60 40%
- 4
- 46 31%
- 3
- 33 22%
- 2
- 20 13%
- 1
- 8 5%
Grade 4 as a share of the maximum: June 2022 30%, June 2023 32%, June 2024 31%, June 2025 33%, June 2026 31%. Grade 7 as a share of the maximum: June 2022 61%, June 2023 65%, June 2024 61%, June 2025 63%, June 2026 59%.
Every mark, every series
| Series | Out of | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2026 | 150 | 11879% | 10369% | 8859% | 7449% | 6040% | 4631% | 3322% | 2013% | 85% |
| June 2025 | 150 | 12483% | 10973% | 9463% | 7953% | 6443% | 4933% | 3624% | 2315% | 107% |
| June 2024 | 150 | 11979% | 10570% | 9161% | 7651% | 6141% | 4731% | 3423% | 2114% | 85% |
| June 2023 | 150 | 12785% | 11275% | 9765% | 8053% | 6443% | 4832% | 3423% | 2013% | 75% |
| June 2022 | 150 | 12382% | 10771% | 9261% | 7651% | 6040% | 4530% | 3221% | 1913% | 75% |
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. From Pearson Edexcel's GCSE grade boundary documents: June 2026, June 2025, June 2024, June 2023, June 2022.
OCR
OCR past papersSpecification J277, Computer Science.
Grade 4 needed 77 out of 160 marks (48%) in June 2026; in the June series from 2022 to 2025 it ranged from 38% (2022) to 49% (2025).
June 2026 out of 160
- 9
- 141 88%
- 8
- 132 83%
- 7
- 124 78%
- 6
- 108 68%
- 5
- 92 58%
- 4
- 77 48%
- 3
- 56 35%
- 2
- 35 22%
- 1
- 14 9%
Grade 4 as a share of the maximum: June 2022 38%, June 2023 39%, June 2024 45%, June 2025 49%, June 2026 48%. Grade 7 as a share of the maximum: June 2022 66%, June 2023 66%, June 2024 73%, June 2025 77%, June 2026 78%.
Every mark, every series
| Series | Out of | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2026 | 160 | 14188% | 13283% | 12478% | 10868% | 9258% | 7748% | 5635% | 3522% | 149% |
| June 2025 | 160 | 14188% | 13283% | 12377% | 10868% | 9358% | 7849% | 5836% | 3924% | 2013% |
| June 2024 | 160 | 13685% | 12679% | 11773% | 10264% | 8754% | 7245% | 5233% | 3220% | 138% |
| June 2023 | 160 | 13383% | 11974% | 10666% | 9157% | 7748% | 6339% | 4629% | 2918% | 128% |
| June 2022 | 160 | 13283% | 11974% | 10666% | 9056% | 7547% | 6038% | 4528% | 3019% | 1610% |
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. From OCR's GCSE grade boundary documents: June 2026, June 2025, June 2024, June 2023, June 2022.
Eduqas
Eduqas past papersSpecification C500, Computer Science.
Grade 4 needed 80 out of 200 marks (40%) in June 2026; in the June series from 2018 to 2025 it ranged from 28% (2018) to 42% (2023).
June 2026 out of 200
- 9
- 170 85%
- 8
- 152 76%
- 7
- 134 67%
- 6
- 116 58%
- 5
- 98 49%
- 4
- 80 40%
- 3
- 57 29%
- 2
- 34 17%
- 1
- 12 6%
Grade 4 as a share of the maximum: June 2018 28%, June 2019 38%, June 2022 32%, June 2023 42%, June 2024 38%, June 2025 38%, June 2026 40%. Grade 7 as a share of the maximum: June 2018 53%, June 2019 61%, June 2022 64%, June 2023 70%, June 2024 70%, June 2025 68%, June 2026 67%.
Every mark, every series
| Series | Out of | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2026 | 200 | 17085% | 15276% | 13467% | 11658% | 9849% | 8040% | 5729% | 3417% | 126% |
| June 2025 | 200 | 16181% | 14874% | 13568% | 11558% | 9548% | 7638% | 5427% | 3216% | 105% |
| June 2024 | 200 | 16080% | 15075% | 14070% | 11859% | 9648% | 7538% | 5327% | 3116% | 105% |
| June 2023 | 200 | 16583% | 15276% | 14070% | 12161% | 10251% | 8442% | 5930% | 3417% | 105% |
| June 2022 | 200 | 16281% | 14573% | 12864% | 10653% | 8442% | 6332% | 4422% | 2513% | 63% |
| November 2020 | 160 | 11673% | 10163% | 8754% | 7245% | 5736% | 4327% | 3119% | 1912% | 74% |
| June 2019 | 160 | 12478% | 11169% | 9861% | 8553% | 7245% | 6038% | 4327% | 2717% | 117% |
| June 2018 | 160 | 11773% | 10063% | 8453% | 7144% | 5836% | 4528% | 3220% | 1912% | 74% |
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 GCSE grade boundary documents: June 2026, June 2025, June 2024, June 2023, June 2022, November 2020, June 2019, June 2018.