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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| AQA | 200 | 8643% | 14171% |
| Pearson Edexcel | 180 | 6033% | 9955% |
| OCR | 180 | 8044% | 12469% |
AQA
AQA past papersSpecification 8182, Psychology.
Grade 4 needed 86 out of 200 marks (43%) in June 2026; in the June series from 2019 to 2025 it ranged from 37% (2024) to 42% (2025).
June 2026 out of 200
- 9
- 168 84%
- 8
- 154 77%
- 7
- 141 71%
- 6
- 122 61%
- 5
- 104 52%
- 4
- 86 43%
- 3
- 62 31%
- 2
- 38 19%
- 1
- 14 7%
Grade 4 as a share of the maximum: June 2019 40%, June 2022 40%, June 2023 39%, June 2024 37%, June 2025 42%, June 2026 43%. Grade 7 as a share of the maximum: June 2019 64%, June 2022 66%, June 2023 68%, June 2024 65%, June 2025 71%, June 2026 71%.
Every mark, every series
| Series | Out of | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2026 | 200 | 16884% | 15477% | 14171% | 12261% | 10452% | 8643% | 6231% | 3819% | 147% |
| June 2025 | 200 | 17085% | 15678% | 14271% | 12261% | 10352% | 8442% | 6131% | 3819% | 158% |
| June 2024 | 200 | 15879% | 14472% | 13065% | 11156% | 9246% | 7437% | 5327% | 3216% | 116% |
| June 2023 | 200 | 16181% | 14874% | 13568% | 11658% | 9749% | 7839% | 5628% | 3518% | 147% |
| June 2022 | 200 | 15980% | 14573% | 13266% | 11457% | 9648% | 7940% | 5930% | 3920% | 1910% |
| November 2021 | 200 | 14271% | 12663% | 11055% | 9347% | 7739% | 6131% | 4523% | 3015% | 158% |
| November 2020 | 200 | 14774% | 13166% | 11658% | 9749% | 7839% | 5930% | 4322% | 2814% | 137% |
| June 2019 | 200 | 15578% | 14171% | 12764% | 11156% | 9548% | 7940% | 5930% | 3920% | 1910% |
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 GCSE grade boundary documents: June 2026, June 2025, June 2024, June 2023, June 2022, November 2021, November 2020, June 2019.
Pearson Edexcel
Edexcel past papersSpecification 1PS0, Psychology.
Grade 4 needed 60 out of 180 marks (33%) in June 2026; in the June series from 2019 to 2025 it ranged from 29% (2022) to 34% (2019).
June 2026 out of 180
- 9
- 124 69%
- 8
- 111 62%
- 7
- 99 55%
- 6
- 86 48%
- 5
- 73 41%
- 4
- 60 33%
- 3
- 44 24%
- 2
- 29 16%
- 1
- 14 8%
Grade 4 as a share of the maximum: June 2019 34%, June 2022 29%, June 2023 30%, June 2024 32%, June 2025 33%, June 2026 33%. Grade 7 as a share of the maximum: June 2019 53%, June 2022 48%, June 2023 50%, June 2024 54%, June 2025 55%, June 2026 55%.
Every mark, every series
| Series | Out of | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2026 | 180 | 12469% | 11162% | 9955% | 8648% | 7341% | 6033% | 4424% | 2916% | 148% |
| June 2025 | 180 | 12469% | 11162% | 9955% | 8547% | 7240% | 5933% | 4424% | 2916% | 148% |
| June 2024 | 180 | 12167% | 10961% | 9754% | 8346% | 7039% | 5732% | 4223% | 2715% | 127% |
| June 2023 | 180 | 11463% | 10257% | 9050% | 7843% | 6637% | 5430% | 3922% | 2413% | 106% |
| June 2022 | 180 | 11061% | 9955% | 8748% | 7542% | 6335% | 5229% | 3821% | 2413% | 106% |
| November 2021 | 180 | 10860% | 9553% | 8346% | 7139% | 6033% | 4927% | 3620% | 2313% | 116% |
| November 2020 | 180 | 11262% | 9955% | 8748% | 7441% | 6134% | 4827% | 3419% | 2011% | 74% |
| June 2019 | 180 | 12167% | 10860% | 9653% | 8447% | 7341% | 6234% | 4626% | 3017% | 148% |
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 GCSE grade boundary documents: June 2026, June 2025, June 2024, June 2023, June 2022, November 2021, November 2020, June 2019.
OCR
OCR past papersSpecification J203, Psychology.
Grade 4 needed 80 out of 180 marks (44%) in June 2026; in the June series from 2019 to 2025 it ranged from 39% (2023) to 50% (2019).
June 2026 out of 180
- 9
- 146 81%
- 8
- 135 75%
- 7
- 124 69%
- 6
- 109 61%
- 5
- 94 52%
- 4
- 80 44%
- 3
- 61 34%
- 2
- 42 23%
- 1
- 23 13%
Grade 4 as a share of the maximum: June 2019 50%, June 2022 42%, June 2023 39%, June 2024 41%, June 2025 48%, June 2026 44%. Grade 7 as a share of the maximum: June 2019 71%, June 2022 66%, June 2023 64%, June 2024 67%, June 2025 73%, June 2026 69%.
Every mark, every series
| Series | Out of | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2026 | 180 | 14681% | 13575% | 12469% | 10961% | 9452% | 8044% | 6134% | 4223% | 2313% |
| June 2025 | 180 | 15586% | 14379% | 13273% | 11664% | 10156% | 8648% | 6536% | 4424% | 2313% |
| June 2024 | 180 | 14379% | 13273% | 12167% | 10558% | 8949% | 7441% | 5531% | 3721% | 1911% |
| June 2023 | 180 | 14078% | 12771% | 11564% | 10056% | 8547% | 7139% | 5430% | 3721% | 2011% |
| June 2022 | 180 | 14178% | 13072% | 11966% | 10458% | 8949% | 7542% | 5832% | 4123% | 2413% |
| November 2021 | 180 | 13877% | 12569% | 11363% | 9955% | 8648% | 7341% | 5732% | 4123% | 2614% |
| November 2020 | 180 | 14279% | 13072% | 11866% | 10257% | 8648% | 7139% | 5430% | 3721% | 2011% |
| June 2019 | 180 | 14983% | 13877% | 12871% | 11564% | 10257% | 9050% | 7139% | 5229% | 3318% |
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 GCSE grade boundary documents: June 2026, June 2025, June 2024, June 2023, June 2022, November 2021, November 2020, June 2019.