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AQA GCSE English Language grade boundaries by year

AQA GCSE English Language

The grade 7 boundary has ranged from 63% to 68%

Lowest in 2022, highest in 2018. June 2026: 103 out of 160.

Every grade, June 2017 to 2026
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'17'18'19'20'21'22'23'24'25'2663%68%
  • Grade 7
  • Other grades

2027 exams

  1. Mon 24 MayPaper 1: Explorations in creative reading and writingMorning
  2. Tue 8 JunPaper 2: Writers' viewpoints and perspectivesMorning

Work out your AQA GCSE English Language grade

Questions people ask

What was the grade 7 boundary for AQA GCSE English Language in 2026?

103 out of 160 (64%). Since 2017 it has been as low as 63% (2022) and as high as 68% (2018).

When are the AQA GCSE English Language exams in 2027?

The first paper is on Monday 24 May 2027 and the last on Tuesday 8 June 2027.

Why do grade boundaries change every year?

Each year's papers are different, so the board moves the boundaries to keep a grade worth the same. A harder paper gets lower boundaries.

How we work this out

What it does

Every June AQA GCSE English Language grade boundary from 2017 to 2026 as a percentage, and the 2027 exam dates.

AQA GCSE English Language: the board's published June qualification boundaries from 2017 to 2026. No summer exams were sat in 2020 or 2021.

Method

  1. Each boundary is the published mark divided by the qualification's total marks that June.
  2. The range is the lowest and highest of those percentages across the years shown, rounded to the nearest whole percent.
  3. Where the board sets different boundaries for different option papers, each option has its own line.