GCSE Maths grade boundaries 2026

June 2026 GCSE Maths grade boundaries for AQA and Edexcel, Foundation and Higher. Enter a mark to see the grade.

Figures are the published June 2026 raw-mark boundaries. Yumio is not affiliated with, endorsed by or connected to AQA, Pearson Edexcel or any other exam board.

AQA-style · June 2026

AQA-style Foundation · out of 240

Grade	Mark	%
5	187	78%
4	154	64%
3	115	48%
2	76	32%
1	38	16%

Notional mark on one paper. Your grade uses the total, and the paper figures do not always add up to it.

Paper	Calculator	5	4	3	2	1
Paper 1	No	63	53	40	28	16
Paper 2	Yes	59	46	34	22	10
Paper 3	Yes	65	55	40	26	12

AQA-style Higher · out of 240

Grade	Mark	%
9	219	91%
8	192	80%
7	166	69%
6	131	55%
5	97	40%
4	63	26%
3	46	19%

Notional mark on one paper. Your grade uses the total, and the paper figures do not always add up to it.

Paper	Calculator	9	8	7	6	5	4	3
Paper 1	No	73	64	56	44	33	22	16
Paper 2	Yes	73	64	56	43	31	19	13
Paper 3	Yes	73	63	54	43	32	22	17

Edexcel-style · June 2026

Edexcel-style Foundation · out of 240

Grade	Mark	%
5	181	75%
4	151	63%
3	110	46%
2	69	29%
1	29	12%

Notional mark on one paper. Your grade uses the total, and the paper figures do not always add up to it.

Paper	Calculator	5	4	3	2	1
Paper 1	No	62	53	38	24	10
Paper 2	Yes	59	49	35	22	9
Paper 3	Yes	60	49	36	23	10

Edexcel-style Higher · out of 240

Grade	Mark	%
9	208	87%
8	177	74%
7	146	61%
6	114	48%
5	82	34%
4	50	21%
3	34	14%

Notional mark on one paper. Your grade uses the total, and the paper figures do not always add up to it.

Paper	Calculator	9	8	7	6	5	4	3
Paper 1	No	70	59	49	38	28	18	13
Paper 2	Yes	71	61	51	39	28	17	11
Paper 3	Yes	67	56	46	35	25	15	10

Marks needed for a 4, 5, 7 or 9

Papers	Tier	Grade	Mark	Out of
AQA-style	foundation	5	187	240
AQA-style	foundation	4	154	240
AQA-style	higher	9	219	240
AQA-style	higher	7	166	240
AQA-style	higher	5	97	240
AQA-style	higher	4	63	240
Edexcel-style	foundation	5	181	240
Edexcel-style	foundation	4	151	240
Edexcel-style	higher	9	208	240
Edexcel-style	higher	7	146	240
Edexcel-style	higher	5	82	240
Edexcel-style	higher	4	50	240

A grade 7 or 9 is only awarded on Higher. On Higher, grade 4 was 63/240 on AQA-style papers and 50/240 on Edexcel-style papers in June 2026. Grade 7 topics · Grade 9 topics · What a 9 took

Three papers, 80 marks each. Paper 1 is non-calculator. Your grade uses the total out of 240.