English Literature grade boundaries
Every AQA A-level English Literature boundary set we hold —18 awards across 3 series. Marks are raw marks for the whole subject, and every table links to the document it came from.
Grade A boundary over time
Shown as a percentage of the maximum mark, because the maximum changes when a board reforms a specification and raw marks stop being comparable.
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June 2026Latest
Open June 2026 with calculators →| Award | Code | Max | A* | A | B | C | D | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Literature (Option A) | 7712A | 375 | 31383 | 28275 | 24064 | 19853 | 15642 | 11531 |
| English Literature (Option AA) | 7717AA | 375 | 31283 | 27573 | 23462 | 19351 | 15241 | 11130 |
| English Literature (Option AB) | 7717AB | 375 | 32386 | 28777 | 24465 | 20154 | 15942 | 11731 |
| English Literature (Option B) | 7712B | 375 | 32085 | 28877 | 24465 | 20053 | 15642 | 11330 |
| English Literature (Option BA) | 7717BA | 375 | 32988 | 29378 | 24966 | 20555 | 16143 | 11731 |
| English Literature (Option BB) | 7717BB | 375 | 34191 | 30581 | 25969 | 21357 | 16845 | 12333 |
June 2025
Open June 2025 with calculators →| Award | Code | Max | A* | A | B | C | D | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Literature (Option A) | 7712A | 375 | 32186 | 28676 | 24465 | 20354 | 16243 | 12132 |
| English Literature (Option AA) | 7717AA | 375 | 31785 | 28375 | 24164 | 19953 | 15742 | 11531 |
| English Literature (Option AB) | 7717AB | 375 | 31383 | 27774 | 23763 | 19753 | 15742 | 11731 |
| English Literature (Option B) | 7712B | 375 | 32687 | 29478 | 25067 | 20655 | 16243 | 11932 |
| English Literature (Option BA) | 7717BA | 375 | 33690 | 30180 | 26069 | 21958 | 17847 | 13737 |
| English Literature (Option BB) | 7717BB | 375 | 33088 | 29579 | 25668 | 21758 | 17847 | 13937 |
June 2024
Open June 2024 with calculators →| Award | Code | Max | A* | A | B | C | D | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Literature (Option A) | 7712A | 375 | 30682 | 27674 | 23262 | 18850 | 14438 | 10127 |
| English Literature (Option AA) | 7717AA | 375 | 31383 | 27774 | 23563 | 19351 | 15140 | 10929 |
| English Literature (Option AB) | 7717AB | 375 | 31183 | 27774 | 23462 | 19151 | 14940 | 10729 |
| English Literature (Option B) | 7712B | 375 | 32085 | 28877 | 24265 | 19753 | 15241 | 10729 |
| English Literature (Option BA) | 7717BA | 375 | 34291 | 30782 | 26571 | 22359 | 18249 | 14138 |
| English Literature (Option BB) | 7717BB | 375 | 34291 | 30782 | 26571 | 22359 | 18148 | 13937 |