English Language grade boundaries
Every AQA GCSE English Language boundary set we hold —4 awards across 4 series. Marks are raw marks for the whole subject, and every table links to the document it came from.
Grade 7 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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November 2025Latest
Open November 2025 with calculators →| Award | Code | Max | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
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| English Language | 8700 | 160 | 12075 | 11069 | 10163 | 9157 | 8251 | 7346 | 5434 | 3522 | 1610 |
June 2025
Open June 2025 with calculators →| Award | Code | Max | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
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| English Language | 8700 | 160 | 11974 | 10968 | 10063 | 9157 | 8251 | 7346 | 5434 | 3522 | 1610 |
November 2024
Open November 2024 with calculators →| Award | Code | Max | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language | 8700 | 160 | 12176 | 11169 | 10264 | 9157 | 8050 | 7044 | 5233 | 3421 | 1610 |
June 2024
Open June 2024 with calculators →| Award | Code | Max | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
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| English Language | 8700 | 160 | 12176 | 11169 | 10264 | 9257 | 8251 | 7346 | 5434 | 3522 | 1610 |