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English Language
AQA GCSE · November 2025 ·1 award
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Raw marks for the whole subject. The small figure under each is that mark as a percentage of the maximum — the only number that compares fairly across boards.
| Award | Code | Max | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language | 8700 | 160 | 12075 | 11069 | 10163 | 9157 | 8251 | 7346 | 5434 | 3522 | 1610 |
Transcribed from AQA Education, November 2025 (XLSX), retrieved 2026-08-16.
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Banked 0 of 160. Still to play for: 0.
| Grade | Needs | From what's left | Verdict |
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The same subject on other boards, November 2025
Raw marks are not comparable between boards, because the maximum marks differ. The percentage of the maximum is the only fair comparison — and it is usually closer than people expect.
| Board | Award | Code | Max | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AQA | English Language | 8700 | 160 | 12075 | 11069 | 10163 | 9157 | 8251 | 7346 | 5434 | 3522 | 1610 | — |
| Edexcel | English Language | 1EN0 | 160 | 13182 | 12377 | 11572 | 10566 | 9559 | 8654 | 6641 | 4629 | 2616 | 00 |
| OCR | English Language | J351 | 160 | 13383 | 12176 | 10968 | 9761 | 8553 | 7446 | 5736 | 4126 | 2516 | 00 |
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Questions
- What was the grade 4 boundary for AQA GCSE English Language in November 2025?
- In November 2025, English Language: 73 out of 160.
- Will the boundaries be the same next year?
- No. Boards reset boundaries after every series so a grade means the same thing even when a paper is harder or easier than intended. Past boundaries tell you the likely range, not the answer.