Non-exam assessment
Media Studies
AQA GCSE · June 2025 ·1 award
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Every boundary published
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 |
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| Media Studies | 8572 | 240 | 18678 | 17171 | 15665 | 13657 | 11749 | 9841 | 7230 | 4619 | 219 |
Transcribed from AQA Education, June 2025 (XLSX), retrieved 2026-08-16.
Work back from your paper marks
Fill in what you already have and leave the rest blank. A blank box means not sat yet, which is not the same as a zero.
Paper 1
Paper 2
Banked 0 of 240. Still to play for: 0.
| Grade | Needs | From what's left | Verdict |
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The same subject on other boards, June 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 | Media Studies | 8572 | 240 | 18678 | 17171 | 15665 | 13657 | 11749 | 9841 | 7230 | 4619 | 219 | — |
| OCR | Media Studies | J200 | 200 | 16884 | 15779 | 14774 | 13166 | 11557 | 10050 | 7437 | 4824 | 2312 | 00 |
Other series
Questions
- What was the grade 4 boundary for AQA GCSE Media Studies in June 2025?
- In June 2025, Media Studies: 98 out of 240.
- 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.