Grade boundaries
AQA GCSE Drama 8261 grade boundaries June 2026
The least raw mark that reached each grade in June 2026, as AQA printed it, for the whole subject and each paper.
From AQA’s grade boundaries for June 2026: the board’s document.
| Grade | Whole subjectout of 200 | 8261/Cout of 80 | 8261/Wout of 80 | 8261/Xout of 40 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 167 | 70 | 61 | 35 |
| 8 | 156 | 67 | 55 | 33 |
| 7 | 145 | 64 | 49 | 32 |
| 6 | 130 | 57 | 43 | 29 |
| 5 | 115 | 51 | 37 | 26 |
| 4 | 100 | 45 | 32 | 23 |
| 3 | 74 | 33 | 24 | 17 |
| 2 | 49 | 21 | 16 | 11 |
| 1 | 24 | 10 | 8 | 6 |
Marks for each grade
In total
- 167 out of 200 on AQA 8261 in total was a grade 9 in June 2026.
- 156 out of 200 on AQA 8261 in total was a grade 8 in June 2026.
- 145 out of 200 on AQA 8261 in total was a grade 7 in June 2026.
- 130 out of 200 on AQA 8261 in total was a grade 6 in June 2026.
- 115 out of 200 on AQA 8261 in total was a grade 5 in June 2026.
- 100 out of 200 on AQA 8261 in total was a grade 4 in June 2026.
- 74 out of 200 on AQA 8261 in total was a grade 3 in June 2026.
- 49 out of 200 on AQA 8261 in total was a grade 2 in June 2026.
- 24 out of 200 on AQA 8261 in total was a grade 1 in June 2026.
Paper 8261/C
- 70 out of 80 on AQA 8261 paper 8261/C was a grade 9 in June 2026.
- 67 out of 80 on AQA 8261 paper 8261/C was a grade 8 in June 2026.
- 64 out of 80 on AQA 8261 paper 8261/C was a grade 7 in June 2026.
- 57 out of 80 on AQA 8261 paper 8261/C was a grade 6 in June 2026.
- 51 out of 80 on AQA 8261 paper 8261/C was a grade 5 in June 2026.
- 45 out of 80 on AQA 8261 paper 8261/C was a grade 4 in June 2026.
- 33 out of 80 on AQA 8261 paper 8261/C was a grade 3 in June 2026.
- 21 out of 80 on AQA 8261 paper 8261/C was a grade 2 in June 2026.
- 10 out of 80 on AQA 8261 paper 8261/C was a grade 1 in June 2026.
Paper 8261/W
- 61 out of 80 on AQA 8261 paper 8261/W was a grade 9 in June 2026.
- 55 out of 80 on AQA 8261 paper 8261/W was a grade 8 in June 2026.
- 49 out of 80 on AQA 8261 paper 8261/W was a grade 7 in June 2026.
- 43 out of 80 on AQA 8261 paper 8261/W was a grade 6 in June 2026.
- 37 out of 80 on AQA 8261 paper 8261/W was a grade 5 in June 2026.
- 32 out of 80 on AQA 8261 paper 8261/W was a grade 4 in June 2026.
- 24 out of 80 on AQA 8261 paper 8261/W was a grade 3 in June 2026.
- 16 out of 80 on AQA 8261 paper 8261/W was a grade 2 in June 2026.
- 8 out of 80 on AQA 8261 paper 8261/W was a grade 1 in June 2026.
Paper 8261/X
- 35 out of 40 on AQA 8261 paper 8261/X was a grade 9 in June 2026.
- 33 out of 40 on AQA 8261 paper 8261/X was a grade 8 in June 2026.
- 32 out of 40 on AQA 8261 paper 8261/X was a grade 7 in June 2026.
- 29 out of 40 on AQA 8261 paper 8261/X was a grade 6 in June 2026.
- 26 out of 40 on AQA 8261 paper 8261/X was a grade 5 in June 2026.
- 23 out of 40 on AQA 8261 paper 8261/X was a grade 4 in June 2026.
- 17 out of 40 on AQA 8261 paper 8261/X was a grade 3 in June 2026.
- 11 out of 40 on AQA 8261 paper 8261/X was a grade 2 in June 2026.
- 6 out of 40 on AQA 8261 paper 8261/X was a grade 1 in June 2026.