Grade boundaries
AQA GCSE Music 8271 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 240 | 8271/Cout of 72 | 8271/Pout of 72 | 8271/Wout of 96 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 198 | 63 | 65 | 70 |
| 8 | 185 | 60 | 63 | 62 |
| 7 | 173 | 57 | 61 | 55 |
| 6 | 158 | 52 | 57 | 49 |
| 5 | 144 | 47 | 53 | 43 |
| 4 | 130 | 43 | 50 | 37 |
| 3 | 102 | 33 | 40 | 28 |
| 2 | 74 | 24 | 30 | 19 |
| 1 | 46 | 15 | 20 | 11 |
Marks for each grade
In total
- 198 out of 240 on AQA 8271 in total was a grade 9 in June 2026.
- 185 out of 240 on AQA 8271 in total was a grade 8 in June 2026.
- 173 out of 240 on AQA 8271 in total was a grade 7 in June 2026.
- 158 out of 240 on AQA 8271 in total was a grade 6 in June 2026.
- 144 out of 240 on AQA 8271 in total was a grade 5 in June 2026.
- 130 out of 240 on AQA 8271 in total was a grade 4 in June 2026.
- 102 out of 240 on AQA 8271 in total was a grade 3 in June 2026.
- 74 out of 240 on AQA 8271 in total was a grade 2 in June 2026.
- 46 out of 240 on AQA 8271 in total was a grade 1 in June 2026.
Paper 8271/C
- 63 out of 72 on AQA 8271 paper 8271/C was a grade 9 in June 2026.
- 60 out of 72 on AQA 8271 paper 8271/C was a grade 8 in June 2026.
- 57 out of 72 on AQA 8271 paper 8271/C was a grade 7 in June 2026.
- 52 out of 72 on AQA 8271 paper 8271/C was a grade 6 in June 2026.
- 47 out of 72 on AQA 8271 paper 8271/C was a grade 5 in June 2026.
- 43 out of 72 on AQA 8271 paper 8271/C was a grade 4 in June 2026.
- 33 out of 72 on AQA 8271 paper 8271/C was a grade 3 in June 2026.
- 24 out of 72 on AQA 8271 paper 8271/C was a grade 2 in June 2026.
- 15 out of 72 on AQA 8271 paper 8271/C was a grade 1 in June 2026.
Paper 8271/P
- 65 out of 72 on AQA 8271 paper 8271/P was a grade 9 in June 2026.
- 63 out of 72 on AQA 8271 paper 8271/P was a grade 8 in June 2026.
- 61 out of 72 on AQA 8271 paper 8271/P was a grade 7 in June 2026.
- 57 out of 72 on AQA 8271 paper 8271/P was a grade 6 in June 2026.
- 53 out of 72 on AQA 8271 paper 8271/P was a grade 5 in June 2026.
- 50 out of 72 on AQA 8271 paper 8271/P was a grade 4 in June 2026.
- 40 out of 72 on AQA 8271 paper 8271/P was a grade 3 in June 2026.
- 30 out of 72 on AQA 8271 paper 8271/P was a grade 2 in June 2026.
- 20 out of 72 on AQA 8271 paper 8271/P was a grade 1 in June 2026.
Paper 8271/W
- 70 out of 96 on AQA 8271 paper 8271/W was a grade 9 in June 2026.
- 62 out of 96 on AQA 8271 paper 8271/W was a grade 8 in June 2026.
- 55 out of 96 on AQA 8271 paper 8271/W was a grade 7 in June 2026.
- 49 out of 96 on AQA 8271 paper 8271/W was a grade 6 in June 2026.
- 43 out of 96 on AQA 8271 paper 8271/W was a grade 5 in June 2026.
- 37 out of 96 on AQA 8271 paper 8271/W was a grade 4 in June 2026.
- 28 out of 96 on AQA 8271 paper 8271/W was a grade 3 in June 2026.
- 19 out of 96 on AQA 8271 paper 8271/W was a grade 2 in June 2026.
- 11 out of 96 on AQA 8271 paper 8271/W was a grade 1 in June 2026.