Grade boundaries

AQA GCSE Music 8271 grade boundaries

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Subject

Board

Course

GCSE Music 8271

Boundaries

Whole subject or paper

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Out of

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The boundaries

June 2026 · whole subject

Grade	Needs
9	198 of 240
8	185 of 240
7	173 of 240
6	158 of 240
5	144 of 240
4	130 of 240
3	102 of 240
2	74 of 240
1	46 of 240

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Marks for each grade in June 2026

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.

Every paper in June 2026

Every series

9 series, newest first. Each mark is the least that reaches the grade, out of the total under the column’s name.

June 2026

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

June 2025

From AQA’s grade boundaries for June 2025: the board’s document.

Grade	Whole subjectout of 240	8271/Cout of 72	8271/Pout of 72	8271/Wout of 96
9	197	63	65	69
8	184	60	63	61
7	171	57	61	53
6	156	52	57	47
5	142	47	53	41
4	128	43	50	35
3	100	33	40	27
2	73	24	30	19
1	46	15	20	11

June 2024

From AQA’s grade boundaries for June 2024: the board’s document.

Grade	Whole subjectout of 240	8271/Cout of 72	8271/Pout of 72	8271/Wout of 96
9	197	63	65	69
8	184	60	63	61
7	171	57	61	53
6	155	52	57	46
5	140	47	53	39
4	125	43	50	32
3	98	33	40	24
2	71	24	30	17
1	45	15	20	10

June 2023

From AQA’s grade boundaries for June 2023: the board’s document.

Grade	Whole subjectout of 240	8271/Cout of 72	8271/Pout of 72	8271/Wout of 96
9	196	63	65	68
8	182	60	63	59
7	169	57	61	51
6	154	52	57	44
5	139	47	53	38
4	125	43	50	32
3	98	33	40	24
2	71	24	30	16
1	44	15	20	9

June 2022

From AQA’s grade boundaries for June 2022: the board’s document.

Grade	Whole subjectout of 240	8271/CEout of 36	8271/PEout of 36	8271/Wout of 96
9	188	30	31	65
8	174	28	30	56
7	160	27	29	48
6	146	25	27	42
5	133	23	25	37
4	120	21	23	32
3	99	17	19	26
2	78	13	15	20
1	57	9	12	15

November 2021

From AQA’s grade boundaries for November 2021: the board’s document.

Grade	Whole subjectout of 96	8271/Wout of 96
9	62	62
8	54	54
7	46	46
6	38	38
5	30	30
4	22	22
3	17	17
2	12	12
1	8	8

November 2020

From AQA’s grade boundaries for November 2020: the board’s document.

Grade	Whole subjectout of 96	8271/Wout of 96
9	62	62
8	54	54
7	46	46
6	38	38
5	30	30
4	22	22
3	16	16
2	10	10
1	5	5

June 2019

From AQA’s grade boundaries for June 2019: the board’s document.

Grade	Whole subjectout of 240	8271/Cout of 72	8271/Pout of 72	8271/Wout of 96
9	191	62	65	64
8	178	59	63	55
7	165	57	61	47
6	151	52	57	41
5	137	47	53	35
4	123	43	50	30
3	97	33	40	23
2	71	24	30	16
1	45	15	20	10

June 2018

From AQA’s grade boundaries for June 2018: the board’s document.

Grade	Whole subjectout of 240	8271/Cout of 72	8271/Pout of 72	8271/Wout of 96
9	195	62	65	68
8	181	59	63	59
7	168	56	61	51
6	154	51	57	45
5	140	46	53	40
4	126	42	49	35
3	99	33	39	27
2	73	24	29	19
1	47	15	20	12

Questions

What mark do you need for a grade 7 in AQA GCSE Music 8271?

In June 2026, the least mark for the whole subject that reached a grade 7 was 173 out of 240 in total.

What mark do you need for a grade 4 in AQA GCSE Music 8271?

In June 2026, the least mark for the whole subject that reached a grade 4 was 130 out of 240 in total.

Which series of AQA GCSE Music 8271 grade boundaries are there?

9 series, from June 2018 to June 2026: June 2026, June 2025, June 2024, June 2023, June 2022, November 2021, November 2020, June 2019 and June 2018.

Do AQA GCSE Music 8271 grade boundaries change each year?

Yes. Across the 7 series here, a grade 7 in total needed from 160 out of 240 (June 2022) to 173 out of 240 (June 2026).

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A series, or the safe rule

A paper is graded against the boundaries of the series it was sat in. Choose that series and the grade is the one the board’s boundaries gave that sitting. Where a series published more than one set of boundaries for the whole subject, one for each combination of papers, each grade takes the highest of them, and the line under the grade says so.

The safe rule is for a mark with no series of its own, such as a mock. For each grade it takes the highest boundary in the board’s most recent summer series, up to three of them and leaving out 2020 to 2022, or the course’s main series where it has no summer one. A grade it gives would have been enough in each of them. The line under the grade names the series it counted.

In the app you log a paper in one line, or question by question where asterisk has its questions, and each grade comes from these same boundaries. Open the app.

Not here

CCEA, AS level, IB and AP: the app holds no grade boundaries for them, so they are not offered.

Where these numbers come from

Boards publish their grade boundaries after each series, and that is all this page holds: each grade’s boundary mark and what the subject or paper is out of, as the board printed them. The papers stay on the boards’ own sites; nothing here reproduces a question or a mark scheme.

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

Grade	Whole subjectout of 240	8271/Cout of 72	8271/Pout of 72	8271/Wout of 96
9	197	63	65	69
8	184	60	63	61
7	171	57	61	53
6	156	52	57	47
5	142	47	53	41
4	128	43	50	35
3	100	33	40	27
2	73	24	30	19
1	46	15	20	11

Grade	Whole subjectout of 240	8271/Cout of 72	8271/Pout of 72	8271/Wout of 96
9	197	63	65	69
8	184	60	63	61
7	171	57	61	53
6	155	52	57	46
5	140	47	53	39
4	125	43	50	32
3	98	33	40	24
2	71	24	30	17
1	45	15	20	10

Grade	Whole subjectout of 240	8271/Cout of 72	8271/Pout of 72	8271/Wout of 96
9	196	63	65	68
8	182	60	63	59
7	169	57	61	51
6	154	52	57	44
5	139	47	53	38
4	125	43	50	32
3	98	33	40	24
2	71	24	30	16
1	44	15	20	9

Grade	Whole subjectout of 240	8271/CEout of 36	8271/PEout of 36	8271/Wout of 96
9	188	30	31	65
8	174	28	30	56
7	160	27	29	48
6	146	25	27	42
5	133	23	25	37
4	120	21	23	32
3	99	17	19	26
2	78	13	15	20
1	57	9	12	15

Grade	Whole subjectout of 240	8271/Cout of 72	8271/Pout of 72	8271/Wout of 96
9	191	62	65	64
8	178	59	63	55
7	165	57	61	47
6	151	52	57	41
5	137	47	53	35
4	123	43	50	30
3	97	33	40	23
2	71	24	30	16
1	45	15	20	10

Grade	Whole subjectout of 240	8271/Cout of 72	8271/Pout of 72	8271/Wout of 96
9	195	62	65	68
8	181	59	63	59
7	168	56	61	51
6	154	51	57	45
5	140	46	53	40
4	126	42	49	35
3	99	33	39	27
2	73	24	29	19
1	47	15	20	12

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

Grade	Whole subjectout of 240	8271/Cout of 72	8271/Pout of 72	8271/Wout of 96
9	197	63	65	69
8	184	60	63	61
7	171	57	61	53
6	156	52	57	47
5	142	47	53	41
4	128	43	50	35
3	100	33	40	27
2	73	24	30	19
1	46	15	20	11

Grade	Whole subjectout of 240	8271/Cout of 72	8271/Pout of 72	8271/Wout of 96
9	197	63	65	69
8	184	60	63	61
7	171	57	61	53
6	155	52	57	46
5	140	47	53	39
4	125	43	50	32
3	98	33	40	24
2	71	24	30	17
1	45	15	20	10

Grade	Whole subjectout of 240	8271/Cout of 72	8271/Pout of 72	8271/Wout of 96
9	196	63	65	68
8	182	60	63	59
7	169	57	61	51
6	154	52	57	44
5	139	47	53	38
4	125	43	50	32
3	98	33	40	24
2	71	24	30	16
1	44	15	20	9

Grade	Whole subjectout of 240	8271/CEout of 36	8271/PEout of 36	8271/Wout of 96
9	188	30	31	65
8	174	28	30	56
7	160	27	29	48
6	146	25	27	42
5	133	23	25	37
4	120	21	23	32
3	99	17	19	26
2	78	13	15	20
1	57	9	12	15

Grade	Whole subjectout of 240	8271/Cout of 72	8271/Pout of 72	8271/Wout of 96
9	191	62	65	64
8	178	59	63	55
7	165	57	61	47
6	151	52	57	41
5	137	47	53	35
4	123	43	50	30
3	97	33	40	23
2	71	24	30	16
1	45	15	20	10

Grade	Whole subjectout of 240	8271/Cout of 72	8271/Pout of 72	8271/Wout of 96
9	195	62	65	68
8	181	59	63	59
7	168	56	61	51
6	154	51	57	45
5	140	46	53	40
4	126	42	49	35
3	99	33	39	27
2	73	24	29	19
1	47	15	20	12