Grade boundaries
AQA GCSE Mathematics 8300 grade boundaries November 2025
The least raw mark that reached each grade in November 2025, as AQA printed it, for the whole subject and each paper.
From AQA’s grade boundaries for November 2025: the board’s document.
| Grade | Whole subjectout of 240 | 8300/1Fout of 80 | 8300/2Fout of 80 | 8300/3Fout of 80 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 186 | 64 | 60 | 62 |
| 4 | 158 | 56 | 50 | 52 |
| 3 | 118 | 41 | 37 | 39 |
| 2 | 78 | 26 | 25 | 26 |
| 1 | 39 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
| Grade | Whole subjectout of 240 | 8300/1Hout of 80 | 8300/2Hout of 80 | 8300/3Hout of 80 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 212 | 71 | 70 | 71 |
| 8 | 185 | 62 | 60 | 62 |
| 7 | 158 | 53 | 51 | 54 |
| 6 | 126 | 42 | 40 | 43 |
| 5 | 94 | 31 | 30 | 32 |
| 4 | 63 | 21 | 20 | 22 |
| 3 | 47 | 16 | 15 | 17 |
Marks for each grade
Foundation tier, in total
- 186 out of 240 on AQA 8300 Foundation tier in total was a grade 5 in November 2025.
- 158 out of 240 on AQA 8300 Foundation tier in total was a grade 4 in November 2025.
- 118 out of 240 on AQA 8300 Foundation tier in total was a grade 3 in November 2025.
- 78 out of 240 on AQA 8300 Foundation tier in total was a grade 2 in November 2025.
- 39 out of 240 on AQA 8300 Foundation tier in total was a grade 1 in November 2025.
Foundation tier, paper 8300/1F
- 64 out of 80 on AQA 8300 Foundation paper 8300/1F was a grade 5 in November 2025.
- 56 out of 80 on AQA 8300 Foundation paper 8300/1F was a grade 4 in November 2025.
- 41 out of 80 on AQA 8300 Foundation paper 8300/1F was a grade 3 in November 2025.
- 26 out of 80 on AQA 8300 Foundation paper 8300/1F was a grade 2 in November 2025.
- 12 out of 80 on AQA 8300 Foundation paper 8300/1F was a grade 1 in November 2025.
Foundation tier, paper 8300/2F
- 60 out of 80 on AQA 8300 Foundation paper 8300/2F was a grade 5 in November 2025.
- 50 out of 80 on AQA 8300 Foundation paper 8300/2F was a grade 4 in November 2025.
- 37 out of 80 on AQA 8300 Foundation paper 8300/2F was a grade 3 in November 2025.
- 25 out of 80 on AQA 8300 Foundation paper 8300/2F was a grade 2 in November 2025.
- 13 out of 80 on AQA 8300 Foundation paper 8300/2F was a grade 1 in November 2025.
Foundation tier, paper 8300/3F
- 62 out of 80 on AQA 8300 Foundation paper 8300/3F was a grade 5 in November 2025.
- 52 out of 80 on AQA 8300 Foundation paper 8300/3F was a grade 4 in November 2025.
- 39 out of 80 on AQA 8300 Foundation paper 8300/3F was a grade 3 in November 2025.
- 26 out of 80 on AQA 8300 Foundation paper 8300/3F was a grade 2 in November 2025.
- 14 out of 80 on AQA 8300 Foundation paper 8300/3F was a grade 1 in November 2025.
Higher tier, in total
- 212 out of 240 on AQA 8300 Higher tier in total was a grade 9 in November 2025.
- 185 out of 240 on AQA 8300 Higher tier in total was a grade 8 in November 2025.
- 158 out of 240 on AQA 8300 Higher tier in total was a grade 7 in November 2025.
- 126 out of 240 on AQA 8300 Higher tier in total was a grade 6 in November 2025.
- 94 out of 240 on AQA 8300 Higher tier in total was a grade 5 in November 2025.
- 63 out of 240 on AQA 8300 Higher tier in total was a grade 4 in November 2025.
- 47 out of 240 on AQA 8300 Higher tier in total was a grade 3 in November 2025.
Higher tier, paper 8300/1H
- 71 out of 80 on AQA 8300 Higher paper 8300/1H was a grade 9 in November 2025.
- 62 out of 80 on AQA 8300 Higher paper 8300/1H was a grade 8 in November 2025.
- 53 out of 80 on AQA 8300 Higher paper 8300/1H was a grade 7 in November 2025.
- 42 out of 80 on AQA 8300 Higher paper 8300/1H was a grade 6 in November 2025.
- 31 out of 80 on AQA 8300 Higher paper 8300/1H was a grade 5 in November 2025.
- 21 out of 80 on AQA 8300 Higher paper 8300/1H was a grade 4 in November 2025.
- 16 out of 80 on AQA 8300 Higher paper 8300/1H was a grade 3 in November 2025.
Higher tier, paper 8300/2H
- 70 out of 80 on AQA 8300 Higher paper 8300/2H was a grade 9 in November 2025.
- 60 out of 80 on AQA 8300 Higher paper 8300/2H was a grade 8 in November 2025.
- 51 out of 80 on AQA 8300 Higher paper 8300/2H was a grade 7 in November 2025.
- 40 out of 80 on AQA 8300 Higher paper 8300/2H was a grade 6 in November 2025.
- 30 out of 80 on AQA 8300 Higher paper 8300/2H was a grade 5 in November 2025.
- 20 out of 80 on AQA 8300 Higher paper 8300/2H was a grade 4 in November 2025.
- 15 out of 80 on AQA 8300 Higher paper 8300/2H was a grade 3 in November 2025.
Higher tier, paper 8300/3H
- 71 out of 80 on AQA 8300 Higher paper 8300/3H was a grade 9 in November 2025.
- 62 out of 80 on AQA 8300 Higher paper 8300/3H was a grade 8 in November 2025.
- 54 out of 80 on AQA 8300 Higher paper 8300/3H was a grade 7 in November 2025.
- 43 out of 80 on AQA 8300 Higher paper 8300/3H was a grade 6 in November 2025.
- 32 out of 80 on AQA 8300 Higher paper 8300/3H was a grade 5 in November 2025.
- 22 out of 80 on AQA 8300 Higher paper 8300/3H was a grade 4 in November 2025.
- 17 out of 80 on AQA 8300 Higher paper 8300/3H was a grade 3 in November 2025.