Grade boundaries

AQA GCSE Combined Science: Synergy 8465 grade boundaries June 2025

The least raw mark that reached each grade in June 2025, as AQA printed it, for the whole subject and each paper.

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

Foundation tier
GradeWhole subjectout of 4008465/1Fout of 1008465/2Fout of 1008465/3Fout of 1008465/4Fout of 100
5-5255––––
5-4234––––
4-4214––––
4-3188––––
3-3162––––
3-2136––––
2-2110––––
2-184––––
1-158––––
5–66656163
4–57555052
3–43413739
2–29282526
1–16151314
Higher tier
GradeWhole subjectout of 4008465/1Hout of 1008465/2Hout of 1008465/3Hout of 1008465/4Hout of 100
9-9284––––
9-8265––––
8-8247––––
8-7229––––
7-7211––––
7-6191––––
6-6171––––
6-5151––––
5-5131––––
5-4112––––
4-493––––
4-383––––
9–72687074
8–63586065
7–55485157
6–44404046
5–34322935
4–24251925
3–19211420

Marks for each grade

Foundation tier, in total

  • 255 out of 400 on AQA 8465 Foundation tier in total was a grade 5-5 in June 2025.
  • 234 out of 400 on AQA 8465 Foundation tier in total was a grade 5-4 in June 2025.
  • 214 out of 400 on AQA 8465 Foundation tier in total was a grade 4-4 in June 2025.
  • 188 out of 400 on AQA 8465 Foundation tier in total was a grade 4-3 in June 2025.
  • 162 out of 400 on AQA 8465 Foundation tier in total was a grade 3-3 in June 2025.
  • 136 out of 400 on AQA 8465 Foundation tier in total was a grade 3-2 in June 2025.
  • 110 out of 400 on AQA 8465 Foundation tier in total was a grade 2-2 in June 2025.
  • 84 out of 400 on AQA 8465 Foundation tier in total was a grade 2-1 in June 2025.
  • 58 out of 400 on AQA 8465 Foundation tier in total was a grade 1-1 in June 2025.

Foundation tier, paper 8465/1F

  • 66 out of 100 on AQA 8465 Foundation paper 8465/1F was a grade 5 in June 2025.
  • 57 out of 100 on AQA 8465 Foundation paper 8465/1F was a grade 4 in June 2025.
  • 43 out of 100 on AQA 8465 Foundation paper 8465/1F was a grade 3 in June 2025.
  • 29 out of 100 on AQA 8465 Foundation paper 8465/1F was a grade 2 in June 2025.
  • 16 out of 100 on AQA 8465 Foundation paper 8465/1F was a grade 1 in June 2025.

Foundation tier, paper 8465/2F

  • 65 out of 100 on AQA 8465 Foundation paper 8465/2F was a grade 5 in June 2025.
  • 55 out of 100 on AQA 8465 Foundation paper 8465/2F was a grade 4 in June 2025.
  • 41 out of 100 on AQA 8465 Foundation paper 8465/2F was a grade 3 in June 2025.
  • 28 out of 100 on AQA 8465 Foundation paper 8465/2F was a grade 2 in June 2025.
  • 15 out of 100 on AQA 8465 Foundation paper 8465/2F was a grade 1 in June 2025.

Foundation tier, paper 8465/3F

  • 61 out of 100 on AQA 8465 Foundation paper 8465/3F was a grade 5 in June 2025.
  • 50 out of 100 on AQA 8465 Foundation paper 8465/3F was a grade 4 in June 2025.
  • 37 out of 100 on AQA 8465 Foundation paper 8465/3F was a grade 3 in June 2025.
  • 25 out of 100 on AQA 8465 Foundation paper 8465/3F was a grade 2 in June 2025.
  • 13 out of 100 on AQA 8465 Foundation paper 8465/3F was a grade 1 in June 2025.

Foundation tier, paper 8465/4F

  • 63 out of 100 on AQA 8465 Foundation paper 8465/4F was a grade 5 in June 2025.
  • 52 out of 100 on AQA 8465 Foundation paper 8465/4F was a grade 4 in June 2025.
  • 39 out of 100 on AQA 8465 Foundation paper 8465/4F was a grade 3 in June 2025.
  • 26 out of 100 on AQA 8465 Foundation paper 8465/4F was a grade 2 in June 2025.
  • 14 out of 100 on AQA 8465 Foundation paper 8465/4F was a grade 1 in June 2025.

Higher tier, in total

  • 284 out of 400 on AQA 8465 Higher tier in total was a grade 9-9 in June 2025.
  • 265 out of 400 on AQA 8465 Higher tier in total was a grade 9-8 in June 2025.
  • 247 out of 400 on AQA 8465 Higher tier in total was a grade 8-8 in June 2025.
  • 229 out of 400 on AQA 8465 Higher tier in total was a grade 8-7 in June 2025.
  • 211 out of 400 on AQA 8465 Higher tier in total was a grade 7-7 in June 2025.
  • 191 out of 400 on AQA 8465 Higher tier in total was a grade 7-6 in June 2025.
  • 171 out of 400 on AQA 8465 Higher tier in total was a grade 6-6 in June 2025.
  • 151 out of 400 on AQA 8465 Higher tier in total was a grade 6-5 in June 2025.
  • 131 out of 400 on AQA 8465 Higher tier in total was a grade 5-5 in June 2025.
  • 112 out of 400 on AQA 8465 Higher tier in total was a grade 5-4 in June 2025.
  • 93 out of 400 on AQA 8465 Higher tier in total was a grade 4-4 in June 2025.
  • 83 out of 400 on AQA 8465 Higher tier in total was a grade 4-3 in June 2025.

Higher tier, paper 8465/1H

  • 72 out of 100 on AQA 8465 Higher paper 8465/1H was a grade 9 in June 2025.
  • 63 out of 100 on AQA 8465 Higher paper 8465/1H was a grade 8 in June 2025.
  • 55 out of 100 on AQA 8465 Higher paper 8465/1H was a grade 7 in June 2025.
  • 44 out of 100 on AQA 8465 Higher paper 8465/1H was a grade 6 in June 2025.
  • 34 out of 100 on AQA 8465 Higher paper 8465/1H was a grade 5 in June 2025.
  • 24 out of 100 on AQA 8465 Higher paper 8465/1H was a grade 4 in June 2025.
  • 19 out of 100 on AQA 8465 Higher paper 8465/1H was a grade 3 in June 2025.

Higher tier, paper 8465/2H

  • 68 out of 100 on AQA 8465 Higher paper 8465/2H was a grade 9 in June 2025.
  • 58 out of 100 on AQA 8465 Higher paper 8465/2H was a grade 8 in June 2025.
  • 48 out of 100 on AQA 8465 Higher paper 8465/2H was a grade 7 in June 2025.
  • 40 out of 100 on AQA 8465 Higher paper 8465/2H was a grade 6 in June 2025.
  • 32 out of 100 on AQA 8465 Higher paper 8465/2H was a grade 5 in June 2025.
  • 25 out of 100 on AQA 8465 Higher paper 8465/2H was a grade 4 in June 2025.
  • 21 out of 100 on AQA 8465 Higher paper 8465/2H was a grade 3 in June 2025.

Higher tier, paper 8465/3H

  • 70 out of 100 on AQA 8465 Higher paper 8465/3H was a grade 9 in June 2025.
  • 60 out of 100 on AQA 8465 Higher paper 8465/3H was a grade 8 in June 2025.
  • 51 out of 100 on AQA 8465 Higher paper 8465/3H was a grade 7 in June 2025.
  • 40 out of 100 on AQA 8465 Higher paper 8465/3H was a grade 6 in June 2025.
  • 29 out of 100 on AQA 8465 Higher paper 8465/3H was a grade 5 in June 2025.
  • 19 out of 100 on AQA 8465 Higher paper 8465/3H was a grade 4 in June 2025.
  • 14 out of 100 on AQA 8465 Higher paper 8465/3H was a grade 3 in June 2025.

Higher tier, paper 8465/4H

  • 74 out of 100 on AQA 8465 Higher paper 8465/4H was a grade 9 in June 2025.
  • 65 out of 100 on AQA 8465 Higher paper 8465/4H was a grade 8 in June 2025.
  • 57 out of 100 on AQA 8465 Higher paper 8465/4H was a grade 7 in June 2025.
  • 46 out of 100 on AQA 8465 Higher paper 8465/4H was a grade 6 in June 2025.
  • 35 out of 100 on AQA 8465 Higher paper 8465/4H was a grade 5 in June 2025.
  • 25 out of 100 on AQA 8465 Higher paper 8465/4H was a grade 4 in June 2025.
  • 20 out of 100 on AQA 8465 Higher paper 8465/4H was a grade 3 in June 2025.