Grade boundaries
AQA GCSE Combined Science: Synergy 8465 grade boundaries November 2020
The least raw mark that reached each grade in November 2020, as AQA printed it, for the whole subject and each paper.
From AQA’s grade boundaries for November 2020: the board’s document.
| Grade | Whole subjectout of 400 | 8465/1Fout of 100 | 8465/2Fout of 100 | 8465/3Fout of 100 | 8465/4Fout of 100 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5-5 | 227 | – | – | – | – |
| 5-4 | 206 | – | – | – | – |
| 4-4 | 185 | – | – | – | – |
| 4-3 | 160 | – | – | – | – |
| 3-3 | 135 | – | – | – | – |
| 3-2 | 110 | – | – | – | – |
| 2-2 | 85 | – | – | – | – |
| 2-1 | 60 | – | – | – | – |
| 1-1 | 36 | – | – | – | – |
| 5 | – | 53 | 58 | 57 | 59 |
| 4 | – | 42 | 48 | 46 | 49 |
| 3 | – | 30 | 35 | 33 | 36 |
| 2 | – | 19 | 22 | 21 | 23 |
| 1 | – | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 |
| Grade | Whole subjectout of 400 | 8465/1Hout of 100 | 8465/2Hout of 100 | 8465/3Hout of 100 | 8465/4Hout of 100 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9-9 | 255 | – | – | – | – |
| 9-8 | 233 | – | – | – | – |
| 8-8 | 211 | – | – | – | – |
| 8-7 | 189 | – | – | – | – |
| 7-7 | 168 | – | – | – | – |
| 7-6 | 152 | – | – | – | – |
| 6-6 | 136 | – | – | – | – |
| 6-5 | 121 | – | – | – | – |
| 5-5 | 106 | – | – | – | – |
| 5-4 | 91 | – | – | – | – |
| 4-4 | 76 | – | – | – | – |
| 4-3 | 68 | – | – | – | – |
| 9 | – | 64 | 64 | 62 | 65 |
| 8 | – | 53 | 53 | 50 | 54 |
| 7 | – | 42 | 43 | 39 | 44 |
| 6 | – | 34 | 35 | 30 | 36 |
| 5 | – | 27 | 28 | 22 | 28 |
| 4 | – | 20 | 21 | 14 | 21 |
| 3 | – | 16 | 17 | 10 | 17 |
Marks for each grade
Foundation tier, in total
- 227 out of 400 on AQA 8465 Foundation tier in total was a grade 5-5 in November 2020.
- 206 out of 400 on AQA 8465 Foundation tier in total was a grade 5-4 in November 2020.
- 185 out of 400 on AQA 8465 Foundation tier in total was a grade 4-4 in November 2020.
- 160 out of 400 on AQA 8465 Foundation tier in total was a grade 4-3 in November 2020.
- 135 out of 400 on AQA 8465 Foundation tier in total was a grade 3-3 in November 2020.
- 110 out of 400 on AQA 8465 Foundation tier in total was a grade 3-2 in November 2020.
- 85 out of 400 on AQA 8465 Foundation tier in total was a grade 2-2 in November 2020.
- 60 out of 400 on AQA 8465 Foundation tier in total was a grade 2-1 in November 2020.
- 36 out of 400 on AQA 8465 Foundation tier in total was a grade 1-1 in November 2020.
Foundation tier, paper 8465/1F
- 53 out of 100 on AQA 8465 Foundation paper 8465/1F was a grade 5 in November 2020.
- 42 out of 100 on AQA 8465 Foundation paper 8465/1F was a grade 4 in November 2020.
- 30 out of 100 on AQA 8465 Foundation paper 8465/1F was a grade 3 in November 2020.
- 19 out of 100 on AQA 8465 Foundation paper 8465/1F was a grade 2 in November 2020.
- 8 out of 100 on AQA 8465 Foundation paper 8465/1F was a grade 1 in November 2020.
Foundation tier, paper 8465/2F
- 58 out of 100 on AQA 8465 Foundation paper 8465/2F was a grade 5 in November 2020.
- 48 out of 100 on AQA 8465 Foundation paper 8465/2F was a grade 4 in November 2020.
- 35 out of 100 on AQA 8465 Foundation paper 8465/2F was a grade 3 in November 2020.
- 22 out of 100 on AQA 8465 Foundation paper 8465/2F was a grade 2 in November 2020.
- 9 out of 100 on AQA 8465 Foundation paper 8465/2F was a grade 1 in November 2020.
Foundation tier, paper 8465/3F
- 57 out of 100 on AQA 8465 Foundation paper 8465/3F was a grade 5 in November 2020.
- 46 out of 100 on AQA 8465 Foundation paper 8465/3F was a grade 4 in November 2020.
- 33 out of 100 on AQA 8465 Foundation paper 8465/3F was a grade 3 in November 2020.
- 21 out of 100 on AQA 8465 Foundation paper 8465/3F was a grade 2 in November 2020.
- 9 out of 100 on AQA 8465 Foundation paper 8465/3F was a grade 1 in November 2020.
Foundation tier, paper 8465/4F
- 59 out of 100 on AQA 8465 Foundation paper 8465/4F was a grade 5 in November 2020.
- 49 out of 100 on AQA 8465 Foundation paper 8465/4F was a grade 4 in November 2020.
- 36 out of 100 on AQA 8465 Foundation paper 8465/4F was a grade 3 in November 2020.
- 23 out of 100 on AQA 8465 Foundation paper 8465/4F was a grade 2 in November 2020.
- 10 out of 100 on AQA 8465 Foundation paper 8465/4F was a grade 1 in November 2020.
Higher tier, in total
- 255 out of 400 on AQA 8465 Higher tier in total was a grade 9-9 in November 2020.
- 233 out of 400 on AQA 8465 Higher tier in total was a grade 9-8 in November 2020.
- 211 out of 400 on AQA 8465 Higher tier in total was a grade 8-8 in November 2020.
- 189 out of 400 on AQA 8465 Higher tier in total was a grade 8-7 in November 2020.
- 168 out of 400 on AQA 8465 Higher tier in total was a grade 7-7 in November 2020.
- 152 out of 400 on AQA 8465 Higher tier in total was a grade 7-6 in November 2020.
- 136 out of 400 on AQA 8465 Higher tier in total was a grade 6-6 in November 2020.
- 121 out of 400 on AQA 8465 Higher tier in total was a grade 6-5 in November 2020.
- 106 out of 400 on AQA 8465 Higher tier in total was a grade 5-5 in November 2020.
- 91 out of 400 on AQA 8465 Higher tier in total was a grade 5-4 in November 2020.
- 76 out of 400 on AQA 8465 Higher tier in total was a grade 4-4 in November 2020.
- 68 out of 400 on AQA 8465 Higher tier in total was a grade 4-3 in November 2020.
Higher tier, paper 8465/1H
- 64 out of 100 on AQA 8465 Higher paper 8465/1H was a grade 9 in November 2020.
- 53 out of 100 on AQA 8465 Higher paper 8465/1H was a grade 8 in November 2020.
- 42 out of 100 on AQA 8465 Higher paper 8465/1H was a grade 7 in November 2020.
- 34 out of 100 on AQA 8465 Higher paper 8465/1H was a grade 6 in November 2020.
- 27 out of 100 on AQA 8465 Higher paper 8465/1H was a grade 5 in November 2020.
- 20 out of 100 on AQA 8465 Higher paper 8465/1H was a grade 4 in November 2020.
- 16 out of 100 on AQA 8465 Higher paper 8465/1H was a grade 3 in November 2020.
Higher tier, paper 8465/2H
- 64 out of 100 on AQA 8465 Higher paper 8465/2H was a grade 9 in November 2020.
- 53 out of 100 on AQA 8465 Higher paper 8465/2H was a grade 8 in November 2020.
- 43 out of 100 on AQA 8465 Higher paper 8465/2H was a grade 7 in November 2020.
- 35 out of 100 on AQA 8465 Higher paper 8465/2H was a grade 6 in November 2020.
- 28 out of 100 on AQA 8465 Higher paper 8465/2H was a grade 5 in November 2020.
- 21 out of 100 on AQA 8465 Higher paper 8465/2H was a grade 4 in November 2020.
- 17 out of 100 on AQA 8465 Higher paper 8465/2H was a grade 3 in November 2020.
Higher tier, paper 8465/3H
- 62 out of 100 on AQA 8465 Higher paper 8465/3H was a grade 9 in November 2020.
- 50 out of 100 on AQA 8465 Higher paper 8465/3H was a grade 8 in November 2020.
- 39 out of 100 on AQA 8465 Higher paper 8465/3H was a grade 7 in November 2020.
- 30 out of 100 on AQA 8465 Higher paper 8465/3H was a grade 6 in November 2020.
- 22 out of 100 on AQA 8465 Higher paper 8465/3H was a grade 5 in November 2020.
- 14 out of 100 on AQA 8465 Higher paper 8465/3H was a grade 4 in November 2020.
- 10 out of 100 on AQA 8465 Higher paper 8465/3H was a grade 3 in November 2020.
Higher tier, paper 8465/4H
- 65 out of 100 on AQA 8465 Higher paper 8465/4H was a grade 9 in November 2020.
- 54 out of 100 on AQA 8465 Higher paper 8465/4H was a grade 8 in November 2020.
- 44 out of 100 on AQA 8465 Higher paper 8465/4H was a grade 7 in November 2020.
- 36 out of 100 on AQA 8465 Higher paper 8465/4H was a grade 6 in November 2020.
- 28 out of 100 on AQA 8465 Higher paper 8465/4H was a grade 5 in November 2020.
- 21 out of 100 on AQA 8465 Higher paper 8465/4H was a grade 4 in November 2020.
- 17 out of 100 on AQA 8465 Higher paper 8465/4H was a grade 3 in November 2020.