Grade boundaries
AQA GCSE Combined Science: Synergy 8465 grade boundaries November 2021
The least raw mark that reached each grade in November 2021, as AQA printed it, for the whole subject and each paper.
From AQA’s grade boundaries for November 2021: 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 | 224 | – | – | – | – |
| 5-4 | 204 | – | – | – | – |
| 4-4 | 185 | – | – | – | – |
| 4-3 | 160 | – | – | – | – |
| 3-3 | 136 | – | – | – | – |
| 3-2 | 112 | – | – | – | – |
| 2-2 | 88 | – | – | – | – |
| 2-1 | 64 | – | – | – | – |
| 1-1 | 40 | – | – | – | – |
| 5 | – | 53 | 57 | 56 | 58 |
| 4 | – | 42 | 48 | 46 | 49 |
| 3 | – | 31 | 35 | 34 | 36 |
| 2 | – | 20 | 22 | 22 | 23 |
| 1 | – | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 |
| Grade | Whole subjectout of 400 | 8465/1Hout of 100 | 8465/2Hout of 100 | 8465/3Hout of 100 | 8465/4Hout of 100 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9-9 | 257 | – | – | – | – |
| 9-8 | 234 | – | – | – | – |
| 8-8 | 211 | – | – | – | – |
| 8-7 | 188 | – | – | – | – |
| 7-7 | 165 | – | – | – | – |
| 7-6 | 149 | – | – | – | – |
| 6-6 | 133 | – | – | – | – |
| 6-5 | 118 | – | – | – | – |
| 5-5 | 103 | – | – | – | – |
| 5-4 | 88 | – | – | – | – |
| 4-4 | 73 | – | – | – | – |
| 4-3 | 65 | – | – | – | – |
| 9 | – | 65 | 65 | 63 | 65 |
| 8 | – | 53 | 53 | 51 | 53 |
| 7 | – | 42 | 42 | 39 | 42 |
| 6 | – | 35 | 35 | 31 | 34 |
| 5 | – | 28 | 28 | 23 | 26 |
| 4 | – | 20 | 20 | 14 | 19 |
| 3 | – | 16 | 16 | 9 | 15 |
Marks for each grade
Foundation tier, in total
- 224 out of 400 on AQA 8465 Foundation tier in total was a grade 5-5 in November 2021.
- 204 out of 400 on AQA 8465 Foundation tier in total was a grade 5-4 in November 2021.
- 185 out of 400 on AQA 8465 Foundation tier in total was a grade 4-4 in November 2021.
- 160 out of 400 on AQA 8465 Foundation tier in total was a grade 4-3 in November 2021.
- 136 out of 400 on AQA 8465 Foundation tier in total was a grade 3-3 in November 2021.
- 112 out of 400 on AQA 8465 Foundation tier in total was a grade 3-2 in November 2021.
- 88 out of 400 on AQA 8465 Foundation tier in total was a grade 2-2 in November 2021.
- 64 out of 400 on AQA 8465 Foundation tier in total was a grade 2-1 in November 2021.
- 40 out of 400 on AQA 8465 Foundation tier in total was a grade 1-1 in November 2021.
Foundation tier, paper 8465/1F
- 53 out of 100 on AQA 8465 Foundation paper 8465/1F was a grade 5 in November 2021.
- 42 out of 100 on AQA 8465 Foundation paper 8465/1F was a grade 4 in November 2021.
- 31 out of 100 on AQA 8465 Foundation paper 8465/1F was a grade 3 in November 2021.
- 20 out of 100 on AQA 8465 Foundation paper 8465/1F was a grade 2 in November 2021.
- 9 out of 100 on AQA 8465 Foundation paper 8465/1F was a grade 1 in November 2021.
Foundation tier, paper 8465/2F
- 57 out of 100 on AQA 8465 Foundation paper 8465/2F was a grade 5 in November 2021.
- 48 out of 100 on AQA 8465 Foundation paper 8465/2F was a grade 4 in November 2021.
- 35 out of 100 on AQA 8465 Foundation paper 8465/2F was a grade 3 in November 2021.
- 22 out of 100 on AQA 8465 Foundation paper 8465/2F was a grade 2 in November 2021.
- 10 out of 100 on AQA 8465 Foundation paper 8465/2F was a grade 1 in November 2021.
Foundation tier, paper 8465/3F
- 56 out of 100 on AQA 8465 Foundation paper 8465/3F was a grade 5 in November 2021.
- 46 out of 100 on AQA 8465 Foundation paper 8465/3F was a grade 4 in November 2021.
- 34 out of 100 on AQA 8465 Foundation paper 8465/3F was a grade 3 in November 2021.
- 22 out of 100 on AQA 8465 Foundation paper 8465/3F was a grade 2 in November 2021.
- 10 out of 100 on AQA 8465 Foundation paper 8465/3F was a grade 1 in November 2021.
Foundation tier, paper 8465/4F
- 58 out of 100 on AQA 8465 Foundation paper 8465/4F was a grade 5 in November 2021.
- 49 out of 100 on AQA 8465 Foundation paper 8465/4F was a grade 4 in November 2021.
- 36 out of 100 on AQA 8465 Foundation paper 8465/4F was a grade 3 in November 2021.
- 23 out of 100 on AQA 8465 Foundation paper 8465/4F was a grade 2 in November 2021.
- 11 out of 100 on AQA 8465 Foundation paper 8465/4F was a grade 1 in November 2021.
Higher tier, in total
- 257 out of 400 on AQA 8465 Higher tier in total was a grade 9-9 in November 2021.
- 234 out of 400 on AQA 8465 Higher tier in total was a grade 9-8 in November 2021.
- 211 out of 400 on AQA 8465 Higher tier in total was a grade 8-8 in November 2021.
- 188 out of 400 on AQA 8465 Higher tier in total was a grade 8-7 in November 2021.
- 165 out of 400 on AQA 8465 Higher tier in total was a grade 7-7 in November 2021.
- 149 out of 400 on AQA 8465 Higher tier in total was a grade 7-6 in November 2021.
- 133 out of 400 on AQA 8465 Higher tier in total was a grade 6-6 in November 2021.
- 118 out of 400 on AQA 8465 Higher tier in total was a grade 6-5 in November 2021.
- 103 out of 400 on AQA 8465 Higher tier in total was a grade 5-5 in November 2021.
- 88 out of 400 on AQA 8465 Higher tier in total was a grade 5-4 in November 2021.
- 73 out of 400 on AQA 8465 Higher tier in total was a grade 4-4 in November 2021.
- 65 out of 400 on AQA 8465 Higher tier in total was a grade 4-3 in November 2021.
Higher tier, paper 8465/1H
- 65 out of 100 on AQA 8465 Higher paper 8465/1H was a grade 9 in November 2021.
- 53 out of 100 on AQA 8465 Higher paper 8465/1H was a grade 8 in November 2021.
- 42 out of 100 on AQA 8465 Higher paper 8465/1H was a grade 7 in November 2021.
- 35 out of 100 on AQA 8465 Higher paper 8465/1H was a grade 6 in November 2021.
- 28 out of 100 on AQA 8465 Higher paper 8465/1H was a grade 5 in November 2021.
- 20 out of 100 on AQA 8465 Higher paper 8465/1H was a grade 4 in November 2021.
- 16 out of 100 on AQA 8465 Higher paper 8465/1H was a grade 3 in November 2021.
Higher tier, paper 8465/2H
- 65 out of 100 on AQA 8465 Higher paper 8465/2H was a grade 9 in November 2021.
- 53 out of 100 on AQA 8465 Higher paper 8465/2H was a grade 8 in November 2021.
- 42 out of 100 on AQA 8465 Higher paper 8465/2H was a grade 7 in November 2021.
- 35 out of 100 on AQA 8465 Higher paper 8465/2H was a grade 6 in November 2021.
- 28 out of 100 on AQA 8465 Higher paper 8465/2H was a grade 5 in November 2021.
- 20 out of 100 on AQA 8465 Higher paper 8465/2H was a grade 4 in November 2021.
- 16 out of 100 on AQA 8465 Higher paper 8465/2H was a grade 3 in November 2021.
Higher tier, paper 8465/3H
- 63 out of 100 on AQA 8465 Higher paper 8465/3H was a grade 9 in November 2021.
- 51 out of 100 on AQA 8465 Higher paper 8465/3H was a grade 8 in November 2021.
- 39 out of 100 on AQA 8465 Higher paper 8465/3H was a grade 7 in November 2021.
- 31 out of 100 on AQA 8465 Higher paper 8465/3H was a grade 6 in November 2021.
- 23 out of 100 on AQA 8465 Higher paper 8465/3H was a grade 5 in November 2021.
- 14 out of 100 on AQA 8465 Higher paper 8465/3H was a grade 4 in November 2021.
- 9 out of 100 on AQA 8465 Higher paper 8465/3H was a grade 3 in November 2021.
Higher tier, paper 8465/4H
- 65 out of 100 on AQA 8465 Higher paper 8465/4H was a grade 9 in November 2021.
- 53 out of 100 on AQA 8465 Higher paper 8465/4H was a grade 8 in November 2021.
- 42 out of 100 on AQA 8465 Higher paper 8465/4H was a grade 7 in November 2021.
- 34 out of 100 on AQA 8465 Higher paper 8465/4H was a grade 6 in November 2021.
- 26 out of 100 on AQA 8465 Higher paper 8465/4H was a grade 5 in November 2021.
- 19 out of 100 on AQA 8465 Higher paper 8465/4H was a grade 4 in November 2021.
- 15 out of 100 on AQA 8465 Higher paper 8465/4H was a grade 3 in November 2021.