Grade boundaries
AQA GCSE Design and Technology 8552 grade boundaries June 2026
The least raw mark that reached each grade in June 2026, as AQA printed it, for the whole subject and each paper.
From AQA’s grade boundaries for June 2026: the board’s document.
| Grade | Whole subjectout of 200 | 8552/Cout of 100 | 8552/Wout of 100 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 179 | 89 | 90 |
| 8 | 165 | 82 | 83 |
| 7 | 151 | 75 | 76 |
| 6 | 134 | 66 | 68 |
| 5 | 117 | 57 | 60 |
| 4 | 100 | 48 | 52 |
| 3 | 74 | 35 | 39 |
| 2 | 48 | 22 | 26 |
| 1 | 23 | 10 | 13 |
Marks for each grade
In total
- 179 out of 200 on AQA 8552 in total was a grade 9 in June 2026.
- 165 out of 200 on AQA 8552 in total was a grade 8 in June 2026.
- 151 out of 200 on AQA 8552 in total was a grade 7 in June 2026.
- 134 out of 200 on AQA 8552 in total was a grade 6 in June 2026.
- 117 out of 200 on AQA 8552 in total was a grade 5 in June 2026.
- 100 out of 200 on AQA 8552 in total was a grade 4 in June 2026.
- 74 out of 200 on AQA 8552 in total was a grade 3 in June 2026.
- 48 out of 200 on AQA 8552 in total was a grade 2 in June 2026.
- 23 out of 200 on AQA 8552 in total was a grade 1 in June 2026.
Paper 8552/C
- 89 out of 100 on AQA 8552 paper 8552/C was a grade 9 in June 2026.
- 82 out of 100 on AQA 8552 paper 8552/C was a grade 8 in June 2026.
- 75 out of 100 on AQA 8552 paper 8552/C was a grade 7 in June 2026.
- 66 out of 100 on AQA 8552 paper 8552/C was a grade 6 in June 2026.
- 57 out of 100 on AQA 8552 paper 8552/C was a grade 5 in June 2026.
- 48 out of 100 on AQA 8552 paper 8552/C was a grade 4 in June 2026.
- 35 out of 100 on AQA 8552 paper 8552/C was a grade 3 in June 2026.
- 22 out of 100 on AQA 8552 paper 8552/C was a grade 2 in June 2026.
- 10 out of 100 on AQA 8552 paper 8552/C was a grade 1 in June 2026.
Paper 8552/W
- 90 out of 100 on AQA 8552 paper 8552/W was a grade 9 in June 2026.
- 83 out of 100 on AQA 8552 paper 8552/W was a grade 8 in June 2026.
- 76 out of 100 on AQA 8552 paper 8552/W was a grade 7 in June 2026.
- 68 out of 100 on AQA 8552 paper 8552/W was a grade 6 in June 2026.
- 60 out of 100 on AQA 8552 paper 8552/W was a grade 5 in June 2026.
- 52 out of 100 on AQA 8552 paper 8552/W was a grade 4 in June 2026.
- 39 out of 100 on AQA 8552 paper 8552/W was a grade 3 in June 2026.
- 26 out of 100 on AQA 8552 paper 8552/W was a grade 2 in June 2026.
- 13 out of 100 on AQA 8552 paper 8552/W was a grade 1 in June 2026.