Grade boundaries
AQA GCSE Media Studies 8572 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 240 | 8572/1out of 84 | 8572/2out of 84 | 8572/Cout of 60 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 184 | 61 | 61 | 51 |
| 8 | 170 | 55 | 55 | 49 |
| 7 | 156 | 50 | 50 | 47 |
| 6 | 137 | 44 | 43 | 42 |
| 5 | 118 | 38 | 36 | 37 |
| 4 | 99 | 32 | 29 | 32 |
| 3 | 73 | 22 | 20 | 25 |
| 2 | 47 | 13 | 12 | 18 |
| 1 | 21 | 4 | 4 | 11 |
Marks for each grade
In total
- 184 out of 240 on AQA 8572 in total was a grade 9 in June 2026.
- 170 out of 240 on AQA 8572 in total was a grade 8 in June 2026.
- 156 out of 240 on AQA 8572 in total was a grade 7 in June 2026.
- 137 out of 240 on AQA 8572 in total was a grade 6 in June 2026.
- 118 out of 240 on AQA 8572 in total was a grade 5 in June 2026.
- 99 out of 240 on AQA 8572 in total was a grade 4 in June 2026.
- 73 out of 240 on AQA 8572 in total was a grade 3 in June 2026.
- 47 out of 240 on AQA 8572 in total was a grade 2 in June 2026.
- 21 out of 240 on AQA 8572 in total was a grade 1 in June 2026.
Paper 8572/1
- 61 out of 84 on AQA 8572 paper 8572/1 was a grade 9 in June 2026.
- 55 out of 84 on AQA 8572 paper 8572/1 was a grade 8 in June 2026.
- 50 out of 84 on AQA 8572 paper 8572/1 was a grade 7 in June 2026.
- 44 out of 84 on AQA 8572 paper 8572/1 was a grade 6 in June 2026.
- 38 out of 84 on AQA 8572 paper 8572/1 was a grade 5 in June 2026.
- 32 out of 84 on AQA 8572 paper 8572/1 was a grade 4 in June 2026.
- 22 out of 84 on AQA 8572 paper 8572/1 was a grade 3 in June 2026.
- 13 out of 84 on AQA 8572 paper 8572/1 was a grade 2 in June 2026.
- 4 out of 84 on AQA 8572 paper 8572/1 was a grade 1 in June 2026.
Paper 8572/2
- 61 out of 84 on AQA 8572 paper 8572/2 was a grade 9 in June 2026.
- 55 out of 84 on AQA 8572 paper 8572/2 was a grade 8 in June 2026.
- 50 out of 84 on AQA 8572 paper 8572/2 was a grade 7 in June 2026.
- 43 out of 84 on AQA 8572 paper 8572/2 was a grade 6 in June 2026.
- 36 out of 84 on AQA 8572 paper 8572/2 was a grade 5 in June 2026.
- 29 out of 84 on AQA 8572 paper 8572/2 was a grade 4 in June 2026.
- 20 out of 84 on AQA 8572 paper 8572/2 was a grade 3 in June 2026.
- 12 out of 84 on AQA 8572 paper 8572/2 was a grade 2 in June 2026.
- 4 out of 84 on AQA 8572 paper 8572/2 was a grade 1 in June 2026.
Paper 8572/C
- 51 out of 60 on AQA 8572 paper 8572/C was a grade 9 in June 2026.
- 49 out of 60 on AQA 8572 paper 8572/C was a grade 8 in June 2026.
- 47 out of 60 on AQA 8572 paper 8572/C was a grade 7 in June 2026.
- 42 out of 60 on AQA 8572 paper 8572/C was a grade 6 in June 2026.
- 37 out of 60 on AQA 8572 paper 8572/C was a grade 5 in June 2026.
- 32 out of 60 on AQA 8572 paper 8572/C was a grade 4 in June 2026.
- 25 out of 60 on AQA 8572 paper 8572/C was a grade 3 in June 2026.
- 18 out of 60 on AQA 8572 paper 8572/C was a grade 2 in June 2026.
- 11 out of 60 on AQA 8572 paper 8572/C was a grade 1 in June 2026.