Grade boundaries

AQA GCSE Media Studies 8572 grade boundaries

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GCSE Media Studies 8572

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The boundaries

June 2026 · whole subject

Grade	Needs
9	184 of 240
8	170 of 240
7	156 of 240
6	137 of 240
5	118 of 240
4	99 of 240
3	73 of 240
2	47 of 240
1	21 of 240

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Marks for each grade in June 2026

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.

Every paper in June 2026

Every series

8 series, newest first. Each mark is the least that reaches the grade, out of the total under the column’s name.

June 2026

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

June 2025

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

Grade	Whole subjectout of 240	8572/1out of 84	8572/2out of 84	8572/Cout of 60
9	186	63	61	52
8	171	57	54	49
7	156	52	48	47
6	136	46	40	42
5	117	40	33	37
4	98	34	26	32
3	72	24	18	25
2	46	14	11	18
1	21	4	4	11

June 2024

From AQA’s grade boundaries for June 2024: the board’s document.

Grade	Whole subjectout of 240	8572/1out of 84	8572/2out of 84	8572/Cout of 60
9	189	62	65	52
8	175	56	60	49
7	162	51	55	47
6	142	45	47	42
5	123	39	40	37
4	104	33	33	32
3	76	23	23	25
2	48	13	13	18
1	21	4	4	11

June 2023

From AQA’s grade boundaries for June 2023: the board’s document.

Grade	Whole subjectout of 240	8572/1out of 84	8572/2out of 84	8572/Cout of 60
9	192	65	65	52
8	178	59	59	49
7	164	54	54	47
6	144	48	46	42
5	125	42	39	37
4	106	36	32	32
3	78	26	23	25
2	51	16	14	18
1	24	6	5	11

June 2022

From AQA’s grade boundaries for June 2022: the board’s document.

Grade	Whole subjectout of 240	8572/1out of 84	8572/2out of 84	8572/Cout of 60
9	181	63	58	50
8	165	57	51	47
7	149	51	44	45
6	128	44	36	40
5	108	37	29	35
4	88	30	22	30
3	67	22	16	24
2	46	14	10	18
1	26	6	4	13

November 2021

From AQA’s grade boundaries for November 2021: the board’s document.

Grade	Whole subjectout of 168	8572/1out of 84	8572/2out of 84
9	123	55	55
8	109	51	51
7	96	48	48
6	80	40	40
5	64	32	32
4	48	24	24
3	34	17	17
2	21	10	10
1	8	4	4

November 2020

From AQA’s grade boundaries for November 2020: the board’s document.

Grade	Whole subjectout of 168	8572/1out of 84	8572/2out of 84
9	123	62	61
8	109	55	54
7	95	48	47
6	79	40	39
5	64	32	31
4	49	25	24
3	35	18	17
2	21	11	10
1	8	4	4

June 2019

From AQA’s grade boundaries for June 2019: the board’s document.

Grade	Whole subjectout of 240	8572/1out of 84	8572/2out of 84	8572/Cout of 60
9	189	64	63	52
8	172	57	56	49
7	155	50	49	47
6	135	43	42	42
5	115	36	35	37
4	96	30	28	32
3	71	21	20	25
2	47	13	12	18
1	23	5	5	11

Questions

What mark do you need for a grade 7 in AQA GCSE Media Studies 8572?

In June 2026, the least mark for the whole subject that reached a grade 7 was 156 out of 240 in total.

What mark do you need for a grade 4 in AQA GCSE Media Studies 8572?

In June 2026, the least mark for the whole subject that reached a grade 4 was 99 out of 240 in total.

Which series of AQA GCSE Media Studies 8572 grade boundaries are there?

8 series, from June 2019 to June 2026: June 2026, June 2025, June 2024, June 2023, June 2022, November 2021, November 2020 and June 2019.

Do AQA GCSE Media Studies 8572 grade boundaries change each year?

Yes. Across the 6 series here, a grade 7 in total needed from 149 out of 240 (June 2022) to 164 out of 240 (June 2023).

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A series, or the safe rule

A paper is graded against the boundaries of the series it was sat in. Choose that series and the grade is the one the board’s boundaries gave that sitting. Where a series published more than one set of boundaries for the whole subject, one for each combination of papers, each grade takes the highest of them, and the line under the grade says so.

The safe rule is for a mark with no series of its own, such as a mock. For each grade it takes the highest boundary in the board’s most recent summer series, up to three of them and leaving out 2020 to 2022, or the course’s main series where it has no summer one. A grade it gives would have been enough in each of them. The line under the grade names the series it counted.

In the app you log a paper in one line, or question by question where asterisk has its questions, and each grade comes from these same boundaries. Open the app.

Not here

CCEA, AS level, IB and AP: the app holds no grade boundaries for them, so they are not offered.

Where these numbers come from

Boards publish their grade boundaries after each series, and that is all this page holds: each grade’s boundary mark and what the subject or paper is out of, as the board printed them. The papers stay on the boards’ own sites; nothing here reproduces a question or a mark scheme.

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

Grade	Whole subjectout of 240	8572/1out of 84	8572/2out of 84	8572/Cout of 60
9	186	63	61	52
8	171	57	54	49
7	156	52	48	47
6	136	46	40	42
5	117	40	33	37
4	98	34	26	32
3	72	24	18	25
2	46	14	11	18
1	21	4	4	11

Grade	Whole subjectout of 240	8572/1out of 84	8572/2out of 84	8572/Cout of 60
9	189	62	65	52
8	175	56	60	49
7	162	51	55	47
6	142	45	47	42
5	123	39	40	37
4	104	33	33	32
3	76	23	23	25
2	48	13	13	18
1	21	4	4	11

Grade	Whole subjectout of 240	8572/1out of 84	8572/2out of 84	8572/Cout of 60
9	192	65	65	52
8	178	59	59	49
7	164	54	54	47
6	144	48	46	42
5	125	42	39	37
4	106	36	32	32
3	78	26	23	25
2	51	16	14	18
1	24	6	5	11

Grade	Whole subjectout of 240	8572/1out of 84	8572/2out of 84	8572/Cout of 60
9	181	63	58	50
8	165	57	51	47
7	149	51	44	45
6	128	44	36	40
5	108	37	29	35
4	88	30	22	30
3	67	22	16	24
2	46	14	10	18
1	26	6	4	13

Grade	Whole subjectout of 168	8572/1out of 84	8572/2out of 84
9	123	55	55
8	109	51	51
7	96	48	48
6	80	40	40
5	64	32	32
4	48	24	24
3	34	17	17
2	21	10	10
1	8	4	4

Grade	Whole subjectout of 168	8572/1out of 84	8572/2out of 84
9	123	62	61
8	109	55	54
7	95	48	47
6	79	40	39
5	64	32	31
4	49	25	24
3	35	18	17
2	21	11	10
1	8	4	4

Grade	Whole subjectout of 240	8572/1out of 84	8572/2out of 84	8572/Cout of 60
9	189	64	63	52
8	172	57	56	49
7	155	50	49	47
6	135	43	42	42
5	115	36	35	37
4	96	30	28	32
3	71	21	20	25
2	47	13	12	18
1	23	5	5	11

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

Grade	Whole subjectout of 240	8572/1out of 84	8572/2out of 84	8572/Cout of 60
9	186	63	61	52
8	171	57	54	49
7	156	52	48	47
6	136	46	40	42
5	117	40	33	37
4	98	34	26	32
3	72	24	18	25
2	46	14	11	18
1	21	4	4	11

Grade	Whole subjectout of 240	8572/1out of 84	8572/2out of 84	8572/Cout of 60
9	189	62	65	52
8	175	56	60	49
7	162	51	55	47
6	142	45	47	42
5	123	39	40	37
4	104	33	33	32
3	76	23	23	25
2	48	13	13	18
1	21	4	4	11

Grade	Whole subjectout of 240	8572/1out of 84	8572/2out of 84	8572/Cout of 60
9	192	65	65	52
8	178	59	59	49
7	164	54	54	47
6	144	48	46	42
5	125	42	39	37
4	106	36	32	32
3	78	26	23	25
2	51	16	14	18
1	24	6	5	11

Grade	Whole subjectout of 240	8572/1out of 84	8572/2out of 84	8572/Cout of 60
9	181	63	58	50
8	165	57	51	47
7	149	51	44	45
6	128	44	36	40
5	108	37	29	35
4	88	30	22	30
3	67	22	16	24
2	46	14	10	18
1	26	6	4	13

Grade	Whole subjectout of 168	8572/1out of 84	8572/2out of 84
9	123	55	55
8	109	51	51
7	96	48	48
6	80	40	40
5	64	32	32
4	48	24	24
3	34	17	17
2	21	10	10
1	8	4	4

Grade	Whole subjectout of 168	8572/1out of 84	8572/2out of 84
9	123	62	61
8	109	55	54
7	95	48	47
6	79	40	39
5	64	32	31
4	49	25	24
3	35	18	17
2	21	11	10
1	8	4	4

Grade	Whole subjectout of 240	8572/1out of 84	8572/2out of 84	8572/Cout of 60
9	189	64	63	52
8	172	57	56	49
7	155	50	49	47
6	135	43	42	42
5	115	36	35	37
4	96	30	28	32
3	71	21	20	25
2	47	13	12	18
1	23	5	5	11