Grade boundaries
AQA GCSE French 8652 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 | 8652/LFout of 40 | 8652/RFout of 50 | 8652/SFout of 50 | 8652/WFout of 50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 146 | 29 | 38 | 35 | 37 |
| 4 | 134 | 26 | 35 | 32 | 34 |
| 3 | 98 | 19 | 25 | 23 | 25 |
| 2 | 62 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 16 |
| 1 | 27 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| Grade | Whole subjectout of 200 | 8652/LHout of 50 | 8652/RHout of 50 | 8652/SHout of 50 | 8652/WHout of 50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 179 | 44 | 45 | 43 | 47 |
| 8 | 164 | 39 | 41 | 38 | 44 |
| 7 | 149 | 35 | 38 | 34 | 42 |
| 6 | 135 | 32 | 34 | 30 | 38 |
| 5 | 121 | 29 | 31 | 26 | 34 |
| 4 | 108 | 26 | 28 | 23 | 31 |
| 3 | 101 | 24 | 26 | 21 | 29 |
Marks for each grade
Foundation tier, in total
- 146 out of 200 on AQA 8652 Foundation tier in total was a grade 5 in June 2026.
- 134 out of 200 on AQA 8652 Foundation tier in total was a grade 4 in June 2026.
- 98 out of 200 on AQA 8652 Foundation tier in total was a grade 3 in June 2026.
- 62 out of 200 on AQA 8652 Foundation tier in total was a grade 2 in June 2026.
- 27 out of 200 on AQA 8652 Foundation tier in total was a grade 1 in June 2026.
Foundation tier, paper 8652/LF
- 29 out of 40 on AQA 8652 Foundation paper 8652/LF was a grade 5 in June 2026.
- 26 out of 40 on AQA 8652 Foundation paper 8652/LF was a grade 4 in June 2026.
- 19 out of 40 on AQA 8652 Foundation paper 8652/LF was a grade 3 in June 2026.
- 12 out of 40 on AQA 8652 Foundation paper 8652/LF was a grade 2 in June 2026.
- 5 out of 40 on AQA 8652 Foundation paper 8652/LF was a grade 1 in June 2026.
Foundation tier, paper 8652/RF
- 38 out of 50 on AQA 8652 Foundation paper 8652/RF was a grade 5 in June 2026.
- 35 out of 50 on AQA 8652 Foundation paper 8652/RF was a grade 4 in June 2026.
- 25 out of 50 on AQA 8652 Foundation paper 8652/RF was a grade 3 in June 2026.
- 15 out of 50 on AQA 8652 Foundation paper 8652/RF was a grade 2 in June 2026.
- 6 out of 50 on AQA 8652 Foundation paper 8652/RF was a grade 1 in June 2026.
Foundation tier, paper 8652/SF
- 35 out of 50 on AQA 8652 Foundation paper 8652/SF was a grade 5 in June 2026.
- 32 out of 50 on AQA 8652 Foundation paper 8652/SF was a grade 4 in June 2026.
- 23 out of 50 on AQA 8652 Foundation paper 8652/SF was a grade 3 in June 2026.
- 15 out of 50 on AQA 8652 Foundation paper 8652/SF was a grade 2 in June 2026.
- 7 out of 50 on AQA 8652 Foundation paper 8652/SF was a grade 1 in June 2026.
Foundation tier, paper 8652/WF
- 37 out of 50 on AQA 8652 Foundation paper 8652/WF was a grade 5 in June 2026.
- 34 out of 50 on AQA 8652 Foundation paper 8652/WF was a grade 4 in June 2026.
- 25 out of 50 on AQA 8652 Foundation paper 8652/WF was a grade 3 in June 2026.
- 16 out of 50 on AQA 8652 Foundation paper 8652/WF was a grade 2 in June 2026.
- 8 out of 50 on AQA 8652 Foundation paper 8652/WF was a grade 1 in June 2026.
Higher tier, in total
- 179 out of 200 on AQA 8652 Higher tier in total was a grade 9 in June 2026.
- 164 out of 200 on AQA 8652 Higher tier in total was a grade 8 in June 2026.
- 149 out of 200 on AQA 8652 Higher tier in total was a grade 7 in June 2026.
- 135 out of 200 on AQA 8652 Higher tier in total was a grade 6 in June 2026.
- 121 out of 200 on AQA 8652 Higher tier in total was a grade 5 in June 2026.
- 108 out of 200 on AQA 8652 Higher tier in total was a grade 4 in June 2026.
- 101 out of 200 on AQA 8652 Higher tier in total was a grade 3 in June 2026.
Higher tier, paper 8652/LH
- 44 out of 50 on AQA 8652 Higher paper 8652/LH was a grade 9 in June 2026.
- 39 out of 50 on AQA 8652 Higher paper 8652/LH was a grade 8 in June 2026.
- 35 out of 50 on AQA 8652 Higher paper 8652/LH was a grade 7 in June 2026.
- 32 out of 50 on AQA 8652 Higher paper 8652/LH was a grade 6 in June 2026.
- 29 out of 50 on AQA 8652 Higher paper 8652/LH was a grade 5 in June 2026.
- 26 out of 50 on AQA 8652 Higher paper 8652/LH was a grade 4 in June 2026.
- 24 out of 50 on AQA 8652 Higher paper 8652/LH was a grade 3 in June 2026.
Higher tier, paper 8652/RH
- 45 out of 50 on AQA 8652 Higher paper 8652/RH was a grade 9 in June 2026.
- 41 out of 50 on AQA 8652 Higher paper 8652/RH was a grade 8 in June 2026.
- 38 out of 50 on AQA 8652 Higher paper 8652/RH was a grade 7 in June 2026.
- 34 out of 50 on AQA 8652 Higher paper 8652/RH was a grade 6 in June 2026.
- 31 out of 50 on AQA 8652 Higher paper 8652/RH was a grade 5 in June 2026.
- 28 out of 50 on AQA 8652 Higher paper 8652/RH was a grade 4 in June 2026.
- 26 out of 50 on AQA 8652 Higher paper 8652/RH was a grade 3 in June 2026.
Higher tier, paper 8652/SH
- 43 out of 50 on AQA 8652 Higher paper 8652/SH was a grade 9 in June 2026.
- 38 out of 50 on AQA 8652 Higher paper 8652/SH was a grade 8 in June 2026.
- 34 out of 50 on AQA 8652 Higher paper 8652/SH was a grade 7 in June 2026.
- 30 out of 50 on AQA 8652 Higher paper 8652/SH was a grade 6 in June 2026.
- 26 out of 50 on AQA 8652 Higher paper 8652/SH was a grade 5 in June 2026.
- 23 out of 50 on AQA 8652 Higher paper 8652/SH was a grade 4 in June 2026.
- 21 out of 50 on AQA 8652 Higher paper 8652/SH was a grade 3 in June 2026.
Higher tier, paper 8652/WH
- 47 out of 50 on AQA 8652 Higher paper 8652/WH was a grade 9 in June 2026.
- 44 out of 50 on AQA 8652 Higher paper 8652/WH was a grade 8 in June 2026.
- 42 out of 50 on AQA 8652 Higher paper 8652/WH was a grade 7 in June 2026.
- 38 out of 50 on AQA 8652 Higher paper 8652/WH was a grade 6 in June 2026.
- 34 out of 50 on AQA 8652 Higher paper 8652/WH was a grade 5 in June 2026.
- 31 out of 50 on AQA 8652 Higher paper 8652/WH was a grade 4 in June 2026.
- 29 out of 50 on AQA 8652 Higher paper 8652/WH was a grade 3 in June 2026.