Grade boundaries
AQA GCSE English Language 8700 grade boundaries June 2018
The least raw mark that reached each grade in June 2018, as AQA printed it, for the whole subject and each paper.
From AQA’s grade boundaries for June 2018: the board’s document.
| Grade | Whole subjectout of 160 | 8700/1out of 80 | 8700/2out of 80 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 128 | 65 | 63 |
| 8 | 118 | 60 | 58 |
| 7 | 108 | 55 | 53 |
| 6 | 97 | 49 | 47 |
| 5 | 86 | 44 | 42 |
| 4 | 76 | 39 | 37 |
| 3 | 56 | 28 | 27 |
| 2 | 36 | 18 | 17 |
| 1 | 16 | 8 | 8 |
Marks for each grade
In total
- 128 out of 160 on AQA 8700 in total was a grade 9 in June 2018.
- 118 out of 160 on AQA 8700 in total was a grade 8 in June 2018.
- 108 out of 160 on AQA 8700 in total was a grade 7 in June 2018.
- 97 out of 160 on AQA 8700 in total was a grade 6 in June 2018.
- 86 out of 160 on AQA 8700 in total was a grade 5 in June 2018.
- 76 out of 160 on AQA 8700 in total was a grade 4 in June 2018.
- 56 out of 160 on AQA 8700 in total was a grade 3 in June 2018.
- 36 out of 160 on AQA 8700 in total was a grade 2 in June 2018.
- 16 out of 160 on AQA 8700 in total was a grade 1 in June 2018.
Paper 8700/1
- 65 out of 80 on AQA 8700 paper 8700/1 was a grade 9 in June 2018.
- 60 out of 80 on AQA 8700 paper 8700/1 was a grade 8 in June 2018.
- 55 out of 80 on AQA 8700 paper 8700/1 was a grade 7 in June 2018.
- 49 out of 80 on AQA 8700 paper 8700/1 was a grade 6 in June 2018.
- 44 out of 80 on AQA 8700 paper 8700/1 was a grade 5 in June 2018.
- 39 out of 80 on AQA 8700 paper 8700/1 was a grade 4 in June 2018.
- 28 out of 80 on AQA 8700 paper 8700/1 was a grade 3 in June 2018.
- 18 out of 80 on AQA 8700 paper 8700/1 was a grade 2 in June 2018.
- 8 out of 80 on AQA 8700 paper 8700/1 was a grade 1 in June 2018.
Paper 8700/2
- 63 out of 80 on AQA 8700 paper 8700/2 was a grade 9 in June 2018.
- 58 out of 80 on AQA 8700 paper 8700/2 was a grade 8 in June 2018.
- 53 out of 80 on AQA 8700 paper 8700/2 was a grade 7 in June 2018.
- 47 out of 80 on AQA 8700 paper 8700/2 was a grade 6 in June 2018.
- 42 out of 80 on AQA 8700 paper 8700/2 was a grade 5 in June 2018.
- 37 out of 80 on AQA 8700 paper 8700/2 was a grade 4 in June 2018.
- 27 out of 80 on AQA 8700 paper 8700/2 was a grade 3 in June 2018.
- 17 out of 80 on AQA 8700 paper 8700/2 was a grade 2 in June 2018.
- 8 out of 80 on AQA 8700 paper 8700/2 was a grade 1 in June 2018.