Grade boundaries
AQA GCSE English Language 8700 grade boundaries June 2023
The least raw mark that reached each grade in June 2023, as AQA printed it, for the whole subject and each paper.
From AQA’s grade boundaries for June 2023: the board’s document.
| Grade | Whole subjectout of 160 | 8700/1out of 80 | 8700/2out of 80 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 121 | 61 | 60 |
| 8 | 111 | 56 | 55 |
| 7 | 102 | 52 | 50 |
| 6 | 91 | 46 | 45 |
| 5 | 81 | 41 | 40 |
| 4 | 71 | 36 | 35 |
| 3 | 52 | 26 | 26 |
| 2 | 34 | 17 | 17 |
| 1 | 16 | 8 | 8 |
Marks for each grade
In total
- 121 out of 160 on AQA 8700 in total was a grade 9 in June 2023.
- 111 out of 160 on AQA 8700 in total was a grade 8 in June 2023.
- 102 out of 160 on AQA 8700 in total was a grade 7 in June 2023.
- 91 out of 160 on AQA 8700 in total was a grade 6 in June 2023.
- 81 out of 160 on AQA 8700 in total was a grade 5 in June 2023.
- 71 out of 160 on AQA 8700 in total was a grade 4 in June 2023.
- 52 out of 160 on AQA 8700 in total was a grade 3 in June 2023.
- 34 out of 160 on AQA 8700 in total was a grade 2 in June 2023.
- 16 out of 160 on AQA 8700 in total was a grade 1 in June 2023.
Paper 8700/1
- 61 out of 80 on AQA 8700 paper 8700/1 was a grade 9 in June 2023.
- 56 out of 80 on AQA 8700 paper 8700/1 was a grade 8 in June 2023.
- 52 out of 80 on AQA 8700 paper 8700/1 was a grade 7 in June 2023.
- 46 out of 80 on AQA 8700 paper 8700/1 was a grade 6 in June 2023.
- 41 out of 80 on AQA 8700 paper 8700/1 was a grade 5 in June 2023.
- 36 out of 80 on AQA 8700 paper 8700/1 was a grade 4 in June 2023.
- 26 out of 80 on AQA 8700 paper 8700/1 was a grade 3 in June 2023.
- 17 out of 80 on AQA 8700 paper 8700/1 was a grade 2 in June 2023.
- 8 out of 80 on AQA 8700 paper 8700/1 was a grade 1 in June 2023.
Paper 8700/2
- 60 out of 80 on AQA 8700 paper 8700/2 was a grade 9 in June 2023.
- 55 out of 80 on AQA 8700 paper 8700/2 was a grade 8 in June 2023.
- 50 out of 80 on AQA 8700 paper 8700/2 was a grade 7 in June 2023.
- 45 out of 80 on AQA 8700 paper 8700/2 was a grade 6 in June 2023.
- 40 out of 80 on AQA 8700 paper 8700/2 was a grade 5 in June 2023.
- 35 out of 80 on AQA 8700 paper 8700/2 was a grade 4 in June 2023.
- 26 out of 80 on AQA 8700 paper 8700/2 was a grade 3 in June 2023.
- 17 out of 80 on AQA 8700 paper 8700/2 was a grade 2 in June 2023.
- 8 out of 80 on AQA 8700 paper 8700/2 was a grade 1 in June 2023.