Grade boundaries
AQA GCSE English Language 8700 grade boundaries November 2021
The least raw mark that reached each grade in November 2021, as AQA printed it, for the whole subject and each paper.
From AQA’s grade boundaries for November 2021: 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 | 101 | 51 | 50 |
| 6 | 90 | 45 | 45 |
| 5 | 79 | 39 | 40 |
| 4 | 68 | 34 | 34 |
| 3 | 50 | 25 | 25 |
| 2 | 32 | 16 | 16 |
| 1 | 14 | 7 | 7 |
Marks for each grade
In total
- 121 out of 160 on AQA 8700 in total was a grade 9 in November 2021.
- 111 out of 160 on AQA 8700 in total was a grade 8 in November 2021.
- 101 out of 160 on AQA 8700 in total was a grade 7 in November 2021.
- 90 out of 160 on AQA 8700 in total was a grade 6 in November 2021.
- 79 out of 160 on AQA 8700 in total was a grade 5 in November 2021.
- 68 out of 160 on AQA 8700 in total was a grade 4 in November 2021.
- 50 out of 160 on AQA 8700 in total was a grade 3 in November 2021.
- 32 out of 160 on AQA 8700 in total was a grade 2 in November 2021.
- 14 out of 160 on AQA 8700 in total was a grade 1 in November 2021.
Paper 8700/1
- 61 out of 80 on AQA 8700 paper 8700/1 was a grade 9 in November 2021.
- 56 out of 80 on AQA 8700 paper 8700/1 was a grade 8 in November 2021.
- 51 out of 80 on AQA 8700 paper 8700/1 was a grade 7 in November 2021.
- 45 out of 80 on AQA 8700 paper 8700/1 was a grade 6 in November 2021.
- 39 out of 80 on AQA 8700 paper 8700/1 was a grade 5 in November 2021.
- 34 out of 80 on AQA 8700 paper 8700/1 was a grade 4 in November 2021.
- 25 out of 80 on AQA 8700 paper 8700/1 was a grade 3 in November 2021.
- 16 out of 80 on AQA 8700 paper 8700/1 was a grade 2 in November 2021.
- 7 out of 80 on AQA 8700 paper 8700/1 was a grade 1 in November 2021.
Paper 8700/2
- 60 out of 80 on AQA 8700 paper 8700/2 was a grade 9 in November 2021.
- 55 out of 80 on AQA 8700 paper 8700/2 was a grade 8 in November 2021.
- 50 out of 80 on AQA 8700 paper 8700/2 was a grade 7 in November 2021.
- 45 out of 80 on AQA 8700 paper 8700/2 was a grade 6 in November 2021.
- 40 out of 80 on AQA 8700 paper 8700/2 was a grade 5 in November 2021.
- 34 out of 80 on AQA 8700 paper 8700/2 was a grade 4 in November 2021.
- 25 out of 80 on AQA 8700 paper 8700/2 was a grade 3 in November 2021.
- 16 out of 80 on AQA 8700 paper 8700/2 was a grade 2 in November 2021.
- 7 out of 80 on AQA 8700 paper 8700/2 was a grade 1 in November 2021.