Grade boundaries
AQA GCSE English Literature 8702 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 160 | 8702/1out of 64 | 8702/2out of 96 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 142 | 58 | 84 |
| 8 | 127 | 53 | 74 |
| 7 | 113 | 49 | 64 |
| 6 | 97 | 43 | 54 |
| 5 | 81 | 37 | 44 |
| 4 | 66 | 32 | 34 |
| 3 | 49 | 24 | 25 |
| 2 | 33 | 16 | 17 |
| 1 | 17 | 8 | 9 |
Marks for each grade
In total
- 142 out of 160 on AQA 8702 in total was a grade 9 in June 2026.
- 127 out of 160 on AQA 8702 in total was a grade 8 in June 2026.
- 113 out of 160 on AQA 8702 in total was a grade 7 in June 2026.
- 97 out of 160 on AQA 8702 in total was a grade 6 in June 2026.
- 81 out of 160 on AQA 8702 in total was a grade 5 in June 2026.
- 66 out of 160 on AQA 8702 in total was a grade 4 in June 2026.
- 49 out of 160 on AQA 8702 in total was a grade 3 in June 2026.
- 33 out of 160 on AQA 8702 in total was a grade 2 in June 2026.
- 17 out of 160 on AQA 8702 in total was a grade 1 in June 2026.
Paper 8702/1
- 58 out of 64 on AQA 8702 paper 8702/1 was a grade 9 in June 2026.
- 53 out of 64 on AQA 8702 paper 8702/1 was a grade 8 in June 2026.
- 49 out of 64 on AQA 8702 paper 8702/1 was a grade 7 in June 2026.
- 43 out of 64 on AQA 8702 paper 8702/1 was a grade 6 in June 2026.
- 37 out of 64 on AQA 8702 paper 8702/1 was a grade 5 in June 2026.
- 32 out of 64 on AQA 8702 paper 8702/1 was a grade 4 in June 2026.
- 24 out of 64 on AQA 8702 paper 8702/1 was a grade 3 in June 2026.
- 16 out of 64 on AQA 8702 paper 8702/1 was a grade 2 in June 2026.
- 8 out of 64 on AQA 8702 paper 8702/1 was a grade 1 in June 2026.
Paper 8702/2
- 84 out of 96 on AQA 8702 paper 8702/2 was a grade 9 in June 2026.
- 74 out of 96 on AQA 8702 paper 8702/2 was a grade 8 in June 2026.
- 64 out of 96 on AQA 8702 paper 8702/2 was a grade 7 in June 2026.
- 54 out of 96 on AQA 8702 paper 8702/2 was a grade 6 in June 2026.
- 44 out of 96 on AQA 8702 paper 8702/2 was a grade 5 in June 2026.
- 34 out of 96 on AQA 8702 paper 8702/2 was a grade 4 in June 2026.
- 25 out of 96 on AQA 8702 paper 8702/2 was a grade 3 in June 2026.
- 17 out of 96 on AQA 8702 paper 8702/2 was a grade 2 in June 2026.
- 9 out of 96 on AQA 8702 paper 8702/2 was a grade 1 in June 2026.