AQA GCSE English Grade Boundaries for 2024
Firstly, it’s important to note that grade boundaries change a bit each year - so if you’re wanting to secure a specific grade, for example a Grade 8, then I would recommend getting to a point where your writing is consistently at least 3-4 marks into an 8, just in case the boundaries shift a bit on the year of your specific exam.
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Ok, so here’s the breakdown of grade boundaries for the AQA GCSE English Language papers:
Link: https://cdn.sanity.io/files/p28bar15/green/8323b5c57831bf12a3ecf442b3ad4c4677bd4b69.pdf
Total Mark for Papers: 160
Grade 9 121
Grade 8 111
Grade 7 102
Grade 6 91
Grade 5 80
Grade 4 70
Grade 3 52
Grade 2 34
Grade 1 16
To understand how this applies to specific questions, you need to convert it to percentages:
Grade 9 76%
Grade 8 69%
Grade 7 64%
Grade 6 57%
Grade 5 50%
Grade 4 44%
Grade 3 33%
Grade 2 21%
Grade 1 10%
So, to figure out your grade on a specific question, you want to find the percentage that you got for that question, and use the list above to give you the exact grade.
Example: 19/25 = 76%, which is a Grade 9.
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