AQA GCSE Biology 8461 Foundation

AQA 8461 Foundation grade boundaries

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June 2026 A-level boundaries are live. AQA 7402 and OCR H420 were published on 13 August 2026. GCSE June 2026 boundaries are due on 20 August, so the GCSE tables currently end at 2025.
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AQA 8461 Foundation · June 2025

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Boundary table

AQA 8461 Foundation, June 2025

5140 marks70.0%
4121 marks60.5%
387 marks43.5%
253 marks26.5%
119 marks9.5%

Overall Foundation tier boundaries across both papers.

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Historical comparison

Boundary by series

AQA 8461 Foundation grade 5 boundariesLine chart showing the raw mark required for grade 5 across the available exam series. The same values are listed in the table below.
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AQA 8461 Foundation grade 5 historical boundaries
Exam seriesRaw markPercentage
June 201913065.0%
November 202111959.5%
June 202212663.0%
June 202313467.0%
June 202413266.0%
June 202514070.0%
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Component boundaries are often described as notional boundaries. They do not award a separate grade for an individual paper.