AQA GCSE Biology 8461 Higher

AQA 8461 Higher 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 Higher · June 2025

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Boundary table

AQA 8461 Higher, June 2025

9141 marks70.5%
8127 marks63.5%
7113 marks56.5%
694 marks47.0%
575 marks37.5%
456 marks28.0%
346 marks23.0%

Overall Higher tier boundaries across both papers. Grade 3 is an allowed outcome below the standard Higher tier range.

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Historical comparison

Boundary by series

AQA 8461 Higher grade 9 boundariesLine chart showing the raw mark required for grade 9 across the available exam series. The same values are listed in the table below.
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AQA 8461 Higher grade 9 historical boundaries
Exam seriesRaw markPercentage
June 201913467.0%
November 202113065.0%
June 202213266.0%
June 202313266.0%
June 202414170.5%
June 202514170.5%
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Component boundaries are often described as notional boundaries. They do not award a separate grade for an individual paper.