GCSE Maths grade boundaries

Every exam board's GCSE Maths boundaries side by side. The mark you need depends on your board and tier – the same grade can sit at a different percentage on each.Latest series: June 2026 · Sources: AQA, Edexcel (Pearson), Edexcel International GCSE (Pearson), OCR, Cambridge IGCSE (CIE), SQA National 5

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Find your GCSE Maths grade boundaries

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Boards compared – June 2026, Higher tier

Boards compared – June 2026, Higher tier
BoardMax markGrade 9Grade 7Grade 5Grade 4 (pass)
AQA240219 (91%)166 (69%)97 (40%)63 (26%)
Edexcel240208 (87%)146 (61%)82 (34%)50 (21%)
OCR300264 (88%)170 (57%)94 (31%)57 (19%)

Raw marks on each board's Higher tier total (AQA and Edexcel out of 240; OCR out of 300). Percentages are of each board's own total, so they compare fairly. Boards whose grades depend on an exam option, or that don't use 9–1 grades, aren't shown.

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GCSE grade boundary pages by subject and exam board
SubjectAQAEdexcelEdexcel AEdexcel BEdexcel IGCSEOCROCR AOCR BCambridge IGCSE (CIE)SQA National 5
MathsAQAEdexcel——Edexcel IGCSEOCR——Cambridge IGCSE (CIE)SQA National 5
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