GCSE Biology grade boundaries

Every exam board's GCSE Biology 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: November 2025 · Sources: AQA, Pearson Edexcel, OCR, WJEC

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Find your GCSE Biology grade boundaries

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Boards compared — June 2024, Higher tier

Boards compared — June 2024, Higher tier
BoardMax markGrade 9Grade 7Grade 5Grade 4 (pass)
AQA200141 (71%)112 (56%)69 (35%)48 (24%)
Edexcel200148 (74%)116 (58%)72 (36%)50 (25%)
OCR Gateway180130 (72%)102 (57%)63 (35%)44 (24%)
WJEC Eduqas200145 (73%)114 (57%)70 (35%)49 (25%)

Marks are raw marks on the qualification total; AQA Biology is two papers of 100 (200 total), OCR Gateway out of 180, other boards out of 200. Percentages are computed from each board's own maximum, so they compare fairly. Edexcel, OCR and Eduqas values are placeholders in this prototype.

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GCSE grade boundary pages by subject and exam board
SubjectAQAEdexcel (Pearson)Edexcel International GCSE (Pearson)OCROCR Gateway (A)OCR 21st Century (B)Cambridge IGCSE (CIE)SQA National 5Edexcel A (Pearson)Edexcel B (Pearson)
BiologyAQAEdexcel (Pearson)Edexcel International GCSE (Pearson)OCR Gateway (A)OCR 21st Century (B)Cambridge IGCSE (CIE)SQA National 5
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