GCSE Design & Technology grade boundaries
Every exam board's GCSE Design & Technology 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), OCR, Cambridge IGCSE (CIE)
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| Subject | AQA | Edexcel | Edexcel A | Edexcel B | Edexcel IGCSE | OCR | OCR A | OCR B | Cambridge IGCSE (CIE) | SQA National 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Design & Technology | AQA | Edexcel | — | — | — | OCR | — | — | Cambridge IGCSE (CIE) | — |
Frequently asked questions
We cover every major UK board with a GCSE Design & Technology specification: AQA, Cambridge IGCSE (CIE), Edexcel (Pearson), OCR. Each board publishes its own boundaries per series, so pick your board above to see the boundaries for your specification.
Most GCSE design & technology specifications are tiered: Higher tier papers target grades 9-4 (with grade 3 as a safety net), and Foundation tier papers target grades 5-1. Your school enters you for one tier or the other; the mark you need to reach a given grade depends on the tier you sat, and boundaries are published separately for each tier.
GCSE grade boundaries are published at 8am on GCSE results day (mid-to-late August). Each board releases one PDF covering every subject that series. We update this page shortly after the boundaries land so you can look up your total against fresh numbers.
Our GCSE Design & Technology courses cover the full specification for every major board with notes, quizzes and past papers. Pick your board on the course page and work through the topics your syllabus covers. If you want to focus on past-paper practice specifically, browse our full past-papers library for every board.
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