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: November 2025 · Sources: AQA, Pearson Edexcel, OCR, WJEC

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Boards compared — June 2025, Higher tier

Boards compared — June 2025, Higher tier
BoardMax markGrade 9Grade 7Grade 5Grade 4 (pass)
AQA240219 (91%)164 (68%)96 (40%)63 (26%)
Edexcel240211 (88%)152 (63%)89 (37%)56 (23%)
OCR300265 (88%)193 (64%)114 (38%)73 (24%)
WJEC Eduqas240207 (86%)146 (61%)84 (35%)52 (22%)

Marks are raw marks on the qualification total; OCR papers are marked out of 300 (3 papers of 100), other boards out of 240 (3 papers of 80). Percentages are computed from each board's own maximum, so they compare fairly. Edexcel, OCR and WJEC 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)
MathsAQAEdexcel (Pearson)Edexcel International GCSE (Pearson)OCRCambridge IGCSE (CIE)SQA National 5
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