Grade boundaries AQA GCSE Music grade boundaries AQA GCSE Music (8271) grade boundaries for every recent exam series, by paper and for the whole subject, with a calculator that turns your marks into a grade.
June 2026 Paper Max 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Whole qualification (8271) 240 198 185 173 158 144 130 102 74 46 Component 3 NEA Composing music (8271/C) 72 63 60 57 52 47 43 33 24 15 8271/P (8271/P) 72 65 63 61 57 53 50 40 30 20 Component 1 Understanding music (8271/W) 96 70 62 55 49 43 37 28 19 11
June 2025 Paper Max 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Whole qualification (8271) 240 197 184 171 156 142 128 100 73 46 Component 3 NEA Composing music (8271/C) 72 63 60 57 52 47 43 33 24 15 8271/P (8271/P) 72 65 63 61 57 53 50 40 30 20 Component 1 Understanding music (8271/W) 96 69 61 53 47 41 35 27 19 11
June 2024 Paper Max 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Whole qualification (8271) 240 197 184 171 155 140 125 98 71 45 Component 3 NEA Composing music (8271/C) 72 63 60 57 52 47 43 33 24 15 8271/P (8271/P) 72 65 63 61 57 53 50 40 30 20 Component 1 Understanding music (8271/W) 96 69 61 53 46 39 32 24 17 10
June 2023 Paper Max 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Whole qualification (8271) 240 196 182 169 154 139 125 98 71 44 Component 3 NEA Composing music (8271/C) 72 63 60 57 52 47 43 33 24 15 8271/P (8271/P) 72 65 63 61 57 53 50 40 30 20 Component 1 Understanding music (8271/W) 96 68 59 51 44 38 32 24 16 9
June 2022 Paper Max 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Option route E (whole qualification) (8271E) 240 188 174 160 146 133 120 99 78 57 8271/CE (8271/CE) 36 30 28 27 25 23 21 17 13 9 8271/PE (8271/PE) 36 31 30 29 27 25 23 19 15 12 Component 1 Understanding music (8271/W) 96 65 56 48 42 37 32 26 20 15
June 2019 Paper Max 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Whole qualification (8271) 240 191 178 165 151 137 123 97 71 45 Component 3 NEA Composing music (8271/C) 72 62 59 57 52 47 43 33 24 15 8271/P (8271/P) 72 65 63 61 57 53 50 40 30 20 Component 1 Understanding music (8271/W) 96 64 55 47 41 35 30 23 16 10
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