AQA GCSE Biology grade boundaries

AQA GCSE Biology (8461) 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
Foundation tier (whole qualification) (8461F)	200	–	–	–	–	144	127	91	55	19
Higher tier (whole qualification) (8461H)	200	133	120	107	88	70	52	43	–	–
Paper 1 (Foundation) (8461/1F)	100	–	–	–	–	72	63	45	28	11
Paper 1 (Higher) (8461/1H)	100	67	60	54	45	36	27	22	–	–
Paper 2 (Foundation) (8461/2F)	100	–	–	–	–	72	64	45	26	8
Paper 2 (Higher) (8461/2H)	100	66	59	53	43	34	25	20	–	–

June 2025

Paper	Max	9	8	7	6	5	4	3	2	1
Foundation tier (whole qualification) (8461F)	200	–	–	–	–	140	121	87	53	19
Higher tier (whole qualification) (8461H)	200	141	127	113	94	75	56	46	–	–
Paper 1 (Foundation) (8461/1F)	100	–	–	–	–	72	63	45	28	11
Paper 1 (Higher) (8461/1H)	100	72	65	59	49	40	31	26	–	–
Paper 2 (Foundation) (8461/2F)	100	–	–	–	–	68	58	41	24	8
Paper 2 (Higher) (8461/2H)	100	69	61	54	44	34	25	20	–	–

June 2024

Paper	Max	9	8	7	6	5	4	3	2	1
Foundation tier (whole qualification) (8461F)	200	–	–	–	–	132	113	82	52	22
Higher tier (whole qualification) (8461H)	200	141	126	112	90	69	48	37	–	–
Paper 1 (Foundation) (8461/1F)	100	–	–	–	–	70	61	44	27	11
Paper 1 (Higher) (8461/1H)	100	73	66	60	48	36	25	19	–	–
Paper 2 (Foundation) (8461/2F)	100	–	–	–	–	62	52	38	24	11
Paper 2 (Higher) (8461/2H)	100	68	60	52	42	32	23	18	–	–

June 2023

Paper	Max	9	8	7	6	5	4	3	2	1
Foundation tier (whole qualification) (8461F)	200	–	–	–	–	134	117	85	53	21
Higher tier (whole qualification) (8461H)	200	132	118	104	86	69	52	43	–	–
Paper 1 (Foundation) (8461/1F)	100	–	–	–	–	67	58	42	26	10
Paper 1 (Higher) (8461/1H)	100	67	60	54	45	36	27	22	–	–
Paper 2 (Foundation) (8461/2F)	100	–	–	–	–	67	59	43	27	11
Paper 2 (Higher) (8461/2H)	100	65	57	50	41	33	25	21	–	–

June 2022

Paper	Max	9	8	7	6	5	4	3	2	1
Foundation tier (whole qualification) (8461F)	200	–	–	–	–	126	109	79	49	20
Higher tier (whole qualification) (8461H)	200	132	118	104	86	68	51	42	–	–
Paper 1 (Foundation) (8461/1F)	100	–	–	–	–	65	57	41	25	10
Paper 1 (Higher) (8461/1H)	100	68	61	55	46	37	28	23	–	–
Paper 2 (Foundation) (8461/2F)	100	–	–	–	–	61	52	38	24	10
Paper 2 (Higher) (8461/2H)	100	64	56	49	40	31	23	19	–	–

June 2019

Paper	Max	9	8	7	6	5	4	3	2	1
Foundation tier (whole qualification) (8461F)	200	–	–	–	–	130	114	83	52	21
Higher tier (whole qualification) (8461H)	200	134	120	107	89	72	55	46	–	–
Paper 1 (Foundation) (8461/1F)	100	–	–	–	–	69	62	44	27	10
Paper 1 (Higher) (8461/1H)	100	69	63	57	48	40	32	28	–	–
Paper 2 (Foundation) (8461/2F)	100	–	–	–	–	61	52	38	24	11
Paper 2 (Higher) (8461/2H)	100	65	57	50	41	32	23	18	–	–

AQA GCSE Biology past papers and mark schemes