AQA GCSE Chemistry grade boundaries

AQA GCSE Chemistry (8462) 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) (8462F)	200	–	–	–	–	132	110	81	52	24
Higher tier (whole qualification) (8462H)	200	155	137	120	94	68	43	30	–	–
Paper 1 (Foundation) (8462/1F)	100	–	–	–	–	65	54	40	26	12
Paper 1 (Higher) (8462/1H)	100	77	68	59	46	33	21	15	–	–
Paper 2 (Foundation) (8462/2F)	100	–	–	–	–	67	56	41	26	12
Paper 2 (Higher) (8462/2H)	100	78	69	61	48	35	22	15	–	–

June 2025

Paper	Max	9	8	7	6	5	4	3	2	1
Foundation tier (whole qualification) (8462F)	200	–	–	–	–	132	109	80	52	24
Higher tier (whole qualification) (8462H)	200	150	132	115	90	66	42	30	–	–
Paper 1 (Foundation) (8462/1F)	100	–	–	–	–	66	55	40	26	12
Paper 1 (Higher) (8462/1H)	100	74	65	56	43	30	18	12	–	–
Paper 2 (Foundation) (8462/2F)	100	–	–	–	–	66	54	40	26	12
Paper 2 (Higher) (8462/2H)	100	76	67	59	47	35	24	18	–	–

June 2024

Paper	Max	9	8	7	6	5	4	3	2	1
Foundation tier (whole qualification) (8462F)	200	–	–	–	–	133	112	82	53	24
Higher tier (whole qualification) (8462H)	200	149	130	112	90	68	46	35	–	–
Paper 1 (Foundation) (8462/1F)	100	–	–	–	–	67	56	41	26	12
Paper 1 (Higher) (8462/1H)	100	76	67	58	46	35	24	18	–	–
Paper 2 (Foundation) (8462/2F)	100	–	–	–	–	67	56	41	26	12
Paper 2 (Higher) (8462/2H)	100	73	63	54	43	32	22	17	–	–

June 2023

Paper	Max	9	8	7	6	5	4	3	2	1
Foundation tier (whole qualification) (8462F)	200	–	–	–	–	126	107	78	49	20
Higher tier (whole qualification) (8462H)	200	149	131	113	91	69	48	37	–	–
Paper 1 (Foundation) (8462/1F)	100	–	–	–	–	62	52	38	24	10
Paper 1 (Higher) (8462/1H)	100	72	62	52	41	31	21	16	–	–
Paper 2 (Foundation) (8462/2F)	100	–	–	–	–	64	55	40	25	10
Paper 2 (Higher) (8462/2H)	100	77	69	61	49	38	27	21	–	–

June 2022

Paper	Max	9	8	7	6	5	4	3	2	1
Foundation tier (whole qualification) (8462F)	200	–	–	–	–	126	104	76	48	20
Higher tier (whole qualification) (8462H)	200	144	123	103	80	58	36	25	–	–
Paper 1 (Foundation) (8462/1F)	100	–	–	–	–	64	53	38	24	10
Paper 1 (Higher) (8462/1H)	100	71	60	50	38	26	15	9	–	–
Paper 2 (Foundation) (8462/2F)	100	–	–	–	–	62	51	37	23	10
Paper 2 (Higher) (8462/2H)	100	73	63	53	42	31	21	16	–	–

June 2019

Paper	Max	9	8	7	6	5	4	3	2	1
Foundation tier (whole qualification) (8462F)	200	–	–	–	–	133	115	83	52	21
Higher tier (whole qualification) (8462H)	200	144	125	107	88	69	50	40	–	–
Paper 1 (Foundation) (8462/1F)	100	–	–	–	–	65	56	40	25	10
Paper 1 (Higher) (8462/1H)	100	71	61	52	43	34	25	20	–	–
Paper 2 (Foundation) (8462/2F)	100	–	–	–	–	68	59	43	27	11
Paper 2 (Higher) (8462/2H)	100	73	64	55	45	35	25	20	–	–

AQA GCSE Chemistry past papers and mark schemes