AQA GCSE French (8658, exams to 2025) grade boundaries

AQA GCSE French (8658, exams to 2025) (8658) 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 2025

Paper	Max	9	8	7	6	5	4	3	2	1
Foundation tier (whole qualification) (8658F)	240	–	–	–	–	163	151	108	66	24
Higher tier (whole qualification) (8658H)	240	205	182	159	144	129	114	106	–	–
Paper 1: Listening (Foundation) (8658/LF)	40	–	–	–	–	26	24	17	10	4
Paper 1: Listening (Higher) (8658/LH)	50	40	34	28	26	24	22	21	–	–
Paper 3: Reading (Foundation) (8658/RF)	60	–	–	–	–	38	35	25	15	6
Paper 3: Reading (Higher) (8658/RH)	60	50	44	38	35	32	29	27	–	–
8658/SF (8658/SF)	60	–	–	–	–	39	36	26	16	6
8658/SH (8658/SH)	60	53	48	43	38	34	30	28	–	–
Paper 4: Writing (Foundation) (8658/WF)	50	–	–	–	–	39	37	26	15	5
Paper 4: Writing (Higher) (8658/WH)	60	53	48	44	39	34	29	26	–	–

June 2024

Paper	Max	9	8	7	6	5	4	3	2	1
Foundation tier (whole qualification) (8658F)	240	–	–	–	–	159	142	102	63	24
Higher tier (whole qualification) (8658H)	240	195	172	150	135	121	107	100	–	–
Paper 1: Listening (Foundation) (8658/LF)	40	–	–	–	–	22	18	13	8	4
Paper 1: Listening (Higher) (8658/LH)	50	36	29	22	20	18	16	15	–	–
Paper 3: Reading (Foundation) (8658/RF)	60	–	–	–	–	41	37	26	16	6
Paper 3: Reading (Higher) (8658/RH)	60	49	43	37	34	31	29	28	–	–
8658/SF (8658/SF)	60	–	–	–	–	40	36	26	16	6
8658/SH (8658/SH)	60	51	47	43	38	34	30	28	–	–
Paper 4: Writing (Foundation) (8658/WF)	50	–	–	–	–	38	35	25	15	5
Paper 4: Writing (Higher) (8658/WH)	60	52	48	44	39	34	29	26	–	–

June 2023

Paper	Max	9	8	7	6	5	4	3	2	1
Foundation tier (whole qualification) (8658F)	240	–	–	–	–	158	141	102	63	24
Higher tier (whole qualification) (8658H)	240	188	166	144	129	114	99	91	–	–
Paper 1: Listening (Foundation) (8658/LF)	40	–	–	–	–	23	19	14	9	4
Paper 1: Listening (Higher) (8658/LH)	50	34	27	21	19	17	15	14	–	–
Paper 3: Reading (Foundation) (8658/RF)	60	–	–	–	–	38	34	24	15	6
Paper 3: Reading (Higher) (8658/RH)	60	46	39	33	30	27	24	22	–	–
8658/SF (8658/SF)	60	–	–	–	–	41	36	26	16	6
8658/SH (8658/SH)	60	51	47	43	38	34	30	28	–	–
Paper 4: Writing (Foundation) (8658/WF)	50	–	–	–	–	38	35	25	15	5
Paper 4: Writing (Higher) (8658/WH)	60	51	47	43	37	32	27	24	–	–

June 2022

Paper	Max	9	8	7	6	5	4	3	2	1
Foundation tier (whole qualification) (8658F)	240	–	–	–	–	143	131	95	59	24
Higher tier (whole qualification) (8658H)	240	183	159	136	120	104	89	81	–	–
Paper 1: Listening (Foundation) (8658/LF)	40	–	–	–	–	22	20	14	9	4
Paper 1: Listening (Higher) (8658/LH)	50	35	28	22	19	16	14	12	–	–
Paper 3: Reading (Foundation) (8658/RF)	60	–	–	–	–	34	31	22	14	6
Paper 3: Reading (Higher) (8658/RH)	60	45	39	33	29	25	21	19	–	–
8658/SF (8658/SF)	60	–	–	–	–	36	33	24	15	6
8658/SH (8658/SH)	60	47	42	37	32	27	22	19	–	–
Paper 4: Writing (Foundation) (8658/WF)	50	–	–	–	–	33	31	22	13	5
Paper 4: Writing (Higher) (8658/WH)	60	49	44	40	36	32	29	27	–	–

June 2019

Paper	Max	9	8	7	6	5	4	3	2	1
Foundation tier (whole qualification) (8658F)	240	–	–	–	–	169	152	111	71	31
Higher tier (whole qualification) (8658H)	240	203	181	159	141	123	106	97	–	–
Paper 1: Listening (Foundation) (8658/LF)	40	–	–	–	–	25	22	16	10	5
Paper 1: Listening (Higher) (8658/LH)	50	39	32	25	22	19	16	14	–	–
Paper 3: Reading (Foundation) (8658/RF)	60	–	–	–	–	43	39	29	19	9
Paper 3: Reading (Higher) (8658/RH)	60	51	45	40	35	30	26	24	–	–
8658/SF (8658/SF)	60	–	–	–	–	42	38	27	17	7
8658/SH (8658/SH)	60	53	48	44	39	35	31	29	–	–
Paper 4: Writing (Foundation) (8658/WF)	50	–	–	–	–	38	35	25	15	6
Paper 4: Writing (Higher) (8658/WH)	60	53	49	45	40	35	30	27	–	–

AQA GCSE French (8658, exams to 2025) past papers and mark schemes