AQA GCSE English Literature (8702) 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 (8702)
160
142
127
113
97
81
66
49
33
17
Paper 1: Shakespeare and the 19th-century novel (8702/1)
64
58
53
49
43
37
32
24
16
8
Paper 2: Modern texts and poetry (8702/2)
96
84
74
64
54
44
34
25
17
9
June 2025
Paper
Max
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
Whole qualification (8702)
160
136
122
108
92
77
62
46
30
15
Paper 1: Shakespeare and the 19th-century novel (8702/1)
64
55
49
44
38
33
28
20
13
6
Paper 2: Modern texts and poetry (8702/2)
96
81
72
64
54
44
34
25
17
9
June 2024
Paper
Max
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
Whole qualification (8702)
160
137
121
106
90
74
58
42
27
12
Paper 1: Shakespeare and the 19th-century novel (8702/1)
64
55
49
44
38
32
27
19
12
5
Paper 2: Modern texts and poetry (8702/2)
96
82
72
62
51
41
31
23
15
7
June 2023
Paper
Max
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
Whole qualification (8702)
160
135
119
104
88
72
57
42
27
12
Paper 1: Shakespeare and the 19th-century novel (8702/1)
64
54
48
42
36
30
25
18
11
5
Paper 2: Modern texts and poetry (8702/2)
96
81
71
62
52
42
32
23
15
7
June 2022
Paper
Max
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
Option route NM (whole qualification) (8702NM)
130
111
99
87
74
62
50
36
23
10
Option route PM (whole qualification) (8702PM)
130
112
100
88
75
62
49
35
22
9
Option route PN (whole qualification) (8702PN)
130
109
97
86
73
60
48
35
22
9
Paper 1: M Modern prose and drama (8702/1M)
30
26
23
21
18
15
13
9
6
3
Paper 1: N The 19th-century novel (8702/1N)
30
25
22
19
16
14
12
9
6
3
Paper 1: P Poetry anthology (8702/1P)
30
26
23
20
17
14
11
8
5
2
Paper 2: Modern texts and poetry (8702/2)
70
60
53
47
39
32
25
18
11
4
June 2019
Paper
Max
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
Whole qualification (8702)
160
141
127
113
98
83
68
50
33
16
Paper 1: Shakespeare and the 19th-century novel (8702/1)