In June 2026, a grade A in AQA A-level History needed 134 out of 200 raw marks — 67%. An A* needed 157 (78%). That's 1 mark lower than June 2025 — the paper was found harder, so fewer marks were needed.
Read this first: Boundaries are per component-combination option (86 options); figures shown are 7042AA. Ranges across options: A* 153-168, A 130-145, B 109-122, C 88-100, D 65-79, E 43-58.
| Grade | Raw marks | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| A* | 157 | 78% |
| A | 134 | 67% |
| B | 111 | 56% |
| C | 89 | 44% |
| D | 67 | 34% |
| E | 45 | 22% |
| Grade | Raw marks | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| A* | 157 | 78% |
| A | 135 | 68% |
| B | 111 | 56% |
| C | 88 | 44% |
| D | 65 | 32% |
| E | 42 | 21% |
| Grade | Raw marks | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| A* | 160 | 80% |
| A | 136 | 68% |
| B | 113 | 56% |
| C | 90 | 45% |
| D | 67 | 34% |
| E | 45 | 22% |
| Gap | Width |
|---|---|
| A* → A | 23 marks |
| A → B | 23 marks |
| B → C | 22 marks |
| C → D | 22 marks |
| D → E | 22 marks |
The gap table is the revision-planning number: it's how many extra marks each grade actually costs. A gap this size is usually one exam question done properly, not a different student.
157 out of 200 in June 2026 — 78% of the raw marks.
67% in June 2026: 134 raw marks out of 200. The percentage moves each year with the paper's difficulty — the grade is fixed, the marks aren't.
Boundaries are set after marking so that a grade represents the same standard despite papers varying in difficulty. A harder paper gets lower boundaries; an easier one gets higher. Predicting next year's boundary from this year's is guessing the difficulty of an unwritten paper.
Read 18 August 2026 from the official AQA grade boundaries document: source PDF. Boundaries are set per series and never apply to next year's papers.
Boundaries read 19 August 2026 from the official board documents, linked on every page. Boundaries are set per exam series; nothing here predicts a future paper.