Since the current AQA A Level Biology specification began, the A* boundary has ranged from 166 out of 260 (June 2018) to 192 out of 260 (June 2025, June 2024). Every series is below, with a link to the full boundaries for each paper.
A level (7402) overall grade boundaries, every series
Marks out of 260.
| Series | A* | A | B | C | D | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2025 | 192 | 165 | 139 | 113 | 88 | 63 |
| June 2024 | 192 | 165 | 140 | 115 | 91 | 67 |
| June 2023 | 180 | 153 | 125 | 98 | 71 | 44 |
| June 2022 | 173 | 142 | 115 | 89 | 63 | 37 |
| June 2021 | 168 | 136 | 113 | 91 | 69 | 47 |
| October 2020 | 170 | 138 | 114 | 90 | 67 | 44 |
| June 2019 | 178 | 149 | 125 | 101 | 77 | 53 |
| June 2018 | 166 | 138 | 116 | 94 | 72 | 50 |
| June 2017 | 174 | 147 | 124 | 101 | 78 | 56 |
Grade A boundary for each A level paper
Raw marks; Papers 1 and 2 are out of 91, Paper 3 out of 78.
| Series | Paper 1 (7402/1) | Paper 2 (7402/2) | Paper 3 (7402/3) |
|---|---|---|---|
| June 2025 | 56 | 60 | 49 |
| June 2024 | 58 | 57 | 50 |
| June 2023 | 53 | 58 | 42 |
| June 2022 | 51 | 51 | 40 |
| June 2021 | 48 | 47 | 41 |
| October 2020 | 48 | 48 | 42 |
| June 2019 | 52 | 52 | 45 |
| June 2018 | 46 | 52 | 40 |
| June 2017 | 51 | 50 | 46 |
AS (7401) overall grade boundaries, every series
Marks out of 150.
| Series | A | B | C | D | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2025 | 93 | 81 | 69 | 57 | 45 |
| June 2024 | 100 | 88 | 76 | 64 | 52 |
| June 2023 | 87 | 75 | 63 | 51 | 40 |
| June 2022 | 75 | 63 | 52 | 41 | 30 |
| June 2021 | 77 | 66 | 56 | 46 | 36 |
| October 2020 | 79 | 68 | 57 | 46 | 36 |
| June 2019 | 81 | 70 | 60 | 50 | 40 |
| June 2018 | 80 | 69 | 59 | 49 | 39 |
| June 2017 | 78 | 67 | 57 | 47 | 37 |
| June 2016 | 88 | 77 | 66 | 55 | 45 |
There were no AQA exams in summer 2020 or summer 2021. October 2020 is the autumn 2020 sitting of the June 2020 papers, and June 2021 is the autumn 2021 sitting of the June 2021 papers (AQA calls both November series).
Practise
- AQA A Level Biology past papers, mark schemes and examiners' reports
- Interpreting graphs: AQA past paper questions
- AQA Paper 3 essay: tips and past titles
Source: AQA's published grade boundaries for each series (linked from each year's post).
Weekly AQA group masterclasses: Year 12 Tuesdays 5.15pm; Year 13 Wednesdays 6.30pm or Thursdays 6.30pm. See the group classes.