When were these A Level Maths grade boundaries released?

Summer 2026 level 3 results were issued on 13 August 2026. AQA's A-level grade-boundary file for June 2026 is marked published that day. Later reviews of marking can change a published boundary, so the board file is the current version.

Does each paper have its own grade boundary?

The grade is set on the qualification total. Component boundaries are notional. AQA says they are for illustrative purposes only. OCR says they do not automatically add up to the qualification grade.

Can I tell which board is easier from these numbers?

No. Each board sets boundaries against its own papers and its own entry. A lower mark for an A is not evidence of an easier exam. H640 is also out of 275, not 300.

Can next year's boundaries be predicted from this table?

No. Any forecast you see elsewhere is not an exam-board figure. This page only prints marks that appear in the June 2026 files.

June 2026 · qualification totals

A Level Maths grade boundaries

A Level Maths grade boundaries for June 2026, copied from the exam boards' own files. The rows below are qualification totals. They are not predictions, and they are not a ranking of which paper was harder.

Read from the PDFs on 1 October 2026. Earlier series are not retyped here.

Mathematics

A Level Mathematics
Qualification	Max	A*	A	B	C	D	E
Edexcel 9MA0	300	254	210	173	136	100	64
AQA 7357	300	260	219	182	145	108	72
OCR H240	300	250	208	172	136	100	65
OCR MEI H640	275	223	187	155	123	92	61

H640's maximum is 275 because the comprehension paper is 75 marks. The other three mathematics qualifications are out of 300. Do not turn these marks into percentages and compare them as if the papers were the same.

How to read the two tables

Boards publish two kinds of row. The qualification row is the one that decides the grade: total marks across the papers, and the mark needed for A* down to E. The component rows are notional. Use them to see which paper sat below the rest of your script. Do not use a notional A on Paper 1 to decide that the certificate is an A.

For June 2026, AQA's notional component boundaries on 7357 were 86/71/58/46/34/22 on Paper 1, 86/72/59/46/34/22 on Paper 2, and 88/76/64/52/40/28 on Paper 3, each out of 100. Those are illustrative. The subject row, 260 for A*, is the one that counted.

Further Mathematics routes

Further Mathematics does not have a single boundary. Edexcel, AQA and both OCR specifications publish a row for each allowed combination of options. Pick the row that matches the papers on your entry, then open the board file if anything has moved since results day.

Edexcel Further Mathematics 9FM0 · Official file
Qualification	Max	A*	A	B	C	D	E
3A + 4A Further Pure 1 and 2	300	263	237	200	163	127	91
3A + 3B Further Pure 1 and Further Statistics 1	300	275	251	213	176	139	102
3A + 3C Further Pure 1 and Further Mechanics 1	300	273	247	210	173	136	99
3A + 3D Further Pure 1 and Decision 1	300	264	237	200	164	128	92
3B + 3C Further Statistics 1 and Further Mechanics 1	300	274	250	213	176	140	104
3B + 3D Further Statistics 1 and Decision 1	300	265	240	204	168	132	97
3B + 4B Further Statistics 1 and 2	300	271	245	210	175	140	105
3C + 3D Further Mechanics 1 and Decision 1	300	263	236	200	164	129	94
3C + 4C Further Mechanics 1 and 2	300	264	236	200	165	130	95
3D + 4D Decision Mathematics 1 and 2	300	262	236	199	162	125	89

Each row is one allowed pair of optional papers, plus Core Pure 1 and 2. Option letters are from the Pearson Further Mathematics specification.

AQA Further Mathematics 7367 · Official file
Qualification	Max	A*	A	B	C	D	E
7367DS	300	240	203	169	135	101	67
7367MD	300	239	202	168	135	102	69
7367SM	300	236	199	165	132	99	66

The June 2026 file prints 7367DS as FURTHER MATHS ADV OPTION DS, 7367MD as OPTION MD, and 7367SM as OPTION SM. It does not spell those letters out. The specification lists three Paper 3 pairings — Discrete and Statistics, Statistics and Mechanics, Mechanics and Discrete — and does not attach these two-letter codes to them. Use the code on your own results information.

OCR Further Mathematics A H245 · Official file
Qualification	Max	A*	A	B	C	D	E
Y540 Y541 Y542 Y543 Statistics + Mechanics	300	240	206	174	142	110	79
Y540 Y541 Y542 Y544 Statistics + Discrete	300	243	209	177	145	113	81
Y540 Y541 Y542 Y545 Statistics + Additional Pure	300	236	202	170	138	107	76
Y540 Y541 Y543 Y544 Mechanics + Discrete	300	242	207	174	141	108	76
Y540 Y541 Y543 Y545 Mechanics + Additional Pure	300	235	200	167	135	103	71
Y540 Y541 Y544 Y545 Discrete + Additional Pure	300	238	203	170	137	105	73

Y540 and Y541 are compulsory. The row is the best-two-option combination OCR publishes. Candidates may sit extra options; OCR uses the combination that gives the best grade.

OCR Further Mathematics B (MEI) H645 · Official file
Qualification	Max	A*	A	B	C	D	E
A: Y420 Y421 Y432	360	267	226	193	160	127	94
A: Y420 Y421 Y433	360	262	220	187	154	121	89
A: Y420 Y421 Y434	360	266	224	191	158	125	93
A: Y420 Y421 Y435	360	273	233	198	163	128	93
A: Y420 Y421 Y436	360	261	219	186	153	120	88
B: Y420 Y422 Y431	360	283	239	205	171	137	104
B: Y420 Y422 Y433	360	283	241	207	173	139	105
B: Y420 Y422 Y434	360	287	245	211	177	143	109
B: Y420 Y422 Y435	360	294	254	217	181	145	109
B: Y420 Y422 Y436	360	282	240	206	172	138	104
C: Y420 Y431 Y432 Y433	360	274	231	197	164	131	98
C: Y420 Y431 Y432 Y434	360	278	235	201	168	135	102
C: Y420 Y431 Y432 Y435	360	285	244	208	172	137	102
C: Y420 Y431 Y432 Y436	360	273	230	196	163	130	97
C: Y420 Y431 Y433 Y434	360	273	229	196	163	130	97
C: Y420 Y431 Y433 Y435	360	280	238	202	167	132	97
C: Y420 Y431 Y433 Y436	360	268	224	191	158	125	92
C: Y420 Y431 Y434 Y435	360	284	242	206	171	136	101
C: Y420 Y431 Y434 Y436	360	272	228	195	162	129	96
C: Y420 Y431 Y435 Y436	360	279	237	201	166	131	96
C: Y420 Y432 Y433 Y434	360	278	237	203	169	136	103
C: Y420 Y432 Y433 Y435	360	285	246	210	174	138	103
C: Y420 Y432 Y433 Y436	360	273	232	198	164	131	98
C: Y420 Y432 Y434 Y435	360	289	250	214	178	142	107
C: Y420 Y432 Y434 Y436	360	277	236	202	168	135	102
C: Y420 Y432 Y435 Y436	360	284	245	209	173	137	102
C: Y420 Y433 Y434 Y435	360	284	244	208	172	137	102
C: Y420 Y433 Y434 Y436	360	272	230	196	163	130	97
C: Y420 Y433 Y435 Y436	360	279	239	203	167	132	97
C: Y420 Y434 Y435 Y436	360	283	243	207	171	136	101

Routes are copied from the combinations OCR prints in the June 2026 file. Y436 is being withdrawn: last first teach September 2026, last assessment June 2028.

Older series, and what to do if you are close

This page does not reconstruct 2018–2025 from memory. The archives are:

Pearson grade boundaries, including the separate International A Level file. Do not mix that file with 9MA0.
AQA grade boundaries
OCR grade boundaries
GOV.UK: qualification results, summer 2026

If you are a few marks short, look at the notional component row to see which paper dragged the total down, then use your centre's post-results services. A review of marking can move a mark. It does not make a forecast official.

Back to A Level Maths past papers and the formula booklet. Further Maths papers are on their own hub.

Questions people ask

When were these A Level Maths grade boundaries released?: Summer 2026 level 3 results were issued on 13 August 2026. AQA's A-level grade-boundary file for June 2026 is marked published that day. Later reviews of marking can change a published boundary, so the board file is the current version.
Does each paper have its own grade boundary?: The grade is set on the qualification total. Component boundaries are notional. AQA says they are for illustrative purposes only. OCR says they do not automatically add up to the qualification grade.
Can I tell which board is easier from these numbers?: No. Each board sets boundaries against its own papers and its own entry. A lower mark for an A is not evidence of an easier exam. H640 is also out of 275, not 300.
Can next year's boundaries be predicted from this table?: No. Any forecast you see elsewhere is not an exam-board figure. This page only prints marks that appear in the June 2026 files.