Your grade journey

AQA GCSE Art and Design (3D Design)grade boundaries

Explore official boundaries. See where your marks take you.

82053 official seriesMaximum mark 480

Exam series

Flight log / June 2026

Grade boundaries

Official

All papers · C / X · Out of 480

Grade 9
403
marks / 480
Grade 7
340
marks / 480
Grade 5
266
marks / 480
Grade 4
230
marks / 480

All grade thresholds

Grade	Minimum mark	Mark range	% of maximum
9	403	403–480	84%
8	371	371–402	77%
7	340	340–370	71%
6	303	303–339	63%
5	266	266–302	55%
4	230	230–265	48%
3	166	166–229	35%
2	103	103–165	21%
1	40	40–102	8.3%
U	Below 40

View official AQA source

These boundaries apply to this exam series and route.

How these boundaries have changed

All papers, every official series. Boundaries move each year with how hard the papers were.

Series	9	8	7	6	5	4	3	2	1
June 2026	403	371	340	303	266	230	166	103	40
June 2025	403	371	340	303	266	230	166	103	40
June 2024	403	371	340	303	266	230	166	103	40

+ higher than the same series a year earlier (harder to reach) · − lower (easier to reach).

Grade calculator

June 2026 · All papers

Paper Cweight ×3/ 96 rawPaper Xweight ×2/ 96 raw

Enter your mark for each paper to see your grade.

Target grade (optional)Grade 7

340 marks needed for Grade 7.

Frequently asked questions

What did you need for a grade 4 in Art and Design (3D Design) in June 2026?

In June 2026, grade 4 in AQA GCSE Art and Design (3D Design) (8205) needed 230 out of 480 on all papers.

What was the boundary for a grade 9 in June 2026?

403 out of 480 on all papers — the top grade for GCSE Art and Design (3D Design) in June 2026.

How is my grade worked out?

Your marks from each paper are added up (scaled by a weighting factor where papers count differently) to give your subject mark, which is then compared with the boundaries. Your grade comes from the total — not from each paper separately.

When will the next boundaries be published?

AQA publishes grade boundaries on results day for each series. Until then, any figures shown for a future series are Starley estimates, clearly labelled, based on recent years.