Your grade journey
AQA GCSE Religious Studies Agrade boundaries
Explore official boundaries. See where your marks take you.
80623 official seriesMaximum mark 204
Exam series
This subject has 24 routes with different boundaries. Your route code is on your statement of entry or results slip (e.g. AA); your teacher can tell you too.
Flight log / June 2026
Grade boundaries
OfficialRoute AA · Out of 204
Grade 9
170
marks / 204
Grade 7
144
marks / 204
Grade 5
107
marks / 204
Grade 4
89
marks / 204
All grade thresholds
| Grade | Minimum mark | Mark range | % of maximum |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 170 | 170–204 | 83% |
| 8 | 157 | 157–169 | 77% |
| 7 | 144 | 144–156 | 71% |
| 6 | 125 | 125–143 | 61% |
| 5 | 107 | 107–124 | 52% |
| 4 | 89 | 89–106 | 44% |
| 3 | 66 | 66–88 | 32% |
| 2 | 43 | 43–65 | 21% |
| 1 | 20 | 20–42 | 9.8% |
| U | Below 20 | ||
These boundaries apply to this exam series and route.
How these boundaries have changed
Route AA, 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 | 170-5 | 157-5 | 144-6 | 125-8 | 107-10 | 89-12 | 66-9 | 43-6 | 20-4 |
| June 2025 | 175-2 | 162-3 | 150-3 | 133-5 | 117-6 | 101-8 | 75-5 | 49-2 | 24+2 |
| June 2024 | 177 | 165 | 153 | 138 | 123 | 109 | 80 | 51 | 22 |
+ higher than the same series a year earlier (harder to reach) · − lower (easier to reach).
Grade calculator
June 2026 · Route AA
Enter your total mark to see your grade.
144 marks needed for Grade 7.
Paper-by-paper entry isn’t available here: the board's documents don't list each paper's maximum. Use your total subject mark from your results slip.
Frequently asked questions
What did you need for a grade 4 in Religious Studies A in June 2026?
In June 2026, grade 4 in AQA GCSE Religious Studies A (8062) needed 89 out of 204 on route aa; 89 out of 204 on route ab; 90 out of 204 on route ba.
What was the boundary for a grade 9 in June 2026?
170 out of 204 on route aa; 170 out of 204 on route ab; 173 out of 204 on route ba — the top grade for GCSE Religious Studies A 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.