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Cambridge A level Art and Designgrade boundaries

Explore official boundaries. See where your marks take you.

94797 official seriesMaximum mark 400

Exam series

Papers

Flight log / June 2026

Grade boundaries

Official

Papers 01, 02, 03 · Out of 400

Grade A*
337
marks / 400
Grade A
297
marks / 400
Grade C
217
marks / 400
Grade E
137
marks / 400

All grade thresholds

Grade	Minimum mark	Mark range	% of maximum
A*	337	337–400	84%
A	297	297–336	74%
B	257	257–296	64%
C	217	217–256	54%
D	177	177–216	44%
E	137	137–176	34%
U	Below 137

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These boundaries apply to this exam series and route.

How these boundaries have changed

Papers 01, 02, 03, every official series. Boundaries move each year with how hard the papers were.

Series	A*	A	B	C	D	E
June 2026	337	297	257	217	177	137
March 2026	337	297	257	217	177	137
November 2025	337	297	257	217	177	137
June 2025	337	297	257	217	177	137
March 2025	337	297	257	217	177	137
November 2024	337	297	257	217	177	137
June 2024	337	297	257	217	177	137

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

Grade calculator

June 2026 · Papers 01, 02, 03

Your total mark

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Target grade (optional)Grade A

297 marks needed for Grade A.

Paper-by-paper entry isn’t available here: this subject's papers are weighted and the board doesn't publish the weighting factors in its boundary documents. Use your total subject mark from your results slip.

Frequently asked questions

What did you need for a grade E in Art and Design in June 2026?

In June 2026, grade E in Cambridge A level Art and Design (9479) needed 137 out of 400 on papers 01, 02, 03; 137 out of 400 on papers 02, 03, 81; 137 out of 400 on papers 02, 03, 91.

What was the boundary for a grade A* in June 2026?

337 out of 400 on papers 01, 02, 03; 337 out of 400 on papers 02, 03, 81; 337 out of 400 on papers 02, 03, 91 — the top grade for A level Art and 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?

Cambridge 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.