On the most recent published boundaries, an E in AQA A-level Physics needed 61 out of 250 — 24%. That is June 2026's boundary, not a promise about next summer.
| Marks needed (June 2026) | 61 / 250 |
| As a percentage | 24% |
| Marks short of a D | 25 |
| Highest this boundary has been | 61 (24%) |
| Lowest this boundary has been | 45 (18%) |
Based on the E boundary of 61 out of 250. Next summer's boundary will differ — see the range below.
| Series | Marks | % |
|---|---|---|
| June 2026 | 61 | 24% |
| June 2025 | 50 | 20% |
| June 2024 | 45 | 18% |
Across the 3 years on record this boundary has ranged from 45 to 61 — a spread of 16 marks. Aiming at the most recent figure means aiming at the middle of a moving target, so 63 is the safer number: the highest it has been, plus a small buffer for a year that has not happened yet.
Boundaries are set after every paper is marked, precisely so that a grade means the same thing in an easy year and a hard one. That is why nobody — not this page, not your teacher, not the board — can tell you next summer's number in advance. Anyone who gives you one exactly is guessing.
61 out of 250 — 24% — on the June 2026 boundaries. Across the years on record it has ranged 45 to 61, so aim nearer 63.
Almost certainly not. Boundaries are set after marking so that a grade represents the same standard however hard the paper was. A harder paper gets a lower boundary and an easier one gets a higher boundary.
Boundaries read 18 August 2026 from the official AQA document: source PDF.
Boundaries read 19 August 2026 from the exam boards' own documents. Boundaries are set per series and never apply to a future paper.