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AQA Combined Science: Trilogy (Higher tier): what each grade takes

Every grade in AQA GCSE Combined Science: Trilogy (Higher tier), with what it took on the most recent published boundaries and how far that figure has moved across the years on record.

GradeMarks (June 2025) %Range on record
9-9299 / 42071%299–299
9-8281 / 42067%281–281
8-8263 / 42063%263–263
8-7245 / 42058%245–245
7-7228 / 42054%228–228
7-6206 / 42049%206–206
6-6184 / 42044%184–184
6-5162 / 42039%162–162
5-5140 / 42033%140–140
5-4118 / 42028%118–118
4-496 / 42023%96–96
4-385 / 42020%85–85

The range column is the useful one. A grade whose boundary has swung ten marks is a grade you should aim well clear of, because next summer's paper has not been written yet, let alone marked.

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Boundaries read 19 August 2026 from the exam boards' own documents. Boundaries are set per series and never apply to a future paper.