AQA A-level Physics grade boundaries
AQA A-level Physics 7408
A: 162/250
Questions people ask
What is a good score in AQA A-level Physics?
In June 2026, with the Astrophysics option, an A needed 162 out of 250 (65%) and an A* needed 191 (76%). In June 2025 the same grades needed 152 and 182. Pick a year and option above for the rest.
Do I need the A boundary on every paper?
No. AQA publishes paper boundaries as a guide, but your grade comes from your total out of 250. A strong Paper 1 can make up for a weaker Paper 3.
Why are the options' boundaries different?
Each Paper 3 option has its own section B paper, so AQA sets its boundary separately. In June 2026 the overall A boundary ranged from 157 (Medical physics) to 162 (Astrophysics).
When are the 2027 boundaries published?
AQA publishes A-level grade boundaries on results day. Until then the 2027 figures here are our planning estimates, labelled as such.
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What it does
In June 2026, with Astrophysics, an A* needed 191 out of 250 and an A needed 162.
AQA A-level Physics 7408: the qualification out of 250 for each Paper 3 option (Astrophysics, Medical physics, Engineering physics, Turning points in physics and Electronics), and the notional boundaries for Paper 1, Paper 2, Paper 3 section A and each option's section B, for every series from June 2017 to June 2026, plus a planning estimate for June 2027.
Method
- Every published figure is transcribed by script from AQA's grade boundary PDFs for each year; each row keeps the PDF, page and original line it came from.
- Your grade comes from your total out of 250: Paper 1 (85) plus Paper 2 (85) plus Paper 3 (80), with no scaling. We compare that total with the qualification boundaries for your year and option.
- Marks needed are the target boundary minus the marks you have entered, compared with the marks still available on the papers you left blank.
- The June 2027 figures are planning estimates: the June 2026 boundary, which beat other methods on held-out years, with a band the size of the 80th percentile of past year-to-year changes.