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AQA A-level Chemistry grade boundaries by year

Grade

AQA A-level Chemistry

The A boundary has ranged from 65% to 73%

Lowest in 2022, highest in 2026. June 2026: 220 out of 300.

Every grade, June 2017 to 2026
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'17'18'19'20'21'22'23'24'25'2665%73%
  • A
  • Other grades

2027 exams

  1. Fri 28 MayPaper 1: Inorganic and Physical ChemistryMorning
  2. Thu 10 JunPaper 2: Organic and Physical ChemistryMorning
  3. Thu 17 JunPaper 3Morning

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Questions people ask

What was the A boundary for AQA A-level Chemistry in 2026?

220 out of 300 (73%). Since 2017 it has been as low as 65% (2022) and as high as 73% (2026).

When are the AQA A-level Chemistry exams in 2027?

The first paper is on Friday 28 May 2027 and the last on Thursday 17 June 2027.

Why do grade boundaries change every year?

Each year's papers are different, so the board moves the boundaries to keep a grade worth the same. A harder paper gets lower boundaries.

How we work this out

What it does

Every June AQA A-level Chemistry grade boundary from 2017 to 2026 as a percentage, and the 2027 exam dates.

AQA A-level Chemistry: the board's published June qualification boundaries from 2017 to 2026. No summer exams were sat in 2020 or 2021.

Method

  1. Each boundary is the published mark divided by the qualification's total marks that June.
  2. The range is the lowest and highest of those percentages across the years shown, rounded to the nearest whole percent.
  3. Where the board sets different boundaries for different option papers, each option has its own line.