GCSE Media Studies grade boundaries
8572AQA · June 2024 to June 2025
Approximate. Ofqual lines up the bottom of 7, 4 and 1 with the bottom of A, C and G. Ofqual's comparison (opens in a new tab)
Check a mark
Add up your marks across every paper in a past series and enter the total. The chart and table below update to show what it would have got in every series.
Exam series
Enter a mark to see your grade.
Boundaries move every series, so treat this as a guide, not a prediction.
Every series
The minimum total mark for each grade. Entry code 8572.
| Series | Max mark | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2025 | 240 | 186 | 171 | 156 | 136 | 117 | 98 | 72 | 46 | 21 | Board PDF, p6 (opens in a new tab) |
| June 2024 | 240 | 189 | 175 | 162 | 142 | 123 | 104 | 76 | 48 | 21 | Board PDF, p6 (opens in a new tab) |
These are overall raw-mark boundaries for the whole qualification. Component boundaries, and anything we don't hold yet, are in AQA's grade boundary documents. If a figure here doesn't match the board's document, the board's document is right.