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AQA A level English Literature A grade boundaries

AQA A level English Literature A grade boundaries for 10 series, June 2017 to June 2026, for the qualification as a whole and for each paper. Each table shows the lowest mark that got each grade, copied from AQA's own document, which is linked underneath.

June 2026 AQA A level English Literature A grade boundaries

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AQA A level English Literature A grade boundaries, June 2026: the qualification as a whole
Qualification or routeMax markGrade: lowest mark, and % of max mark
Grade A*Grade AGrade BGrade CGrade DGrade E
Option A37531383.5%28275.2%24064%19852.8%15641.6%11530.7%
Option B37532085.3%28876.8%24465.1%20053.3%15641.6%11330.1%
AQA A level English Literature A paper boundaries, June 2026
PaperMax markGrade: lowest mark, and % of max mark
Grade A*Grade AGrade BGrade CGrade DGrade E
English Literature A P17712/1756384%5776%4864%3952%3040%2229.3%
English Literature A P17712/1(scaled)15012684%11476%9664%7852%6040%4429.3%
English Literature A P2 Opt A7712/2A755978.7%5168%4357.3%3648%2938.7%2229.3%
English Literature A P2 Opt A7712/2A(scaled)15011878.7%10268%8657.3%7248%5838.7%4429.3%
English Literature A P2 Opt B7712/2B756282.7%5472%4560%3749.3%2938.7%2128%
English Literature A P2 Opt B7712/2B(scaled)15012482.7%10872%9060%7449.3%5838.7%4228%
English Literature A NEA7712/C504692%4488%3774%3060%2448%1836%
English Literature A NEA7712/C(scaled)756992%6688%5674.7%4560%3648%2736%
  • Paper (component) boundaries are notional: AQA publishes them for illustration, and only the subject boundaries decide the grade.
  • Where a paper’s marks are scaled, the second row for that paper shows the scaled boundaries.

Source: AQA grade boundaries, A level June 2026 (opens aqa.org.uk in a new tab)

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June 2025 AQA A level English Literature A grade boundaries

AQA A level English Literature A grade boundaries, June 2025: the qualification as a whole
Qualification or routeMax markGrade: lowest mark, and % of max mark
Grade A*Grade AGrade BGrade CGrade DGrade E
Option A37532185.6%28676.3%24465.1%20354.1%16243.2%12132.3%
Option B37532686.9%29478.4%25066.7%20654.9%16243.2%11931.7%
AQA A level English Literature A paper boundaries, June 2025
PaperMax markGrade: lowest mark, and % of max mark
Grade A*Grade AGrade BGrade CGrade DGrade E
English Literature A P17712/1756586.7%5877.3%4965.3%4053.3%3141.3%2229.3%
English Literature A P17712/1(scaled)15013086.7%11677.3%9865.3%8053.3%6241.3%4429.3%
English Literature A P2 Opt A7712/2A756181.3%5269.3%4560%3850.7%3141.3%2533.3%
English Literature A P2 Opt A7712/2A(scaled)15012281.3%10469.3%9060%7650.7%6241.3%5033.3%
English Literature A P2 Opt B7712/2B756485.3%5674.7%4864%4053.3%3242.7%2432%
English Literature A P2 Opt B7712/2B(scaled)15012885.3%11274.7%9664%8053.3%6442.7%4832%
English Literature A NEA7712/C504692%4488%3774%3060%2448%1836%
English Literature A NEA7712/C(scaled)756992%6688%5674.7%4560%3648%2736%
  • Paper (component) boundaries are notional: AQA publishes them for illustration, and only the subject boundaries decide the grade.
  • Where a paper’s marks are scaled, the second row for that paper shows the scaled boundaries.

Source: AQA grade boundaries, A level June 2025 (opens aqa.org.uk in a new tab)

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June 2025 past papers and mark schemes

June 2024 AQA A level English Literature A grade boundaries

AQA A level English Literature A grade boundaries, June 2024: the qualification as a whole
Qualification or routeMax markGrade: lowest mark, and % of max mark
Grade A*Grade AGrade BGrade CGrade DGrade E
Option A37530681.6%27673.6%23261.9%18850.1%14438.4%10126.9%
Option B37532085.3%28876.8%24264.5%19752.5%15240.5%10728.5%
AQA A level English Literature A paper boundaries, June 2024
PaperMax markGrade: lowest mark, and % of max mark
Grade A*Grade AGrade BGrade CGrade DGrade E
English Literature A P17712/1756282.7%5776%4762.7%3850.7%2938.7%2026.7%
English Literature A P17712/1(scaled)15012482.7%11476%9462.7%7650.7%5838.7%4026.7%
English Literature A P2 Opt A7712/2A755674.7%4864%4053.3%3242.7%2432%1722.7%
English Literature A P2 Opt A7712/2A(scaled)15011274.7%9664%8053.3%6442.7%4832%3422.7%
English Literature A P2 Opt B7712/2B756384%5472%4560%3648%2837.3%2026.7%
English Literature A P2 Opt B7712/2B(scaled)15012684%10872%9060%7248%5637.3%4026.7%
English Literature A NEA7712/C504692%4488%3774%3060%2448%1836%
English Literature A NEA7712/C(scaled)756992%6688%5674.7%4560%3648%2736%
  • Paper (component) boundaries are notional: AQA publishes them for illustration, and only the subject boundaries decide the grade.
  • Where a paper’s marks are scaled, the second row for that paper shows the scaled boundaries.

Source: AQA grade boundaries, A level June 2024 (opens aqa.org.uk in a new tab)

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June 2024 past papers and mark schemes

June 2023 AQA A level English Literature A grade boundaries

AQA A level English Literature A grade boundaries, June 2023: the qualification as a whole
Qualification or routeMax markGrade: lowest mark, and % of max mark
Grade A*Grade AGrade BGrade CGrade DGrade E
Option A37531283.2%28074.7%23763.2%19552%15340.8%11129.6%
Option B37532185.6%28876.8%24164.3%19552%14939.7%10327.5%
AQA A level English Literature A paper boundaries, June 2023
PaperMax markGrade: lowest mark, and % of max mark
Grade A*Grade AGrade BGrade CGrade DGrade E
English Literature A P17712/1756384%5776%4762.7%3850.7%2938.7%2026.7%
English Literature A P17712/1(scaled)15012684%11476%9462.7%7650.7%5838.7%4026.7%
English Literature A P2 Opt A7712/2A755877.3%5066.7%4357.3%3648%2938.7%2229.3%
English Literature A P2 Opt A7712/2A(scaled)15011677.3%10066.7%8657.3%7248%5838.7%4429.3%
English Literature A P2 Opt B7712/2B756282.7%5472%4560%3648%2736%1824%
English Literature A P2 Opt B7712/2B(scaled)15012482.7%10872%9060%7248%5436%3624%
English Literature A NEA7712/C504692%4488%3774%3060%2448%1836%
English Literature A NEA7712/C(scaled)757093.3%6688%5674.7%4560%3648%2736%
  • Paper (component) boundaries are notional: AQA publishes them for illustration, and only the subject boundaries decide the grade.
  • Where a paper’s marks are scaled, the second row for that paper shows the scaled boundaries.

Source: AQA grade boundaries, A level June 2023 (opens filestore.aqa.org.uk in a new tab)

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June 2023 past papers and mark schemes

June 2022 AQA A level English Literature A grade boundaries

AQA A level English Literature A grade boundaries, June 2022: the qualification as a whole
Qualification or routeMax markGrade: lowest mark, and % of max mark
Grade A*Grade AGrade BGrade CGrade DGrade E
Option A37529979.7%25768.5%21657.6%17646.9%13636.3%9625.6%
Option B37531283.2%27372.8%22961.1%18649.6%14338.1%10026.7%
AQA A level English Literature A paper boundaries, June 2022
PaperMax markGrade: lowest mark, and % of max mark
Grade A*Grade AGrade BGrade CGrade DGrade E
English Literature A P17712/1756080%5269.3%4458.7%3648%2837.3%2026.7%
English Literature A P17712/1(scaled)15012080%10469.3%8858.7%7248%5637.3%4026.7%
English Literature A P2 Opt A7712/2A755776%4762.7%3952%3141.3%2330.7%1621.3%
English Literature A P2 Opt A7712/2A(scaled)15011476%9462.7%7852%6241.3%4731.3%3221.3%
English Literature A P2 Opt B7712/2B756384%5573.3%4560%3648%2736%1824%
English Literature A P2 Opt B7712/2B(scaled)15012684%11073.3%9060%7248%5436%3624%
English Literature A NEA7712/C504386%3978%3366%2754%2142%1632%
English Literature A NEA7712/C(scaled)756586.7%5978.7%5066.7%4154.7%3242.7%2432%
  • Paper (component) boundaries are notional: AQA publishes them for illustration, and only the subject boundaries decide the grade.
  • Where a paper’s marks are scaled, the second row for that paper shows the scaled boundaries.

Source: AQA grade boundaries, A level June 2022 (opens filestore.aqa.org.uk in a new tab)

Use these on your question decks: keep them in your account, then choose them on any deck's Grade boundaries page to see your predicted grade against them.

June 2022 past papers and mark schemes

November 2021 AQA A level English Literature A grade boundaries

AQA A level English Literature A grade boundaries, November 2021: the qualification as a whole
Qualification or routeMax markGrade: lowest mark, and % of max mark
Grade A*Grade AGrade BGrade CGrade DGrade E
Option A30021571.7%17859.3%14749%11638.7%8628.7%5618.7%
Option B30022173.7%18260.7%14949.7%11638.7%8428%5217.3%
AQA A level English Literature A paper boundaries, November 2021
PaperMax markGrade: lowest mark, and % of max mark
Grade A*Grade AGrade BGrade CGrade DGrade E
English Literature A P17712/1755472%4560%3749.3%2938.7%2128%1317.3%
English Literature A P17712/1(scaled)15010872%9060%7449.3%5838.7%4228%2617.3%
English Literature A P2 Opt A7712/2A755370.7%4458.7%3648%2938.7%2229.3%1520%
English Literature A P2 Opt A7712/2A(scaled)15010771.3%8858.7%7348.7%5838.7%4429.3%3020%
English Literature A P2 Opt B7712/2B755674.7%4661.3%3749.3%2938.7%2128%1317.3%
English Literature A P2 Opt B7712/2B(scaled)15011274.7%9261.3%7550%5838.7%4228%2617.3%
  • Paper (component) boundaries are notional: AQA publishes them for illustration, and only the subject boundaries decide the grade.
  • Where a paper’s marks are scaled, the second row for that paper shows the scaled boundaries.

Source: AQA grade boundaries, A level November 2021 (opens filestore.aqa.org.uk in a new tab)

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November 2021 past papers and mark schemes

November 2020 AQA A level English Literature A grade boundaries

AQA A level English Literature A grade boundaries, November 2020: the qualification as a whole
Qualification or routeMax markGrade: lowest mark, and % of max mark
Grade A*Grade AGrade BGrade CGrade DGrade E
Option A30022575%19063.3%15451.3%11839.3%8227.3%4615.3%
Option B30023177%19464.7%15752.3%12040%8428%4816%
AQA A level English Literature A paper boundaries, November 2020
PaperMax markGrade: lowest mark, and % of max mark
Grade A*Grade AGrade BGrade CGrade DGrade E
English Literature A Paper 17712/1755877.3%4965.3%3952%3040%2128%1216%
English Literature A Paper 17712/1(scaled)15011677.3%9865.3%7852%6040%4228%2416%
English Literature A Paper 2A7712/2A755674.7%4661.3%3749.3%2837.3%1925.3%1114.7%
English Literature A Paper 2A7712/2A(scaled)15011274.7%9261.3%7449.3%5637.3%3825.3%2214.7%
English Literature A Paper 2B7712/2B755776%4864%3952%3040%2128%1216%
English Literature A Paper 2B7712/2B(scaled)15011476%9664%7852%6040%4228%2416%
  • Paper (component) boundaries are notional: AQA publishes them for illustration, and only the subject boundaries decide the grade.
  • Where a paper’s marks are scaled, the second row for that paper shows the scaled boundaries.

Source: AQA grade boundaries, A level November 2020 (opens filestore.aqa.org.uk in a new tab)

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November 2020 past papers and mark schemes

June 2019 AQA A level English Literature A grade boundaries

AQA A level English Literature A grade boundaries, June 2019: the qualification as a whole
Qualification or routeMax markGrade: lowest mark, and % of max mark
Grade A*Grade AGrade BGrade CGrade DGrade E
Option A37531182.9%27473.1%23261.9%19150.9%15040%10929.1%
Option B37531784.5%27874.1%23562.7%19351.5%15140.3%10929.1%
AQA A level English Literature A paper boundaries, June 2019
PaperMax markGrade: lowest mark, and % of max mark
Grade A*Grade AGrade BGrade CGrade DGrade E
English Literature A Paper 17712/1756181.3%5370.7%4560%3749.3%2938.7%2128%
English Literature A Paper 17712/1(scaled)15012281.3%10670.7%9060%7449.3%5838.7%4228%
English Literature A Paper 2A7712/2A756080%5168%4357.3%3546.7%2736%2026.7%
English Literature A Paper 2A7712/2A(scaled)15012080%10268%8657.3%7046.7%5436%4026.7%
English Literature A Paper 2B7712/2B756181.3%5370.7%4458.7%3648%2837.3%2026.7%
English Literature A Paper 2B7712/2B(scaled)15012281.3%10670.7%8858.7%7248%5637.3%4026.7%
English Literature A NEA7712/C504692%4488%3774%3060%2448%1836%
English Literature A NEA7712/C(scaled)756992%6688%5674.7%4560%3648%2736%
  • Paper (component) boundaries are notional: AQA publishes them for illustration, and only the subject boundaries decide the grade.
  • Where a paper’s marks are scaled, the second row for that paper shows the scaled boundaries.

Source: AQA grade boundaries, A level June 2019 (opens filestore.aqa.org.uk in a new tab)

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June 2018 AQA A level English Literature A grade boundaries

AQA A level English Literature A grade boundaries, June 2018: the qualification as a whole
Qualification or routeMax markGrade: lowest mark, and % of max mark
Grade A*Grade AGrade BGrade CGrade DGrade E
Option A37531483.7%27874.1%23763.2%19752.5%15741.9%11731.2%
Option B37531985.1%28275.2%23963.7%19652.3%15340.8%11129.6%
AQA A level English Literature A paper boundaries, June 2018
PaperMax markGrade: lowest mark, and % of max mark
Grade A*Grade AGrade BGrade CGrade DGrade E
English Literature A Paper 17712/1756282.7%5472%4661.3%3850.7%3040%2229.3%
English Literature A Paper 17712/1(scaled)15012482.7%10872%9261.3%7650.7%6040%4429.3%
English Literature A Paper 2A7712/2A756181.3%5269.3%4458.7%3749.3%3040%2330.7%
English Literature A Paper 2A7712/2A(scaled)15012281.3%10469.3%8858.7%7449.3%6040%4630.7%
English Literature A Paper 2B7712/2B756282.7%5472%4560%3648%2837.3%2026.7%
English Literature A Paper 2B7712/2B(scaled)15012482.7%10872%9060%7248%5637.3%4026.7%
English Literature A Coursework7712/C504692%4488%3774%3060%2448%1836%
English Literature A Coursework7712/C(scaled)756992%6688%5674.7%4560%3648%2736%
  • Paper (component) boundaries are notional: AQA publishes them for illustration, and only the subject boundaries decide the grade.
  • Where a paper’s marks are scaled, the second row for that paper shows the scaled boundaries.

Source: AQA grade boundaries, A level June 2018 (opens filestore.aqa.org.uk in a new tab)

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June 2017 AQA A level English Literature A grade boundaries

AQA A level English Literature A grade boundaries, June 2017: the qualification as a whole
Qualification or routeMax markGrade: lowest mark, and % of max mark
Grade A*Grade AGrade BGrade CGrade DGrade E
Option A37531684.3%28074.7%23963.7%19852.8%15741.9%11731.2%
Option B37532085.3%28275.2%23662.9%19050.7%14438.4%9926.4%
AQA A level English Literature A paper boundaries, June 2017
PaperMax markGrade: lowest mark, and % of max mark
Grade A*Grade AGrade BGrade CGrade DGrade E
English Literature A Paper 17712/1756282.7%5472%4560%3749.3%2938.7%2128%
English Literature A Paper 17712/1(scaled)15012583.3%10872%9160.7%7550%5939.3%4228%
English Literature A Paper 2A7712/2A756282.7%5370.7%4560%3749.3%3040%2432%
English Literature A Paper 2A7712/2A(scaled)15012482.7%10670.7%9160.7%7751.3%6342%4832%
English Literature A Paper 2B7712/2B756282.7%5472%4458.7%3445.3%2432%1520%
English Literature A Paper 2B7712/2B(scaled)15012583.3%10872%8858.7%6845.3%4932.7%3020%
English Literature A Coursework7712/C504692%4488%3774%3060%2448%1836%
English Literature A Coursework7712/C(scaled)757093.3%6688%5674.7%4661.3%3648%2736%
  • Paper (component) boundaries are notional: AQA publishes them for illustration, and only the subject boundaries decide the grade.
  • Where a paper’s marks are scaled, the second row for that paper shows the scaled boundaries.

Source: AQA grade boundaries, A level June 2017 (opens filestore.aqa.org.uk in a new tab)

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How the English Literature A boundaries have moved

A A needed 74.7% of the marks in June 2017 and 75.2% in June 2026. A A needed 75.2% of the marks in June 2017 and 76.8% in June 2026.

Option A
20%55%90%20172018201920222023202420252026June 2017: grade A needed 280 out of 375 (74.7%)June 2018: grade A needed 278 out of 375 (74.1%)June 2019: grade A needed 274 out of 375 (73.1%)June 2022: grade A needed 257 out of 375 (68.5%)June 2023: grade A needed 280 out of 375 (74.7%)June 2024: grade A needed 276 out of 375 (73.6%)June 2025: grade A needed 286 out of 375 (76.3%)June 2026: grade A needed 282 out of 375 (75.2%)AJune 2017: grade E needed 117 out of 375 (31.2%)June 2018: grade E needed 117 out of 375 (31.2%)June 2019: grade E needed 109 out of 375 (29.1%)June 2022: grade E needed 96 out of 375 (25.6%)June 2023: grade E needed 111 out of 375 (29.6%)June 2024: grade E needed 101 out of 375 (26.9%)June 2025: grade E needed 121 out of 375 (32.3%)June 2026: grade E needed 115 out of 375 (30.7%)E
Option B
20%55%90%20172018201920222023202420252026June 2017: grade A needed 282 out of 375 (75.2%)June 2018: grade A needed 282 out of 375 (75.2%)June 2019: grade A needed 278 out of 375 (74.1%)June 2022: grade A needed 273 out of 375 (72.8%)June 2023: grade A needed 288 out of 375 (76.8%)June 2024: grade A needed 288 out of 375 (76.8%)June 2025: grade A needed 294 out of 375 (78.4%)June 2026: grade A needed 288 out of 375 (76.8%)AJune 2017: grade E needed 99 out of 375 (26.4%)June 2018: grade E needed 111 out of 375 (29.6%)June 2019: grade E needed 109 out of 375 (29.1%)June 2022: grade E needed 100 out of 375 (26.7%)June 2023: grade E needed 103 out of 375 (27.5%)June 2024: grade E needed 107 out of 375 (28.5%)June 2025: grade E needed 119 out of 375 (31.7%)June 2026: grade E needed 113 out of 375 (30.1%)E

Each point is the lowest mark for that grade in the June series, as a percentage of the total. Other series, such as November resits, are left out so the years compare like with like. A solid line is the higher grade and a dashed line the lower one.

Show as a table
Option A
SeriesGrade AGrade E
June 2026282/375 (75.2%)115/375 (30.7%)
June 2025286/375 (76.3%)121/375 (32.3%)
June 2024276/375 (73.6%)101/375 (26.9%)
June 2023280/375 (74.7%)111/375 (29.6%)
June 2022257/375 (68.5%)96/375 (25.6%)
June 2019274/375 (73.1%)109/375 (29.1%)
June 2018278/375 (74.1%)117/375 (31.2%)
June 2017280/375 (74.7%)117/375 (31.2%)
Option B
SeriesGrade AGrade E
June 2026288/375 (76.8%)113/375 (30.1%)
June 2025294/375 (78.4%)119/375 (31.7%)
June 2024288/375 (76.8%)107/375 (28.5%)
June 2023288/375 (76.8%)103/375 (27.5%)
June 2022273/375 (72.8%)100/375 (26.7%)
June 2019278/375 (74.1%)109/375 (29.1%)
June 2018282/375 (75.2%)111/375 (29.6%)
June 2017282/375 (75.2%)99/375 (26.4%)

Common questions

What were the English Literature A grade boundaries in June 2026?

In June 2026, an A needed 282 out of 375 and an E needed 115 on option A. On option B, an A needed 288 out of 375 and an E needed 113. The full table, with the boundaries for each paper, is at the top of this page.

Where do these AQA A level English Literature A grade boundaries come from?

Every number is copied from AQA's own published grade boundary document for that series, which is linked under each table. We lay them out by course so you don't have to search a document covering every subject, and nothing is changed or estimated.

Why do grade boundaries change every year?

Boundaries are set after each exam has been marked, so that a grade means the same standard even when one year's paper is harder than another's. A harder paper usually has lower boundaries. That is why an old paper is best marked against its own year's boundaries, which is what the tables here are for.

When are new English Literature A grade boundaries published?

AQA publishes grade boundaries on results day: for summer exams that is mid August for A levels and a week later for GCSEs, and November and January series get theirs on their own results days. We add them here after that, usually well before the papers themselves are released.

More grade boundaries: every AQA course or every board.

cookie is independent and is not affiliated with or endorsed by any exam board. Every paper here is a link to the board's own copy on its own website, and the papers belong to the boards that set them. If a link has stopped working, the board's own past paper page is linked on each course. The grade boundaries are copied from the boards’ own published documents, each linked under its table.