AQA A-level Further Maths grade boundaries 2026: DS, MD and SM compared

AQA A-level Further Maths grade boundaries June 2026

From the Further Maths Adv rows of AQA's A-level grade boundaries for June 2026 (version 1.0, published 13 August 2026). Each figure is the lowest total out of 300 for the grade. AQA Further Maths (7367) has three papers. Papers 1 and 2 cover the compulsory content and are 100 marks each, and Paper 3 is one paper with two 50 mark booklets taken from Discrete, Mechanics and Statistics, so the pair you study decides which row of the table applies to you.

Our guides to A-level Further Maths and AQA A-level Further Maths cover the content, and the formula booklet guide lists what you are given.

Three pairs, three different years

Beside AQA's 2025 figures, the A* and A boundaries for each pair:

The pairs did not move together. SM had the sharpest drop at A* (241 to 236) but its A, B, C, D and E boundaries were exactly the same as in 2025 (199, 165, 132, 99 and 66). MD rose at A* and A and fell at B, C, D and E: its E went from 76 to 69. DS slipped by 1 to 3 marks at every grade.

A worked example across three papers

A candidate scores 77, 70 and 56 on Paper 1, Paper 2 and the two Paper 3 booklets, a total of 203. On DS that is exactly the A boundary of 203, so an A. On SM, where A needs 199, it is also an A. In 2025 the DS A boundary was 204, so the same 203 would have been a B, one mark short of the A.

At the top, 238 is an A on DS and an A on MD (A* needs 240 and 239), but an A* on SM, where the A* boundary is 236.

Paper 3 booklets in 2026

AQA's notional booklet boundaries, out of 50 and for illustration only:

The Mechanics and Statistics booklets both had a notional A* of 39, and Discrete had 41. These do not decide your grade.

Using the 2026 numbers

• An A is about 66% to 68%. That is 199 to 203 marks depending on your pair.
• An A* is about 79% to 80%.
• An E is about 22% to 23%. That is 66 to 69 marks.

Use today's paper to estimate your grade

Open today's Further Maths paper. It is a short timed paper of 8 questions worth 25 to 35 marks, written by us and not by AQA. Mark it and turn the result into a share, then compare it with the shares of your pair in the table. Averaging several days with the Mean, Median and Mode Calculator gives a steadier estimate than a single paper. 22 out of 30 is 73%, which sits above the A share of 67% on any pair.

Mistakes to avoid

• Assuming all pairs move together. In 2026 SM fell at A* and MD rose.
• Using the 2025 table. DS A was a mark higher then.
• Mixing up the pairs. The row for the Paper 3 pair you sat is the only one that applies to you.

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UK · A-levelAQA A-level Further Maths grade boundaries 2025AQA's official June 2025 A-level Further Maths (7367) grade boundaries for the DS, MD and SM option pairs, out of 300, with 2024 and 2023.