Eduqas A-level Biology grade boundaries 2026: the marks for A* to E
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Eduqas A-level Biology grade boundaries 2026
These are the Biology figures (A400QS) from Eduqas GCE A Level Grade Points, June 2026. Eduqas last updated the file on 13 August 2026.
| Grade | Lowest total mark (out of 300) | Share of the total |
|---|---|---|
| A* | 229 | 76% |
| A | 204 | 68% |
| B | 175 | 58% |
| C | 147 | 49% |
| D | 119 | 40% |
| E | 91 | 30% |
Every Eduqas A-level subject is in Eduqas A-level grade boundaries 2026.
Three years of the Biology table
Eduqas's files for 2024 and 2025 let us see the trend.
| Grade | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|
| A* | 214 | 230 | 229 |
| A | 183 | 203 | 204 |
| B | 155 | 172 | 175 |
| C | 127 | 142 | 147 |
| D | 99 | 112 | 119 |
| E | 71 | 82 | 91 |
The E boundary has risen two years running: 71, 82, 91. The A* did not follow the lower grades in 2026, slipping from 230 to 229. The 2025 jump was the bigger story, and 2026 settled the top of the table in place while the bottom kept moving.
Which papers changed
Eduqas gives notional boundaries for each paper, as a guide for centres and not as grades. The brackets show change from 2025.
| Paper | Out of | A* | A | B | C | D | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Component 1: Energy for Life | 100 | 75 (+1) | 67 (+3) | 58 (+4) | 48 (+4) | 39 (+5) | 29 (+4) |
| Component 2: Continuity of Life | 100 | 75 (−5) | 67 (−5) | 58 (−4) | 50 (−3) | 41 (−2) | 33 (+1) |
| Component 3: Requirements for Life | 100 | 79 (+3) | 70 (+3) | 59 (+3) | 49 (+4) | 39 (+4) | 29 (+4) |
| Overall | 300 | 229 | 204 | 175 | 147 | 119 | 91 |
Component 2, Continuity of Life, went down: its A* fell from 80 to 75 and its A from 72 to 67. Components 1 and 3 went up, with Component 3's A rising from 67 to 70. The three together left the A* almost where it was and pushed the lower grades up.
The same total, two years
A total of 118 out of 300 shows how the lower grades changed. In 2025 the D boundary was 112, so 118 was a D. In 2026 the D boundary is 119, so 118 is an E, one mark short of a D. A total of 196 is a B in both years: 7 marks short of an A in 2025 and 8 in 2026.
What to do with these numbers
- Find your total out of 300 and read the highest boundary it reaches.
- Look at the gap above you. From a B to an A in 2026 is 29 marks.
- If you are near the pass mark, remember it rose again in 2026, so a margin of 10 marks is safer than 5.
Our Eduqas A-level Biology guide covers the three papers and what each tests.
Use today's paper to test yourself
A-level Biology Year 1 and Year 2 each put up a new short timed paper every day on our practice papers. It has 8 questions and 25 to 35 marks, and Eduqas did not write it. Mark it, then compare your percentage with an A at 68% or a B at 58%. Predicting A-level grades explains how to read several results together.
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