Eduqas A-level Chemistry grade boundaries 2026: the marks for A* to E
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Eduqas A-level Chemistry grade boundaries 2026
This is the Chemistry row (A410QS) from Eduqas GCE A Level Grade Points, June 2026, last updated 13 August 2026, results day for A-level.
| Grade | Lowest total mark (out of 300) | Share of the total |
|---|---|---|
| A* | 222 | 74% |
| A | 193 | 64% |
| B | 164 | 55% |
| C | 135 | 45% |
| D | 106 | 35% |
| E | 78 | 26% |
All the other Eduqas A-level subjects are in Eduqas A-level grade boundaries 2026.
Who gained and who lost in 2026
Compare the two years and the boundaries climbed for the stronger students while the bottom of the table held. Here is the change on June 2025:
| Grade | 2025 | 2026 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| A* | 215 | 222 | +7 |
| A | 187 | 193 | +6 |
| B | 159 | 164 | +5 |
| C | 132 | 135 | +3 |
| D | 105 | 106 | +1 |
| E | 78 | 78 | 0 |
Take a student on 190 marks. In 2025 the A boundary was 187, so 190 was an A. In 2026 the A boundary is 193, so 190 is a B, 3 marks short. At the other end, a student on 78 marks has an E in both years, because the E boundary stayed at 78.
The rise came from Organic Chemistry and Analysis
Eduqas gives notional boundaries for each paper, which it describes as a guide for centres. Each cell shows the 2026 mark and its change from 2025.
| Paper | Out of | A* | A | B | C | D | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Component 1: Physical and Inorganic Chemistry | 120 | 83 (+2) | 72 (+2) | 61 (+2) | 50 (+2) | 39 (+1) | 28 (0) |
| Component 2: Organic Chemistry and Analysis | 120 | 93 (+5) | 80 (+4) | 67 (+3) | 54 (+1) | 41 (0) | 29 (0) |
| Component 3: Chemistry in Practice | 60 | 46 (0) | 41 (0) | 36 (0) | 31 (0) | 26 (0) | 21 (0) |
| Overall | 300 | 222 | 193 | 164 | 135 | 106 | 78 |
Component 2, Organic Chemistry and Analysis, drove the change: its A* went from 88 to 93 out of 120 and its A from 76 to 80. Component 1 rose by 2 at each of A* to C. Component 3, Chemistry in Practice, did not change at any grade.
A worked example
A student scores 83 on Component 1, 85 on Component 2 and 40 on Component 3. The total is 208 out of 300. In the 2026 table that is above 193 (A) and below 222 (A*), so it is an A, 14 marks short of an A*. In the 2025 table it was also an A, but only 7 marks short of the A*.
What to do with the numbers
- Aim for the share. An A is 64% and an A* is 74% in 2026.
- Work on Component 2. It is worth 40% and was the paper whose boundaries rose most, at up to 5 marks.
- Do not skip the practical paper. It is only 60 marks, but an A needs 41 of them.
The papers themselves are covered in our Eduqas A-level Chemistry guide.
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A-level Chemistry Year 1 and Year 2 each have a short timed paper every day on our practice papers, with 8 questions worth 25 to 35 marks. It is not an Eduqas paper. Compare your percentage with the share column above, and use our predicted grades guide to read a run of results.
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