GCSE Computer Science Marks per Grade: 2025

Results day can make one mark feel enormous. You know your grade, perhaps, but not what sat underneath it. The GCSE Computer Science marks per grade reveal that missing layer: the minimum overall mark required for each grade.

The latest complete summer figures are from June $2025$. The exact $2026$ thresholds are not known before results day because exam boards set boundaries after reviewing how students performed. Until then, previous boundaries are useful reference points, not predictions.

GCSE Computer Science marks per grade at a glance

Use the row for your exam board. These are June $2025$ qualification boundaries, rather than suggested targets for future papers.

| Exam board | Maximum mark | Grade $9$ | Grade $8$ | Grade $7$ | Grade $6$ | Grade $5$ | Grade $4$ | Grade $3$ | Grade $2$ | Grade $1$ | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | AQA | $180$ | $155$ | $142$ | $130$ | $111$ | $92$ | $74$ | $55$ | $36$ | $18$ | | Edexcel | $150$ | $124$ | $109$ | $94$ | $79$ | $64$ | $49$ | $36$ | $23$ | $10$ | | OCR | $160$ | $141$ | $132$ | $123$ | $108$ | $93$ | $78$ | $58$ | $39$ | $20$ | | Eduqas | $200$ | $161$ | $148$ | $135$ | $115$ | $95$ | $76$ | $54$ | $32$ | $10$ |

AQA's figures apply to its C#, Python and VB.NET options. Eduqas reports an overall maximum of $200$ after component weighting: Component $1$ is marked out of $100$, while Component $2$ is marked out of $80$ and weighted by a factor of $1.25$.

You can inspect earlier years through the Maths Genie GCSE grade boundaries hub, including dedicated records for AQA Computer Science boundaries and Eduqas Computer Science boundaries.

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What GCSE Computer Science raw marks mean

A raw mark is the number of marks awarded for your answers before any relevant weighting. For AQA, Edexcel and OCR, the two paper marks combine directly to form the qualification total shown above.

Your grade is based on that overall total. Paper-level boundaries published by exam boards are usually notional, meaning they show approximately how performance might look on an individual component but do not award a separate paper grade.

This matters when one paper felt difficult. A weaker Paper $1$ can be balanced by a stronger Paper $2$ because it is the combined qualification mark that determines your result. The Edexcel Computer Science grade calculator lets you enter both paper marks and compare the total with previous boundaries.

Why GCSE Computer Science grade thresholds change

Grade boundaries are not fixed percentages. Exam boards set them after the papers have been taken and marked, using statistical evidence and expert judgement to maintain comparable standards.

If a paper proves more demanding, a boundary may be lower. If students generally find it more accessible, the boundary may rise. That is why assuming that grade $9$ always requires $90\%$, or grade $4$ always requires $40\%$, can be misleading.

Past thresholds are best used as a range. Complete a timed paper, apply its own mark scheme and compare your total with the boundary from that same exam series. Maths Genie's GCSE Computer Science revision hub brings together past papers, lessons, revision guides and exam questions by board. OCR students can go directly to the OCR Computer Science revision page.

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A calm results-day checklist

• Confirm whether you study AQA, Edexcel, OCR or Eduqas.
• Check the correct exam series, normally June of that year.
• Use your overall qualification mark, not one paper in isolation.
• Remember that the listed figure is the minimum mark for that grade.
• Ask your teacher or exams officer if your raw marks are not shown.
• Discuss a review of marking with your school before making any decision.

Common mistakes when checking grade thresholds

Using the wrong exam board

A mark of $130$ means something different when one specification totals $150$ and another totals $180$. Check the board and specification before comparing figures.

Treating old boundaries as a promise

Previous GCSE Computer Science raw marks can support revision planning, but they cannot reveal the next boundaries in advance.

Adding Eduqas marks without weighting

Eduqas Component $2$ has a weighting factor. The published overall boundary should be compared with the correctly weighted qualification total, not simply an unadjusted sum.

Reading notional paper boundaries as final grades

Individual component thresholds are guidance. Your certificate reports the qualification grade based on the overall result.

Turn the threshold into a revision plan

A boundary tells you where last year's line stood. Revision determines how safely you can move beyond it. Start with the AQA Computer Science question bank, or choose your board through the main Computer Science hub. Mark every set, record where marks were lost and revisit those topics.

Maths Genie is the place to continue: use free revision lessons and practice questions first, then test yourself with past papers, mark schemes, video solutions, mini tests and predicted papers. Check the GCSE Computer Science grade boundaries when you need the official historical figures, but build your preparation around understanding rather than one fragile target.