GCSE Geography Marks per Grade: 2025 Boundaries
GCSE geography marks per grade for AQA, Edexcel, OCR and Eduqas. Check the latest raw marks, grade thresholds and results-day guidance.
Opening a results envelope takes seconds. Understanding the number behind the grade can take longer. If you are checking GCSE geography marks per grade, the essential fact is simple: each boundary is the minimum total raw mark needed for that grade.
The latest confirmed summer boundaries are from June 202520252025. The June 202620262026 thresholds will not be known until results day, after papers have been marked. Boundaries can change between exam series, so use the table below to interpret past performance rather than predict an exact future result.
GCSE geography grade thresholds at a glance
Before checking the figures:
- identify your exam board and specification, including Geography A or B;
- use your total qualification mark, not one paper in isolation;
- treat the boundary as the lowest mark for that grade;
- remember that Geography is single tier, unlike foundation and higher tier GCSE Maths;
- check the correct exam series because thresholds change.
You can also explore the complete GCSE grade boundaries collection on MathsGenie.
A student checking the correct exam board before reading grade boundaries
GCSE geography raw marks for June 2025
These are the confirmed overall qualification boundaries for the principal GCSE Geography specifications in England. Every figure is a raw-mark threshold: reaching it earns at least the grade shown.
| Exam board and specification | Maximum | Grade 9 | Grade 8 | Grade 7 | Grade 6 | Grade 5 | Grade 4 | Grade 3 | Grade 2 | Grade 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AQA Geography | 252 | 199 | 180 | 161 | 142 | 124 | 106 | 77 | 48 | 20 |
| Edexcel Geography A | 256 | 206 | 188 | 171 | 150 | 129 | 108 | 77 | 46 | 15 |
| Edexcel Geography B | 256 | 217 | 201 | 185 | 164 | 143 | 122 | 87 | 53 | 19 |
| OCR Geography A | 200 | 162 | 146 | 131 | 115 | 99 | 83 | 60 | 37 | 14 |
| OCR Geography B | 200 | 154 | 141 | 129 | 115 | 102 | 89 | 65 | 41 | 18 |
| Eduqas Geography A | 252 | 184 | 166 | 149 | 132 | 115 | 99 | 71 | 44 | 17 |
| Eduqas Geography B | 252 | 198 | 182 | 167 | 151 | 135 | 119 | 88 | 57 | 26 |
For historical comparisons, visit MathsGenie's dedicated AQA GCSE Geography grade boundaries, Edexcel GCSE Geography grade boundaries and Eduqas GCSE Geography grade boundaries pages.
What does a raw mark mean?
A raw mark is the mark awarded for your answers before it is compared with the overall grade thresholds. Your marks across the assessed components are combined according to the specification. The resulting total is then matched against the qualification boundary.
For instance, the AQA course has a maximum total of 252252252 marks across three papers. MathsGenie's AQA GCSE Geography revision hub shows the assessment structure alongside specification-matched resources.
A percentage can help you compare specifications with different maximum marks:
percentage=raw markmaximum mark×100\text{percentage}=\frac{\text{raw mark}}{\text{maximum mark}}\times 100percentage=maximum markraw mark×100Do not compare raw totals directly when maximum marks differ. An OCR total out of 200200200 and an Edexcel total out of 256256256 are not on the same scale.
A student discovering that exam boards use different maximum marks
Why GCSE geography marks per grade change
Grade boundaries are not fixed percentages chosen before the examination. Exam boards confirm them after marking, using evidence about the papers and student performance to maintain comparable standards between years.
A more demanding paper may therefore have lower thresholds, while a more accessible paper may have higher ones. This is why last year's boundary is useful context but not a guaranteed target. The safest revision goal is to build a margin above it.
Past-paper practice makes that margin visible. Students taking Edexcel A can use the Edexcel A Geography past papers and mark schemes, while OCR A students can review their course through the OCR A Geography revision hub.
Common mistakes when reading grade boundaries
Using the wrong specification
Edexcel, OCR and Eduqas each have A and B routes. Their thresholds are different even within the same board. Check the specification code on a past paper or ask your teacher.
Treating component thresholds as final grades
Exam boards may publish notional boundaries for individual papers. These are guides, not separate qualifications. Your certificate reports the grade based on the overall result.
Assuming one mark below is close enough
A boundary is exact. If grade 777 begins at 161161161, then 160160160 does not reach that boundary unless a review changes the awarded mark.
Predicting future boundaries as facts
No website can know the final June 202620262026 thresholds before they are officially set. Predicted boundaries are estimates, not confirmed results.
Turn the threshold into a revision decision
A grade boundary describes the past; useful revision changes what happens next. Complete a timed paper, mark it carefully, identify where marks were lost and return to the relevant lesson or practice questions. The same disciplined cycle supports Geography and Maths.
Start with MathsGenie's GCSE Geography grade boundaries, then use specification-matched revision lessons, past papers, practice questions and mark schemes. For your maths exams, the GCSE Maths revision hub and GCSE predicted papers add video solutions, mini tests and focused exam practice. A threshold tells you where the line was. Good revision helps you cross it with room to spare.
