A level results 2023: Grade boundaries for AQA, OCR and Edexcel exam boards

Students across England and Wales will find out the results of their A Level examinations today, Thursday, August 17. It's the moment of truth for thousands of youngsters who will find out whether they achieved the grades they need to get into their chosen universities.

In England, exams regulator Ofqual has said this year’s national results will be lower than last year, but they are expected to be similar to 2019 – the last year before the pandemic. The aim to return to pre-pandemic grading comes after Covid-19 led to an increase in top GCSE and A-level grades in 2020 and 2021, with results based on teacher assessments instead of exams.

It comes as school leavers are also expected to face more competition for university places due to a growth in 18-year-olds in the population and international demand. Clare Marchant, chief executive of Ucas, told school leavers to research options and prepare a plan B in case they don't get the grades they are after.

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Pupils will be picking up their results from their schools and colleges from 8am this morning, and will be eager to find out how they got on. Each exam board will also release the grade boundaries for exams, which will show students how many marks they needed for each grade - and how close they were to achieving the next grade up.

A level result grade boundaries used to be released 24 hours before results day itself, but this was stopped in a bid to reduce students' stress. Now, they are released on the same day as results.

Here's where and when you can find all the grade boundaries for your relevant exam board.

Grade boundaries for summer 2023 will be available on