A-Level Art and Design (9479)
Cambridge International AS & A Level. Estimate your grade, check grade boundaries for every session since March 2022, and see the percentage needed for each grade.
Art and Design grade calculator
–
Estimated grade
Show grade thresholds for this option
| Grade | Min mark | Min % |
|---|
Pick the paper combination you sat. A-Level boundaries differ between paper variants (exam zones) and between AS and full A Level options, so choose the option that matches your papers. Spot a wrong number? Report it.
Percentage needed for each grade
June 2026 · Papers 01, 02, 03 · max 400.
| Grade | Min mark | Min % |
|---|---|---|
| A* | 337 | 85% |
| A | 297 | 75% |
| B | 257 | 65% |
| C | 217 | 55% |
| D | 177 | 45% |
| E | 137 | 35% |
Art and Design grade boundary trend, March 2022–June 2026
Minimum percentage for each grade, Papers 01, 02 and 03. Where a session had several paper variants for this route, the middle one is shown.
A*CE
| Session | Papers | Max | A* | A | B | C | D | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2026 | Papers 01, 02, 03 | 400 | 337 85% | 297 75% | 257 65% | 217 55% | 177 45% | 137 35% |
| March 2026 | Papers 01, 02, 03 | 400 | 337 85% | 297 75% | 257 65% | 217 55% | 177 45% | 137 35% |
| November 2025 | Papers 01, 02, 03 | 400 | 337 85% | 297 75% | 257 65% | 217 55% | 177 45% | 137 35% |
| June 2025 | Papers 01, 02, 03 | 400 | 337 85% | 297 75% | 257 65% | 217 55% | 177 45% | 137 35% |
| March 2025 | Papers 01, 02, 03 | 400 | 337 85% | 297 75% | 257 65% | 217 55% | 177 45% | 137 35% |
| November 2024 | Papers 01, 02, 03 | 400 | 337 85% | 297 75% | 257 65% | 217 55% | 177 45% | 137 35% |
| June 2024 | Papers 01, 02, 03 | 400 | 337 85% | 297 75% | 257 65% | 217 55% | 177 45% | 137 35% |
| March 2024 | Papers 01, 02, 03 | 400 | 337 85% | 297 75% | 257 65% | 217 55% | 177 45% | 137 35% |
| November 2023 | Papers 01, 02, 03 | 400 | 337 85% | 297 75% | 257 65% | 217 55% | 177 45% | 137 35% |
| June 2023 | Papers 01, 02, 03 | 400 | 337 85% | 297 75% | 257 65% | 217 55% | 177 45% | 137 35% |
| March 2023 | Papers 01, 02, 03 | 400 | 325 82% | 285 72% | 245 62% | 205 52% | 165 42% | 125 32% |
| November 2022 | Papers 01, 02, 03 | 400 | 325 82% | 286 72% | 247 62% | 206 52% | 165 42% | 124 31% |
| June 2022 | Papers 01, 02, 03 | 400 | 325 82% | 286 72% | 247 62% | 206 52% | 165 42% | 124 31% |
| March 2022 | Papers 01, 02, 03 | 400 | 312 78% | 272 68% | 232 58% | 192 48% | 152 38% | 112 29% |
Across 14 sessions from March 2022 to June 2026, the A* boundary for Papers 01, 02 and 03 has ranged from 78% (March 2022) to 85% (June 2023), averaging 84%. The E boundary has ranged from 29% to 35%. In June 2026 it was 85% for A* and 35% for E.
Art and Design grade boundaries by session
- Art and Design grade boundaries — June 2026 · 11 options · 5 papers
- Art and Design grade boundaries — March 2026 · 11 options · 3 papers
- Art and Design grade boundaries — November 2025 · 8 options · 3 papers
- Art and Design grade boundaries — June 2025 · 6 options · 3 papers
- Art and Design grade boundaries — March 2025 · 5 options · 3 papers
- Art and Design grade boundaries — November 2024 · 7 options · 3 papers
- Art and Design grade boundaries — June 2024 · 8 options · 3 papers
- Art and Design grade boundaries — March 2024 · 5 options · 3 papers
- Art and Design grade boundaries — November 2023 · 7 options · 3 papers
- Art and Design grade boundaries — June 2023 · 8 options · 5 papers
- Art and Design grade boundaries — March 2023 · 6 options · 3 papers
- Art and Design grade boundaries — November 2022 · 10 options · 3 papers
- Art and Design grade boundaries — June 2022 · 8 options · 5 papers
- Art and Design grade boundaries — March 2022 · 7 options · 3 papers
Frequently asked
- What is a typical A* boundary in Art and Design?
- Across 14 sessions from March 2022 to June 2026, the A* boundary for Papers 01, 02 and 03 has ranged from 78% (March 2022) to 85% (June 2023), averaging 84%. The E boundary has ranged from 29% to 35%. In June 2026 it was 85% for A* and 35% for E.
- How is the Art and Design grade calculated?
- Cambridge converts each paper's raw mark to a weighted mark, adds them, and compares the total with the syllabus thresholds for your combination of papers. For Papers 01, 02, 03 in June 2026 the maximum was 400; the calculator above does this arithmetic for you.
- Why do Art and Design grade boundaries change every session?
- Boundaries are set after marking so that a grade represents the same standard whether the paper was slightly harder or easier. A harder paper gets lower boundaries. March, June and November series are set independently, which is why the same grade can need different marks in the same year.