A-Level Music (9483)
Cambridge International AS & A Level. Estimate your grade, check grade boundaries for every session since June 2022, and see the percentage needed for each grade.
Music grade calculator
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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 02, 03, 04, 11 · max 500.
| Grade | Min mark | Min % |
|---|---|---|
| A* | 434 | 87% |
| A | 380 | 76% |
| B | 326 | 66% |
| C | 279 | 56% |
| D | 233 | 47% |
| E | 187 | 38% |
Music grade boundary trend, June 2022–June 2026
Minimum percentage for each grade, Papers 02, 03, 04 and 1. 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 02, 03, 04, 12 | 500 | 434 87% | 380 76% | 326 66% | 279 56% | 233 47% | 187 38% |
| November 2025 | Papers 02, 03, 04, 12 | 500 | 434 87% | 380 76% | 326 66% | 279 56% | 233 47% | 187 38% |
| June 2025 | Papers 02, 03, 04, 12 | 500 | 434 87% | 380 76% | 326 66% | 279 56% | 233 47% | 187 38% |
| November 2024 | Papers 02, 03, 04, 11 | 500 | 434 87% | 380 76% | 326 66% | 279 56% | 233 47% | 187 38% |
| June 2024 | Papers 02, 03, 04, 12 | 500 | 434 87% | 380 76% | 326 66% | 279 56% | 233 47% | 187 38% |
| November 2023 | Papers 02, 03, 04, 12 | 500 | 434 87% | 380 76% | 326 66% | 279 56% | 233 47% | 187 38% |
| June 2023 | Papers 02, 03, 04, 12 | 500 | 434 87% | 380 76% | 326 66% | 279 56% | 233 47% | 187 38% |
| November 2022 | Papers 02, 03, 04, 12 | 500 | 417 84% | 364 73% | 311 63% | 265 53% | 219 44% | 173 35% |
| June 2022 | Papers 02, 03, 04, 12 | 500 | 417 84% | 364 73% | 311 63% | 265 53% | 219 44% | 173 35% |
Across 9 sessions from June 2022 to June 2026, the A* boundary for Papers 02, 03, 04 and 1 has ranged from 84% (June 2022) to 87% (June 2023), averaging 86%. The E boundary has ranged from 35% to 38%. In June 2026 it was 87% for A* and 38% for E.
Music grade boundaries by session
- Music grade boundaries — June 2026 · 57 options · 9 papers
- Music grade boundaries — November 2025 · 19 options · 7 papers
- Music grade boundaries — June 2025 · 32 options · 7 papers
- Music grade boundaries — November 2024 · 16 options · 7 papers
- Music grade boundaries — June 2024 · 28 options · 7 papers
- Music grade boundaries — November 2023 · 17 options · 7 papers
- Music grade boundaries — June 2023 · 24 options · 9 papers
- Music grade boundaries — November 2022 · 25 options · 7 papers
- Music grade boundaries — June 2022 · 27 options · 9 papers
Frequently asked
- What is a typical A* boundary in Music?
- Across 9 sessions from June 2022 to June 2026, the A* boundary for Papers 02, 03, 04 and 1 has ranged from 84% (June 2022) to 87% (June 2023), averaging 86%. The E boundary has ranged from 35% to 38%. In June 2026 it was 87% for A* and 38% for E.
- How is the Music 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 02, 03, 04, 11 in June 2026 the maximum was 500; the calculator above does this arithmetic for you.
- Why do Music 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.