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The image presents a table headed 'Gcse maths boundries leaked' claiming to show GCSE Maths grade boundaries for the 2026 June exams, marked out of 50, with grade 9 at 50-45, grade 8 at 44-40, and so on.
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The image presents a table headed 'Gcse maths boundries leaked' claiming to show GCSE Maths grade boundaries for the 2026 June exams, marked out of 50, with grade 9 at 50-45, grade 8 at 44-40, and so on. The core premises are demonstrably false when checked against official awarding-body and regulator sources. GCSE Maths is not marked out of 50: the real qualification (e.g. Edexcel 1MA1, AQA) is assessed via three papers totalling 240 marks. Grade boundaries are set by senior examiners AFTER all marking is complete and are published on results day, so genuine boundaries for June 2026 cannot exist before or during the exam period. The evenly-spaced 5-mark bands (50-45, 44-40, 39-35 ...) do not match how real, statistically-adjusted boundaries behave. This matches a well-documented recurring phenomenon of fake 'leaked' grade boundaries circulating online to cause panic. The content should be treated as a fabrication/hoax and disregarded. Confidence is high.
What checked out (2)
- GCSE Maths is a real qualification sat in the UK, including June exam series (context confirmed by Edexcel/AQA/Ofqual sources).
- It is true that grade boundaries are published on results day and set after papers are marked - which directly contradicts the image's premise that 2026 boundaries are 'leaked' in advance.
Disputed claims 4 claims ⌄
- FALSE: 'GCSE Maths Grade Boundaries - 2026 ... Out of 50 Marks'. GCSE Maths is not marked out of 50; the Edexcel (1MA1) and AQA specifications use three papers totalling a maximum of 240 marks.
- FALSE: The table's numeric boundaries (9 = 50-45, 8 = 44-40, 7 = 39-35, 6 = 34-30, 5 = 29-25, 4 = 24-20, 3 and below = 19 and under). These bear no relation to real GCSE Maths boundaries, which for Higher tier grade 9 have recently been around 214-219 out of 240.
- FALSE/IMPOSSIBLE: 'boundries leaked' - implying genuine 2026 boundaries are available now. Grade boundaries are set after marking and published on results day, so they cannot be leaked before results.
- MISLEADING: Uniform 5-mark bands imply fixed, pre-set boundaries; in reality boundaries are adjusted each year based on paper difficulty and are not evenly spaced.
Unverified claims 2 claims ⌄
- No official or credible source confirms any GCSE Maths grade boundaries for June 2026 in advance; such figures cannot be verified because real boundaries do not exist until after marking on results day.
- The specific origin/author of this particular image could not be identified from available sources.
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Confidence
High — Falsity is established on structural/process grounds confirmed by primary regulator and awarding-body sources: GCSE Maths is 240 marks (not 50), and boundaries are set after marking and published on results day (so cannot be 'leaked' in advance). These are corroborated by Edexcel's official 2025 boundary PDF, GOV.UK/Ofqual guidance and AQA, plus documented history of fake 'leaked' boundaries. Residual uncertainty relates only to the image's authorship, which does not affect the verdict.
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Edexcel GCSE Mathematics grade boundaries June 2025 max mark 240
AQA GCSE Maths grade boundaries total marks 2025
Ofqual GCSE grade boundaries published results day GOV.UK
GCSE maths grade boundaries leaked hoax before exam
GCSE Maths three papers each 80 marks 90 minutes Edexcel AQA total 240
- https://www.atomlearning.com/blog/gcse-edexcel-maths
- https://www.atomlearning.com/blog/gcse-aqa-maths
Ofqual grade boundaries set after marking not before exams