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GCSE
Grade Boundaries
In 2017, letter grades were replaced with a new 9-1 grading system. Grades range from 9 to 1, with 9 being the highest. The grade boundaries are ow, which make it quite easy for students to do well in GCSE maths. They fluctuate each year depending on how easy/difficult students found the exam. The following can be used as a rough guide:
GCSE's are offered in two tiers - foundation or higher level. The foundation tier is designed for students who are aiming for grades 1 - 5 and Higher tier is designed for students who are looking for grades 4 - 9. So, in the higher tier you can only get grades 4 to 9 or a U, which is ungraded. In the foundation tier, the highest grade you can obtain is 5. If a student is doing the higher tier and only just misses a grade 4 then they may be awarded a 3 which means a “nearly a pass” grade. A student should only take higher if they can confidently expect get at least a grade 4, but are really aiming for 6 or above. Approximately 50% of the marks on the higher paper are aimed at grade 7 and above (a 7 is the usual requirement for entry to an A-level Maths course), so most of a higher paper will be too difficult to someone who is doubtful of achieving Grade 4. Tiers cannot be mixed, so one must either take foundation or higher.
Important
Nicely condensed summaries of grade boundaries can be found by scrolling all the way below the large interactive table. You can also find downloadable summary table grade boundaries by clicking and downloading the pdfs at the very bottom of the page.
Note: June 2020 and June 2021 below are missing in the tables below since exams were not taken due to Covid. Papers were still written anyway and you can find the grade boundaries by clicking the interactive table above or the pdfs below. Grade boundaries for individual papers for all years can also be found by clicking the pdfs below.
Pearson GCSE
Max
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
Summer 2017
240
190
157
124
96
68
41
27
Summer 2018
240
202
170
139
109
79
50
35
Summer 2019
240
198
167
130
108
80
52
38
Summer 2022
240
194
165
137
104
71
38
21
Summer 2023
240
203
174
145
112
79
47
31
Summer 2024
240
197
167
137
105
73
42
26
AQA GCSE
Max
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
Summer 2017
240
189
157
125
98
72
46
33
Summer 2018
240
201
169
138
107
77
47
32
Summer 2019
240
206
171
136
105
74
43
27
Summer 2022
240
214
185
156
121
86
51
33
Summer 2023
240
214
186
158
125
92
59
42
Summer 2024
240
219
191
163
129
95
61
44
OCR GCSE
Max
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
Summer 2017
300
248
203
159
121
83
46
27
Summer 2018
300
256
210
164
129
94
60
43
Summer 2019
300
256
213
171
136
102
68
51
Summer 2022
300
1242
200
158
120
82
45
26
Summer 2023
300
242
193
144
109
74
39
21
Summer 2024
300
245
195
145
110
76
42
25
2017-2024 GCSE Grade Boundaries Foundation Tier:
Pearson GCSE
Max
5
4
3
2
1
Summer 2017
240
158
122
90
58
26
Summer 2018
240
169
136
101
66
31
Summer 2019
240
184
149
111
73
36
Summer 2022
240
173
135
100
66
32
Summer 2023
240
182
147
109
71
33
Summer 2024
240
175
142
103
65
27
AQA GCSE
Max
5
4
3
2
1
Summer 2017
240
156
124
91
59
27
Summer 2018
240
161
125
92
59
27
Summer 2019
240
157
122
89
57
25
Summer 2022
240
172
135
101
57
33
Summer 2023
240
189
158
117
76
35
Summer 2024
240
186
157
117
77
37
OCR GCSE
Max
5
4
3
2
1
Summer 2017
300
174
126
99
60
28
Summer 2018
300
187
146
105
64
24
Summer 2019
300
189
144
104
64
24
Summer 2022
300
170
119
85
52
19
Summer 2023
300
178
129
92
56
20
Summer 2024
300
180
131
93
55
18
2017-2024 iGCSE Grade Boundaries Higher Tier:
Note: June and Nov for both 2020 and 2021 below are missing in the tables below since exams were not taken due to Covid. Papers were still written anyway and you can find the grade boundaries by clicking the interactive table above or the pdfs below. Grade boundaries for individual papers for all years can also be found by clicking the pdfs below.
'R; stands for regional as these papers were specifically designed to cater for the different time zones. The 'R' papers are used by centers in the Asian/Pacific regions (countries that are between 5 and 9 hours ahead of the UK). This is done so that none of the papers get leaked. Otherwise, due to time difference of countries someone who already had their exam can simply leak the paper to a person in another country.
Edexcel iGCSE A
Max
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
June 2018
200
149
125
102
81
60
39
28
Jan 2019
200
155
127
100
79
58
38
28
June 2019
200
150
125
101
81
61
41
31
Jan 2020
200
159
131
104
83
62
41
30
Jan 2022
200
136
111
86
64
41
21
10
June 2022
200
142
117
92
69
47
25
14
Jan 2023
200
142
117
92
69
47
25
14
June 2023
200
152
131
95
75
55
35
25
Nov 2023
200
152
123
95
76
57
39
30
June 2024
200
163
135
107
84
61
38
25
Pearson iGCSE A (R)
Max
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
June 2018
200
160
131
103
81
60
39
28
Jan 2019
200
153
125
97
77
57
38
28
June 2019
200
159
129
100
79
58
37
26
Jan 2020
200
158
130
103
82
61
41
31
Jan 2022
200
136
111
86
64
42
21
10
June 2022
200
143
113
84
63
42
21
10
Jan 2023
200
149
124
99
75
52
29
17
June 2023
200
160
131
103
80
58
36
25
June 2024
200
167
138
110
86
62
39
27
Pearson iGCSE B
Max
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
June 2018
300
216
190
165
132
99
67
51
Jan 2019
300
216
190
165
133
101
69
53
June 2019
300
245
204
164
134
104
74
59
Jan 2020
300
244
210
177
144
111
78
61
Jan 2022
300
196
155
114
84
55
26
11
June 2022
300
185
146
108
87
66
46
36
Jan 2023
300
185
146
108
87
66
46
36
June 2023
300
231
189
148
122
96
71
58
Nov 2023
300
231
189
148
123
98
74
62
June 2024
300
246
205
165
134
104
74
599
Pearson iGCSE B (R)
Max
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
June 2018
300
230
198
166
133
101
69
53
Jan 2019
300
231
199
167
134
101
69
53
June 2019
300
245
211
177
143
109
75
58
Jan 2020
300
241
208
175
142
109
77
61
Jan 2022
300
196
157
118
87
56
26
11
June 2022
300
227
181
136
110
85
60
47
Jan 2023
300
189
150
112
90
68
46
35
June 2023
300
231
189
148
122
97
72
59
June 2024
300
244
204
164
133
102
72
57
2017-2024 iGCSE Grade Boundaries Foundation Tier:
Pearson iGCSE A
Max
5
4
3
2
1
June 2018
200
136
110
80
51
22
Jan 2019
200
137
113
83
53
23
June 2019
200
134
114
84
54
24
Jan 2020
200
145
120
88
56
24
Jan 2022
200
119
90
66
43
20
June 2022
200
130
100
74
48
23
Jan 2023
200
128
98
73
48
23
June 2023
200
140
117
86
55
24
Nov 2023
200
139
116
85
54
24
June 2024
200
146
121
88
55
22
Pearson iGCSE A (R)
Max
5
4
3
2
1
June 2018
200
136
109
80
51
22
Jan 2019
200
141
111
81
52
23
June 2019
200
140
114
84
54
24
Jan 2020
200
141
112
83
54
25
Jan 2022
200
118
89
66
43
20
June 2022
200
122
87
65
43
21
Jan 2023
200
135
104
78
52
26
June 2023
200
137
108
78
48
18
June 2024
200
140
117
85
54
23
2017-2024 iGCSE Grade Boundaries Further:
Pearson iGCSE Further
Max
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
June 2019
200
184
168
152
125
98
71
57
Jan 2020
200
183
166
149
122
95
68
54
Jan 2022
200
149
110
72
59
47
35
29
June 2022
200
135
105
76
60
45
30
22
Jan 2023
200
136
106
77
61
46
31
23
June 2023
200
165
145
126
99
72
46
33
Nov 2023
200
165
145
126
99
72
46
33
June 2024
200
168
149
130
103
77
51
38
Pearson iGCSE Further (R)
Max
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
June 2019
200
169
153
138
116
94
72
61
Jan 2020
200
184
168
152
124
97
70
56
Jan 2022
200
149
110
72
59
46
34
28
June 2022
200
167
141
116
92
69
46
34
Jan 2023
200
140
110
81
66
51
36
28
June 2023
200
170
150
131
104
78
52
39
June 2024
200
169
151
133
105
77
49
35
2021-2024 AQA Grade Boundaries Further:
Note: 2021 and 2022 were not sat due to Covid, but these have been included anyway since there are not many grade bondaries existing for the new course.