Edexcel Maths Grade Boundaries: GCSE, A-Level & Further Maths

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A-Level Maths grade boundaries

Three papers, each out of 100, and the grade comes from the total out of 300. Use the buttons to switch between the overall boundaries and each paper on its own.

Overall · marks out of 300.

Edexcel A-Level Maths grade boundaries by year, overall total out of 300 marks
Year	A*	A	B	C	D	E
2025	258	214	178	142	106	71
2024	251	205	167	130	93	56
2023	244	196	158	121	84	47
2022	217	164	130	96	62	28
2021 autumn replacement series	207	157	128	99	70	42
2020 autumn replacement series	214	162	130	99	68	37
2019	217	165	134	103	73	43

Paper 1 (Pure)

Marks out of 100.

Edexcel A-Level Maths grade boundaries by year, Paper 1 (Pure), out of 100 marks
Year	A*	A	B	C	D	E
2025	88	74	61	48	36	24
2024	81	66	53	40	28	16
2023	82	67	54	41	28	16
2022	70	53	42	31	20	10
2021 autumn replacement series	71	54	44	34	24	14
2020 autumn replacement series	71	53	42	32	22	12
2019	74	56	45	35	25	15

Paper 2 (Pure)

Marks out of 100.

Edexcel A-Level Maths grade boundaries by year, Paper 2 (Pure), out of 100 marks
Year	A*	A	B	C	D	E
2025	83	67	55	44	33	22
2024	81	65	53	42	31	20
2023	80	63	51	39	27	16
2022	73	55	43	31	20	9
2021 autumn replacement series	71	54	44	34	24	14
2020 autumn replacement series	71	53	42	31	21	11
2019	68	52	42	32	22	13

Paper 3 (Applied)

Marks out of 100.

Edexcel A-Level Maths grade boundaries by year, Paper 3 (Applied), out of 100 marks
Year	A*	A	B	C	D	E
2025	87	73	61	49	37	25
2024	89	74	60	46	33	20
2023	82	66	53	40	27	15
2022	74	56	44	32	20	9
2021 autumn replacement series	65	49	40	31	22	14
2020 autumn replacement series	72	56	45	34	24	14
2019	75	57	46	35	25	15

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† The summer 2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled, so those rows show the much smaller autumn replacement series. Interesting for context, but not a fair guide to a normal year.

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A-Level Further Maths grade boundaries

Everyone sits Core Pure 1 and 2. The other two papers are options, and because each pairing gets its own boundaries, the numbers depend on which two your child takes.

Overall boundaries by option pairing, June 2025

Each pairing includes Core Pure 1 and 2 · marks out of 300.

Edexcel A-Level Further Maths overall grade boundaries by option pairing, June 2025, out of 300 marks
Option papers	A*	A	B	C	D	E
Further Pure 1 + Further Statistics 1	251	222	189	156	124	92
Further Pure 1 + Further Mechanics 1	266	239	202	165	128	92
Further Pure 1 + Decision 1	243	217	183	149	115	81
Further Statistics 1 + Further Mechanics 1	262	233	199	165	131	97
Further Statistics 1 + Decision 1	245	211	179	148	117	86
Further Mechanics 1 + Decision 1	256	228	192	156	121	86
Further Pure 1 + Further Pure 2	262	233	195	158	121	84
Further Statistics 1 + Further Statistics 2	244	215	185	155	125	95
Further Mechanics 1 + Further Mechanics 2	262	233	197	161	126	91
Decision 1 + Decision 2	241	212	178	144	110	76

Individual papers, June 2025

Every paper is out of 75.

Edexcel A-Level Further Maths grade boundaries for each paper, June 2025, out of 75 marks
Paper	A*	A	B	C	D	E
Core Pure 1	62	53	45	37	29	21
Core Pure 2	70	61	52	43	34	26
Further Pure 1	62	57	47	38	29	20
Further Statistics 1	58	51	44	37	31	25
Further Mechanics 1	72	68	57	46	35	25
Decision 1	52	46	38	30	22	14
Further Pure 2	68	62	50	39	28	17
Further Statistics 2	54	50	43	36	29	23
Further Mechanics 2	58	51	43	35	27	19
Decision 2	57	52	42	33	24	15

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† The summer 2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled, so those rows show the much smaller autumn replacement series.

1MA1 · Higher tier

GCSE Maths Higher grade boundaries

Three papers, each out of 80, with the grade set by the total out of 240. Higher tier awards grades 9 to 3. The shaded column is grade 4, the standard pass.

Overall · marks out of 240.

Edexcel GCSE Maths Higher tier grade boundaries by exam series, overall total out of 240 marks
Exam series	9	8	7	6	5	4	3
November 2025	211	182	153	119	85	51	34
June 2025	217	186	156	121	87	53	36
November 2024	200	170	140	107	75	43	27
June 2024	197	167	137	105	73	42	26
November 2023	203	174	145	112	79	47	31
June 2023	203	174	145	112	79	47	31
November 2022	194	165	137	104	71	38	21
June 2022	194	165	137	104	71	38	21
November 2021	187	154	122	93	65	37	23
November 2020	189	157	126	96	66	37	22
November 2019	197	165	133	103	73	43	28
June 2019	198	167	137	108	80	52	38
November 2018	194	159	125	95	66	37	22
June 2018	202	170	139	109	79	50	35
November 2017	189	150	112	85	58	32	19
June 2017	190	157	124	96	68	41	27

Paper 1H (Non-calculator)

Marks out of 80.

Edexcel GCSE Maths Higher tier grade boundaries by exam series, Paper 1H (Non-calculator), out of 80 marks
Exam series	9	8	7	6	5	4	3
November 2025	71	60	50	39	28	17	11
June 2025	70	60	50	38	27	16	10
November 2024	67	57	47	36	25	15	10
June 2024	65	55	45	34	24	14	9
November 2023	67	57	48	37	26	15	9
June 2023	67	57	48	36	25	14	8
November 2022	64	54	44	33	22	12	7
June 2022	62	53	44	33	22	12	7
November 2021	63	52	41	31	22	13	8
November 2020	63	52	42	32	22	13	8
November 2019	64	53	43	33	23	13	8
June 2019	66	56	46	36	27	18	13
November 2018	59	48	38	28	19	10	5
June 2018	70	59	48	38	28	18	13
November 2017	64	51	38	29	20	11	6
June 2017	63	52	41	32	23	14	9

Paper 2H (Calculator)

Marks out of 80.

Edexcel GCSE Maths Higher tier grade boundaries by exam series, Paper 2H (Calculator), out of 80 marks
Exam series	9	8	7	6	5	4	3
November 2025	69	59	49	37	26	15	9
June 2025	75	64	54	42	30	19	13
November 2024	67	56	46	35	24	14	9
June 2024	65	54	44	34	24	14	9
November 2023	69	59	49	38	27	17	12
June 2023	68	58	48	37	26	16	11
November 2022	66	56	47	35	24	13	7
June 2022	67	57	47	35	24	13	7
November 2021	63	52	41	31	21	12	7
November 2020	63	52	42	32	22	12	7
November 2019	67	56	45	35	25	15	10
June 2019	71	60	49	39	29	19	14
November 2018	67	55	43	33	23	13	8
June 2018	68	57	47	37	27	18	13
November 2017	62	49	37	28	19	11	7
June 2017	63	52	41	31	22	13	8

Paper 3H (Calculator)

Marks out of 80.

Edexcel GCSE Maths Higher tier grade boundaries by exam series, Paper 3H (Calculator), out of 80 marks
Exam series	9	8	7	6	5	4	3
November 2025	71	62	54	42	30	19	13
June 2025	72	62	52	40	29	18	12
November 2024	66	56	47	36	25	14	8
June 2024	67	57	48	36	25	14	8
November 2023	67	57	48	37	26	15	9
June 2023	68	58	49	38	27	17	12
November 2022	64	55	46	35	24	13	7
June 2022	65	55	46	35	24	13	7
November 2021	61	50	40	30	21	12	7
November 2020	63	52	42	32	22	12	7
November 2019	67	56	45	35	25	15	10
June 2019	61	51	42	33	24	15	10
November 2018	68	56	44	34	24	14	9
June 2018	64	54	44	34	24	14	9
November 2017	62	49	37	28	19	10	5
June 2017	64	53	42	32	23	14	9

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November sittings are resit series, mostly taken by students going again for a grade 4, and their boundaries usually sit a little lower than the summer. Paper-level figures are Pearson's notional boundaries; only the overall total decides the certificated grade.

1MA1 · Foundation tier

GCSE Maths Foundation grade boundaries

The same three-paper format out of 240, but Foundation awards grades 5 to 1, so a pass needs a larger share of the marks than it does on Higher. The shaded column is grade 4.

Overall · marks out of 240.

Edexcel GCSE Maths Foundation tier grade boundaries by exam series, overall total out of 240 marks
Exam series	5	4	3	2	1
November 2025	174	143	105	67	29
June 2025	175	144	105	67	29
November 2024	174	141	103	66	29
June 2024	175	142	103	65	27
November 2023	175	140	104	68	33
June 2023	182	147	109	71	33
November 2022	173	135	100	66	32
June 2022	173	135	100	66	32
November 2021	166	134	100	66	32
November 2020	165	136	99	63	27
November 2019	166	142	104	67	30
June 2019	184	149	111	73	36
November 2018	167	132	96	61	26
June 2018	169	136	101	66	31
November 2017	145	113	83	53	23
June 2017	158	122	90	58	26

Paper 1F (Non-calculator)

Marks out of 80.

Edexcel GCSE Maths Foundation tier grade boundaries by exam series, Paper 1F (Non-calculator), out of 80 marks
Exam series	5	4	3	2	1
November 2025	58	47	34	22	10
June 2025	57	47	34	21	9
November 2024	58	47	34	22	10
June 2024	57	46	33	21	9
November 2023	58	47	35	23	11
June 2023	61	50	37	24	11
November 2022	60	47	35	23	12
June 2022	60	47	35	23	12
November 2021	56	44	33	22	11
November 2020	55	45	33	21	9
November 2019	51	44	32	21	10
June 2019	64	52	38	25	12
November 2018	52	41	29	18	7
June 2018	58	47	35	23	11
November 2017	44	35	25	16	7
June 2017	53	41	30	19	9

Paper 2F (Calculator)

Marks out of 80.

Edexcel GCSE Maths Foundation tier grade boundaries by exam series, Paper 2F (Calculator), out of 80 marks
Exam series	5	4	3	2	1
November 2025	56	46	33	21	9
June 2025	58	49	36	23	10
November 2024	58	46	33	21	9
June 2024	58	47	34	21	9
November 2023	58	46	34	22	11
June 2023	61	49	36	23	11
November 2022	56	44	32	21	10
June 2022	56	44	32	21	10
November 2021	55	45	33	22	11
November 2020	55	45	33	21	9
November 2019	51	44	32	21	10
June 2019	61	49	36	24	12
November 2018	56	44	32	20	9
June 2018	57	46	34	22	10
November 2017	51	40	29	18	8
June 2017	51	40	29	18	8

Paper 3F (Calculator)

Marks out of 80.

Edexcel GCSE Maths Foundation tier grade boundaries by exam series, Paper 3F (Calculator), out of 80 marks
Exam series	5	4	3	2	1
November 2025	60	50	36	23	10
June 2025	60	48	35	22	10
November 2024	58	48	35	22	10
June 2024	60	49	35	22	9
November 2023	59	47	35	23	11
June 2023	60	48	35	23	11
November 2022	56	44	32	21	10
June 2022	56	44	32	21	10
November 2021	55	45	33	21	10
November 2020	56	46	33	21	9
November 2019	63	54	39	24	10
June 2019	59	48	36	24	12
November 2018	59	47	34	22	10
June 2018	53	43	32	21	10
November 2017	49	38	28	18	8
June 2017	53	41	30	19	9

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November sittings are resit series and tend to run slightly lower than the summer. Paper-level figures are Pearson's notional boundaries; only the overall total decides the certificated grade.

Common questions

What were the 2025 Edexcel A-Level Maths grade boundaries?

In 2025 the overall Edexcel A-Level Maths boundaries, out of the 300 marks available across all three papers, were A* 258 · A 214 · B 178 · C 142 · D 106 · E 71. Those totals are what decide the grade; the individual paper boundaries are notional and do not award a grade on their own.

Why do grade boundaries change every year?

Because no two papers are ever exactly the same difficulty. Boundaries are set after every student has sat the exam and the marking is done, so if a paper turns out harder than intended the boundaries come down, and if it is gentler they go up. That is what keeps a grade meaning the same standard from one year to the next, whichever paper a student happened to sit.

What raw mark do you need for a grade 9 in Edexcel GCSE Maths?

In June 2025 a grade 9 on Higher tier needed 217 marks out of 240. Across every series listed on this page the grade 9 boundary has ranged from 187 to 217 out of 240, which is why chasing a fixed percentage is the wrong target. A grade 9 is only available on Higher tier.

What mark is a grade 4 pass in Edexcel GCSE Maths?

It depends on the tier, because the Higher paper is harder. In June 2025 a grade 4 needed 53 out of 240 on Higher, against 144 out of 240 on Foundation. The same grade, very different marks: a Higher paper is built to stretch the top of the ability range, so a lower share of it still earns the pass.

Reading these for the first time? Boundaries move every year because no two papers are equally hard, which is why a mark that looks low can still be a strong grade. My guide to how grade boundaries actually work walks through it in plain English, including what to make of mock results.

All figures are Pearson Edexcel's officially published raw mark grade boundaries, reproduced here for easy reference and updated after each results day. Collated with thanks to the archive at Interwoven Maths. Spotted an error? Let me know.

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