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Edexcel (Pearson) AS Grade Boundaries 2025: Averages & Why They Matter

Curious about the Edexcel (Pearson) AS grade boundaries for 2025? If you're sitting your AS exams this year, understanding how grade boundaries work can help you to navigate your results and evaluate how you've performed.

Grade boundaries show how many marks you need to achieve a certain grade—they're what turn your raw exam marks into your final result. These boundaries can vary slightly each year, depending on how challenging the exam paper is for the whole cohort of students.

If a paper is tougher than expected, grade boundaries may be lowered to reflect that. Likewise, if the paper is easier, boundaries may be raised. This ensures students are assessed fairly and keeps grading consistent and balanced from one year to the next.

On this page, we're sharing the average grade boundaries for Edexcel (Pearson) AS exams, based on data from the past 5 years. While these are not predictions, they offer a benchmark for what grade boundaries have typically looked like, giving you a clearer idea of what to expect.

We'll also be updating this page as soon as the official 2025 grade boundaries are released, so be sure to bookmark it and sign up for alerts below.

Average Grade Boundaries 2025

Based on data from the past 5 years, we've calculated the average grade boundaries for Edexcel (Pearson) AS exams. While these are not predictions or official figures, they offer a helpful benchmark for understanding how grade boundaries have typically looked in recent years.

These averages are drawn from our comprehensive Save My Exams Grade Boundary Archive and are based on consistent trends in grade thresholds observed over multiple years.

SubjectYearMaximum MarkA*ABCDE
AS English Literature2025120-7665544332
AS English Literature 01 022025120-7867564635
AS Level Arabic (ums)2025100-8070605040
AS Art and Design (fine Art)202572-4839302113
AS Biology A (salters Nuffield)2025160-9178665323
AS Biology A (salters Nuffield) 01 022025160-10995816855
AS Biology B2025160-8370574418
AS Biology B 01 022025160-9280695847
AS Business2025160-9784725947
AS Chemistry2025160-1008570558
AS Chinese2025168-8977655341
AS Economics A2025160-10895826956
AS Economics A 01 022025160-114102907866
AS Economics B2025160-8876645240
AS English Language2025100-5848393021
AS English Language 01 022025100-5647393123
AS English Language & Literature2025100-6051433527
AS English Language & Literature 01 022025100-5949403122
AS French2025168-8870523518
AS Further Mathematics2025160-8570564228
AS Further Mathematics 01 21 222025160-10085695439
AS Further Mathematics 01 21 232025160-10488725741
AS Further Mathematics 01 21 252025160-10387725742
AS Further Mathematics 01 21 272025160-10085705541
AS Further Mathematics 01 23 242025160-10185715641
AS Further Mathematics 01 23 252025160-10488735944
AS Further Mathematics 01 23 272025160-10186715742
AS Further Mathematics 01 25 262025160-10287735945
AS Further Mathematics 01 25 272025160-10086715743
AS Further Mathematics 01 27 282025160-9883695440
AS Geography2025180-113100877563
AS German2025168-11187644118
AS History 1A 2A2025100-7868584939
AS History 1B 2B2025100-7868584940
AS History 1C 2C2025100-7867574737
AS History 1D 2D2025100-7868584839
AS History 1E 2E2025100-7868584838
AS History 1F 2F2025100-8171605041
AS History 1G 2G2025100-8170605040
AS History 1H 2H2025100-7868584839
AS Italian2025168-115100867258
AS Mathematics2025160-9276604530
AS Mathematics 01 022025160-10187725845
AS Music Technology 01 02 03 042025300-200175149124100
AS Music Technology 01T 02T 03 042025300-204178153128103
AS Physical Education2025158-9279665341
AS Physics2025160-7766564636
AS Physics 01 022025160-9076635038
AS Politics2025120-7564544434
AS Politics 01 022025120-8474655748
AS Psychology2025140-7968574635
AS Psychology 01 022025140-7565564637
AS Religious Studies 01 02 032025162-120103866952
AS Religious Studies 01 02 4A2025162-120102856750
AS Religious Studies 01 02 4B2025162-117100846751
AS Religious Studies 01 02 4C2025162-121104887256
AS Religious Studies 01 02 4D2025162-120102856750
AS Religious Studies 01 03 4E2025162-124107907356
AS Religious Studies 02 03 4D2025162-11398836854
AS Russian2025168-7964493420
AS Statistics2025120-7362514131
Understanding and Written Response in Arabic (Raw)202590-5547403326
Understanding and Written Response in Arabic (UMS)2025100-8070605040
Understanding and Written Response in Urdu (Raw)202570-4337312520
Understanding and Written Response in Urdu (UMS)2025140-11298847056
AS Level Urdu (ums)2025200-16014012010080

Disclaimer: These are not the official grade boundaries for 2025. They are calculated averages based on historical data and should be used as a rough guide only. Actual grade boundaries are set by the exam boards after all exam papers have been marked.

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Edexcel (Pearson) AS Grade Boundaries 2024

Look back at last year’s Edexcel (Pearson) AS grade boundaries to get an idea of what to expect in 2025:

SubjectYearMaximum MarkA*ABCDE
AS Biology A (salters Nuffield) 01 022024160-116102887562
AS Biology B 01 022024160-9281706050
AS Business2024160-9785746352
AS Chemistry2024160-10591776349
AS Economics A 01 022024160-119108978675
AS English Language 01 022024100-5849403123
AS English Language & Literature 01 022024100-6050403122
AS English Literature 01 022024120-7968584838
AS Further Mathematics 01 21 222024160-10792776248
AS Further Mathematics 01 21 232024160-115100857055
AS Further Mathematics 01 21 252024160-115100857056
AS Further Mathematics 01 21 272024160-10793796653
AS Further Mathematics 01 23 242024160-11196826854
AS Further Mathematics 01 23 252024160-119104907662
AS Further Mathematics 01 23 272024160-11198857259
AS Further Mathematics 01 25 262024160-118103897561
AS Further Mathematics 01 25 272024160-11198857260
AS Further Mathematics 01 27 282024160-10693806754
AS Geography2024180-118106948372
AS History 1A 2A2024100-8071625345
AS History 1B 2B2024100-8071625345
AS History 1C 2C2024100-8172635547
AS History 1D 2D2024100-8071625345
AS History 1E 2E2024100-8172635547
AS History 1F 2F2024100-8071635547
AS History 1G 2G2024100-8071625345
AS History 1H 2H2024100-8071625345
AS Mathematics 01 022024160-10590756147
AS Music Technology 01 02 03 042024300-204178153128103
AS Music Technology 01T 02T 03 042024300-204178153128103
AS Physics 01 022024160-9379655239
AS Politics 01 022024120-8879716355
AS Psychology 01 022024140-7162534436
AS Religious Studies 01 02 032024162-122106907458
AS Religious Studies 01 02 4A2024162-121104887256
AS Religious Studies 01 02 4B2024162-119103877156
AS Religious Studies 01 02 4C2024162-121104887256
AS Religious Studies 01 02 4D2024162-121104887256
AS Religious Studies 01 03 4E2024162-124107907356

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What to do after the 2025 Edexcel (Pearson) AS grade boundaries are released: Next steps

Once the 2025 Edexcel (Pearson) AS grade boundaries are published on results day, it’s natural to want to compare your marks to the thresholds to see how you did. Here’s what to do next, whether you’ve secured your university place or just missed the mark.

1. Check your results against the boundaries

Look at your raw marks and compare them to the official grade boundaries for your exam board. This will show you how close you were to each grade and whether it's worth considering a review of marking.

2. Understand what it means for you

If you didn't get the results you were hoping for, don't worry. You're not alone, and there are still plenty of ways forward. Whether you're considering resitting your ASs or just want to boost your confidence before embarking on your next steps, our AS revision resources are here to get you back on track.

3. Prepare for further study

Not everyone will choose to continue with their studies, but if you're heading to university, check out our University Acceptance Rates data. You can see how your A Level results compare to typical university offers and explore your options with confidence. Our guide to university Clearing is also a great place to start if you didn't get the grades you were hoping for and want to find a course that's right for you.

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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQS)

Grade boundaries are typically released at 8:00am on results day, just before students receive their official grades. In the meantime, you can use our 2025 grade boundary averages to get an idea of what the Edexcel (Pearson) AS grade boundaries may look like.

We'll be updating our comprehensive Edexcel (Pearson) AS grade boundaries resource as soon as the 2025 grade boundaries have been published, so be sure to visit this page on results day for live updates. Each exam board will also publish their results on their official websites. Once they're released, you'll be able to find them here:

After exams have taken place, senior examiners from each exam board review how students have performed. They look closely at:

  • How difficult the paper was compared to previous years.
  • The quality of student responses across the country.
  • Whether certain questions were considered unexpectedly hard or easy.

Ofqual asks exam boards to follow a rule called 'comparable outcomes'. This means that students with similar ability levels should get roughly the same grades each year, even if the exams are considered more or less difficult.

Grade boundaries show exactly how many marks you need to achieve each grade, whether that's a 9, 7 or 5 at GCSE, or an A, B or C at A Level.

For example, if the grade boundary for a grade 6 at GCSE is 61 marks, then a student who scores 63 would be awarded a grade 6.

If a paper is harder than expected, the grade boundaries may be lower, meaning students need fewer marks than usual to achieve a particular grade