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Edexcel (Pearson) AS Grade Boundaries 2026: Averages & Why They Matter

Curious about the Edexcel (Pearson) AS grade boundaries for 2026? If you're sitting your ASexams this year, understanding how grade boundaries work can help you to navigate your results and work out how you've performed.

Grade boundaries are the number of marks you need to hit each grade. It's important to know that they aren't fixed. They shift slightly each year based on how the entire year group finds the exam.

If your paper is particularly difficult, the boundaries might drop to balance things out. Found a paper surprisingly manageable? The boundaries may rise slightly. This system keeps things fair, so students aren't penalised just because they sat a tougher exam than the year before.

This page shows average grade boundaries for Edexcel (Pearson) AS exams from the past 6years. These aren't predictions, but they give you a solid idea of what boundaries normally look like.

We'll update this page the moment official 2026 boundaries drop, so bookmark it now and sign up for alerts below.

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Average Grade Boundaries 2026

We've crunched the numbers from the past 6 years to work out average grade boundaries for Edexcel (Pearson) ASexams. Think of these as your benchmark. It's a way to see what boundaries have typically been in recent years.

All data comes from our Grade Boundary Archive, which tracks consistent patterns across multiple exam sessions.

SubjectYearMaximum MarkA*ABCDE
AS English Literature2026120-7665544332
AS English Literature 01 022026120-7968574737
AS Level Arabic (ums)2026100-8070605040
AS Art and Design (fine Art)202672-4839302113
AS Biology A (salters Nuffield)2026160-9178665323
AS Biology A (salters Nuffield) 01 022026160-10995816855
AS Biology B2026160-8370574418
AS Biology B 01 022026160-9281695948
AS Business2026160-9784725947
AS Chemistry2026160-1008570558
AS Chinese2026168-8977655341
AS Economics A2026160-10895826956
AS Economics A 01 022026160-115103917968
AS Economics B2026160-8876645240
AS English Language2026100-5848393021
AS English Language 01 022026100-5648393123
AS English Language & Literature2026100-6051433527
AS English Language & Literature 01 022026100-5950403122
AS French2026168-8870523518
AS Further Mathematics2026160-8570564228
AS Further Mathematics 01 21 222026160-10287715641
AS Further Mathematics 01 21 232026160-10690755944
AS Further Mathematics 01 21 252026160-10489745945
AS Further Mathematics 01 21 272026160-10287725743
AS Further Mathematics 01 23 242026160-10489745945
AS Further Mathematics 01 23 252026160-10691776248
AS Further Mathematics 01 23 272026160-10489746046
AS Further Mathematics 01 25 262026160-10590766248
AS Further Mathematics 01 25 272026160-10288746046
AS Further Mathematics 01 27 282026160-9985715743
AS Geography2026180-113100877563
AS German2026168-11187644118
AS History 1A 2A2026100-7969605041
AS History 1B 2B2026100-7969595041
AS History 1C 2C2026100-7968584939
AS History 1D 2D2026100-7969595041
AS History 1E 2E2026100-7969594940
AS History 1F 2F2026100-8171615142
AS History 1G 2G2026100-8171615141
AS History 1H 2H2026100-7869595041
AS Italian2026168-115100867258
AS Mathematics2026160-9276604530
AS Mathematics 01 022026160-10389756148
AS Music Technology 01 02 03 042026300-202176151126101
AS Music Technology 01T 02T 03 042026300-205179154129104
AS Physical Education2026158-9279665341
AS Physics2026160-7766564636
AS Physics 01 022026160-9379655239
AS Politics2026120-7564544434
AS Politics 01 022026120-8475665850
AS Psychology2026140-7968574635
AS Psychology 01 022026140-7666574738
AS Religious Studies 01 02 032026162-121104877053
AS Religious Studies 01 02 4A2026162-120103866952
AS Religious Studies 01 02 4B2026162-117101846852
AS Religious Studies 01 02 4C2026162-121104887256
AS Religious Studies 01 02 4D2026162-120102856750
AS Religious Studies 01 03 4E2026162-124107907356
AS Religious Studies 02 03 4D2026162-118102867055
AS Russian2026168-7964493420
AS Statistics2026120-7362514131
Understanding and Written Response in Arabic (Raw)202690-5547403326
Understanding and Written Response in Arabic (UMS)2026100-8070605040
Understanding and Written Response in Urdu (Raw)202670-4337312520
Understanding and Written Response in Urdu (UMS)2026140-11298847056
AS Level Urdu (ums)2026200-16014012010080
Biology A (Salters Nuffield) 01 022026160-11198857260
AS Business 01 022026160-10391806958
AS Chemistry 01 022026160-10692786451
AS Geography 01 022026180-119107958372

Disclaimer: These are not the official grade boundaries for 2026. 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 2025

Last year's boundaries can give you a feel for what might happen in 2026. Here's how they looked:

SubjectYearMaximum MarkA*ABCDE
Biology A (Salters Nuffield) 01 022025160-11198857260
AS Biology B 01 022025160-9281706050
AS Business 01 022025160-10391806958
AS Chemistry 01 022025160-10692786451
AS Economics A 01 022025160-115104938272
AS English Language 01 022025100-5849403123
AS English Language & Literature 01 022025100-6050403122
AS English Literature 01 022025120-8372615141
AS Further Mathematics 01 21 222025160-11095806652
AS Further Mathematics 01 21 232025160-11499857157
AS Further Mathematics 01 21 252025160-11197836956
AS Further Mathematics 01 21 272025160-10793796653
AS Further Mathematics 01 23 252025160-117104917865
AS Further Mathematics 01 23 272025160-113100877462
AS Further Mathematics 01 23 242025160-116102887461
AS Further Mathematics 01 25 272025160-11097857361
AS Further Mathematics 01 25 262025160-116102887562
AS Further Mathematics 01 27 282025160-10692796653
AS Geography 01 022025180-119107958372
AS History 1A 2A2025100-8172635446
AS History 1B 2B2025100-8172635446
AS History 1C 2C2025100-8273645648
AS History 1D 2D2025100-8172635446
AS History 1E 2E2025100-8374655648
AS History 1F 2F2025100-8273645648
AS History 1G 2G2025100-8273645546
AS History 1H 2H2025100-8273645546
AS Mathematics 01 022025160-10895826957
AS Music Technology 01 02 03 042025300-206180154129104
AS Music Technology 01T 02T 03 042025300-206180154129104
AS Physics 01 022025160-10287725743
AS Politics 01 022025120-8476686154
AS Psychology 01 022025140-7768595042
AS Religious Studies 01 02 032025162-122106907458
AS Religious Studies 01 02 4A2025162-121104887256
AS Religious Studies 01 02 4B2025162-119103877156
AS Religious Studies 01 03 4E2025162-124107907356
AS Religious Studies 02 03 4D2025162-122105887155

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What to do after the 2026 Edexcel (Pearson) AS grade boundaries are released: Next steps

Once the 2026 Edexcel (Pearson) ASgrade boundaries go live on results day, you'll want to check where your final mark fits in them. Here's what to do, whether you smashed it or came up short.

1. Compare your marks to the boundaries

Grab your marks and stack them up against the official boundaries for your exam board. This shows you exactly how close you were to each grade and whether it's worth requesting a remark.

2. Understand what it means for you

Didn't get what you hoped for? Don't worry. It's not the end of the road. Plenty of students resit their AS exams, while others shift their future plans. Our AS revision resources can help you get back on track and build your confidence.

3. Plan your next move

Not everyone continues studying. But, if you're heading to sixth form or college, our revision resources can help you throughout the next stage of your journey. And, if university is on your radar, check out our University Acceptance Rates data. You'll see how your results match up with typical offers and explore your options from there. If you missed your grades, our Clearing guide explains how to find a course that works for you.

What are weighted boundaries?

Some subjects have more than one exam paper or component, and they don't all contribute the same amount to your final grade. Exam boards assign each paper a weighting factor.

Working out your weighted grade

Here's a simple step-by-step guide to how it happens:

  1. You get a raw mark for each paper (this is just the mark the examiner gives you).
  2. Each paper gets multiplied by a weighting factor, which turns it into a weighted mark.
  3. All your weighted marks are added up to give you your total course mark.
  4. This total gets compared with the grade-threshold table for your exam session to decide your final grade.

A quick example

Let's say you're sitting two papers:

  • Paper 1:
    • You score 64 out of 80.
    • The weighting is 1.25.
    • So your weighted mark is 64 × 1.25 = 80.
  • Paper 2:
    • You score 70 out of 100.
    • The weighting is 1.
    • So your weighted mark is 70 × 1 = 70.
  • Your total:
    • 150 weighted marks.

Remember, grade boundaries change each exam series. This means the same total mark might lead to a different grade in another year. Don't be tempted to compare your marks with your friend who sat the exam last year — the boundaries could be completely different!

Check with Edexcel (Pearson) to see if your course uses weighted scores.

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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 2026 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 2026 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.