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Edexcel (Pearson) IGCSE Grade Boundaries 2027: Averages & Why They Matter

Curious about the Edexcel (Pearson) IGCSE grade boundaries for 2027? If you're sitting your IGCSE exams 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) IGCSE exams from the past 7 years. These aren't predictions, but they give you a solid idea of what boundaries normally look like.

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Average Grade Boundaries 2027

We've crunched the numbers from the past 7 years to work out average grade boundaries for Edexcel (Pearson) IGCSE exams. 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.

Subject	Year	Month	Maximum Mark	Grade 9	Grade 8	Grade 7	Grade 6	Grade 5	Grade 4	Grade 3	Grade 2	Grade 1
Accounting	2027	November	150	114	99	86	75	64	53	40	28	15
Accounting Paper(s) 01 02	2027	November	150	123	111	99	88	77	66	50	35	20
Accounting Paper(s) 01R 02R	2027	June	150	129	115	102	90	78	66	50	34	19
Arabic (First Language)	2027	June	125	89	80	72	64	57	50	37	26	14
Arabic (First Language) Paper(s) 01 02	2027	November	125	92	85	78	70	63	55	43	31	20
Art & Design: 3D Design	2027	June	144	101	92	83	73	64	55	43	30	19
Art & Design: Fine Art	2027	June	144	101	92	83	73	64	55	43	30	19
Art & Design: Fine Art Paper(s) 01 02	2027	November	144	121	109	96	81	66	51	39	26	15
Art & Design: Fine Art Paper(s) 01T 02	2027	November	144	120	105	90	71	52	34	24	14	5
Art & Design: Graphic Design	2027	June	144	101	92	83	73	64	55	43	30	19
Art & Design: Graphic Design Paper(s) 01 02	2027	November	144	120	105	90	71	52	34	24	14	5
Art & Design: Graphic Design Paper(s) 01T 02	2027	November	144	120	105	90	71	52	34	24	14	5
Art & Design: Photography	2027	June	144	101	92	83	73	64	55	43	30	19
Art & Design: Textile Design	2027	June	144	101	92	83	73	64	55	43	30	19
Bangla	2027	June	100	82	75	68	58	48	39	30	21	13
Bangla Paper(s) 01	2027	November	100	82	77	72	62	54	45	36	26	18
Bangladesh Studies	2027	June	150	117	107	96	86	75	65	51	37	23
Biology	2027	January	180	129	110	92	74	56	39	31	24	18
Biology Paper(s)	2027	November	180	128	111	94	76	58	40	31	23	15
Biology Paper(s) 1B & 2B	2027	November	180	133	115	97	80	64	49	40	32	24
Biology Paper(s) 1B 2B	2027	November	180	139	122	105	90	76	62	51	39	29
Biology Paper(s) 1BR 2BR	2027	June	180	140	122	104	90	76	62	51	40	29
Biology Papers 1BR & 2BR	2027	November	180	132	115	98	84	71	57	48	38	30
Business	2027	November	160	108	96	85	71	58	45	38	30	23
Business Paper(s) 01 02	2027	November	160	123	112	102	89	76	64	54	45	37
Business Paper(s) 01R 02R	2027	June	160	125	116	107	93	80	68	57	47	37
Business Paper(s) 1 2C	2027	June	160	133	123	113	101	89	77	68	59	50
Business Paper(s) 1C 02	2027	June	160	133	124	114	102	91	79	69	59	49
Business Paper(s) 1C 2C	2027	November	160	133	123	113	100	87	74	64	54	45
Business Paper(s) 1CR 2CR	2027	June	160	138	130	122	109	96	83	70	57	44
Chemistry	2027	January	180	139	119	99	80	61	42	33	24	16
Chemistry Paper(s)	2027	November	180	136	116	97	78	59	40	30	21	12
Chemistry Paper(s) 1C & 2C	2027	November	180	150	132	115	97	79	61	50	39	29
Chemistry Paper(s) 1C 2C	2027	November	180	145	124	103	89	75	61	48	36	24
Chemistry Paper(s) 1CR & 2CR	2027	November	180	151	134	117	101	85	69	56	43	31
Chemistry Paper(s) 1CR 2CR	2027	June	180	143	121	100	86	73	61	48	35	23
Chinese	2027	November	160	130	113	97	90	83	77	59	42	25
Chinese Paper(s) 01 02	2027	November	120	109	85	61	55	49	43	33	24	15
Chinese Paper(s) 01 02 03	2027	November	160	147	136	125	117	108	101	79	57	36
Chinese Paper(s) 01R 02R	2027	November	120	102	85	68	62	56	50	38	27	16
Chinese Paper(s) 01R 02R 03	2027	June	160	145	130	116	106	96	87	68	49	31
Commerce	2027	November	160	99	86	74	66	58	51	43	35	28
Commerce Paper(s) 01 02	2027	November	160	115	106	97	88	81	73	65	56	47
Commerce Paper(s) 01R 02R	2027	June	160	116	106	97	88	80	73	64	55	47
Computer Science	2027	November	160	120	104	88	69	51	33	28	23	19
Computer Science Paper(s) 01 02	2027	June	160	134	123	113	98	85	71	52	34	16
Economics	2027	November	160	92	80	68	57	46	35	28	22	16
Economics Paper(s) 01 02	2027	November	160	113	102	91	82	74	66	55	45	36
Economics Paper(s) 01C 02C	2027	June	160	113	102	92	84	76	69	58	47	36
Economics Paper(s) 01CR 02CR	2027	June	160	114	102	90	82	75	68	56	44	33
Economics Paper(s) 01R & 02R	2027	November	160	104	95	86	77	69	61	51	41	31
Economics Paper(s) 01R 02R	2027	June	160	114	102	91	82	73	65	53	41	30
Economics Paper(s) 1C 2C	2027	November	160	117	107	98	90	82	75	63	51	39
English as a Second Language Paper(s) 01 02	2027	November	150	138	131	124	113	103	92	80	69	58
English as a Second Language Paper(s) 01R 02R	2027	June	150	121	113	105	95	84	74	63	53	44
English as a Second Language Paper(s) 03	2027	November	40	37	32	28	23	18	15	11	9	7
English as a Second Language Papers 01 & 02	2027	January	150	139	132	125	115	106	97	85	73	62
English as a Second Language Papers 01R & 02R	2027	January	150	137	131	125	115	106	97	85	73	62
English as a Second Language Speaking Endorsement	2027	January	40	38	34	30	26	23	20	15	11	7
English Language A	2027	January	150	115	104	94	82	71	60	46	32	18
English Language A Paper(s) 01 02	2027	November	150	113	104	96	87	77	68	50	34	17
English Language A Paper(s) 01 03	2027	November	150	122	114	106	95	85	74	57	40	23
English Language A Paper(s) 01 03T	2027	November	150	122	114	106	95	85	74	57	40	23
English Language A Paper(s) 012C	2027	June	150	112	105	98	89	80	71	52	34	16
English Language A Paper(s) 01C 03	2027	June	150	122	113	104	93	82	71	55	39	24
English Language A Paper(s) 01R 02R	2027	June	150	115	107	99	89	80	71	53	36	19
English Language A Paper(s) 01R 03	2027	June	150	122	113	105	94	84	74	57	39	23
English Language A Paper(s) 01R 03T	2027	June	150	123	114	106	95	85	75	57	40	23
English Language A Paper(s) 02 1C	2027	November	150	112	105	98	88	79	70	52	34	17
English Language A Paper(s) 021C	2027	June	150	112	105	98	89	80	71	52	34	16
English Language A Paper(s) 03 1C	2027	November	150	123	115	108	97	87	77	59	41	24
English Language A Paper(s) 03 1CR	2027	June	150	124	115	107	97	87	78	59	41	24
English Language A Paper(s) 03T 1C	2027	November	150	123	115	108	97	87	77	59	41	24
English Language A Paper(s) 03T 1CR	2027	June	150	123	114	106	96	86	77	59	41	24
English Language A Paper(s) 1C 2C	2027	November	150	113	105	98	89	79	70	52	34	17
English Language A Paper(s) 1CR 2CR	2027	June	150	115	107	99	90	82	73	54	35	17
English Language A Papers 01 & 02	2027	November	150	113	103	92	82	72	62	47	31	16
English Language A Papers 01 & 03	2027	November	150	124	113	103	91	80	70	54	38	22
English Language A Papers 01 & 03T	2027	November	150	124	113	103	91	80	70	54	38	22
English Language A Papers 01R & 02R	2027	November	150	114	103	92	82	72	62	47	31	16
English Language A Papers 01R & 03	2027	January	150	121	111	101	91	81	71	55	39	24
English Language A Papers 01R & 03T	2027	January	150	121	111	101	91	81	71	55	39	24
English Language B	2027	January	100	67	59	52	45	38	31	23	15	7
English Language B Paper 01	2027	November	100	73	66	59	54	49	44	33	22	12
English Language B Paper 01R	2027	November	100	69	62	56	52	48	44	33	22	12
English Language B Paper(s) 01	2027	November	100	68	62	57	53	49	46	35	24	14
English Language B Paper(s) 01R	2027	June	100	67	61	55	52	49	46	36	26	16
English Literature	2027	January	150	108	97	87	75	64	53	39	25	12
English Literature Paper(s) 01 02	2027	November	150	115	106	98	86	75	63	48	33	18
English Literature Paper(s) 01 03	2027	November	150	122	112	103	91	79	68	52	36	20
English Literature Paper(s) 01 03T	2027	November	150	123	113	105	93	81	70	53	37	21
English Literature Paper(s) 01 2C	2027	June	150	120	112	105	92	80	68	51	35	19
English Literature Paper(s) 01R 02R	2027	June	150	117	108	100	89	78	67	51	36	20
English Literature Paper(s) 01R 03	2027	June	150	123	114	105	93	82	71	55	38	22
English Literature Paper(s) 01R 03T	2027	June	150	123	114	105	93	83	72	55	38	22
English Literature Paper(s) 01R 2CR	2027	June	150	122	112	102	91	80	69	52	35	18
English Literature Paper(s) 02 1C	2027	November	150	119	110	103	91	79	67	50	34	19
English Literature Paper(s) 03 1C	2027	June	150	124	115	106	94	82	71	54	37	21
English Literature Paper(s) 03 1CR	2027	June	150	125	116	107	95	84	72	55	38	22
English Literature Paper(s) 03T 1C	2027	June	150	124	115	106	94	82	71	54	37	21
English Literature Paper(s) 1C 2C	2027	November	150	119	110	103	91	79	67	50	34	19
English Literature Paper(s) 1CR 2CR	2027	June	150	123	114	105	93	81	69	52	35	19
English Literature Papers 01 & 02	2027	November	150	111	100	90	78	67	56	41	26	12
English Literature Papers 01 & 03	2027	November	150	118	106	95	83	72	61	45	30	15
English Literature Papers 01 & 03T	2027	November	150	118	106	95	83	72	61	45	30	15
English Literature Papers 01R & 02R	2027	November	150	110	99	89	77	66	55	40	26	12
English Literature Papers 01R & 03	2027	November	150	117	106	96	84	73	63	47	31	16
French	2027	November	160	134	118	102	91	81	71	53	36	19
French Paper(s) 01 02	2027	November	120	89	77	65	55	45	35	26	18	10
French Paper(s) 01 02 03	2027	November	160	131	115	100	89	78	68	52	36	20
French Paper(s) 01 02 03T	2027	June	160	131	115	100	88	77	67	51	36	21
French Paper(s) 01R 02R	2027	November	120	92	80	69	55	41	27	21	15	10
French Paper(s) 01R 02R 03	2027	June	160	127	110	94	81	70	58	45	33	20
Further Pure Mathematics	2027	January	200	149	110	72	59	47	35	29	-	-
Further Pure Mathematics Paper(s) 01 02	2027	November	200	161	137	114	91	69	47	36	-	-
Further Pure Mathematics Paper(s) 01R 02R	2027	June	200	164	141	119	95	71	48	36	-	-
Further Pure Mathematics Papers 01 & 02	2027	November	200	171	146	121	99	77	56	45	-	-
Further Pure Mathematics Papers 01R & 02R	2027	November	200	169	146	123	102	81	61	51	-	-
Geography	2027	November	175	129	115	102	87	73	59	46	32	19
Geography Paper(s) 01 02	2027	November	175	132	119	106	92	79	66	52	37	23
Geography Paper(s) 01R 02R	2027	June	175	127	114	100	87	75	63	49	35	21
German Paper(s) 01 02	2027	November	120	79	66	53	42	31	21	17	14	11
German Paper(s) 01 02 03	2027	June	160	132	115	98	84	70	56	47	37	28
German Paper(s) 01R 02R	2027	November	120	80	66	53	45	37	30	25	20	15
German Paper(s) 01R 02R 03	2027	June	160	138	120	102	87	73	59	49	39	29
Global Citizenship	2027	June	100	78	71	64	58	51	45	34	24	14
Greek (First Language)	2027	June	125	103	94	86	78	71	63	52	41	30
History	2027	November	120	97	87	77	69	61	53	39	25	12
History Paper(s) 01 02	2027	November	120	97	88	79	70	62	54	40	26	12
History Paper(s) 01 2C	2027	June	120	98	89	81	72	64	56	42	28	14
History Paper(s) 01R 02R	2027	June	120	95	84	73	64	56	48	35	23	11
History Paper(s) 1A 2A	2027	June	90	71	63	54	48	41	35	26	17	8
History Paper(s) 1AR 2AR	2027	June	90	70	62	54	46	39	32	24	16	8
History Paper(s) 1B 2B	2027	June	90	70	62	53	46	39	32	23	15	7
History Paper(s) 1BR 2BR	2027	June	90	71	63	55	48	41	34	26	18	10
History Paper(s) 1C 2C	2027	November	120	98	90	82	73	65	57	42	28	14
History Paper(s)1CR 2CR	2027	June	120	97	86	76	67	59	51	38	25	12
Human Biology	2027	November	180	134	120	106	94	82	70	56	41	28
Human Biology Paper(s) 01 02	2027	November	180	144	130	117	104	91	78	61	45	30
Human Biology Paper(s) 01R 02R	2027	June	180	141	130	119	107	95	83	67	51	36
ICT	2027	November	200	132	115	99	84	69	54	42	30	18
ICT Paper(s) 01 02	2027	November	200	142	128	114	98	83	68	53	38	24
ICT Paper(s) 01R 02	2027	June	200	144	131	119	103	87	72	56	40	24
ICT Paper(s) 01R 02R	2027	November	200	125	108	92	72	52	32	24	17	10
Islamic Studies	2027	June	90	73	67	61	53	46	39	34	30	25
Mathematics A (Foundation)	2027	January	200	-	-	-	-	120	92	68	44	20
Mathematics A (Foundation) Paper(s) 1F 2F	2027	November	200	-	-	-	-	135	109	80	51	23
Mathematics A (Foundation) Paper(s) 1FR 2FR	2027	June	200	-	-	-	-	133	106	77	49	22
Mathematics A (Foundation) Papers 1F & 2F	2027	January	200	-	-	-	-	145	120	88	56	24
Mathematics A (Foundation) Papers 1FR & 2FR	2027	January	200	-	-	-	-	141	112	83	54	25
Mathematics A (Higher)	2027	January	200	141	115	89	66	43	22	10	-	-
Mathematics A (Higher) Paper(s) 1H 2H	2027	November	200	151	124	98	76	54	33	22	-	-
Mathematics A (Higher) Paper(s) 1HR 2HR	2027	June	200	157	129	101	78	54	32	20	-	-
Mathematics A (Higher) Papers 1H & 2H	2027	January	200	159	131	104	83	62	41	30	-	-
Mathematics A (Higher) Papers 1HR & 2HR	2027	January	200	158	130	103	82	61	41	31	-	-
Mathematics B	2027	January	300	205	164	122	91	60	29	13	-	-
Mathematics B Paper(s) 01 02	2027	November	300	221	181	142	114	87	60	47	-	-
Mathematics B Paper(s) 01R 02R	2027	June	300	231	189	148	119	91	63	49	-	-
Mathematics B Papers 01 & 02	2027	January	300	244	210	177	144	111	78	61	-	-
Mathematics B Papers 01R & 02R	2027	January	300	241	208	175	142	109	77	61	-	-
Pakistan Studies	2027	June	150	118	107	96	85	75	64	51	38	25
Physics	2027	January	180	128	106	85	67	50	34	27	21	15
Physics Paper(s) 1P 2P	2027	November	180	138	119	101	88	76	64	53	42	32
Physics Paper(s) 1PR 2PR	2027	June	180	138	118	99	86	73	60	49	39	30
Physics Papers 1P & 2P	2027	January	180	149	135	122	110	98	87	71	55	40
Physics Papers 1PR & 2PR	2027	January	180	148	134	120	110	100	91	74	57	40
Religious Studies	2027	June	167	115	105	95	84	73	62	51	40	29
Religious Studies 01 2A	2027	June	167	122	114	106	100	94	89	75	61	48
Religious Studies 01 2B	2027	June	167	123	115	107	101	95	90	76	62	49
Religious Studies 01 2C	2027	June	167	123	115	107	101	95	90	76	62	49
Religious Studies 01 2D	2027	June	167	124	116	108	102	96	90	76	63	50
Religious Studies 01 2E	2027	June	167	124	116	108	102	96	91	77	63	49
Religious Studies 01 2F	2027	June	167	123	115	107	101	95	90	76	62	49
Science (Single Award)	2027	June	180	124	107	90	76	61	48	38	28	19
Science (Single Award) Paper(s) 1B 1C 1P	2027	June	180	163	144	127	112	98	84	69	55	40
Sinhala	2027	June	100	87	80	73	65	57	49	41	34	27
Spanish Paper(s) 01 02	2027	November	120	88	73	59	50	41	33	27	21	15
Spanish Paper(s) 01 02 03	2027	June	160	135	116	96	84	72	60	48	36	24
Spanish Paper(s) 01 02 03T	2027	June	160	135	115	96	84	72	60	48	36	24
Spanish Paper(s) 01R 02R	2027	November	120	82	71	61	51	41	32	26	20	15
Spanish Paper(s) 01R 02R 03	2027	June	160	129	111	92	80	68	57	45	34	24
Swahili Paper(s) 01 02	2027	June	120	97	89	80	69	58	47	39	31	24
Tamil	2027	June	100	73	68	64	60	55	52	42	32	23
Accounting Paper(s) 01r 02r	2027	June	150	130	118	106	95	84	74	56	38	20
Art & Design:fine Art Paper(s) 01 02	2027	June	144	122	112	102	90	79	68	53	38	24
Art & Designgraph.comm: . Paper(s) 01 02	2027	June	144	122	112	102	90	79	68	53	38	24
Art & Design:photography Paper(s) 01 02	2027	June	144	122	112	102	90	79	68	53	38	24
Art & Design:3d Design Paper(s) 01 02	2027	June	144	122	112	102	90	79	68	53	38	24
Art & Design:textile Des. Paper(s) 01 02	2027	June	144	122	112	102	90	79	68	53	38	24
Bangladesh Studies Paper(s) 01 02	2027	June	150	133	122	111	100	89	79	63	47	32
Biology Paper(s) 1b 2b	2027	June	180	140	124	109	94	79	65	54	43	32
Biology Paper(s) 1br 2br	2027	June	180	144	127	111	96	81	67	56	45	34
Business Paper(s) 01r 02r	2027	June	160	130	122	114	101	89	77	66	55	44
Business Paper(s) 1c 2c	2027	June	160	130	121	112	101	90	80	69	58	48
Business Paper(s) 01 2c	2027	June	160	130	121	112	101	90	80	69	58	48
Business Paper(s) 1cr 2cr	2027	June	160	130	122	114	101	89	77	66	55	44
Business Paper(s) 01r 2cr	2027	June	160	130	122	114	101	89	77	66	55	44
Chemistry Paper(s) 1c 2c	2027	June	180	151	134	117	104	91	79	62	45	29
Chemistry Paper(s) 1cr 2cr	2027	June	180	154	136	119	106	93	81	64	47	31
Chinese Paper(s) 01r 02r 03	2027	June	160	148	135	123	115	108	101	79	57	36
Commerce Paper(s) 01r 02r	2027	June	160	128	120	113	106	99	93	83	73	64
Economics Paper(s) 01r 02r	2027	June	160	116	105	95	88	81	75	62	50	38
Economics Paper(s) 1c 2c	2027	June	160	116	106	97	89	82	75	62	50	38
Economics Paper(s) 1cr 2cr	2027	June	160	116	105	95	88	81	75	62	50	38
English As A Second Language Paper(s) 01 02	2027	June	150	141	135	129	121	113	105	92	79	67
English As A Second Language Paper(s) 01r 02r	2027	June	150	141	133	126	118	110	103	90	77	65
English As A Second Language Paper(s) 03	2027	June	40	37	32	28	24	20	17	13	10	7
English Language A Paper(s) 01r 02r	2027	June	150	109	101	94	86	78	71	53	35	17
English Language A Paper(s) 01r 03	2027	June	150	122	114	107	97	87	78	60	42	24
English Language A Paper(s) 01 03t	2027	June	150	123	116	109	99	89	79	60	42	24
English Language A Paper(s) 01r 03t	2027	June	150	122	114	107	97	87	78	60	42	24
English Language A Paper(s) 1c 2c	2027	June	150	113	106	99	90	81	73	54	35	17
English Language A Paper(s) 02 1c	2027	June	150	113	106	99	90	81	73	54	35	17
English Language A Paper(s) 01 20	2027	June	150	113	106	99	90	81	73	54	35	17
English Language A Paper(s) 03 10	2027	June	150	123	116	109	99	89	79	60	42	24
English Language A Paper(s) 1cr 2cr	2027	June	150	109	101	94	86	78	71	53	35	17
English Language A Paper(s) 02r 1cr	2027	June	150	109	101	94	86	78	71	53	35	17
English Language A Paper(s) 03 1cr	2027	June	150	122	114	107	97	87	78	60	42	24
English Language B Paper(s) 01r	2027	June	100	69	64	59	56	53	50	37	25	13
English Literature Paper(s) 01r 02r	2027	June	150	119	111	104	92	80	68	51	35	19
English Literature Paper(s) 01r 03	2027	June	150	125	116	107	95	83	72	55	38	22
English Literature Paper(s) 01 03t	2027	June	150	125	116	107	95	83	72	55	38	22
English Literature Paper(s) 01r 03t	2027	June	150	125	116	107	95	83	72	55	38	22
English Literature Paper(s) 1c 2c	2027	June	150	120	112	105	93	81	69	52	36	20
English Literature Paper(s) 02 1c	2027	June	150	120	112	105	93	81	69	52	36	20
English Literature Paper(s) 03 1c	2027	June	150	125	116	107	95	83	72	55	38	22
English Literature Paper(s) 1cr 2cr	2027	June	150	119	111	104	92	80	68	51	35	19
English Literature Paper(s) 03 1cr	2027	June	150	125	116	107	95	83	72	55	38	22
French Paper(s) 01r 02r 03	2027	June	160	128	110	93	82	71	61	47	33	20
French Paper(s) 01 02 03t	2027	June	160	131	113	96	85	75	65	50	35	20
Further Pure Mathematics Paper(s) 01r 02r	2027	June	200	184	164	145	120	96	72	60	-	-
Geography Paper(s) 01r 02r	2027	June	175	129	118	107	94	82	70	54	38	22
Geography Paper(s) 1c 2c	2027	June	175	140	127	114	100	87	74	59	44	29
Geography Paper(s) 1c 02	2027	June	175	140	127	114	100	87	74	59	44	29
Geography Paper(s) 01 20	2027	June	175	140	127	114	100	87	74	59	44	29
Geography Paper(s) 1cr 2cr	2027	June	175	129	118	107	94	82	70	54	38	22
German Paper(s) 01r 02r 03	2027	June	160	135	118	102	88	74	61	51	41	31
Greek (First Language) Paper(s) 01 02	2027	June	125	105	97	89	81	73	65	53	41	29
Global Citizenship Paper(s) 01	2027	June	100	84	78	71	65	58	53	40	28	16
Global Citizenship Paper(s) 1c	2027	June	100	85	79	73	67	61	56	43	31	19
History Paper(s) 01r 02r	2027	June	120	97	88	79	70	62	54	40	26	12
History Paper(s) 1c 2c	2027	June	120	98	89	81	72	64	56	41	26	12
History Paper(s) 1c 02	2027	June	120	98	89	81	72	64	56	41	26	12
History Paper(s) 1cr 2cr	2027	June	120	97	88	79	70	62	54	40	26	12
History Paper(s) 01r 2cr	2027	June	120	97	88	79	70	62	54	40	26	12
Human Biology Paper(s) 01r 02r	2027	June	180	156	143	131	117	103	89	70	51	32
Ict Paper(s) 01 02	2027	June	200	160	148	137	120	103	87	68	49	30
Ict Paper(s) 01r 02	2027	June	200	155	145	135	118	101	84	65	46	27
Islamic Studies Paper(s) 01	2027	June	90	78	75	73	68	63	59	52	46	40
Islamic Studies Paper(s) 1c	2027	June	90	77	74	71	66	62	58	52	46	40
Mathematics A (Foundation) Paper(s) 1f 2f	2027	June	200	-	-	-	-	150	128	94	60	26
Mathematics A (Higher) Paper(s) 1h 2h	2027	June	200	172	144	117	92	68	44	32	-	-
Mathematics A (Foundation) Paper(s) 1fr 2fr	2027	June	200	-	-	-	-	144	122	88	54	20
Mathematics A (Higher) Paper(s) 1hr 2hr	2027	June	200	167	140	113	89	65	41	29	-	-
Mathematics B Paper(s) 01r 02r	2027	June	300	237	196	155	127	99	72	58	-	-
Pakistan Studies Paper(s) 01 02	2027	June	150	133	122	113	102	92	83	65	48	31
Pakistan Studies Paper(s) 1c 2c	2027	June	150	136	127	119	109	99	90	71	52	34
Physics Paper(s) 1p 2p	2027	June	180	143	126	110	98	87	76	63	50	38
Physics Paper(s) 1pr 2pr	2027	June	180	142	124	107	95	84	73	60	47	35
Religious Studies Paper(s) 01 2a	2027	June	167	120	111	103	96	89	83	71	59	47
Religious Studies Paper(s) 01 2b	2027	June	167	124	115	107	100	93	87	74	62	50
Religious Studies Paper(s) 01 20	2027	June	167	117	110	104	98	92	86	73	60	48
Religious Studies Paper(s) 01 2d	2027	June	167	117	112	107	100	93	86	73	61	49
Religious Studies Paper(s) 01 2e	2027	June	167	121	113	106	100	94	89	75	61	48
Religious Studies Paper(s) 01 2f	2027	June	167	117	110	104	98	92	86	73	60	47
Science (Single Award) Paper(s) 1b 1c 1p	2027	June	180	156	141	127	114	101	88	74	60	47
Sinhala Paper(s) 01	2027	June	100	91	84	77	70	63	56	48	41	34
Spanish Paper(s) 01r 02r 03	2027	June	160	133	115	97	85	73	61	49	37	25
Spanish Paper(s) 01 02 03t	2027	June	160	135	117	99	86	73	61	49	37	25
Spanish Paper(s) 01r 02r 03t	2027	June	160	133	115	97	85	73	61	49	37	25
Tamil Paper(s) 01	2027	June	100	80	77	74	71	68	66	53	41	29
Art & Design: Graphic Communication Paper(s) 01 02	2027	June	144	122	112	102	90	79	68	53	38	24
Art & Design: Photography Paper(s) 01 02	2027	June	144	122	112	102	90	79	68	53	38	24
Art & Design: 3D Design Paper(s) 01 02	2027	June	144	122	112	102	90	79	68	53	38	24
Art & Design: Textile Design Paper(s) 01 02	2027	June	144	122	112	102	90	79	68	53	38	24
Economics Paper(s) 1CR 2CR	2027	June	160	121	111	101	94	87	81	69	57	45
English Language A Paper(s) 01 2C	2027	June	150	113	105	98	88	78	69	51	34	17
Geography Paper(s) 1C 2C	2027	June	175	138	126	114	100	87	74	59	44	29
Geography Paper(s) 1C 02	2027	June	175	138	126	114	100	87	74	59	44	29
Geography Paper(s) 1CR 2CR	2027	June	175	136	121	107	94	82	70	54	38	22
Global Citizenship Paper(s) 1C	2027	June	100	83	76	69	62	55	49	37	25	13
History Paper(s) 1C 02	2027	June	120	99	91	83	74	66	58	43	28	14
History Paper(s) 1CR 2CR	2027	June	120	94	84	75	66	57	49	36	24	12
Information and Communication Technology Paper(s) 01 02	2027	June	200	153	139	125	109	93	78	60	42	24
Information and Communication Technology Paper(s) 01R 02	2027	June	200	155	145	135	120	106	92	70	48	27
Information and Communication Technology Paper(s) 1C 02	2027	June	200	153	139	125	109	93	78	60	42	24
Information and Communication Technology Paper(s) 1CR 02	2027	June	200	155	145	135	120	106	92	70	48	27
Islamic Studies Paper(s) 1C	2027	June	90	79	76	74	69	64	59	52	45	39
Pakistan Studies Paper(s) 1C 2C	2027	June	150	129	117	106	95	85	75	59	43	27
Pakistan Studies Paper(s) 1C 02	2027	June	150	129	117	106	95	85	75	59	43	27
Religious Studies Paper(s) 01 2A	2027	June	167	115	106	98	89	81	73	61	49	37
Religious Studies Paper(s) 01 2B	2027	June	167	118	107	97	88	79	70	58	46	35
Religious Studies Paper(s) 01 2C	2027	June	167	115	108	101	93	85	78	64	51	38
Religious Studies Paper(s) 01 2D	2027	June	167	119	111	104	95	86	78	64	50	37
Religious Studies Paper(s) 01 2E	2027	June	167	118	109	101	92	83	75	61	48	35
Religious Studies Paper(s) 01 2F	2027	June	167	115	108	101	93	85	78	64	51	38

Disclaimer: These are not the official grade boundaries for 2027. 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) IGCSE Grade Boundaries 2026

Last year's boundaries can give you a feel for what might happen in 2027. Here's how they looked:

Subject	Year	Month	Maximum Mark	Grade 9	Grade 8	Grade 7	Grade 6	Grade 5	Grade 4	Grade 3	Grade 2	Grade 1
Accounting Paper(s) 01 02	2026	June	150	133	121	109	98	87	76	57	39	21
Accounting Paper(s) 01R 02R	2026	June	150	131	116	101	91	81	72	53	34	16
Arabic (First Language) Paper(s) 01 02	2026	June	125	87	78	69	61	53	45	35	25	16
Art & Design: Fine Art Paper(s) 01 02	2026	June	144	122	112	102	90	79	68	53	38	24
Art & Design: Graphic Communication Paper(s) 01 02	2026	June	144	122	112	102	90	79	68	53	38	24
Art & Design: Photography Paper(s) 01 02	2026	June	144	122	112	102	90	79	68	53	38	24
Art & Design: 3D Design Paper(s) 01 02	2026	June	144	122	112	102	90	79	68	53	38	24
Art & Design: Textile Design Paper(s) 01 02	2026	June	144	122	112	102	90	79	68	53	38	24
Bangla Paper(s) 01	2026	June	100	75	67	60	51	43	35	26	18	10
Bangladesh Studies Paper(s) 01 02	2026	June	150	133	122	111	100	89	79	63	47	32
Biology Paper(s) 1B 2B	2026	June	180	142	127	112	97	82	67	55	43	32
Biology Paper(s) 1BR 2BR	2026	June	180	146	131	117	104	92	80	64	49	34
Business Paper(s) 01 02	2026	June	160	133	124	115	103	92	81	70	59	48
Business Paper(s) 01R 02R	2026	June	160	137	129	122	110	98	87	72	58	44
Business Paper(s) 1C 2C	2026	June	160	133	124	115	103	92	81	70	59	48
Business Paper(s) 1C 02	2026	June	160	133	124	115	103	92	81	70	59	48
Business Paper(s) 1CR 2CR	2026	June	160	137	129	122	110	98	87	72	58	44
Chemistry Paper(s) 1C 2C	2026	June	180	141	122	103	90	78	66	53	41	29
Chemistry Paper(s) 1CR 2CR	2026	June	180	150	130	111	99	88	77	61	46	31
Chinese Paper(s) 01 02 03	2026	June	160	146	133	121	113	106	99	77	55	34
Chinese Paper(s) 01R 02R 03	2026	June	160	146	133	121	113	106	99	77	55	34
Commerce Paper(s) 01 02	2026	June	160	125	118	111	104	97	91	81	71	61
Commerce Paper(s) 01R 02R	2026	June	160	127	120	113	106	99	93	83	73	64
Computer Science Paper(s) 01 02	2026	June	160	140	130	121	108	95	82	60	39	18
Economics Paper(s) 01 02	2026	June	160	122	112	102	93	85	77	64	51	38
Economics Paper(s) 01R 02R	2026	June	160	121	111	101	94	87	81	69	57	45
Economics Paper(s) 1C 2C	2026	June	160	122	112	102	93	85	77	64	51	38
Economics Paper(s) 1CR 2CR	2026	June	160	121	111	101	94	87	81	69	57	45
English Language A Paper(s) 01 02	2026	June	150	113	105	98	88	78	69	51	34	17
English Language A Paper(s) 01 03	2026	June	150	123	115	108	97	87	77	59	41	24
English Language A Paper(s) 01R 02R	2026	June	150	116	108	100	91	82	73	54	35	17
English Language A Paper(s) 01R 03	2026	June	150	126	118	110	100	90	80	61	42	24
English Language A Paper(s) 01 03T	2026	June	150	123	115	108	97	87	77	59	41	24
English Language A Paper(s) 01R 03T	2026	June	150	126	118	110	100	90	80	61	42	24
English Language A Paper(s) 1C 2C	2026	June	150	113	105	98	88	78	69	51	34	17
English Language A Paper(s) 02 1C	2026	June	150	113	105	98	88	78	69	51	34	17
English Language A Paper(s) 01 2C	2026	June	150	113	105	98	88	78	69	51	34	17
English Language A Paper(s) 03 1C	2026	June	150	123	115	108	97	87	77	59	41	24
English Language A Paper(s) 1CR 2CR	2026	June	150	116	108	100	91	82	73	54	35	17
English Language A Paper(s) 03 1CR	2026	June	150	126	118	110	100	90	80	61	42	24
English Language A Paper(s) 03T 1C	2026	June	150	123	115	108	97	87	77	59	41	24
English Language B Paper(s) 01	2026	June	100	70	65	60	57	54	51	39	27	16
English Language B Paper(s) 01R	2026	June	100	70	64	59	56	53	50	38	27	16
English Literature Paper(s) 01 02	2026	June	150	121	113	106	93	81	69	52	36	20
English Literature Paper(s) 01 03	2026	June	150	125	116	108	96	84	72	55	38	22
English Literature Paper(s) 01R 02R	2026	June	150	123	115	108	94	81	68	51	35	19
English Literature Paper(s) 01R 03	2026	June	150	127	118	109	96	84	72	55	38	22
English Literature Paper(s) 01 03T	2026	June	150	125	116	108	96	84	72	55	38	22
English Literature Paper(s) 1C 2C	2026	June	150	121	113	106	93	81	69	52	36	20
English Literature Paper(s) 02 1C	2026	June	150	121	113	106	93	81	69	52	36	20
English Literature Paper(s) 01 2C	2026	June	150	121	113	106	93	81	69	52	36	20
English Literature Paper(s) 03 1C	2026	June	150	125	116	108	96	84	72	55	38	22
English Literature Paper(s) 1CR 2CR	2026	June	150	123	115	108	94	81	68	51	35	19
English Literature Paper(s) 03 1CR	2026	June	150	127	118	109	96	84	72	55	38	22
French Paper(s) 01 02 03	2026	June	160	130	116	103	93	83	74	56	38	20
French Paper(s) 01R 02R 03	2026	June	160	128	111	95	83	72	61	47	33	20
Further Pure Mathematics Paper(s) 01 02	2026	June	200	180	166	152	122	92	62	47	-	-
Further Pure Mathematics Paper(s) 01R 02R	2026	June	200	175	154	134	108	82	56	43	-	-
Geography Paper(s) 01 02	2026	June	175	138	126	114	100	87	74	59	44	29
Geography Paper(s) 01R 02R	2026	June	175	136	121	107	94	82	70	54	38	22
Geography Paper(s) 1C 2C	2026	June	175	138	126	114	100	87	74	59	44	29
Geography Paper(s) 1C 02	2026	June	175	138	126	114	100	87	74	59	44	29
Geography Paper(s) 1CR 2CR	2026	June	175	136	121	107	94	82	70	54	38	22
German Paper(s) 01 02 03	2026	June	160	139	123	108	92	76	61	51	41	31
German Paper(s) 01R 02R 03	2026	June	160	138	122	107	91	75	60	50	40	30
Global Citizenship Paper(s) 01	2026	June	100	83	76	69	62	55	49	37	25	13
Global Citizenship Paper(s) 1C	2026	June	100	83	76	69	62	55	49	37	25	13
Greek (First Language) Paper(s) 01 02	2026	June	125	105	97	89	81	73	65	53	41	29
History Paper(s) 01 02	2026	June	120	99	91	83	74	66	58	43	28	14
History Paper(s) 01R 02R	2026	June	120	94	84	75	66	57	49	36	24	12
History Paper(s) 1C 2C	2026	June	120	99	91	83	74	66	58	43	28	14
History Paper(s) 1C 02	2026	June	120	99	91	83	74	66	58	43	28	14
History Paper(s) 1CR 2CR	2026	June	120	94	84	75	66	57	49	36	24	12
Human Biology Paper(s) 01 02	2026	June	180	156	143	131	117	103	89	71	53	36
Human Biology Paper(s) 01R 02R	2026	June	180	160	147	135	120	106	92	72	53	34
Information and Communication Technology Paper(s) 01 02	2026	June	200	153	139	125	109	93	78	60	42	24
Information and Communication Technology Paper(s) 01R 02	2026	June	200	155	145	135	120	106	92	70	48	27
Information and Communication Technology Paper(s) 1C 02	2026	June	200	153	139	125	109	93	78	60	42	24
Information and Communication Technology Paper(s) 1CR 02	2026	June	200	155	145	135	120	106	92	70	48	27
Islamic Studies Paper(s) 01	2026	June	90	79	76	74	69	64	59	52	45	39
Islamic Studies Paper(s) 1C	2026	June	90	79	76	74	69	64	59	52	45	39
Mathematics A (Foundation) Paper(s) 1F 2F	2026	June	200	-	-	-	-	148	125	90	56	22
Mathematics A (Higher) Paper(s) 1H 2H	2026	June	200	165	138	111	87	64	41	29	-	-
Mathematics A (Foundation) Paper(s) 1FR 2FR	2026	June	200	-	-	-	-	147	125	90	55	21
Mathematics A (Higher) Paper(s) 1HR 2HR	2026	June	200	171	145	119	94	69	45	33	-	-
Mathematics B Paper(s) 01 02	2026	June	300	246	209	173	142	112	82	67	-	-
Mathematics B Paper(s) 01R 02R	2026	June	300	262	223	185	154	124	94	79	-	-
Pakistan Studies Paper(s) 01 02	2026	June	150	129	117	106	95	85	75	59	43	27
Pakistan Studies Paper(s) 1C 2C	2026	June	150	129	117	106	95	85	75	59	43	27
Pakistan Studies Paper(s) 1C 02	2026	June	150	129	117	106	95	85	75	59	43	27
Physics Paper(s) 1P 2P	2026	June	180	138	121	105	94	83	72	60	49	38
Physics Paper(s) 1PR 2PR	2026	June	180	134	116	99	88	77	67	56	45	35
Religious Studies Paper(s) 01 2A	2026	June	167	115	106	98	89	81	73	61	49	37
Religious Studies Paper(s) 01 2B	2026	June	167	118	107	97	88	79	70	58	46	35
Religious Studies Paper(s) 01 2C	2026	June	167	115	108	101	93	85	78	64	51	38
Religious Studies Paper(s) 01 2D	2026	June	167	119	111	104	95	86	78	64	50	37
Religious Studies Paper(s) 01 2E	2026	June	167	118	109	101	92	83	75	61	48	35
Religious Studies Paper(s) 01 2F	2026	June	167	115	108	101	93	85	78	64	51	38
Science (Single Award) Paper(s) 1B 1C 1P	2026	June	180	161	145	130	115	100	86	70	54	38
Sinhala Paper(s) 01	2026	June	100	89	82	75	68	61	54	47	40	33
Spanish Paper(s) 01 02 03	2026	June	160	138	119	101	88	76	64	51	38	25
Spanish Paper(s) 01R 02R 03	2026	June	160	132	114	96	84	73	62	49	37	25
Spanish Paper(s) 01 02 03T	2026	June	160	138	119	101	88	76	64	51	38	25
Swahili Paper(s) 01 02	2026	June	120	101	94	88	77	66	56	46	36	27
Tamil Paper(s) 01	2026	June	100	82	79	76	73	70	68	55	42	30

Source: Pearson Qualifications

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What to do after the 2027 Edexcel (Pearson) IGCSE grade boundaries are released: Next steps

Once the 2027 Edexcel (Pearson) IGCSE grade 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 IGCSE exams, while others shift their future plans. Our IGCSE 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. 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:

You get a raw mark for each paper (this is just the mark the examiner gives you).
Each paper gets multiplied by a weighting factor, which turns it into a weighted mark.
All your weighted marks are added up to give you your total course mark.
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)

When are the Edexcel (Pearson) IGCSE grade boundaries released?

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 2027 grade boundary averages to get an idea of what the Edexcel (Pearson) IGCSE grade boundaries may look like.

Where can I find the official 2027 Edexcel (Pearson) IGCSE grade boundaries?

We'll be updating our comprehensive Edexcel (Pearson) IGCSE grade boundaries resource as soon as the 2027 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:

How are grade boundaries set?

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.

How do grade boundaries work?

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.