November resits
GCSE grade boundaries November 2023
The marks needed for each grade in Maths and English Language, copied from each exam board's published document. Every row links to its source.
Quick answers
- What was the grade 4 boundary in GCSE Maths in November 2023?
- In November 2023, grade 4 needed: Edexcel Higher 47 out of 240; Edexcel Foundation 140 out of 240. Figures from each exam board's published grade boundaries.
- What was the grade 4 boundary in GCSE English Language in November 2023?
- In November 2023, grade 4 needed: AQA 70 out of 160; Edexcel 80 out of 160; OCR 69 out of 160. Figures from each exam board's published grade boundaries.
GCSE Maths
| Board | Out of | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edexcel Higher | 240 | 203 | 174 | 145 | 112 | 79 | 47 | 31 | – | – | |
| Edexcel Foundation | 240 | – | – | – | – | 175 | 140 | 104 | 68 | 33 |
Grade 4 boundary compared with November 2022: Edexcel Higher 9 marks higher; Edexcel Foundation 5 marks higher.
GCSE English Language
| Board | Out of | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AQA | 160 | 120 | 110 | 101 | 90 | 80 | 70 | 52 | 34 | 16 | |
| Edexcel | 160 | 131 | 122 | 113 | 102 | 91 | 80 | 58 | 36 | 15 | |
| OCR | 160 | 129 | 118 | 107 | 94 | 81 | 69 | 50 | 32 | 14 |
Grade 4 boundary compared with November 2022: AQA 1 mark lower; Edexcel 3 marks higher; OCR 4 marks higher.
AQA GCSE English Language grade calculator · Edexcel GCSE English Language grade calculator · OCR GCSE English Language grade calculator
Boundaries are set after each exam and change every series, so use them as a guide, not a prediction. 2023 was the return to normal grading: no exams were sat in summer 2020 or 2021, and 2022 was graded more generously on purpose.
On Higher, the lowest grades shown (3 in Maths) are a safety net for students who only just miss grade 4. A dash (–) means the board didn't set that grade for that tier or series.
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