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GCSE grade boundaries November 2024
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 2024?
- In November 2024, grade 4 needed: Edexcel Higher 43 out of 240; Edexcel Foundation 141 out of 240. Figures from each exam board's published grade boundaries.
- What was the grade 4 boundary in GCSE English Language in November 2024?
- In November 2024, grade 4 needed: AQA 70 out of 160; Edexcel 84 out of 160; OCR 71 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 | 200 | 170 | 140 | 107 | 75 | 43 | 27 | – | – | |
| Edexcel Foundation | 240 | – | – | – | – | 174 | 141 | 103 | 66 | 29 |
Grade 4 boundary compared with November 2023: Edexcel Higher 4 marks lower; Edexcel Foundation 1 mark higher.
GCSE English Language
| Board | Out of | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AQA | 160 | 121 | 111 | 102 | 91 | 80 | 70 | 52 | 34 | 16 | |
| Edexcel | 160 | 132 | 123 | 114 | 104 | 94 | 84 | 64 | 45 | 26 | |
| OCR | 160 | 134 | 121 | 108 | 95 | 83 | 71 | 56 | 41 | 26 |
Grade 4 boundary compared with November 2023: AQA no change; Edexcel 4 marks higher; OCR 2 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.
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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