What are the Edexcel A Level Grade Boundaries in 2023 and Why They Matter

Grade boundaries set by Edexcel are the minimum number of marks you need to score in your A Level exam to achieve a certain grade. The grade boundaries change for every exam series, so they will be different in 2023 than they were in previous years. Grade boundaries are set after your Edexcel A Level exams have been marked, so you won’t know the exact grade boundaries for the 2023 exams before you take them.

This article will provide you with the grade boundaries for Edexcel A Level 2023, help you interpret them, and provide tools to help you succeed in your exams.

Subject	Year	Maximum Mark	A*	A	B	C	D	E
Arabic 01 02 03	2023	370	258	226	194	162	130	98
Art, Craft And Design 01 02	2023	180	141	128	103	78	54	30
Art and Design (Fine Art) 01 02	2023	180	141	128	103	78	54	30
Art and Design (Fine Art) 01T 02	2023	180	141	128	103	78	54	30
Art and Design (Graphic Communication) 01 02	2023	180	141	128	103	78	54	30
Art and Design (Graphic Communication) 01T 02	2023	180	141	128	103	78	54	30
Art and Design (Photography) 01 02	2023	180	142	129	105	81	57	34
Art and Design (3D Design) 01 02	2023	180	141	128	103	78	54	30
Art and Design (Textile Design) 01 02	2023	180	141	128	103	78	54	30
Biology A (Salters Nuffield) 01 02 03	2023	300	222	192	162	132	102	72
Biology B 01 02 03	2023	300	213	177	148	119	91	63
Business 01 02 03	2023	335	236	216	184	152	120	88
Chemistry 01 02 03	2023	300	241	195	158	121	85	49
Chinese 01 02 03	2023	400	337	297	253	210	167	124
Design and Technology 01 02	2023	240	178	160	137	114	91	69
Design and Technology 01 02T	2023	240	178	160	137	114	91	69
Drama and Theatre 01 02 03	2023	300	253	232	198	165	132	99
Drama and Theatre 01T 02T 03	2023	300	253	232	198	165	132	99
Economics A 01 02 03	2023	335	273	245	211	177	143	110
Economics B 01 02 03	2023	335	219	189	161	134	107	80
English Language 01 02 03 04	2023	250	177	159	133	107	81	56
English Language 01 02 03 04T	2023	250	177	159	133	107	81	56
English Language & Literature 01 02 03	2023	300	247	223	183	143	103	64
English Language & Literature 01 02 03T	2023	300	247	223	183	143	103	64
English Literature 01 02 03 04	2023	300	232	211	179	147	116	85
English Literature 01 02 03 04T	2023	300	232	211	179	147	116	85
French 01 02 03	2023	400	339	297	247	197	147	97
Further Mathematics 01 02 3A 4A	2023	300	235	199	165	132	99	66
Further Mathematics 01 02 3A 3B	2023	300	237	201	168	135	102	70
Further Mathematics Subject 01 02 3A 3C	2023	300	233	197	164	132	100	68
Further Mathematics 01 02 3A 3D	2023	300	231	195	163	131	99	67
Further Mathematics 01 02 3B 3C	2023	300	224	189	158	127	97	67
Further Mathematics 01 02 3B 3D	2023	300	224	187	156	126	96	66
Further Mathematics 01 02 3B 4B	2023	300	230	194	162	130	98	66
Further Mathematics 01 02 3C 3D	2023	300	220	183	153	123	93	64
Further Mathematics 01 02 3C 4C	2023	300	229	193	161	130	99	68
Further Mathematics 01 02 3D 4D	2023	300	224	188	156	124	92	61
Geography 01 02 03 04	2023	350	270	243	211	179	147	115
Geography 01 02 03 04T	2023	350	270	243	211	179	147	115
German 01 02 03	2023	400	334	285	236	187	139	91
Greek 01 02 03	2023	370	313	274	235	196	158	120
Gujarati 01 02 03	2023	370	258	226	194	162	130	98
History 04 1A 2A 30	2023	200	174	157	132	108	84	60
History 04 1A 2A 31	2023	200	174	157	133	109	85	62
History 04 1A 2A 32	2023	200	173	156	132	108	84	60
History 04 1A 2A 33	2023	200	174	157	133	109	85	62
History 04 1A 2A 35	2023	200	175	158	134	110	86	62
History 04 1A 2A 36	2023	200	174	157	133	109	85	61
History 04 1A 2A 38	2023	200	172	155	131	107	83	60
History 04 1A 2A 39	2023	200	174	157	132	108	84	60
History 04 1B 2B 30	2023	200	171	154	131	108	85	62
History 04 1B 2B 33	2023	200	171	154	131	108	86	64
History 04 1B 2B 34	2023	200	172	155	132	109	86	64
History 04 1B 2B 35	2023	200	172	155	132	109	86	64
History 04 1B 2B 36	2023	200	171	154	131	108	85	63
History 04 1B 2B 37	2023	200	172	155	131	108	85	62
History 04 1B 2B 38	2023	200	169	152	129	106	84	62
History 04 1B 2B 39	2023	200	171	154	131	108	85	62
History 04 1C 2C 30	2023	200	172	155	131	108	85	62
History 04 1C 2C 31	2023	200	172	155	132	109	86	64
History 04 1C 2C 33	2023	200	172	155	132	109	86	64
History 04 1C 2C 34	2023	200	173	156	133	110	87	64
History 04 1C 2C 35	2023	200	173	156	133	110	87	64
History 04 1C 2C 36	2023	200	172	155	132	109	86	63
History 04 1C 2C 37	2023	200	173	156	132	108	85	62
History 04 1C 2C 39	2023	200	172	155	131	108	85	62
History 04 1D 2D 33	2023	200	173	156	133	110	87	64
History 04 1D 2D 37	2023	200	174	157	133	109	85	62
History 04 1D 2D 38	2023	200	171	154	131	108	85	62
History 04 1D 2D 39	2023	200	173	156	132	108	85	62
History 04 1E 2E 30	2023	200	173	156	133	110	87	65
History 04 1E 2E 31	2023	200	173	156	133	111	89	67
History 04 1E 2E 34	2023	200	174	157	134	111	89	67
History 04 1E 2E 35	2023	200	173	157	134	111	89	67
History 04 1E 2E 36	2023	200	174	156	133	110	88	66
History 04 1F 2F 30	2023	200	173	156	133	110	88	66
History 04 1F 2F 31	2023	200	173	156	134	112	90	68
History 04 1F 2F 34	2023	200	174	157	134	112	90	68
History 04 1F 2F 35	2023	200	172	157	134	112	90	68
History 04 1F 2F 36	2023	200	173	156	133	111	89	67
History 04 1G 2G 30	2023	200	172	155	132	110	88	66
History 04 1G 2G 31	2023	200	172	155	133	111	89	68
History 04 1G 2G 34	2023	200	173	156	134	112	90	68
History 04 1G 2G 35	2023	200	171	156	134	112	90	68
History 04 1G 2G 36	2023	200	172	155	133	111	89	67
History 04 1H 2H 30	2023	200	170	153	130	107	85	63
History 04 1H 2H 31	2023	200	170	153	131	109	87	65
History 04 1H 2H 32	2023	200	169	152	129	107	85	63
History 04 1H 2H 33	2023	200	172	153	131	109	87	65
History 04 1H 2H 34	2023	200	171	154	131	109	87	65
History 04 1H 2H 35	2023	200	171	154	131	109	87	65
History 04 1H 2H 36	2023	200	170	153	130	108	86	64
History 04T 1A 2A 32	2023	200	173	156	132	108	84	60
History 04T 1A 2A 33	2023	200	174	157	133	109	85	62
History 04T 1A 2A 39	2023	200	174	157	132	108	84	60
History 04T 1B 2B 33	2023	200	171	154	131	108	86	64
History 04T 1C 2C 33	2023	200	172	155	132	109	86	64
History 04T 1C 2C 35	2023	200	173	156	133	110	87	64
History 04T 1C 2C 37	2023	200	173	156	132	108	85	62
History 04T 1C 2C 39	2023	200	172	155	131	108	85	62
History 04T 1E 2E 30	2023	200	173	156	133	110	87	65
History 04T 1E 2E 31	2023	200	173	156	133	111	89	67
History 04T 1E 2E 35	2023	200	173	157	134	111	89	67
History 04T 1E 2E 36	2023	200	174	156	133	110	88	66
History 04T 1F 2F 34	2023	200	174	157	134	112	90	68
History 04T 1F 2F 35	2023	200	172	157	134	112	90	68
History 04T 1F 2F 36	2023	200	173	156	133	111	89	67
History 04T 1G 2G 30	2023	200	172	155	132	110	88	66
History 04T 1G 2G 31	2023	200	172	155	133	111	89	68
History 04T 1G 2G 35	2023	200	171	156	134	112	90	68
History 04T 1G 2G 36	2023	200	172	155	133	111	89	67
History 04T 1H 2H 33	2023	200	172	153	131	109	87	65
History 04T 1H 2H 34	2023	200	171	154	131	109	87	65
History 04T 1H 2H 35	2023	200	171	154	131	109	87	65
History of Art 01 02	2023	220	157	132	106	80	54	28
Italian 01 02 03	2023	400	326	284	240	196	152	108
Japanese 01 02 03	2023	370	292	253	214	175	137	99
Mathematics 01 02 03	2023	300	244	196	158	121	84	47
Music 01 02 03	2023	250	203	183	159	135	111	88
Music Technology 01 02 03 04	2023	300	240	218	189	161	133	105
Persian 01 02 03	2023	370	326	285	241	197	154	111
Physical Education 01 02 03 04	2023	360	258	229	200	172	144	116
Physical Education 01 02 03T 04	2023	360	258	229	200	172	144	116
Physical Education 01 02 03T 04T	2023	360	258	229	200	172	144	116
Physics 01 02 03	2023	300	223	190	158	126	94	62
Politics 01 02 3A	2023	252	181	159	134	109	85	61
Politics 01 02 3B	2023	252	179	158	133	108	84	60
Portuguese 01 02 03	2023	370	308	269	230	191	153	115
Psychology 01 02 03	2023	270	159	138	114	91	68	45
Religious Studies 01 02 03	2023	240	213	196	165	135	105	75
Religious Studies 01 02 4A	2023	240	211	194	164	134	104	74
Religious Studies 01 02 4B	2023	240	215	198	166	135	104	73
Religious Studies 01 02 4C	2023	240	213	196	165	135	105	75
Religious Studies 01 02 4D	2023	240	218	201	170	139	108	77
Religious Studies 01 02 4E	2023	240	216	199	169	139	109	79
Religious Studies 01 02 4F	2023	240	216	199	168	137	107	77
Religious Studies 02 03 4A	2023	240	208	191	161	131	101	72
Religious Studies 02 03 4D	2023	240	215	198	167	136	105	75
Russian 01 02 03	2023	400	352	263	224	185	146	107
Spanish 01 02 03	2023	400	341	300	249	199	149	99
Statistics 01 02 03	2023	240	210	181	150	119	89	59
Turkish 01 02 03	2023	370	339	309	259	209	159	110
Urdu 01 02 03	2023	370	333	296	244	192	140	89

Source: Pearson Qualifications

What is the best way to prepare for your A Level Edexcel exam?

The best way to prepare for your Edexcel A Level exam is to start your revision early. Begin with a list of topics for all your A Level courses and highlight the ones you are the most unsure about. Create a revision timetable with short periods of focus, giving the most time to these topics.

Ideally, you will want to revise all the topics for each subject, but often there just isn’t time. Prioritising topics will help you make the best use of the time you do have, and will give you the biggest increase in marks for your A Level exams.

Use revision notes to revise Edexcel A Level content. Flashcards are a great tool to practice recall, reinforce key concepts and boost memory retention. Then use exam questions to test your understanding and identify any areas that you are still unsure of.

It is also super helpful to use 2023 Edexcel A Level past exam papers to practice your exam technique. Set a timer for the amount of time allowed for your Edexcel A Level exam, and sit the paper under exam conditions. This will help you to manage your time more effectively. It will also help increase your exam stamina! It is difficult to concentrate and to write for extended periods, so you need to practice this before the big day.

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How to interpret 2023 grade boundaries for Edexcel A Level exams

Grade boundaries are established by exam boards such as Edexcel to reflect student performance in any given year. It is important to understand that the A Level grade boundaries are set after the A Level exams have been marked.

A variety of methods are used to ensure the grade boundaries are set fairly. Statistical analysis and examiner judgement are used to ensure the grade boundaries are fair and consistent with previous years.

Each A Level exam paper is different, so the level of difficulty of the paper as a whole can fluctuate slightly from year to year. For example, if an entire cohort of students finds an exam paper particularly difficult, the grade boundary is lowered slightly so that students are not unfairly penalised.

Looking at the Edexcel A Level grade boundaries for previous years can help you get an idea of the marks you need in 2023 to achieve the grade you want. With this information and your Edexcel A Level past paper scores, you can get an idea of the grade you are currently working at. You will be able to see how many marks you would have needed to get the higher grade. Armed with this information and an effective revision process, you can successfully work to increase your grade.

A word of caution. During the COVID-19 pandemic, the Edexcel A Level grade boundaries were lowered to minimise the disadvantage faced by students who missed school due to lockdowns. Therefore, the grade boundaries for the Edexcel A Level years 2020 to 2022 will not be representative of other years.

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