What are the Edexcel GCSE 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 GCSE 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 GCSE 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 GCSE 2023, help you interpret them, and provide tools to help you succeed in your exams.

Subject	Year	Month	Maximum Mark	Grade 9	Grade 8	Grade 7	Grade 6	Grade 5	Grade 4	Grade 3	Grade 2	Grade 1
Arabic (Foundation) Paper(s) 1F 2F 3F 4F	2023	Jun	280	-	-	-	-	137	112	89	66	44
Arabic (Higher) Paper(s) 1H 2H 3H 4H	2023	Jun	280	219	192	166	141	116	92	80	-	-
Arabic (Foundation) Paper(s) 1F 2FT 3F 4F	2023	Jun	280	-	-	-	-	137	112	89	66	44
Arabic (Higher) Paper(s) 1H 2HT 3H 4H	2023	Jun	280	219	192	166	141	116	92	80	-	-
Art, Craft & Design Paper(s) 01 02	2023	Jun	180	147	134	122	105	89	73	52	31	10
Art, Craft & Design Paper(s) 01T 02	2023	Jun	180	147	134	122	105	89	73	52	31	10
Art & Design: Fine Art Paper(s) 01T 02	2023	Jun	180	147	134	122	105	89	73	52	31	10
Art & Design: Graphic Communication Paper(s) 01 02	2023	Jun	180	147	134	122	105	89	73	52	31	10
Art & Design: Photography Paper(s) 01 02	2023	Jun	180	147	134	122	105	89	73	52	31	10
Art & Design: Photography Paper(s) 01T 02	2023	Jun	180	147	134	122	105	89	73	52	31	10
Art & Design: 3D Design Paper(s) 01 02	2023	Jun	180	147	134	122	105	89	73	52	31	10
Art & Design: Textile Design Paper(s) 01 02	2023	Jun	180	147	134	122	105	89	73	52	31	10
Astronomy Paper(s) 01 02	2023	Jun	200	154	139	124	109	94	79	62	46	30
Biblical Hebrew Paper(s) 01 02	2023	Jun	200	156	141	127	114	101	89	73	57	42
Biology (Foundation) Paper(s) 1F 2F	2023	Jun	200	-	-	-	-	119	98	72	47	22
Biology (Higher) Paper(s) 1H 2H	2023	Jun	200	162	146	131	107	83	59	47	-	-
Business Paper(s) 01 02	2023	Jun	180	143	132	122	108	95	82	60	38	16
Chemistry (Foundation) Paper(s) 1F 2F	2023	Jun	200	-	-	-	-	124	103	75	48	21
Chemistry (Higher) Paper(s) 1H 2H	2023	Jun	200	159	142	125	101	77	54	42	-	-
Chinese (Foundation) Paper(s) 1F 2F 3F 4F	2023	Jun	280	-	-	-	-	200	157	114	72	30
Chinese (Higher) Paper(s) 1H 2H 3H 4H	2023	Jun	280	225	189	154	128	102	77	64	-	-
Citizenship Studies Paper(s) 01 02	2023	Jun	160	129	118	108	95	82	69	51	33	16
Computer Science Paper(s) 01 02	2023	Jun	150	127	112	97	80	64	48	34	20	7
Design and Technology Paper(s) 02 1A	2023	Jun	200	144	130	117	102	87	72	52	32	12
Design and Technology Paper(s) 02 1B	2023	Jun	200	141	129	117	102	87	73	52	32	12
Design and Technology Paper(s) 02 1C	2023	Jun	200	143	129	116	101	86	71	51	31	11
Design and Technology Paper(s) 02 1D	2023	Jun	200	143	129	116	101	86	71	51	31	11
Design and Technology Paper(s) 02 1E	2023	Jun	200	146	132	119	104	89	74	53	33	13
Design and Technology Paper(s) 02 1F	2023	Jun	200	141	127	113	98	84	70	50	30	11
Drama Paper(s) 01 02 03	2023	Jun	240	197	185	173	156	140	124	91	59	27
English Language Paper(s) 01 02	2023	Jun	160	131	122	113	102	91	80	58	36	15
English Language 2.0 Paper(s) 01 02	2023	Jun	160	134	123	113	99	86	73	52	31	10
English Language Paper(s) 01 02	2023	November	160	131	122	113	102	91	80	58	36	15
English Language 2.0 Paper(s) 01 02	2023	November	160	134	123	113	99	86	73	52	31	10
English Literature Paper(s) 01 02	2023	Jun	160	132	121	110	95	81	67	49	31	13
French (Foundation) Paper(s) 1F 2F 3F 4F	2023	Jun	280	-	-	-	-	187	162	118	74	30
French (Higher) Paper(s) 1H 2H 3H 4H	2023	Jun	280	230	205	181	155	129	104	91	-	-
Geography A Paper(s) 01 02 03	2023	Jun	256	199	183	167	148	130	112	81	50	20
Geography B Paper(s) 01 02 03	2023	Jun	256	211	194	177	156	136	116	82	48	14
German (Foundation) Paper(s) 1F 2F 3F 4F	2023	Jun	280	-	-	-	-	203	176	131	86	41
German (Higher) Paper(s) 1H 2H 3H 4H	2023	Jun	280	230	208	187	159	131	103	89	-	-
German (Foundation) Paper(s) 1F 2FT 3F 4F	2023	Jun	280	-	-	-	-	203	176	131	86	41
Greek (Foundation) Paper(s) 1F 2F 3F 4F	2023	Jun	280	-	-	-	-	259	208	157	106	55
Greek (Higher) Paper(s) 1H 2H 3H 4H	2023	Jun	280	252	235	218	200	183	166	157	-	-
Gujarati (Foundation) Paper(s) 1F 2F 3F 4F	2023	Jun	280	-	-	-	-	152	122	92	62	33
Gujarati (Higher) Subject Paper(s) 1H 2H 3H 4H	2023	Jun	280	238	212	186	160	134	109	96	-	-
History Paper(s) 10 2A 30	2023	Jun	168	147	133	120	105	90	76	55	34	14
History Paper(s) 10 2E 30	2023	Jun	168	142	128	115	100	85	71	51	32	13
History Paper(s) 10 2F 30	2023	Jun	168	141	127	114	99	84	70	51	32	14
History Paper(s) 10 2J 30	2023	Jun	168	143	129	116	102	88	74	54	34	14
History Paper(s) 10 2K 30	2023	Jun	168	145	131	118	103	88	73	53	33	13
History Paper(s) 10 2L 30	2023	Jun	168	142	128	115	100	85	71	51	32	13
History Paper(s) 10 2M 30	2023	Jun	168	143	129	116	101	87	73	53	33	13
History Paper(s) 10 2N 30	2023	Jun	168	146	132	119	103	87	72	52	32	13
History Paper(s) 10 2P 30	2023	Jun	168	146	132	119	104	90	76	55	34	13
History Paper(s) 10 2Q 30	2023	Jun	168	147	133	120	105	90	75	54	33	13
History Paper(s) 10 2R 30	2023	Jun	168	148	134	121	105	90	75	54	34	14
History Paper(s) 10 2T 30	2023	Jun	168	146	132	119	104	89	75	54	34	14
History Paper(s) 10 2U 30	2023	Jun	168	144	130	117	103	90	77	55	34	13
History Paper(s) 10 2A 31	2023	Jun	168	144	130	117	102	88	74	53	33	13
History Paper(s) 10 2B 31	2023	Jun	168	144	130	117	103	89	75	54	33	13
History Paper(s) 10 2C 31	2023	Jun	168	141	127	114	99	84	69	50	31	13
History Paper(s) 10 2D 31	2023	Jun	168	141	127	114	99	84	70	51	32	13
History Paper(s) 10 2E 31	2023	Jun	168	139	125	112	97	83	69	50	31	12
History Paper(s) 10 2F 31	2023	Jun	168	138	124	111	96	82	68	49	31	13
History Paper(s) 10 2H 31	2023	Jun	168	138	124	111	97	83	69	50	31	13
History Paper(s) 10 2J 31	2023	Jun	168	137	125	113	99	85	72	52	32	13
History Paper(s) 10 2K 31	2023	Jun	168	142	128	115	100	85	71	51	31	12
History Paper(s) 10 2L 31	2023	Jun	168	138	125	112	97	83	69	50	31	12
History Paper(s) 10 2M 31	2023	Jun	168	140	126	113	99	85	71	51	31	12
History Paper(s) 10 2N 31	2023	Jun	168	145	130	116	100	85	70	50	31	12
History Paper(s) 10 2P 31	2023	Jun	168	144	130	116	102	88	74	53	32	12
History Paper(s) 10 2Q 31	2023	Jun	168	143	130	117	102	87	73	52	32	12
History Paper(s) 10 2R 31	2023	Jun	168	143	130	118	103	88	73	53	33	13
History Paper(s) 10 2T 31	2023	Jun	168	143	129	116	101	87	73	53	33	13
History Paper(s) 10 2U 31	2023	Jun	168	141	127	114	101	88	75	54	33	12
History Paper(s) 10 2V 31	2023	Jun	168	141	127	114	100	86	73	52	32	12
History Paper(s) 10 2W 31	2023	Jun	168	142	128	115	101	87	73	52	32	12
History Paper(s) 10 2A 32	2023	Jun	168	145	131	118	103	88	74	54	34	14
History Paper(s) 10 2M 32	2023	Jun	168	141	127	114	99	85	71	51	32	13
History Paper(s) 10 2R 32	2023	Jun	168	146	132	119	103	88	73	53	33	14
History Paper(s) 10 2T 32	2023	Jun	168	144	130	117	102	87	73	53	33	14
History Paper(s) 10 2D 33	2023	Jun	168	142	128	115	100	85	71	51	32	13
History Paper(s) 10 2H 33	2023	Jun	168	139	125	112	98	84	70	51	32	13
History Paper(s) 10 2J 33	2023	Jun	168	138	126	114	100	86	73	53	33	13
History Paper(s) 10 2L 33	2023	Jun	168	140	126	113	98	84	70	50	31	12
History Paper(s) 10 2M 33	2023	Jun	168	140	127	114	100	86	72	52	32	12
History Paper(s) 10 2N 33	2023	Jun	168	142	129	117	101	86	71	51	31	12
History Paper(s) 10 2P 33	2023	Jun	168	144	130	117	103	89	75	54	33	12
History Paper(s) 10 2Q 33	2023	Jun	168	146	132	118	103	88	74	53	32	12
History Paper(s) 10 2R 33	2023	Jun	168	143	131	119	104	89	74	53	33	13
History Paper(s) 10 2U 33	2023	Jun	168	142	128	115	102	89	76	54	33	12
History Paper(s) 10 2V 33	2023	Jun	168	142	128	115	101	87	74	53	32	12
History Paper(s) 10 2W 33	2023	Jun	168	143	129	116	102	88	74	53	32	12
History Paper(s) 11 2H 30	2023	Jun	168	141	127	114	100	86	73	53	34	15
History Paper(s) 11 2J 30	2023	Jun	168	143	129	116	102	89	76	55	35	15
History Paper(s) 11 2M 30	2023	Jun	168	143	129	116	102	88	75	54	34	14
History Paper(s) 11 2N 30	2023	Jun	168	146	132	119	104	89	74	54	34	14
History Paper(s) 11 2P 30	2023	Jun	168	146	132	119	105	91	78	56	35	14
History Paper(s) 11 2Q 30	2023	Jun	168	147	133	120	105	91	77	56	35	14
History Paper(s) 11 2R 30	2023	Jun	168	146	133	121	106	91	77	56	35	15
History Paper(s) 11 2T 30	2023	Jun	168	146	132	119	105	91	77	56	35	15
History Paper(s) 11 2W 30	2023	Jun	168	145	131	118	104	90	77	56	35	14
History Paper(s) 11 2A 31	2023	Jun	168	144	130	117	103	89	76	55	34	14
History Paper(s) 11 2B 31	2023	Jun	168	144	130	117	103	90	77	56	35	14
History Paper(s) 11 2C 31	2023	Jun	168	141	127	114	99	85	71	52	33	14
History Paper(s) 11 2D 31	2023	Jun	168	141	127	114	100	86	72	52	33	14
History Paper(s) 11 2E 31	2023	Jun	168	139	125	112	98	84	71	51	32	13
History Paper(s) 11 2F 31	2023	Jun	168	138	124	111	97	83	70	51	32	14
History Paper(s) 11 2G 31	2023	Jun	168	137	123	110	97	84	72	52	33	14
History Paper(s) 11 2H 31	2023	Jun	168	140	125	111	97	84	71	52	33	14
History Paper(s) 11 2J 31	2023	Jun	168	141	127	113	100	87	74	54	34	14
History Paper(s) 11 2K 31	2023	Jun	168	141	128	115	101	87	73	53	33	13
History Paper(s) 11 2L 31	2023	Jun	168	139	125	112	98	84	71	51	32	13
History Paper(s) 11 2M 31	2023	Jun	168	142	127	113	99	86	73	53	33	13
History Paper(s) 11 2N 31	2023	Jun	168	144	130	116	101	86	72	52	32	13
History Paper(s) 11 2P 31	2023	Jun	168	144	130	116	102	89	76	55	34	13
History Paper(s) 11 2Q 31	2023	Jun	168	143	130	117	103	89	75	54	33	13
History Paper(s) 11 2R 31	2023	Jun	168	145	131	118	103	89	75	54	34	14
History Paper(s) 11 2T 31	2023	Jun	168	143	129	116	102	88	75	54	34	14
History Paper(s) 11 2U 31	2023	Jun	168	141	127	114	101	89	77	55	34	13
History Paper(s) 11 2V 31	2023	Jun	168	141	127	114	101	88	75	54	33	13
History Paper(s) 11 2W 31	2023	Jun	168	142	128	115	101	88	75	54	33	13
History Paper(s) 11 2E 32	2023	Jun	168	140	126	113	99	85	71	52	33	14
History Paper(s) 11 2H 32	2023	Jun	168	139	125	112	98	84	71	52	33	15
History Paper(s) 11 2J 32	2023	Jun	168	141	127	114	100	87	74	54	34	15
History Paper(s) 11 2L 32	2023	Jun	168	140	126	113	99	85	71	52	33	14
History Paper(s) 11 2M 32	2023	Jun	168	141	127	114	100	86	73	53	33	14
History Paper(s) 11 2N 32	2023	Jun	168	144	130	117	102	87	72	52	33	14
History Paper(s) 11 2P 32	2023	Jun	168	144	130	117	103	89	76	55	34	14
History Paper(s) 11 2D 33	2023	Jun	168	142	128	115	101	87	73	53	33	14
History Paper(s) 11 2J 33	2023	Jun	168	141	127	114	101	88	75	54	34	14
History Paper(s) 11 2K 33	2023	Jun	168	143	129	116	102	88	74	53	33	13
History Paper(s) 11 2L 33	2023	Jun	168	140	126	113	99	85	72	52	32	13
History Paper(s) 11 2M 33	2023	Jun	168	144	129	114	100	87	74	53	33	13
History Paper(s) 11 2N 33	2023	Jun	168	144	130	117	102	87	73	53	33	13
History Paper(s) 11 2P 33	2023	Jun	168	144	130	117	103	90	77	55	34	13
History Paper(s) 11 2Q 33	2023	Jun	168	145	131	118	104	90	76	55	34	13
History Paper(s) 11 2R 33	2023	Jun	168	146	132	119	104	90	76	55	34	14
History Paper(s) 11 2T 33	2023	Jun	168	144	130	117	103	89	76	55	34	14
History Paper(s) 11 2W 33	2023	Jun	168	143	129	116	102	89	76	55	34	13
History Paper(s) 12 2C 30	2023	Jun	168	145	131	118	103	88	73	53	33	14
History Paper(s) 12 2E 30	2023	Jun	168	143	129	116	101	87	73	53	33	13
History Paper(s) 12 2K 30	2023	Jun	168	146	132	119	104	89	75	54	33	13
History Paper(s) 12 2N 30	2023	Jun	168	147	133	120	104	89	74	53	33	13
History Paper(s) 12 2P 30	2023	Jun	168	147	133	120	106	92	78	56	34	13
History Paper(s) 12 2T 30	2023	Jun	168	147	133	120	105	91	77	56	35	14
History Paper(s) 12 2E 31	2023	Jun	168	140	126	113	99	85	71	51	31	12
History Paper(s) 12 2G 31	2023	Jun	168	138	124	111	98	85	72	52	32	13
History Paper(s) 12 2J 31	2023	Jun	168	141	127	114	100	87	74	53	33	13
History Paper(s) 12 2K 31	2023	Jun	168	143	129	116	101	87	73	52	32	12
History Paper(s) 12 2M 31	2023	Jun	168	141	127	114	100	86	73	52	32	12
History Paper(s) 12 2N 31	2023	Jun	168	149	133	117	102	87	72	52	32	12
History Paper(s) 12 2P 31	2023	Jun	168	144	130	117	103	89	76	54	33	12
History Paper(s) 12 2Q 31	2023	Jun	168	145	131	118	103	89	75	54	33	12
History Paper(s) 12 2R 31	2023	Jun	168	148	133	119	104	89	75	54	33	13
History Paper(s) 12 2T 31	2023	Jun	168	144	130	117	103	89	75	54	33	13
History Paper(s) 12 2U 31	2023	Jun	168	142	128	115	102	89	77	55	33	12
History Paper(s) 12 2V 31	2023	Jun	168	142	128	115	101	88	75	54	33	12
History Paper(s) 12 2Q 32	2023	Jun	168	146	132	119	104	89	75	54	33	13
History Paper(s) 12 2A 33	2023	Jun	168	146	132	119	105	91	77	55	34	13
History Paper(s) 12 2D 33	2023	Jun	168	143	129	116	101	87	73	53	33	13
History Paper(s) 12 2J 33	2023	Jun	168	142	128	115	101	88	75	54	33	13
History Paper(s) 12 2N 33	2023	Jun	168	145	131	118	103	88	73	52	32	12
History Paper(s) 12 2Q 33	2023	Jun	168	146	132	119	104	90	76	54	33	12
History Paper(s) 12 2R 33	2023	Jun	168	147	133	120	105	90	76	55	34	13
History Paper(s) 13 2J 30	2023	Jun	168	145	131	118	104	90	77	56	35	15
History Paper(s) 13 2N 30	2023	Jun	168	148	134	121	105	90	75	54	34	14
History Paper(s) 13 2Q 30	2023	Jun	168	149	135	122	107	92	78	56	35	14
History Paper(s) 13 2R 30	2023	Jun	168	150	136	123	108	93	78	57	36	15
History Paper(s) 13 2H 31	2023	Jun	168	140	126	113	99	85	72	52	33	14
History Paper(s) 13 2J 31	2023	Jun	168	142	128	115	101	88	75	54	34	14
History Paper(s) 13 2K 31	2023	Jun	168	144	130	117	102	88	74	53	33	13
History Paper(s) 13 2L 31	2023	Jun	168	141	127	114	100	86	72	52	32	13
History Paper(s) 13 2M 31	2023	Jun	168	142	128	115	101	87	74	53	33	13
History Paper(s) 13 2N 31	2023	Jun	168	145	131	118	103	88	73	53	33	13
History Paper(s) 13 2P 31	2023	Jun	168	145	131	118	104	90	77	55	34	13
History Paper(s) 13 2Q 31	2023	Jun	168	146	132	119	104	90	76	55	34	13
History Paper(s) 13 2R 31	2023	Jun	168	151	135	120	105	90	76	55	34	14
History Paper(s) 13 2B 32	2023	Jun	168	147	133	120	106	92	78	57	36	15
History Paper(s) 13 2R 32	2023	Jun	168	148	134	121	106	91	76	55	35	15
History Paper(s) 13 2N 33	2023	Jun	168	146	132	119	104	89	74	53	33	13
History Paper(s) 13 2R 33	2023	Jun	168	148	134	121	106	91	77	56	35	14
History Paper(s) 13 2T 33	2023	Jun	168	146	132	119	105	91	77	56	35	14
History Paper(s) 13 2W 33	2023	Jun	168	145	131	118	104	90	77	55	34	13
Italian (Foundation) Paper(s) 1F 2F 3F 4F	2023	Jun	280	-	-	-	-	199	163	123	83	43
Italian (Higher) Paper(s) 1H 2H 3H 4H	2023	Jun	280	255	231	207	179	151	123	109	-	-
Japanese (Foundation) Paper(s) 1F 2F 3F 4F	2023	Jun	280	-	-	-	-	188	152	116	80	44
Japanese (Higher) Paper(s) 1H 2H 3H 4H	2023	Jun	280	235	200	165	141	117	94	82	-	-
Mathematics (Foundation) Paper(s) 1F 2F 3F	2023	Jun	240	-	-	-	-	182	147	109	71	33
Mathematics (Higher) Paper(s) 1H 2H 3H	2023	Jun	240	203	174	145	112	79	47	31	-	-
Mathematics (Foundation) Paper(s) 1F 2F 3F	2023	November	240	-	-	-	-	175	140	104	68	33
Mathematics (Foundation) Paper(s) 1H 2H 3H	2023	November	240	203	174	145	112	79	47	31	-	-
Music Paper(s) 01 02 03	2023	Jun	200	170	159	148	134	121	108	86	64	43
Music Paper(s) 01T 02 03	2023	Jun	200	170	159	148	134	121	108	86	64	43
Music Paper(s) 01T 02T 03	2023	Jun	200	170	159	148	134	121	108	86	64	43
Persian (Foundation) Paper(s) 1F 2F 3F 4F	2023	Jun	280	-	-	-	-	213	170	127	84	42
Persian (Higher) Paper(s) 1H 2H 3H 4H	2023	Jun	280	256	233	210	187	165	143	132	-	-
Physical Education Paper(s) 01 02 03 04	2023	Jun	350	290	273	256	233	210	187	141	95	50
Physical Education Paper(s) 01 02 03T 04T	2023	Jun	350	290	273	256	233	210	187	141	95	50
Physics (Foundation) Paper(s) 1F 2F	2023	Jun	200	-	-	-	-	134	119	86	54	22
Physics (Higher) Paper(s) 1H 2H	2023	Jun	200	163	147	131	111	92	73	63	-	-
Portuguese (Foundation) Paper(s) 1F 2F 3F 4F	2023	Jun	280	-	-	-	-	180	151	113	75	38
Portuguese (Higher) Paper(s) 1H 2H 3H 4H	2023	Jun	280	257	241	225	191	157	124	107	-	-
Psychology Paper(s) 01 02	2023	Jun	180	114	102	90	78	66	54	39	24	10
Religious Studies A Paper(s) 1A 2C 3A	2023	Jun	204	141	130	119	105	91	78	56	34	12
Religious Studies A Paper(s) 1A 2D 4A	2023	Jun	204	145	134	123	110	97	85	61	37	14
Religious Studies A Paper(s) 1A 2F 3A	2023	Jun	204	136	125	114	99	85	71	50	30	10
Religious Studies A Paper(s) 1A 2F 4A	2023	Jun	204	139	128	117	103	90	77	55	33	11
Religious Studies A Paper(s) 1B 2C 3B	2023	Jun	204	146	135	124	111	98	85	61	37	14
Religious Studies A Paper(s) 1B 2C 4A	2023	Jun	204	146	135	124	111	98	85	61	37	14
Religious Studies A Paper(s) 1B 2D 3B	2023	Jun	204	147	136	125	112	99	86	62	38	15
Religious Studies A Paper(s) 1B 2E 4A	2023	Jun	204	146	135	124	111	98	85	61	37	14
Religious Studies A Paper(s) 1B 2F 3B	2023	Jun	204	141	130	119	105	91	78	56	34	12
Religious Studies A Paper(s) 1C 2A 3C	2023	Jun	204	154	143	132	118	105	92	69	46	23
Religious Studies A Paper(s) 1C 2B 3C	2023	Jun	204	158	147	136	122	109	96	72	48	24
Religious Studies A Paper(s) 1C 2B 4B	2023	Jun	204	158	147	136	122	109	96	71	46	22
Religious Studies A Paper(s) 1C 2F 3C	2023	Jun	204	152	141	130	116	102	88	66	44	22
Religious Studies B Paper(s) 1A 2C	2023	Jun	204	137	128	120	107	95	83	59	35	12
Religious Studies B Paper(s) 1A 2F	2023	Jun	204	131	122	114	103	92	82	60	38	17
Religious Studies B Paper(s) 1A 3F	2023	Jun	204	129	120	112	99	86	74	53	32	12
Religious Studies B Paper(s) 1B 2C	2023	Jun	204	145	136	128	115	103	91	64	38	12
Religious Studies B Paper(s) 1B 2D	2023	Jun	204	144	135	127	113	99	86	61	37	13
Religious Studies B Paper(s) 1B 2E	2023	Jun	204	137	128	120	108	96	84	61	38	16
Religious Studies B Paper(s) 1B 2F	2023	Jun	204	137	129	122	111	100	90	65	41	17
Religious Studies B Paper(s) 1B 2G	2023	Jun	204	147	138	130	116	102	88	62	37	12
Religious Studies B Paper(s) 1B 3C	2023	Jun	204	144	135	127	112	98	84	60	36	12
Religious Studies B Paper(s) 1B 3D	2023	Jun	204	146	137	129	118	107	97	69	41	13
Religious Studies B Paper(s) 1B 3G	2023	Jun	204	144	135	127	115	103	92	66	40	14
Religious Studies B Paper(s) 1C 2B	2023	Jun	204	140	131	123	110	98	86	61	36	11
Religious Studies B Paper(s) 1C 2F	2023	Jun	204	141	132	124	113	102	92	67	42	17
Religious Studies B Paper(s) 1C 3B	2023	Jun	204	152	144	137	125	114	103	74	45	17
Religious Studies B Paper(s) 1D 2B	2023	Jun	204	145	136	128	114	101	88	64	40	16
Religious Studies B Paper(s) 1D 3B	2023	Jun	204	159	150	142	129	117	105	77	49	22
Religious Studies B Paper(s) 1D 3C	2023	Jun	204	151	142	134	118	103	88	64	40	17
Religious Studies B Paper(s) 1E 3G	2023	Jun	204	150	141	133	122	111	100	73	46	19
Religious Studies B Paper(s) 1F 2B	2023	Jun	204	137	128	120	107	94	82	59	36	14
Religious Studies B Paper(s) 1F 3B	2023	Jun	204	151	142	134	122	110	99	72	46	20
Religious Studies B Paper(s) 1G 2B	2023	Jun	204	143	134	126	114	102	90	65	40	15
Religious Studies B Paper(s) 1G 2C	2023	Jun	204	150	141	133	121	109	97	70	43	16
Religious Studies B Paper(s) 1G 3B	2023	Jun	204	157	148	140	129	118	107	78	49	21
Religious Studies B Paper(s) 2B 3C	2023	Jun	204	137	128	120	105	90	76	54	32	11
Religious Studies B Paper(s) 2C 3B	2023	Jun	204	152	143	135	123	111	100	72	44	17
Religious Studies B Paper(s) 2D 3B	2023	Jun	204	151	142	134	121	108	95	69	43	18
Religious Studies B Paper(s) 2F 3B	2023	Jun	204	146	137	129	119	109	99	73	47	22
Russian (Foundation) Paper(s) 1F 2F 3F 4F	2023	Jun	280	-	-	-	-	155	124	93	62	31
Russian (Higher) Paper(s) 1H 2H 3H 4H	2023	Jun	280	234	194	154	133	113	93	83	-	-
Russian (Higher) Paper(s) 1H 2HT 3H 4H	2023	Jun	280	234	194	154	133	113	93	83	-	-
Spanish (Foundation) Paper(s) 1F 2F 3F 4F	2023	Jun	280	-	-	-	-	180	156	112	68	24
Spanish (Higher) Paper(s) 1H 2H 3H 4H	2023	Jun	280	239	207	175	150	126	102	90	-	-
Spanish (Foundation) Paper(s) 1F 2FT 3F 4F	2023	Jun	280	-	-	-	-	180	156	112	68	24
Spanish (Higher) Paper(s) 1H 2HT 3H 4H	2023	Jun	280	239	207	175	150	126	102	90	-	-
Statistics (Foundation) Paper(s) 1F 2F	2023	Jun	160	-	-	-	-	89	71	51	31	11
Statistics (Higher) Paper(s) 1H 2H	2023	Jun	160	120	102	84	65	46	27	17	-	-
Turkish (Foundation) Paper(s) 1F 2F 3F 4F	2023	Jun	280	-	-	-	-	170	136	102	68	34
Turkish (Higher) Paper(s) 1H 2H 3H 4H	2023	Jun	280	238	215	192	164	137	110	96	-	-
Urdu (Foundation) Paper(s) 1F 2F 3F 4F	2023	Jun	280	-	-	-	-	202	177	127	77	27
Urdu (Higher) Paper(s) 1H 2H 3H 4H	2023	Jun	280	262	251	241	214	187	161	148	-	-

Source: Pearson Qualifications

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

The best way to prepare for your Edexcel GCSE exam is to start your revision early. Begin with a list of topics for all your GCSE 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 GCSE exams.

Use revision notes to revise Edexcel GCSE 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 GCSE past exam papers to practice your exam technique. Set a timer for the amount of time allowed for your Edexcel GCSE 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 GCSE 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 GCSE grade boundaries are set after the GCSE 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 GCSE 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 GCSE 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 GCSE 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 GCSE grade boundaries were lowered to minimise the disadvantage faced by students who missed school due to lockdowns. Therefore, the grade boundaries for the Edexcel GCSE years 2020 to 2022 will not be representative of other years.

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