Am I on track for an A*?

Edexcel Maths (9MA0)

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Questions people ask

What score do I need on past papers to get an A*?

Each June has its own A* boundary. Edexcel A-level Maths needed 254 out of 300 in June 2026 and 258 in June 2025. Comparing each paper set with its own year's boundary is fairer than one fixed percentage.

Why doesn't the tool just give me my chance of an A*?

There is no public data that follows students from practice papers to final grades, so any single percentage would be made up. The tool shows the range that stated assumptions produce instead.

Why do I need three paper sets?

One or two sets say little about how much your marks vary from paper to paper. The research model needs at least three different Junes before it gives scenarios.

Does it matter if I had seen the paper before?

Yes. A paper you have seen or revised from usually scores higher than a new one would, so only unseen, timed, complete sets count.

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How we work this out

What it does

Compare whole past paper sets with each June's A* boundary, then see stated scenarios for 2027.

Whole June past paper sets (every paper on your route) for the 21 current A-level specifications in Maths, Further Maths and the sciences on AQA, Pearson Edexcel and OCR, compared with each June's official A* boundary and the 2027 A* planning estimate.

Method

For each set, take your total minus that June's A* boundary, as a share of the maximum. This lines up easier and harder years.
With at least three sets from different Junes, all timed, complete and new to you, centre your 2027 performance on the latest A* boundary plus your average distance from A*.
Allow for paper-to-paper variation: the larger of your own spread and a stated floor of 3, 5 or 8 points, widened for predicting one more paper from few, plus the uncertainty of the 2027 A* estimate.
Shift your average down or up by 5 points to stand in for generous self-marking or a different day in the hall. The nine combinations give nine scenario chances of clearing the 2027 A* estimate.
Research example: 250, 252 and 264 out of 300 on Edexcel 9MA0 from June 2023, 2024 and 2025 average 1.4 points above A*, and the scenarios run from 28% to 86%.
The one chance shown is the middle scenario (a 5-point spread and no shift in the boundary); the other eight scenarios are listed under your result.

Published figures

A-level grade boundaries, June 2026

The official qualification boundaries for every specification in these tools. Where a specification has optional routes, the range runs from the lowest to the highest route.

AQA, Pearson Edexcel and OCR, June 2026 · checked 26 September 2026
Subject and specification	Out of	A*	A	B	C	D	E
Maths: AQA 7357	300	260	219	182	145	108	72
Maths: Edexcel 9MA0	300	254	210	173	136	100	64
Maths: OCR A H240	300	250	208	172	136	100	65
Maths: OCR B (MEI) H640	275	223	187	155	123	92	61
Further Maths: AQA 7367	300	236 to 240	199 to 203	165 to 169	132 to 135	99 to 102	66 to 69
Further Maths: Edexcel 9FM0	300	262 to 275	236 to 251	199 to 213	162 to 176	125 to 140	89 to 105
Further Maths: OCR A H245	300	235 to 243	200 to 209	167 to 177	135 to 145	103 to 113	71 to 81
Further Maths: OCR B (MEI) H645	360	261 to 294	219 to 254	186 to 217	153 to 181	120 to 145	88 to 109
Physics: AQA 7408	250	186 to 191	157 to 162	132 to 136	107 to 111	82 to 86	57 to 61
Physics: Edexcel 9PH0	300	239	215	182	149	117	85
Physics: OCR A H556	270	207	178	151	124	97	70
Physics: OCR B (Advancing Physics) H557	270	215	185	155	125	95	66
Chemistry: AQA 7405	300	255	220	181	142	104	66
Chemistry: Edexcel 9CH0	300	246	212	176	140	104	68
Chemistry: OCR A H432	270	234	200	164	128	92	56
Chemistry: OCR B (Salters) H433	270	226	198	167	136	105	74
Biology: AQA 7402	260	199	174	146	118	90	63
Biology: Edexcel B 9BI0	300	218	189	160	131	102	73
Biology: Edexcel A (Salters-Nuffield) 9BN0	300	220	196	170	144	119	94
Biology: OCR A H420	270	204	176	150	124	98	72
Biology: OCR B (Advancing Biology) H422	270	193	173	153	134	115	96