A-level past paper grade calculator

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Edexcel Maths (9MA0)

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Questions people ask

I got 54/100 on an A-level Maths past paper. What grade is that?

It depends on the paper and year. On Edexcel 9MA0 Paper 1 from June 2026, 54 meets the notional C boundary; choose your exact paper above to see its grade and how the same mark did in other years.

Why does the same mark get different grades in different years?

Boards set boundaries after marking, so a harder paper gets lower boundaries. The same raw mark can be a B one year and an A the next.

Can I use my paper grades to work out my A-level grade?

Not by averaging them. Add your paper marks and compare the total with the qualification boundary instead: the grade calculator does that.

What if my school's mock mixed questions from several papers?

There is no official boundary for a mixed mock. The nearest honest guide is the percentage you scored against a comparable past paper's boundaries.

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How we work this out

What it does

Enter one past paper mark to see its notional grade that June and in every other year.

Every paper of the 21 current linear A-level specifications in Maths, Further Maths, Physics, Chemistry and Biology (AQA, Pearson Edexcel, OCR), for each June the board printed a paper boundary: 2017 to 2026 for AQA and OCR, 2018 to 2026 for Pearson, no 2020 or 2021.

Method

  1. Find the notional boundary the board printed for that exact paper and June.
  2. Your mark gets the highest grade whose boundary it meets. Example: 70 on Edexcel 9MA0 Paper 1 (Pure Mathematics 1) in June 2026 meets the notional A of 67; A* was 81.
  3. Repeat for the same paper in every other June, so you can see how much the year matters.

Published figures

A-level Maths paper boundaries, June 2026

Notional boundaries for each A-level Maths paper. Boards publish them as a guide; the A-level grade comes from the total.

Official notional component boundaries, June 2026 · checked 26 September 2026
PaperOut ofA*ABCDE
AQA Paper 1 (7357/1)100867158463422
AQA Paper 2 (7357/2)100867259463422
AQA Paper 3 (7357/3)100887664524028
Edexcel Pure Mathematics 1 (9MA0/01)100816755433119
Edexcel Pure Mathematics 2 (9MA0/02)100877562493725
Edexcel Statistics and Mechanics (9MA0/03)100866856443220
OCR A Pure Mathematics (H240/01)100907563503724
OCR A Pure Mathematics and Statistics (H240/02)100836957453322
OCR A Pure Mathematics and Mechanics (H240/03)100776452413019
OCR B (MEI) Pure Mathematics and Mechanics (H640/01)100847158453220
OCR B (MEI) Pure Mathematics and Statistics (H640/02)100816856453523
OCR B (MEI) Pure Mathematics and Comprehension (H640/03)75584841332518

Independent practice for Pearson Edexcel A-level Mathematics (9MA0), not endorsed by Pearson.

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