Functional Skills English: pass at 50-67%
Pearson Edexcel Level 2 Reading
Below every past pass mark
1 more mark reaches the lowest past pass mark, 21 of 35.
Your result
Below every past pass mark. 1 more mark reaches the lowest past pass mark, 21 of 35.
Functional Skills English papers have passed at 50% to 67% of the marks on Pearson Edexcel and NCFE past papers, set paper by paper.
Questions people ask
What is the pass mark for Functional Skills English Level 2?
It is set for each paper. Pearson's past Level 2 papers passed at 21 to 23 of 35 for Reading and 21 of 36 for Writing.
What is the NCFE Functional Skills English pass mark?
On NCFE's past papers, 50% to 57% of 30 for Reading at Levels 1 and 2, and 59% of 44 for Level 2 Writing.
What pass mark should I use for practice papers?
Pearson suggests its guide percentages, about 65% for Reading and 58% for Writing. NCFE suggests the top of its range.
How we work this out
What it does
Pick your board and paper, then enter your marks.
Functional Skills English Reading and Writing at Levels 1 and 2, for Pearson Edexcel and NCFE.
Method
- Pearson publishes the pass mark for each retired paper, and a guide percentage for new ones.
- NCFE publishes a range of pass marks as percentages; we turn them into marks, rounded to the nearest mark.
- Your marks are compared with the lowest and highest past pass mark.