GCSE English Language grade boundaries
This page outlines the GCSE English Language Grade Boundaries for AQA, Edexcel and Eduqas exam board.
Each year the exam boards endeavour to make sure that exam papers are designed to be no easier or harder to achieve a particular grade than previous years. This does mean that each year the percentage required for each grade changes slightly depending on how hard the exam paper is. And so, Oxford Revise has collected all the grade boundaries for the last 5 years of exams, giving you an idea of what percentage you will need to achieve to get a specific grade.
Grade boundaries for your subject are not published before the exams take place. Boundaries are set after exams have been completed and papers have been marked.
Check below for AQA, Edexcel or Eduqas exam board and see what was required in previous years for English Language.
AQA GCSE English Language
Edexcel gcse english language, eduqas gcse english language.
Grade Boundaries for AQA GCSE English Language (Explained for Students)
Here’s how to grade boundaries for AQA GCSE English Language yourself. Figuring out how to convert a mark into an actual grade can be very confusing! We’ve broken it down here for you so that it’s clearer and more manageable to see how you’re doing on practise questions and papers.
Here are a few things to remember:
- The old system of grading (A*-U grades) has now been replaced by levels 9-1.
- Level 9 is the highest and almost nobody gets it; it is the equivalent of an A** grade. A Level 8 translates roughly to an A*; Level 7 to an A and so on. For a “C” grade, this is now split between a Level 4 (low C) and a Level 5 (high C).
- You should aim for a Level 5 as a minimum example of a high grade; some further education courses do accept Level 4s instead of 5s so double check your course requirements if you’re unsure about the grade you need.
- For English Language, Paper 1 and Paper 2 are equally weighted, so you have to get good marks on BOTH papers to secure your overall grade. Question 5 on each paper is the most important question – make sure you’re good at it!
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AQA GCSE English Language Paper 1
AQA GCSE English Language Paper 2
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BREAKDOWN OF GRADE BOUNDARIES
Each year, the boundaries differ a little because of something called ‘scaling’. This means that they may change by one or two marks up or down, depending on the difficulty of the exam. If you want to secure a grade, make sure your practise questions are in the middle of that grade level – don’t just scrape a L8 and expect to get a L8 in the exam, for example. You need to be confidently and regularly hitting the mid to high point of your target level to be sure of receiving that grade in the exam.
AQA GCSE English Language Paper 2, Question 2 Answer + Feedback from an AQA Examiner
GRADE BOUNDARIES AQA GCSE ENGLISH LANGUAGE
Use the “PERCENTAGE” column to track your grades! You can figure out what level you’re working at for each question by converting your mark into a percentage.
You receive a 5/8 for Language Paper 1, Question 2. This converts to 62.5%, using the table below, it shows that you are on a L6 grade for this question.
You receive a 28/40 for Language Paper 2, Question 5. This converts to 70%, using the table below, it shows that you are on a L7 grade for this question.
Total: 160 (80 marks per paper)
LEVEL MARK PERCENTAGE
9 127 79.4 %
8 117 73.1%
7 108 67.5%
6 97 60.6%
5 86 53.8%
4 76 47.5%
3 56 35%
2 36 22.5%
1 16 10%
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This page outlines the GCSE English Language Grade Boundaries for AQA, Edexcel and Eduqas exam board. Each year the exam boards endeavour to make sure that exam papers are designed to be no easier or harder to achieve a particular grade than previous years. This does mean that each year the percentage required for each grade changes slightly ...
Component grade boundaries - Summer 2022 exams. The first worksheet of this document shows subject grade boundaries. The second worksheet shows notional component grade boundaries for illustrative purposes only. Where component marks are scaled two sets of grade boundaries are shown.
GCSE's are now graded 9-1 with 9 effectively being a grade above the old A*. A level 4 is now considered as a low C grade and a 5 a high C grade, or low B grade. Level 6 is a solid B, 7 an A grade and a level 8 an A*. The foundation papers for each subject are graded from 5-1 and the higher papers from 9-3. If on a higher paper a student ...
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Here are a few things to remember: The old system of grading (A*-U grades) has now been replaced by levels 9-1. Level 9 is the highest and almost nobody gets it; it is the equivalent of an A** grade. A Level 8 translates roughly to an A*; Level 7 to an A and so on. For a "C" grade, this is now split between a Level 4 (low C) and a Level 5 ...
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