Grade boundaries

Cambridge Cambridge International AS Level English General Paper 8021 grade boundaries June 2026

The least raw mark that reached each grade in June 2026, as Cambridge printed it, for the whole subject and each paper.

From Cambridge’s grade boundaries for June 2026: the board’s document.

Grade	Whole subject (11, 21)out of 100	Whole subject (12, 22)out of 100	Whole subject (13, 23)out of 100	Whole subject (17, 27)out of 100	Whole subject (50)out of 75	8021/11out of 30	8021/12out of 30	8021/13out of 30	8021/17out of 30	8021/21out of 50	8021/22out of 50	8021/23out of 50	8021/27out of 50	8021/50out of 75
A	70	67	66	73	59	22	22	22	24	33	30	29	33	59
B	63	60	59	66	54	19	19	19	21	31	28	27	31	54
C	57	53	52	60	45	17	17	17	19	29	25	24	29	45
D	51	47	46	54	36	15	15	15	17	26	22	21	26	36
E	45	41	40	48	27	13	13	13	15	23	19	18	23	27

Marks for each grade

In total (11, 21)

70 out of 100 on Cambridge 8021 (11, 21) in total was a grade A in June 2026.
63 out of 100 on Cambridge 8021 (11, 21) in total was a grade B in June 2026.
57 out of 100 on Cambridge 8021 (11, 21) in total was a grade C in June 2026.
51 out of 100 on Cambridge 8021 (11, 21) in total was a grade D in June 2026.
45 out of 100 on Cambridge 8021 (11, 21) in total was a grade E in June 2026.

In total (12, 22)

67 out of 100 on Cambridge 8021 (12, 22) in total was a grade A in June 2026.
60 out of 100 on Cambridge 8021 (12, 22) in total was a grade B in June 2026.
53 out of 100 on Cambridge 8021 (12, 22) in total was a grade C in June 2026.
47 out of 100 on Cambridge 8021 (12, 22) in total was a grade D in June 2026.
41 out of 100 on Cambridge 8021 (12, 22) in total was a grade E in June 2026.

In total (13, 23)

66 out of 100 on Cambridge 8021 (13, 23) in total was a grade A in June 2026.
59 out of 100 on Cambridge 8021 (13, 23) in total was a grade B in June 2026.
52 out of 100 on Cambridge 8021 (13, 23) in total was a grade C in June 2026.
46 out of 100 on Cambridge 8021 (13, 23) in total was a grade D in June 2026.
40 out of 100 on Cambridge 8021 (13, 23) in total was a grade E in June 2026.

In total (17, 27)

73 out of 100 on Cambridge 8021 (17, 27) in total was a grade A in June 2026.
66 out of 100 on Cambridge 8021 (17, 27) in total was a grade B in June 2026.
60 out of 100 on Cambridge 8021 (17, 27) in total was a grade C in June 2026.
54 out of 100 on Cambridge 8021 (17, 27) in total was a grade D in June 2026.
48 out of 100 on Cambridge 8021 (17, 27) in total was a grade E in June 2026.

In total (50)

59 out of 75 on Cambridge 8021 (50) in total was a grade A in June 2026.
54 out of 75 on Cambridge 8021 (50) in total was a grade B in June 2026.
45 out of 75 on Cambridge 8021 (50) in total was a grade C in June 2026.
36 out of 75 on Cambridge 8021 (50) in total was a grade D in June 2026.
27 out of 75 on Cambridge 8021 (50) in total was a grade E in June 2026.

Paper 8021/11

22 out of 30 on Cambridge 8021 paper 8021/11 was a grade A in June 2026.
19 out of 30 on Cambridge 8021 paper 8021/11 was a grade B in June 2026.
17 out of 30 on Cambridge 8021 paper 8021/11 was a grade C in June 2026.
15 out of 30 on Cambridge 8021 paper 8021/11 was a grade D in June 2026.
13 out of 30 on Cambridge 8021 paper 8021/11 was a grade E in June 2026.

Paper 8021/12

22 out of 30 on Cambridge 8021 paper 8021/12 was a grade A in June 2026.
19 out of 30 on Cambridge 8021 paper 8021/12 was a grade B in June 2026.
17 out of 30 on Cambridge 8021 paper 8021/12 was a grade C in June 2026.
15 out of 30 on Cambridge 8021 paper 8021/12 was a grade D in June 2026.
13 out of 30 on Cambridge 8021 paper 8021/12 was a grade E in June 2026.

Paper 8021/13

22 out of 30 on Cambridge 8021 paper 8021/13 was a grade A in June 2026.
19 out of 30 on Cambridge 8021 paper 8021/13 was a grade B in June 2026.
17 out of 30 on Cambridge 8021 paper 8021/13 was a grade C in June 2026.
15 out of 30 on Cambridge 8021 paper 8021/13 was a grade D in June 2026.
13 out of 30 on Cambridge 8021 paper 8021/13 was a grade E in June 2026.

Paper 8021/17

24 out of 30 on Cambridge 8021 paper 8021/17 was a grade A in June 2026.
21 out of 30 on Cambridge 8021 paper 8021/17 was a grade B in June 2026.
19 out of 30 on Cambridge 8021 paper 8021/17 was a grade C in June 2026.
17 out of 30 on Cambridge 8021 paper 8021/17 was a grade D in June 2026.
15 out of 30 on Cambridge 8021 paper 8021/17 was a grade E in June 2026.

Paper 8021/21

33 out of 50 on Cambridge 8021 paper 8021/21 was a grade A in June 2026.
31 out of 50 on Cambridge 8021 paper 8021/21 was a grade B in June 2026.
29 out of 50 on Cambridge 8021 paper 8021/21 was a grade C in June 2026.
26 out of 50 on Cambridge 8021 paper 8021/21 was a grade D in June 2026.
23 out of 50 on Cambridge 8021 paper 8021/21 was a grade E in June 2026.

Paper 8021/22

30 out of 50 on Cambridge 8021 paper 8021/22 was a grade A in June 2026.
28 out of 50 on Cambridge 8021 paper 8021/22 was a grade B in June 2026.
25 out of 50 on Cambridge 8021 paper 8021/22 was a grade C in June 2026.
22 out of 50 on Cambridge 8021 paper 8021/22 was a grade D in June 2026.
19 out of 50 on Cambridge 8021 paper 8021/22 was a grade E in June 2026.

Paper 8021/23

29 out of 50 on Cambridge 8021 paper 8021/23 was a grade A in June 2026.
27 out of 50 on Cambridge 8021 paper 8021/23 was a grade B in June 2026.
24 out of 50 on Cambridge 8021 paper 8021/23 was a grade C in June 2026.
21 out of 50 on Cambridge 8021 paper 8021/23 was a grade D in June 2026.
18 out of 50 on Cambridge 8021 paper 8021/23 was a grade E in June 2026.

Paper 8021/27

33 out of 50 on Cambridge 8021 paper 8021/27 was a grade A in June 2026.
31 out of 50 on Cambridge 8021 paper 8021/27 was a grade B in June 2026.
29 out of 50 on Cambridge 8021 paper 8021/27 was a grade C in June 2026.
26 out of 50 on Cambridge 8021 paper 8021/27 was a grade D in June 2026.
23 out of 50 on Cambridge 8021 paper 8021/27 was a grade E in June 2026.

Paper 8021/50

59 out of 75 on Cambridge 8021 paper 8021/50 was a grade A in June 2026.
54 out of 75 on Cambridge 8021 paper 8021/50 was a grade B in June 2026.
45 out of 75 on Cambridge 8021 paper 8021/50 was a grade C in June 2026.
36 out of 75 on Cambridge 8021 paper 8021/50 was a grade D in June 2026.
27 out of 75 on Cambridge 8021 paper 8021/50 was a grade E in June 2026.