Grade boundaries
Cambridge Cambridge International AS Level English General Paper 8021 grade boundaries March 2026
The least raw mark that reached each grade in March 2026, as Cambridge printed it, for the whole subject and each paper.
From Cambridge’s grade boundaries for March 2026: the board’s document.
| Grade | Whole subjectout of 100 | 8021/12out of 30 | 8021/22out of 50 |
|---|---|---|---|
| A | 76 | 22 | 39 |
| B | 69 | 19 | 37 |
| C | 62 | 17 | 34 |
| D | 55 | 15 | 30 |
| E | 48 | 13 | 26 |
Marks for each grade
In total
- 76 out of 100 on Cambridge 8021 in total was a grade A in March 2026.
- 69 out of 100 on Cambridge 8021 in total was a grade B in March 2026.
- 62 out of 100 on Cambridge 8021 in total was a grade C in March 2026.
- 55 out of 100 on Cambridge 8021 in total was a grade D in March 2026.
- 48 out of 100 on Cambridge 8021 in total was a grade E in March 2026.
Paper 8021/12
- 22 out of 30 on Cambridge 8021 paper 8021/12 was a grade A in March 2026.
- 19 out of 30 on Cambridge 8021 paper 8021/12 was a grade B in March 2026.
- 17 out of 30 on Cambridge 8021 paper 8021/12 was a grade C in March 2026.
- 15 out of 30 on Cambridge 8021 paper 8021/12 was a grade D in March 2026.
- 13 out of 30 on Cambridge 8021 paper 8021/12 was a grade E in March 2026.
Paper 8021/22
- 39 out of 50 on Cambridge 8021 paper 8021/22 was a grade A in March 2026.
- 37 out of 50 on Cambridge 8021 paper 8021/22 was a grade B in March 2026.
- 34 out of 50 on Cambridge 8021 paper 8021/22 was a grade C in March 2026.
- 30 out of 50 on Cambridge 8021 paper 8021/22 was a grade D in March 2026.
- 26 out of 50 on Cambridge 8021 paper 8021/22 was a grade E in March 2026.