Grade boundaries
Cambridge Cambridge International AS & A Level Biology 9700 grade boundaries March 2025
The least raw mark that reached each grade in March 2025, as Cambridge printed it, for the whole subject and each paper.
From Cambridge’s grade boundaries for March 2025: the board’s document.
| Grade | Whole subject (12, 22, 33, 42, 52)out of 260 | Whole subject (42, 52, 75)out of 260 | Whole subject (42, 52, 85)out of 260 | Whole subject (42, 52, 88)out of 260 | Whole subject (42, 52, 95)out of 260 | Whole subject (42, 52, 98)out of 260 | 9700/12out of 40 | 9700/22out of 60 | 9700/33out of 40 | 9700/42out of 100 | 9700/52out of 30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A* | 206 | 203 | 199 | 203 | 206 | 206 | – | – | – | – | – |
| A | 186 | 182 | 175 | 179 | 184 | 184 | 30 | 38 | 34 | 69 | 23 |
| B | 166 | 161 | 151 | 155 | 162 | 162 | 27 | 35 | 31 | 61 | 20 |
| C | 144 | 138 | 130 | 134 | 140 | 140 | 23 | 30 | 28 | 53 | 17 |
| D | 122 | 115 | 109 | 113 | 118 | 119 | 20 | 24 | 25 | 45 | 14 |
| E | 100 | 93 | 89 | 92 | 97 | 98 | 17 | 18 | 23 | 37 | 11 |
Marks for each grade
In total (12, 22, 33, 42, 52)
- 206 out of 260 on Cambridge 9700 (12, 22, 33, 42, 52) in total was a grade A* in March 2025.
- 186 out of 260 on Cambridge 9700 (12, 22, 33, 42, 52) in total was a grade A in March 2025.
- 166 out of 260 on Cambridge 9700 (12, 22, 33, 42, 52) in total was a grade B in March 2025.
- 144 out of 260 on Cambridge 9700 (12, 22, 33, 42, 52) in total was a grade C in March 2025.
- 122 out of 260 on Cambridge 9700 (12, 22, 33, 42, 52) in total was a grade D in March 2025.
- 100 out of 260 on Cambridge 9700 (12, 22, 33, 42, 52) in total was a grade E in March 2025.
In total (42, 52, 75)
- 203 out of 260 on Cambridge 9700 (42, 52, 75) in total was a grade A* in March 2025.
- 182 out of 260 on Cambridge 9700 (42, 52, 75) in total was a grade A in March 2025.
- 161 out of 260 on Cambridge 9700 (42, 52, 75) in total was a grade B in March 2025.
- 138 out of 260 on Cambridge 9700 (42, 52, 75) in total was a grade C in March 2025.
- 115 out of 260 on Cambridge 9700 (42, 52, 75) in total was a grade D in March 2025.
- 93 out of 260 on Cambridge 9700 (42, 52, 75) in total was a grade E in March 2025.
In total (42, 52, 85)
- 199 out of 260 on Cambridge 9700 (42, 52, 85) in total was a grade A* in March 2025.
- 175 out of 260 on Cambridge 9700 (42, 52, 85) in total was a grade A in March 2025.
- 151 out of 260 on Cambridge 9700 (42, 52, 85) in total was a grade B in March 2025.
- 130 out of 260 on Cambridge 9700 (42, 52, 85) in total was a grade C in March 2025.
- 109 out of 260 on Cambridge 9700 (42, 52, 85) in total was a grade D in March 2025.
- 89 out of 260 on Cambridge 9700 (42, 52, 85) in total was a grade E in March 2025.
In total (42, 52, 88)
- 203 out of 260 on Cambridge 9700 (42, 52, 88) in total was a grade A* in March 2025.
- 179 out of 260 on Cambridge 9700 (42, 52, 88) in total was a grade A in March 2025.
- 155 out of 260 on Cambridge 9700 (42, 52, 88) in total was a grade B in March 2025.
- 134 out of 260 on Cambridge 9700 (42, 52, 88) in total was a grade C in March 2025.
- 113 out of 260 on Cambridge 9700 (42, 52, 88) in total was a grade D in March 2025.
- 92 out of 260 on Cambridge 9700 (42, 52, 88) in total was a grade E in March 2025.
In total (42, 52, 95)
- 206 out of 260 on Cambridge 9700 (42, 52, 95) in total was a grade A* in March 2025.
- 184 out of 260 on Cambridge 9700 (42, 52, 95) in total was a grade A in March 2025.
- 162 out of 260 on Cambridge 9700 (42, 52, 95) in total was a grade B in March 2025.
- 140 out of 260 on Cambridge 9700 (42, 52, 95) in total was a grade C in March 2025.
- 118 out of 260 on Cambridge 9700 (42, 52, 95) in total was a grade D in March 2025.
- 97 out of 260 on Cambridge 9700 (42, 52, 95) in total was a grade E in March 2025.
In total (42, 52, 98)
- 206 out of 260 on Cambridge 9700 (42, 52, 98) in total was a grade A* in March 2025.
- 184 out of 260 on Cambridge 9700 (42, 52, 98) in total was a grade A in March 2025.
- 162 out of 260 on Cambridge 9700 (42, 52, 98) in total was a grade B in March 2025.
- 140 out of 260 on Cambridge 9700 (42, 52, 98) in total was a grade C in March 2025.
- 119 out of 260 on Cambridge 9700 (42, 52, 98) in total was a grade D in March 2025.
- 98 out of 260 on Cambridge 9700 (42, 52, 98) in total was a grade E in March 2025.
Paper 9700/12
- 30 out of 40 on Cambridge 9700 paper 9700/12 was a grade A in March 2025.
- 27 out of 40 on Cambridge 9700 paper 9700/12 was a grade B in March 2025.
- 23 out of 40 on Cambridge 9700 paper 9700/12 was a grade C in March 2025.
- 20 out of 40 on Cambridge 9700 paper 9700/12 was a grade D in March 2025.
- 17 out of 40 on Cambridge 9700 paper 9700/12 was a grade E in March 2025.
Paper 9700/22
- 38 out of 60 on Cambridge 9700 paper 9700/22 was a grade A in March 2025.
- 35 out of 60 on Cambridge 9700 paper 9700/22 was a grade B in March 2025.
- 30 out of 60 on Cambridge 9700 paper 9700/22 was a grade C in March 2025.
- 24 out of 60 on Cambridge 9700 paper 9700/22 was a grade D in March 2025.
- 18 out of 60 on Cambridge 9700 paper 9700/22 was a grade E in March 2025.
Paper 9700/33
- 34 out of 40 on Cambridge 9700 paper 9700/33 was a grade A in March 2025.
- 31 out of 40 on Cambridge 9700 paper 9700/33 was a grade B in March 2025.
- 28 out of 40 on Cambridge 9700 paper 9700/33 was a grade C in March 2025.
- 25 out of 40 on Cambridge 9700 paper 9700/33 was a grade D in March 2025.
- 23 out of 40 on Cambridge 9700 paper 9700/33 was a grade E in March 2025.
Paper 9700/42
- 69 out of 100 on Cambridge 9700 paper 9700/42 was a grade A in March 2025.
- 61 out of 100 on Cambridge 9700 paper 9700/42 was a grade B in March 2025.
- 53 out of 100 on Cambridge 9700 paper 9700/42 was a grade C in March 2025.
- 45 out of 100 on Cambridge 9700 paper 9700/42 was a grade D in March 2025.
- 37 out of 100 on Cambridge 9700 paper 9700/42 was a grade E in March 2025.
Paper 9700/52
- 23 out of 30 on Cambridge 9700 paper 9700/52 was a grade A in March 2025.
- 20 out of 30 on Cambridge 9700 paper 9700/52 was a grade B in March 2025.
- 17 out of 30 on Cambridge 9700 paper 9700/52 was a grade C in March 2025.
- 14 out of 30 on Cambridge 9700 paper 9700/52 was a grade D in March 2025.
- 11 out of 30 on Cambridge 9700 paper 9700/52 was a grade E in March 2025.