Grade boundaries

Cambridge Cambridge International AS & A Level Biology 9700 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.

GradeWhole subject (12, 22, 33, 42, 52)out of 260Whole subject (42, 52, 75)out of 260Whole subject (42, 52, 84)out of 260Whole subject (42, 52, 85)out of 260Whole subject (42, 52, 87)out of 260Whole subject (42, 52, 88)out of 260Whole subject (42, 52, 95)out of 260Whole subject (42, 52, 98)out of 2609700/12out of 409700/22out of 609700/33out of 409700/42out of 1009700/52out of 30
A*213205202199201199202205–––––
A1891831791741791751781803242356623
B1651611561491571511541552837325521
C1431391351281361301321332432294818
D1221181141081151101111112126264115
E101979488959090901820243312

Marks for each grade

In total (12, 22, 33, 42, 52)

  • 213 out of 260 on Cambridge 9700 (12, 22, 33, 42, 52) in total was a grade A* in March 2026.
  • 189 out of 260 on Cambridge 9700 (12, 22, 33, 42, 52) in total was a grade A in March 2026.
  • 165 out of 260 on Cambridge 9700 (12, 22, 33, 42, 52) in total was a grade B in March 2026.
  • 143 out of 260 on Cambridge 9700 (12, 22, 33, 42, 52) in total was a grade C in March 2026.
  • 122 out of 260 on Cambridge 9700 (12, 22, 33, 42, 52) in total was a grade D in March 2026.
  • 101 out of 260 on Cambridge 9700 (12, 22, 33, 42, 52) in total was a grade E in March 2026.

In total (42, 52, 75)

  • 205 out of 260 on Cambridge 9700 (42, 52, 75) in total was a grade A* in March 2026.
  • 183 out of 260 on Cambridge 9700 (42, 52, 75) in total was a grade A in March 2026.
  • 161 out of 260 on Cambridge 9700 (42, 52, 75) in total was a grade B in March 2026.
  • 139 out of 260 on Cambridge 9700 (42, 52, 75) in total was a grade C in March 2026.
  • 118 out of 260 on Cambridge 9700 (42, 52, 75) in total was a grade D in March 2026.
  • 97 out of 260 on Cambridge 9700 (42, 52, 75) in total was a grade E in March 2026.

In total (42, 52, 84)

  • 202 out of 260 on Cambridge 9700 (42, 52, 84) in total was a grade A* in March 2026.
  • 179 out of 260 on Cambridge 9700 (42, 52, 84) in total was a grade A in March 2026.
  • 156 out of 260 on Cambridge 9700 (42, 52, 84) in total was a grade B in March 2026.
  • 135 out of 260 on Cambridge 9700 (42, 52, 84) in total was a grade C in March 2026.
  • 114 out of 260 on Cambridge 9700 (42, 52, 84) in total was a grade D in March 2026.
  • 94 out of 260 on Cambridge 9700 (42, 52, 84) in total was a grade E in March 2026.

In total (42, 52, 85)

  • 199 out of 260 on Cambridge 9700 (42, 52, 85) in total was a grade A* in March 2026.
  • 174 out of 260 on Cambridge 9700 (42, 52, 85) in total was a grade A in March 2026.
  • 149 out of 260 on Cambridge 9700 (42, 52, 85) in total was a grade B in March 2026.
  • 128 out of 260 on Cambridge 9700 (42, 52, 85) in total was a grade C in March 2026.
  • 108 out of 260 on Cambridge 9700 (42, 52, 85) in total was a grade D in March 2026.
  • 88 out of 260 on Cambridge 9700 (42, 52, 85) in total was a grade E in March 2026.

In total (42, 52, 87)

  • 201 out of 260 on Cambridge 9700 (42, 52, 87) in total was a grade A* in March 2026.
  • 179 out of 260 on Cambridge 9700 (42, 52, 87) in total was a grade A in March 2026.
  • 157 out of 260 on Cambridge 9700 (42, 52, 87) in total was a grade B in March 2026.
  • 136 out of 260 on Cambridge 9700 (42, 52, 87) in total was a grade C in March 2026.
  • 115 out of 260 on Cambridge 9700 (42, 52, 87) in total was a grade D in March 2026.
  • 95 out of 260 on Cambridge 9700 (42, 52, 87) in total was a grade E in March 2026.

In total (42, 52, 88)

  • 199 out of 260 on Cambridge 9700 (42, 52, 88) in total was a grade A* in March 2026.
  • 175 out of 260 on Cambridge 9700 (42, 52, 88) in total was a grade A in March 2026.
  • 151 out of 260 on Cambridge 9700 (42, 52, 88) in total was a grade B in March 2026.
  • 130 out of 260 on Cambridge 9700 (42, 52, 88) in total was a grade C in March 2026.
  • 110 out of 260 on Cambridge 9700 (42, 52, 88) in total was a grade D in March 2026.
  • 90 out of 260 on Cambridge 9700 (42, 52, 88) in total was a grade E in March 2026.

In total (42, 52, 95)

  • 202 out of 260 on Cambridge 9700 (42, 52, 95) in total was a grade A* in March 2026.
  • 178 out of 260 on Cambridge 9700 (42, 52, 95) in total was a grade A in March 2026.
  • 154 out of 260 on Cambridge 9700 (42, 52, 95) in total was a grade B in March 2026.
  • 132 out of 260 on Cambridge 9700 (42, 52, 95) in total was a grade C in March 2026.
  • 111 out of 260 on Cambridge 9700 (42, 52, 95) in total was a grade D in March 2026.
  • 90 out of 260 on Cambridge 9700 (42, 52, 95) in total was a grade E in March 2026.

In total (42, 52, 98)

  • 205 out of 260 on Cambridge 9700 (42, 52, 98) in total was a grade A* in March 2026.
  • 180 out of 260 on Cambridge 9700 (42, 52, 98) in total was a grade A in March 2026.
  • 155 out of 260 on Cambridge 9700 (42, 52, 98) in total was a grade B in March 2026.
  • 133 out of 260 on Cambridge 9700 (42, 52, 98) in total was a grade C in March 2026.
  • 111 out of 260 on Cambridge 9700 (42, 52, 98) in total was a grade D in March 2026.
  • 90 out of 260 on Cambridge 9700 (42, 52, 98) in total was a grade E in March 2026.

Paper 9700/12

  • 32 out of 40 on Cambridge 9700 paper 9700/12 was a grade A in March 2026.
  • 28 out of 40 on Cambridge 9700 paper 9700/12 was a grade B in March 2026.
  • 24 out of 40 on Cambridge 9700 paper 9700/12 was a grade C in March 2026.
  • 21 out of 40 on Cambridge 9700 paper 9700/12 was a grade D in March 2026.
  • 18 out of 40 on Cambridge 9700 paper 9700/12 was a grade E in March 2026.

Paper 9700/22

  • 42 out of 60 on Cambridge 9700 paper 9700/22 was a grade A in March 2026.
  • 37 out of 60 on Cambridge 9700 paper 9700/22 was a grade B in March 2026.
  • 32 out of 60 on Cambridge 9700 paper 9700/22 was a grade C in March 2026.
  • 26 out of 60 on Cambridge 9700 paper 9700/22 was a grade D in March 2026.
  • 20 out of 60 on Cambridge 9700 paper 9700/22 was a grade E in March 2026.

Paper 9700/33

  • 35 out of 40 on Cambridge 9700 paper 9700/33 was a grade A in March 2026.
  • 32 out of 40 on Cambridge 9700 paper 9700/33 was a grade B in March 2026.
  • 29 out of 40 on Cambridge 9700 paper 9700/33 was a grade C in March 2026.
  • 26 out of 40 on Cambridge 9700 paper 9700/33 was a grade D in March 2026.
  • 24 out of 40 on Cambridge 9700 paper 9700/33 was a grade E in March 2026.

Paper 9700/42

  • 66 out of 100 on Cambridge 9700 paper 9700/42 was a grade A in March 2026.
  • 55 out of 100 on Cambridge 9700 paper 9700/42 was a grade B in March 2026.
  • 48 out of 100 on Cambridge 9700 paper 9700/42 was a grade C in March 2026.
  • 41 out of 100 on Cambridge 9700 paper 9700/42 was a grade D in March 2026.
  • 33 out of 100 on Cambridge 9700 paper 9700/42 was a grade E in March 2026.

Paper 9700/52

  • 23 out of 30 on Cambridge 9700 paper 9700/52 was a grade A in March 2026.
  • 21 out of 30 on Cambridge 9700 paper 9700/52 was a grade B in March 2026.
  • 18 out of 30 on Cambridge 9700 paper 9700/52 was a grade C in March 2026.
  • 15 out of 30 on Cambridge 9700 paper 9700/52 was a grade D in March 2026.
  • 12 out of 30 on Cambridge 9700 paper 9700/52 was a grade E in March 2026.