Grade boundaries

Cambridge Cambridge International AS & A Level Chemistry 9701 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 2609701/12out of 409701/22out of 609701/33out of 409701/42out of 1009701/52out of 30
A*206203203200202203202201–––––
A1811791751711741731761762943286424
B1561551471421461431501512737245321
C1311301211181201191261262232204418
D106106959494951021011727173415
E81826971687178771321142412

Marks for each grade

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

  • 206 out of 260 on Cambridge 9701 (12, 22, 33, 42, 52) in total was a grade A* in March 2026.
  • 181 out of 260 on Cambridge 9701 (12, 22, 33, 42, 52) in total was a grade A in March 2026.
  • 156 out of 260 on Cambridge 9701 (12, 22, 33, 42, 52) in total was a grade B in March 2026.
  • 131 out of 260 on Cambridge 9701 (12, 22, 33, 42, 52) in total was a grade C in March 2026.
  • 106 out of 260 on Cambridge 9701 (12, 22, 33, 42, 52) in total was a grade D in March 2026.
  • 81 out of 260 on Cambridge 9701 (12, 22, 33, 42, 52) in total was a grade E in March 2026.

In total (42, 52, 75)

  • 203 out of 260 on Cambridge 9701 (42, 52, 75) in total was a grade A* in March 2026.
  • 179 out of 260 on Cambridge 9701 (42, 52, 75) in total was a grade A in March 2026.
  • 155 out of 260 on Cambridge 9701 (42, 52, 75) in total was a grade B in March 2026.
  • 130 out of 260 on Cambridge 9701 (42, 52, 75) in total was a grade C in March 2026.
  • 106 out of 260 on Cambridge 9701 (42, 52, 75) in total was a grade D in March 2026.
  • 82 out of 260 on Cambridge 9701 (42, 52, 75) in total was a grade E in March 2026.

In total (42, 52, 84)

  • 203 out of 260 on Cambridge 9701 (42, 52, 84) in total was a grade A* in March 2026.
  • 175 out of 260 on Cambridge 9701 (42, 52, 84) in total was a grade A in March 2026.
  • 147 out of 260 on Cambridge 9701 (42, 52, 84) in total was a grade B in March 2026.
  • 121 out of 260 on Cambridge 9701 (42, 52, 84) in total was a grade C in March 2026.
  • 95 out of 260 on Cambridge 9701 (42, 52, 84) in total was a grade D in March 2026.
  • 69 out of 260 on Cambridge 9701 (42, 52, 84) in total was a grade E in March 2026.

In total (42, 52, 85)

  • 200 out of 260 on Cambridge 9701 (42, 52, 85) in total was a grade A* in March 2026.
  • 171 out of 260 on Cambridge 9701 (42, 52, 85) in total was a grade A in March 2026.
  • 142 out of 260 on Cambridge 9701 (42, 52, 85) in total was a grade B in March 2026.
  • 118 out of 260 on Cambridge 9701 (42, 52, 85) in total was a grade C in March 2026.
  • 94 out of 260 on Cambridge 9701 (42, 52, 85) in total was a grade D in March 2026.
  • 71 out of 260 on Cambridge 9701 (42, 52, 85) in total was a grade E in March 2026.

In total (42, 52, 87)

  • 202 out of 260 on Cambridge 9701 (42, 52, 87) in total was a grade A* in March 2026.
  • 174 out of 260 on Cambridge 9701 (42, 52, 87) in total was a grade A in March 2026.
  • 146 out of 260 on Cambridge 9701 (42, 52, 87) in total was a grade B in March 2026.
  • 120 out of 260 on Cambridge 9701 (42, 52, 87) in total was a grade C in March 2026.
  • 94 out of 260 on Cambridge 9701 (42, 52, 87) in total was a grade D in March 2026.
  • 68 out of 260 on Cambridge 9701 (42, 52, 87) in total was a grade E in March 2026.

In total (42, 52, 88)

  • 203 out of 260 on Cambridge 9701 (42, 52, 88) in total was a grade A* in March 2026.
  • 173 out of 260 on Cambridge 9701 (42, 52, 88) in total was a grade A in March 2026.
  • 143 out of 260 on Cambridge 9701 (42, 52, 88) in total was a grade B in March 2026.
  • 119 out of 260 on Cambridge 9701 (42, 52, 88) in total was a grade C in March 2026.
  • 95 out of 260 on Cambridge 9701 (42, 52, 88) in total was a grade D in March 2026.
  • 71 out of 260 on Cambridge 9701 (42, 52, 88) in total was a grade E in March 2026.

In total (42, 52, 95)

  • 202 out of 260 on Cambridge 9701 (42, 52, 95) in total was a grade A* in March 2026.
  • 176 out of 260 on Cambridge 9701 (42, 52, 95) in total was a grade A in March 2026.
  • 150 out of 260 on Cambridge 9701 (42, 52, 95) in total was a grade B in March 2026.
  • 126 out of 260 on Cambridge 9701 (42, 52, 95) in total was a grade C in March 2026.
  • 102 out of 260 on Cambridge 9701 (42, 52, 95) in total was a grade D in March 2026.
  • 78 out of 260 on Cambridge 9701 (42, 52, 95) in total was a grade E in March 2026.

In total (42, 52, 98)

  • 201 out of 260 on Cambridge 9701 (42, 52, 98) in total was a grade A* in March 2026.
  • 176 out of 260 on Cambridge 9701 (42, 52, 98) in total was a grade A in March 2026.
  • 151 out of 260 on Cambridge 9701 (42, 52, 98) in total was a grade B in March 2026.
  • 126 out of 260 on Cambridge 9701 (42, 52, 98) in total was a grade C in March 2026.
  • 101 out of 260 on Cambridge 9701 (42, 52, 98) in total was a grade D in March 2026.
  • 77 out of 260 on Cambridge 9701 (42, 52, 98) in total was a grade E in March 2026.

Paper 9701/12

  • 29 out of 40 on Cambridge 9701 paper 9701/12 was a grade A in March 2026.
  • 27 out of 40 on Cambridge 9701 paper 9701/12 was a grade B in March 2026.
  • 22 out of 40 on Cambridge 9701 paper 9701/12 was a grade C in March 2026.
  • 17 out of 40 on Cambridge 9701 paper 9701/12 was a grade D in March 2026.
  • 13 out of 40 on Cambridge 9701 paper 9701/12 was a grade E in March 2026.

Paper 9701/22

  • 43 out of 60 on Cambridge 9701 paper 9701/22 was a grade A in March 2026.
  • 37 out of 60 on Cambridge 9701 paper 9701/22 was a grade B in March 2026.
  • 32 out of 60 on Cambridge 9701 paper 9701/22 was a grade C in March 2026.
  • 27 out of 60 on Cambridge 9701 paper 9701/22 was a grade D in March 2026.
  • 21 out of 60 on Cambridge 9701 paper 9701/22 was a grade E in March 2026.

Paper 9701/33

  • 28 out of 40 on Cambridge 9701 paper 9701/33 was a grade A in March 2026.
  • 24 out of 40 on Cambridge 9701 paper 9701/33 was a grade B in March 2026.
  • 20 out of 40 on Cambridge 9701 paper 9701/33 was a grade C in March 2026.
  • 17 out of 40 on Cambridge 9701 paper 9701/33 was a grade D in March 2026.
  • 14 out of 40 on Cambridge 9701 paper 9701/33 was a grade E in March 2026.

Paper 9701/42

  • 64 out of 100 on Cambridge 9701 paper 9701/42 was a grade A in March 2026.
  • 53 out of 100 on Cambridge 9701 paper 9701/42 was a grade B in March 2026.
  • 44 out of 100 on Cambridge 9701 paper 9701/42 was a grade C in March 2026.
  • 34 out of 100 on Cambridge 9701 paper 9701/42 was a grade D in March 2026.
  • 24 out of 100 on Cambridge 9701 paper 9701/42 was a grade E in March 2026.

Paper 9701/52

  • 24 out of 30 on Cambridge 9701 paper 9701/52 was a grade A in March 2026.
  • 21 out of 30 on Cambridge 9701 paper 9701/52 was a grade B in March 2026.
  • 18 out of 30 on Cambridge 9701 paper 9701/52 was a grade C in March 2026.
  • 15 out of 30 on Cambridge 9701 paper 9701/52 was a grade D in March 2026.
  • 12 out of 30 on Cambridge 9701 paper 9701/52 was a grade E in March 2026.