Grade boundaries
Cambridge Cambridge IGCSE English - First Language 0500 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 (03, 12)out of 160 | Whole subject (12, 22)out of 160 | 0500/03out of 80 | 0500/12out of 80 | 0500/22out of 80 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A* | 130 | 126 | – | – | – |
| A | 115 | 112 | 59 | 56 | 56 |
| B | 100 | 98 | 51 | 49 | 50 |
| C | 85 | 85 | 44 | 41 | 44 |
| D | 70 | 70 | 37 | 33 | 37 |
| E | 55 | 55 | 30 | 25 | 30 |
| F | 40 | 40 | 23 | 17 | 23 |
| G | 25 | 25 | 16 | 9 | 16 |
Marks for each grade
In total (03, 12)
- 130 out of 160 on Cambridge 0500 (03, 12) in total was a grade A* in March 2025.
- 115 out of 160 on Cambridge 0500 (03, 12) in total was a grade A in March 2025.
- 100 out of 160 on Cambridge 0500 (03, 12) in total was a grade B in March 2025.
- 85 out of 160 on Cambridge 0500 (03, 12) in total was a grade C in March 2025.
- 70 out of 160 on Cambridge 0500 (03, 12) in total was a grade D in March 2025.
- 55 out of 160 on Cambridge 0500 (03, 12) in total was a grade E in March 2025.
- 40 out of 160 on Cambridge 0500 (03, 12) in total was a grade F in March 2025.
- 25 out of 160 on Cambridge 0500 (03, 12) in total was a grade G in March 2025.
In total (12, 22)
- 126 out of 160 on Cambridge 0500 (12, 22) in total was a grade A* in March 2025.
- 112 out of 160 on Cambridge 0500 (12, 22) in total was a grade A in March 2025.
- 98 out of 160 on Cambridge 0500 (12, 22) in total was a grade B in March 2025.
- 85 out of 160 on Cambridge 0500 (12, 22) in total was a grade C in March 2025.
- 70 out of 160 on Cambridge 0500 (12, 22) in total was a grade D in March 2025.
- 55 out of 160 on Cambridge 0500 (12, 22) in total was a grade E in March 2025.
- 40 out of 160 on Cambridge 0500 (12, 22) in total was a grade F in March 2025.
- 25 out of 160 on Cambridge 0500 (12, 22) in total was a grade G in March 2025.
Paper 0500/03
- 59 out of 80 on Cambridge 0500 paper 0500/03 was a grade A in March 2025.
- 51 out of 80 on Cambridge 0500 paper 0500/03 was a grade B in March 2025.
- 44 out of 80 on Cambridge 0500 paper 0500/03 was a grade C in March 2025.
- 37 out of 80 on Cambridge 0500 paper 0500/03 was a grade D in March 2025.
- 30 out of 80 on Cambridge 0500 paper 0500/03 was a grade E in March 2025.
- 23 out of 80 on Cambridge 0500 paper 0500/03 was a grade F in March 2025.
- 16 out of 80 on Cambridge 0500 paper 0500/03 was a grade G in March 2025.
Paper 0500/12
- 56 out of 80 on Cambridge 0500 paper 0500/12 was a grade A in March 2025.
- 49 out of 80 on Cambridge 0500 paper 0500/12 was a grade B in March 2025.
- 41 out of 80 on Cambridge 0500 paper 0500/12 was a grade C in March 2025.
- 33 out of 80 on Cambridge 0500 paper 0500/12 was a grade D in March 2025.
- 25 out of 80 on Cambridge 0500 paper 0500/12 was a grade E in March 2025.
- 17 out of 80 on Cambridge 0500 paper 0500/12 was a grade F in March 2025.
- 9 out of 80 on Cambridge 0500 paper 0500/12 was a grade G in March 2025.
Paper 0500/22
- 56 out of 80 on Cambridge 0500 paper 0500/22 was a grade A in March 2025.
- 50 out of 80 on Cambridge 0500 paper 0500/22 was a grade B in March 2025.
- 44 out of 80 on Cambridge 0500 paper 0500/22 was a grade C in March 2025.
- 37 out of 80 on Cambridge 0500 paper 0500/22 was a grade D in March 2025.
- 30 out of 80 on Cambridge 0500 paper 0500/22 was a grade E in March 2025.
- 23 out of 80 on Cambridge 0500 paper 0500/22 was a grade F in March 2025.
- 16 out of 80 on Cambridge 0500 paper 0500/22 was a grade G in March 2025.