Grade boundaries
Cambridge Cambridge IGCSE French - Foreign Language 0520 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 200 | 0520/03out of 40 | 0520/12out of 40 | 0520/22out of 45 | 0520/42out of 45 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A* | 168 | – | – | – | – |
| A | 145 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 32 |
| B | 122 | 28 | 26 | 24 | 25 |
| C | 100 | 24 | 23 | 18 | 19 |
| D | 84 | 20 | 21 | 15 | 15 |
| E | 68 | 16 | 18 | 12 | 11 |
| F | 53 | 12 | 15 | 9 | 8 |
| G | 38 | 8 | 12 | 7 | 5 |
Marks for each grade
In total
- 168 out of 200 on Cambridge 0520 in total was a grade A* in March 2026.
- 145 out of 200 on Cambridge 0520 in total was a grade A in March 2026.
- 122 out of 200 on Cambridge 0520 in total was a grade B in March 2026.
- 100 out of 200 on Cambridge 0520 in total was a grade C in March 2026.
- 84 out of 200 on Cambridge 0520 in total was a grade D in March 2026.
- 68 out of 200 on Cambridge 0520 in total was a grade E in March 2026.
- 53 out of 200 on Cambridge 0520 in total was a grade F in March 2026.
- 38 out of 200 on Cambridge 0520 in total was a grade G in March 2026.
Paper 0520/03
- 32 out of 40 on Cambridge 0520 paper 0520/03 was a grade A in March 2026.
- 28 out of 40 on Cambridge 0520 paper 0520/03 was a grade B in March 2026.
- 24 out of 40 on Cambridge 0520 paper 0520/03 was a grade C in March 2026.
- 20 out of 40 on Cambridge 0520 paper 0520/03 was a grade D in March 2026.
- 16 out of 40 on Cambridge 0520 paper 0520/03 was a grade E in March 2026.
- 12 out of 40 on Cambridge 0520 paper 0520/03 was a grade F in March 2026.
- 8 out of 40 on Cambridge 0520 paper 0520/03 was a grade G in March 2026.
Paper 0520/12
- 30 out of 40 on Cambridge 0520 paper 0520/12 was a grade A in March 2026.
- 26 out of 40 on Cambridge 0520 paper 0520/12 was a grade B in March 2026.
- 23 out of 40 on Cambridge 0520 paper 0520/12 was a grade C in March 2026.
- 21 out of 40 on Cambridge 0520 paper 0520/12 was a grade D in March 2026.
- 18 out of 40 on Cambridge 0520 paper 0520/12 was a grade E in March 2026.
- 15 out of 40 on Cambridge 0520 paper 0520/12 was a grade F in March 2026.
- 12 out of 40 on Cambridge 0520 paper 0520/12 was a grade G in March 2026.
Paper 0520/22
- 29 out of 45 on Cambridge 0520 paper 0520/22 was a grade A in March 2026.
- 24 out of 45 on Cambridge 0520 paper 0520/22 was a grade B in March 2026.
- 18 out of 45 on Cambridge 0520 paper 0520/22 was a grade C in March 2026.
- 15 out of 45 on Cambridge 0520 paper 0520/22 was a grade D in March 2026.
- 12 out of 45 on Cambridge 0520 paper 0520/22 was a grade E in March 2026.
- 9 out of 45 on Cambridge 0520 paper 0520/22 was a grade F in March 2026.
- 7 out of 45 on Cambridge 0520 paper 0520/22 was a grade G in March 2026.
Paper 0520/42
- 32 out of 45 on Cambridge 0520 paper 0520/42 was a grade A in March 2026.
- 25 out of 45 on Cambridge 0520 paper 0520/42 was a grade B in March 2026.
- 19 out of 45 on Cambridge 0520 paper 0520/42 was a grade C in March 2026.
- 15 out of 45 on Cambridge 0520 paper 0520/42 was a grade D in March 2026.
- 11 out of 45 on Cambridge 0520 paper 0520/42 was a grade E in March 2026.
- 8 out of 45 on Cambridge 0520 paper 0520/42 was a grade F in March 2026.
- 5 out of 45 on Cambridge 0520 paper 0520/42 was a grade G in March 2026.