Grade boundaries
Edexcel A-level Politics 9PL0 grade boundaries October 2020
The least raw mark that reached each grade in October 2020, as Edexcel printed it, for the whole subject and each paper.
From Edexcel’s grade boundaries for October 2020: the board’s document.
| Grade | Whole subject (01 02 3A)out of 252 | Whole subject (01 02 3B)out of 252 | 9PL0/01out of 84 | 9PL0/02out of 84 | 9PL0/3Aout of 84 | 9PL0/3Bout of 84 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A* | 171 | 176 | 57 | 58 | 56 | 62 |
| A | 147 | 152 | 49 | 50 | 48 | 53 |
| B | 119 | 124 | 39 | 40 | 39 | 44 |
| C | 91 | 96 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 35 |
| D | 63 | 69 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 27 |
| E | 35 | 42 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 19 |
Marks for each grade
In total (01 02 3A)
- 171 out of 252 on Edexcel 9PL0 (01 02 3A) in total was a grade A* in October 2020.
- 147 out of 252 on Edexcel 9PL0 (01 02 3A) in total was a grade A in October 2020.
- 119 out of 252 on Edexcel 9PL0 (01 02 3A) in total was a grade B in October 2020.
- 91 out of 252 on Edexcel 9PL0 (01 02 3A) in total was a grade C in October 2020.
- 63 out of 252 on Edexcel 9PL0 (01 02 3A) in total was a grade D in October 2020.
- 35 out of 252 on Edexcel 9PL0 (01 02 3A) in total was a grade E in October 2020.
In total (01 02 3B)
- 176 out of 252 on Edexcel 9PL0 (01 02 3B) in total was a grade A* in October 2020.
- 152 out of 252 on Edexcel 9PL0 (01 02 3B) in total was a grade A in October 2020.
- 124 out of 252 on Edexcel 9PL0 (01 02 3B) in total was a grade B in October 2020.
- 96 out of 252 on Edexcel 9PL0 (01 02 3B) in total was a grade C in October 2020.
- 69 out of 252 on Edexcel 9PL0 (01 02 3B) in total was a grade D in October 2020.
- 42 out of 252 on Edexcel 9PL0 (01 02 3B) in total was a grade E in October 2020.
Paper 9PL0/01
- 57 out of 84 on Edexcel 9PL0 paper 9PL0/01 was a grade A* in October 2020.
- 49 out of 84 on Edexcel 9PL0 paper 9PL0/01 was a grade A in October 2020.
- 39 out of 84 on Edexcel 9PL0 paper 9PL0/01 was a grade B in October 2020.
- 29 out of 84 on Edexcel 9PL0 paper 9PL0/01 was a grade C in October 2020.
- 20 out of 84 on Edexcel 9PL0 paper 9PL0/01 was a grade D in October 2020.
- 11 out of 84 on Edexcel 9PL0 paper 9PL0/01 was a grade E in October 2020.
Paper 9PL0/02
- 58 out of 84 on Edexcel 9PL0 paper 9PL0/02 was a grade A* in October 2020.
- 50 out of 84 on Edexcel 9PL0 paper 9PL0/02 was a grade A in October 2020.
- 40 out of 84 on Edexcel 9PL0 paper 9PL0/02 was a grade B in October 2020.
- 30 out of 84 on Edexcel 9PL0 paper 9PL0/02 was a grade C in October 2020.
- 21 out of 84 on Edexcel 9PL0 paper 9PL0/02 was a grade D in October 2020.
- 12 out of 84 on Edexcel 9PL0 paper 9PL0/02 was a grade E in October 2020.
Paper 9PL0/3A
- 56 out of 84 on Edexcel 9PL0 paper 9PL0/3A was a grade A* in October 2020.
- 48 out of 84 on Edexcel 9PL0 paper 9PL0/3A was a grade A in October 2020.
- 39 out of 84 on Edexcel 9PL0 paper 9PL0/3A was a grade B in October 2020.
- 30 out of 84 on Edexcel 9PL0 paper 9PL0/3A was a grade C in October 2020.
- 21 out of 84 on Edexcel 9PL0 paper 9PL0/3A was a grade D in October 2020.
- 12 out of 84 on Edexcel 9PL0 paper 9PL0/3A was a grade E in October 2020.
Paper 9PL0/3B
- 62 out of 84 on Edexcel 9PL0 paper 9PL0/3B was a grade A* in October 2020.
- 53 out of 84 on Edexcel 9PL0 paper 9PL0/3B was a grade A in October 2020.
- 44 out of 84 on Edexcel 9PL0 paper 9PL0/3B was a grade B in October 2020.
- 35 out of 84 on Edexcel 9PL0 paper 9PL0/3B was a grade C in October 2020.
- 27 out of 84 on Edexcel 9PL0 paper 9PL0/3B was a grade D in October 2020.
- 19 out of 84 on Edexcel 9PL0 paper 9PL0/3B was a grade E in October 2020.