Grade boundaries
Edexcel A-level Politics 9PL0 grade boundaries
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Level
Board
Course
A-level Politics 9PL0
Boundaries
Whole subject or paper
Type a mark to see its grade.
The boundaries
June 2026 · whole subject
| Grade | Needs |
|---|---|
| A* | 179 of 252 |
| A | 160 of 252 |
| B | 136 of 252 |
| C | 112 of 252 |
| D | 88 of 252 |
| E | 65 of 252 |
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Marks for each grade in June 2026
In total (01 02 3A)
- 177 out of 252 on Edexcel 9PL0 (01 02 3A) in total was a grade A* in June 2026.
- 158 out of 252 on Edexcel 9PL0 (01 02 3A) in total was a grade A in June 2026.
- 134 out of 252 on Edexcel 9PL0 (01 02 3A) in total was a grade B in June 2026.
- 111 out of 252 on Edexcel 9PL0 (01 02 3A) in total was a grade C in June 2026.
- 88 out of 252 on Edexcel 9PL0 (01 02 3A) in total was a grade D in June 2026.
- 65 out of 252 on Edexcel 9PL0 (01 02 3A) in total was a grade E in June 2026.
In total (01 02 3B)
- 179 out of 252 on Edexcel 9PL0 (01 02 3B) in total was a grade A* in June 2026.
- 160 out of 252 on Edexcel 9PL0 (01 02 3B) in total was a grade A in June 2026.
- 136 out of 252 on Edexcel 9PL0 (01 02 3B) in total was a grade B in June 2026.
- 112 out of 252 on Edexcel 9PL0 (01 02 3B) in total was a grade C in June 2026.
- 88 out of 252 on Edexcel 9PL0 (01 02 3B) in total was a grade D in June 2026.
- 64 out of 252 on Edexcel 9PL0 (01 02 3B) in total was a grade E in June 2026.
Every series
8 series, newest first. Each mark is the least that reaches the grade, out of the total under the column’s name.
June 2026
From Edexcel’s grade boundaries for June 2026: 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* | 177 | 179 | 56 | 61 | 60 | 62 |
| A | 158 | 160 | 51 | 54 | 53 | 55 |
| B | 134 | 136 | 43 | 46 | 45 | 46 |
| C | 111 | 112 | 36 | 38 | 37 | 37 |
| D | 88 | 88 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 28 |
| E | 65 | 64 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 |
June 2025
From Edexcel’s grade boundaries for June 2025: the board’s document.
| Grade | Whole subject (01 02 3A)out of 252 | Whole subject (01 02 3B)out of 252 | 9PL0/1out of 84 | 9PL0/2out of 84 | 9PL0/3Aout of 84 | 9PL0/3Bout of 84 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A* | 177 | 177 | 56 | 61 | 60 | 60 |
| A | 157 | 158 | 50 | 54 | 53 | 54 |
| B | 134 | 135 | 43 | 46 | 45 | 46 |
| C | 111 | 112 | 36 | 38 | 37 | 38 |
| D | 88 | 90 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 30 |
| E | 66 | 68 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 23 |
June 2024
From Edexcel’s grade boundaries for June 2024: the board’s document.
| Grade | Whole subject (01 02 3A)out of 252 | Whole subject (01 02 3B)out of 252 | 9PL0/1out of 84 | 9PL0/2out of 84 | 9PL0/3Aout of 84 | 9PL0/3Bout of 84 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A* | 177 | 180 | 59 | 60 | 58 | 61 |
| A | 156 | 159 | 52 | 53 | 51 | 54 |
| B | 132 | 135 | 44 | 45 | 42 | 46 |
| C | 108 | 111 | 36 | 37 | 34 | 38 |
| D | 84 | 87 | 28 | 29 | 26 | 30 |
| E | 60 | 64 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 22 |
June 2023
From Edexcel’s grade boundaries for June 2023: the board’s document.
| Grade | Whole subject (01 02 3A)out of 252 | Whole subject (01 02 3B)out of 252 | 9PL0/1out of 84 | 9PL0/2out of 84 | 9PL0/3Aout of 84 | 9PL0/3Bout of 84 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A* | 181 | 179 | 59 | 60 | 62 | 60 |
| A | 159 | 158 | 52 | 53 | 54 | 53 |
| B | 134 | 133 | 44 | 44 | 45 | 44 |
| C | 109 | 108 | 36 | 36 | 37 | 36 |
| D | 85 | 84 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 |
| E | 61 | 60 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 |
June 2022
From Edexcel’s grade boundaries for June 2022: the board’s document.
| Grade | Whole subject (01 02 3A)out of 252 | Whole subject (01 02 3B)out of 252 | 9PL0/1out of 84 | 9PL0/2out of 84 | 9PL0/3Aout of 84 | 9PL0/3Bout of 84 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A* | 172 | 176 | 58 | 60 | 55 | 58 |
| A | 150 | 152 | 50 | 52 | 48 | 50 |
| B | 123 | 125 | 41 | 42 | 39 | 41 |
| C | 96 | 98 | 32 | 33 | 30 | 32 |
| D | 70 | 71 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 23 |
| E | 44 | 44 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
November 2021
From Edexcel’s grade boundaries for November 2021: 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* | 165 | 172 | 55 | 56 | 54 | 61 |
| A | 141 | 148 | 47 | 48 | 46 | 53 |
| B | 115 | 122 | 38 | 39 | 37 | 44 |
| C | 90 | 97 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 36 |
| D | 65 | 72 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 28 |
| E | 40 | 47 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 20 |
October 2020
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 |
June 2019
From Edexcel’s grade boundaries for June 2019: 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* | 184 | 191 | 62 | 63 | 58 | 67 |
| A | 160 | 167 | 54 | 55 | 51 | 58 |
| B | 135 | 142 | 45 | 46 | 42 | 49 |
| C | 110 | 117 | 37 | 38 | 34 | 41 |
| D | 85 | 92 | 29 | 30 | 26 | 33 |
| E | 61 | 68 | 21 | 22 | 18 | 25 |
Questions
Which series of Edexcel A-level Politics 9PL0 grade boundaries are there?
8 series, from June 2019 to June 2026: June 2026, June 2025, June 2024, June 2023, June 2022, November 2021, October 2020 and June 2019.
Other courses
Politics at other boards
Other Edexcel A level courses
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- A-level Art and Design 9AD0
- International AS and A level Biology XBI11/YBI11
- A-level Biology A (Salters-Nuffield) 9BN0
- A-level Biology B 9BI0
- A-level Business 9BS0
- International AS and A level Business XBS11/YBS11
- A-level Chemistry 9CH0
- International AS and A level Chemistry XCH11/YCH11
- A-level Chinese 9CN0
- A-level Design and Technology - Product Design 9DT0
- A-level Drama and Theatre 9DR0
- International AS and A level Economics XEC11/YEC11
- A-level Economics A 9EC0
- A-level Economics B 9EB0
- A-level English Language 9EN0
- International AS and A level English Language XEN01/YEN01
- A-level English Language and Literature 9EL0
- A-level English Literature 9ET0
- International AS and A level English Literature XET01/YET01
- A-level French 9FR0
- International AS and A level French XFR01/YFR01
- A-level Further Mathematics 9FM0
- International AS and A level Further Mathematics XFM01/YFM01
- A-level Geography 9GE0
- International AS and A level Geography XGE01/YGE01
- A-level German 9GN0
- International AS and A level German XGN01/YGN01
- A-level Greek 9GK0
- International AS and A level Greek XGK01/YGK01
- A-level Gujarati 9GU0
- A-level History 9HI0
- International AS and A level History XHI01/YHI01
- A-level History of Art 9HT0
- International AS and A level Information Technology XIT11/YIT11
- A-level Italian 9IN0
- A-level Japanese 9JA0
- International A level Law YLA1
- A-level Mathematics 9MA0
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- Level 3 Certificate in Mathematics in Context (Core Maths) 7MC0
- A-level Music 9MU0
- A-level Music Technology 9MT0
- A-level Persian 9PN0
- A-level Physical Education 9PE0
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- A-level Portuguese 9PG0
- A-level Psychology 9PS0
- International AS and A level Psychology XPS01/YPS01
- International AS and A level Pure Mathematics XPM01/YPM01
- A-level Religious Studies 9RS0
- A-level Russian 9RU0
- A-level Spanish 9SP0
- International AS and A level Spanish XSP01/YSP01
- A-level Statistics 9ST0
- A-level Turkish 9TU0
- A-level Urdu 9UR0
A series, or the safe rule
A paper is graded against the boundaries of the series it was sat in. Choose that series and the grade is the one the board’s boundaries gave that sitting. Where a series published more than one set of boundaries for the whole subject, one for each combination of papers, each grade takes the highest of them, and the line under the grade says so.
The safe rule is for a mark with no series of its own, such as a mock. For each grade it takes the highest boundary in the board’s most recent summer series, up to three of them and leaving out 2020 to 2022, or the course’s main series where it has no summer one. A grade it gives would have been enough in each of them. The line under the grade names the series it counted.
In the app you log a paper in one line, or question by question where asterisk has its questions, and each grade comes from these same boundaries. Open the app.
Not here
CCEA, AS level, IB and AP: the app holds no grade boundaries for them, so they are not offered.
Where these numbers come from
Boards publish their grade boundaries after each series, and that is all this page holds: each grade’s boundary mark and what the subject or paper is out of, as the board printed them. The papers stay on the boards’ own sites; nothing here reproduces a question or a mark scheme.