Grade boundaries
Edexcel International AS and A level English Language XEN01/YEN01 grade boundaries January 2017
The least raw mark that reached each grade in January 2017, as Edexcel printed it, for the whole subject and each paper.
From Edexcel’s grade boundaries for January 2017: the board’s document.
| Grade | WEN01out of 50 | WEN02out of 50 | WEN03out of 50 |
|---|---|---|---|
| A* | – | – | 42 |
| A | 37 | 37 | 36 |
| B | 31 | 32 | 30 |
| C | 26 | 27 | 25 |
| D | 21 | 22 | 20 |
| E | 16 | 18 | 15 |
Marks for each grade
Paper WEN01
- 37 out of 50 on Edexcel XEN01/YEN01 paper WEN01 was a grade A in January 2017.
- 31 out of 50 on Edexcel XEN01/YEN01 paper WEN01 was a grade B in January 2017.
- 26 out of 50 on Edexcel XEN01/YEN01 paper WEN01 was a grade C in January 2017.
- 21 out of 50 on Edexcel XEN01/YEN01 paper WEN01 was a grade D in January 2017.
- 16 out of 50 on Edexcel XEN01/YEN01 paper WEN01 was a grade E in January 2017.
Paper WEN02
- 37 out of 50 on Edexcel XEN01/YEN01 paper WEN02 was a grade A in January 2017.
- 32 out of 50 on Edexcel XEN01/YEN01 paper WEN02 was a grade B in January 2017.
- 27 out of 50 on Edexcel XEN01/YEN01 paper WEN02 was a grade C in January 2017.
- 22 out of 50 on Edexcel XEN01/YEN01 paper WEN02 was a grade D in January 2017.
- 18 out of 50 on Edexcel XEN01/YEN01 paper WEN02 was a grade E in January 2017.
Paper WEN03
- 42 out of 50 on Edexcel XEN01/YEN01 paper WEN03 was a grade A* in January 2017.
- 36 out of 50 on Edexcel XEN01/YEN01 paper WEN03 was a grade A in January 2017.
- 30 out of 50 on Edexcel XEN01/YEN01 paper WEN03 was a grade B in January 2017.
- 25 out of 50 on Edexcel XEN01/YEN01 paper WEN03 was a grade C in January 2017.
- 20 out of 50 on Edexcel XEN01/YEN01 paper WEN03 was a grade D in January 2017.
- 15 out of 50 on Edexcel XEN01/YEN01 paper WEN03 was a grade E in January 2017.