Grade boundaries
Edexcel International AS and A level English Language XEN01/YEN01 grade boundaries January 2025
The least raw mark that reached each grade in January 2025, as Edexcel printed it, for the whole subject and each paper.
From Edexcel’s grade boundaries for January 2025: the board’s document.
| Grade | WEN01/1out of 50 | WEN01/1Cout of 50 | WEN02/2out of 50 | WEN02/2Cout of 50 | WEN03/3out of 50 | WEN04/4out of 50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A* | – | – | – | – | 37 | 36 |
| A | 33 | 33 | 36 | 36 | 33 | 31 |
| B | 29 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 26 |
| C | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 21 |
| D | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 17 |
| E | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 13 |
Marks for each grade
Paper WEN01/1
- 33 out of 50 on Edexcel XEN01/YEN01 paper WEN01/1 was a grade A in January 2025.
- 29 out of 50 on Edexcel XEN01/YEN01 paper WEN01/1 was a grade B in January 2025.
- 25 out of 50 on Edexcel XEN01/YEN01 paper WEN01/1 was a grade C in January 2025.
- 21 out of 50 on Edexcel XEN01/YEN01 paper WEN01/1 was a grade D in January 2025.
- 18 out of 50 on Edexcel XEN01/YEN01 paper WEN01/1 was a grade E in January 2025.
Paper WEN01/1C
- 33 out of 50 on Edexcel XEN01/YEN01 paper WEN01/1C was a grade A in January 2025.
- 29 out of 50 on Edexcel XEN01/YEN01 paper WEN01/1C was a grade B in January 2025.
- 25 out of 50 on Edexcel XEN01/YEN01 paper WEN01/1C was a grade C in January 2025.
- 21 out of 50 on Edexcel XEN01/YEN01 paper WEN01/1C was a grade D in January 2025.
- 18 out of 50 on Edexcel XEN01/YEN01 paper WEN01/1C was a grade E in January 2025.
Paper WEN02/2
- 36 out of 50 on Edexcel XEN01/YEN01 paper WEN02/2 was a grade A in January 2025.
- 31 out of 50 on Edexcel XEN01/YEN01 paper WEN02/2 was a grade B in January 2025.
- 26 out of 50 on Edexcel XEN01/YEN01 paper WEN02/2 was a grade C in January 2025.
- 22 out of 50 on Edexcel XEN01/YEN01 paper WEN02/2 was a grade D in January 2025.
- 18 out of 50 on Edexcel XEN01/YEN01 paper WEN02/2 was a grade E in January 2025.
Paper WEN02/2C
- 36 out of 50 on Edexcel XEN01/YEN01 paper WEN02/2C was a grade A in January 2025.
- 31 out of 50 on Edexcel XEN01/YEN01 paper WEN02/2C was a grade B in January 2025.
- 26 out of 50 on Edexcel XEN01/YEN01 paper WEN02/2C was a grade C in January 2025.
- 22 out of 50 on Edexcel XEN01/YEN01 paper WEN02/2C was a grade D in January 2025.
- 18 out of 50 on Edexcel XEN01/YEN01 paper WEN02/2C was a grade E in January 2025.
Paper WEN03/3
- 37 out of 50 on Edexcel XEN01/YEN01 paper WEN03/3 was a grade A* in January 2025.
- 33 out of 50 on Edexcel XEN01/YEN01 paper WEN03/3 was a grade A in January 2025.
- 29 out of 50 on Edexcel XEN01/YEN01 paper WEN03/3 was a grade B in January 2025.
- 25 out of 50 on Edexcel XEN01/YEN01 paper WEN03/3 was a grade C in January 2025.
- 22 out of 50 on Edexcel XEN01/YEN01 paper WEN03/3 was a grade D in January 2025.
- 19 out of 50 on Edexcel XEN01/YEN01 paper WEN03/3 was a grade E in January 2025.
Paper WEN04/4
- 36 out of 50 on Edexcel XEN01/YEN01 paper WEN04/4 was a grade A* in January 2025.
- 31 out of 50 on Edexcel XEN01/YEN01 paper WEN04/4 was a grade A in January 2025.
- 26 out of 50 on Edexcel XEN01/YEN01 paper WEN04/4 was a grade B in January 2025.
- 21 out of 50 on Edexcel XEN01/YEN01 paper WEN04/4 was a grade C in January 2025.
- 17 out of 50 on Edexcel XEN01/YEN01 paper WEN04/4 was a grade D in January 2025.
- 13 out of 50 on Edexcel XEN01/YEN01 paper WEN04/4 was a grade E in January 2025.