Grade boundaries
Edexcel International AS and A level Physics XPH11/YPH11 grade boundaries January 2021
The least raw mark that reached each grade in January 2021, as Edexcel printed it, for the whole subject and each paper.
From Edexcel’s grade boundaries for January 2021: the board’s document.
| Grade | WPH11/1out of 80 | WPH12/2out of 80 | WPH13/3out of 50 | WPH14/4out of 90 | WPH15/5out of 90 | WPH16/6out of 50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A* | – | – | – | 64 | 64 | 34 |
| A | 37 | 42 | 27 | 55 | 55 | 29 |
| B | 33 | 37 | 24 | 48 | 49 | 25 |
| C | 29 | 32 | 21 | 41 | 44 | 21 |
| D | 25 | 27 | 18 | 34 | 39 | 17 |
| E | 22 | 23 | 16 | 28 | 34 | 14 |
Marks for each grade
Paper WPH11/1
- 37 out of 80 on Edexcel XPH11/YPH11 paper WPH11/1 was a grade A in January 2021.
- 33 out of 80 on Edexcel XPH11/YPH11 paper WPH11/1 was a grade B in January 2021.
- 29 out of 80 on Edexcel XPH11/YPH11 paper WPH11/1 was a grade C in January 2021.
- 25 out of 80 on Edexcel XPH11/YPH11 paper WPH11/1 was a grade D in January 2021.
- 22 out of 80 on Edexcel XPH11/YPH11 paper WPH11/1 was a grade E in January 2021.
Paper WPH12/2
- 42 out of 80 on Edexcel XPH11/YPH11 paper WPH12/2 was a grade A in January 2021.
- 37 out of 80 on Edexcel XPH11/YPH11 paper WPH12/2 was a grade B in January 2021.
- 32 out of 80 on Edexcel XPH11/YPH11 paper WPH12/2 was a grade C in January 2021.
- 27 out of 80 on Edexcel XPH11/YPH11 paper WPH12/2 was a grade D in January 2021.
- 23 out of 80 on Edexcel XPH11/YPH11 paper WPH12/2 was a grade E in January 2021.
Paper WPH13/3
- 27 out of 50 on Edexcel XPH11/YPH11 paper WPH13/3 was a grade A in January 2021.
- 24 out of 50 on Edexcel XPH11/YPH11 paper WPH13/3 was a grade B in January 2021.
- 21 out of 50 on Edexcel XPH11/YPH11 paper WPH13/3 was a grade C in January 2021.
- 18 out of 50 on Edexcel XPH11/YPH11 paper WPH13/3 was a grade D in January 2021.
- 16 out of 50 on Edexcel XPH11/YPH11 paper WPH13/3 was a grade E in January 2021.
Paper WPH14/4
- 64 out of 90 on Edexcel XPH11/YPH11 paper WPH14/4 was a grade A* in January 2021.
- 55 out of 90 on Edexcel XPH11/YPH11 paper WPH14/4 was a grade A in January 2021.
- 48 out of 90 on Edexcel XPH11/YPH11 paper WPH14/4 was a grade B in January 2021.
- 41 out of 90 on Edexcel XPH11/YPH11 paper WPH14/4 was a grade C in January 2021.
- 34 out of 90 on Edexcel XPH11/YPH11 paper WPH14/4 was a grade D in January 2021.
- 28 out of 90 on Edexcel XPH11/YPH11 paper WPH14/4 was a grade E in January 2021.
Paper WPH15/5
- 64 out of 90 on Edexcel XPH11/YPH11 paper WPH15/5 was a grade A* in January 2021.
- 55 out of 90 on Edexcel XPH11/YPH11 paper WPH15/5 was a grade A in January 2021.
- 49 out of 90 on Edexcel XPH11/YPH11 paper WPH15/5 was a grade B in January 2021.
- 44 out of 90 on Edexcel XPH11/YPH11 paper WPH15/5 was a grade C in January 2021.
- 39 out of 90 on Edexcel XPH11/YPH11 paper WPH15/5 was a grade D in January 2021.
- 34 out of 90 on Edexcel XPH11/YPH11 paper WPH15/5 was a grade E in January 2021.
Paper WPH16/6
- 34 out of 50 on Edexcel XPH11/YPH11 paper WPH16/6 was a grade A* in January 2021.
- 29 out of 50 on Edexcel XPH11/YPH11 paper WPH16/6 was a grade A in January 2021.
- 25 out of 50 on Edexcel XPH11/YPH11 paper WPH16/6 was a grade B in January 2021.
- 21 out of 50 on Edexcel XPH11/YPH11 paper WPH16/6 was a grade C in January 2021.
- 17 out of 50 on Edexcel XPH11/YPH11 paper WPH16/6 was a grade D in January 2021.
- 14 out of 50 on Edexcel XPH11/YPH11 paper WPH16/6 was a grade E in January 2021.