Grade boundaries
Edexcel International AS and A level Physics XPH11/YPH11 grade boundaries October 2023
The least raw mark that reached each grade in October 2023, as Edexcel printed it, for the whole subject and each paper.
From Edexcel’s grade boundaries for October 2023: 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* | – | – | – | 81 | 70 | 39 |
| A | 53 | 55 | 33 | 73 | 66 | 34 |
| B | 47 | 48 | 29 | 65 | 62 | 29 |
| C | 42 | 42 | 25 | 58 | 58 | 24 |
| D | 37 | 36 | 21 | 51 | 54 | 19 |
| E | 32 | 30 | 18 | 44 | 50 | 15 |
Marks for each grade
Paper WPH11/1
- 53 out of 80 on Edexcel XPH11/YPH11 paper WPH11/1 was a grade A in October 2023.
- 47 out of 80 on Edexcel XPH11/YPH11 paper WPH11/1 was a grade B in October 2023.
- 42 out of 80 on Edexcel XPH11/YPH11 paper WPH11/1 was a grade C in October 2023.
- 37 out of 80 on Edexcel XPH11/YPH11 paper WPH11/1 was a grade D in October 2023.
- 32 out of 80 on Edexcel XPH11/YPH11 paper WPH11/1 was a grade E in October 2023.
Paper WPH12/2
- 55 out of 80 on Edexcel XPH11/YPH11 paper WPH12/2 was a grade A in October 2023.
- 48 out of 80 on Edexcel XPH11/YPH11 paper WPH12/2 was a grade B in October 2023.
- 42 out of 80 on Edexcel XPH11/YPH11 paper WPH12/2 was a grade C in October 2023.
- 36 out of 80 on Edexcel XPH11/YPH11 paper WPH12/2 was a grade D in October 2023.
- 30 out of 80 on Edexcel XPH11/YPH11 paper WPH12/2 was a grade E in October 2023.
Paper WPH13/3
- 33 out of 50 on Edexcel XPH11/YPH11 paper WPH13/3 was a grade A in October 2023.
- 29 out of 50 on Edexcel XPH11/YPH11 paper WPH13/3 was a grade B in October 2023.
- 25 out of 50 on Edexcel XPH11/YPH11 paper WPH13/3 was a grade C in October 2023.
- 21 out of 50 on Edexcel XPH11/YPH11 paper WPH13/3 was a grade D in October 2023.
- 18 out of 50 on Edexcel XPH11/YPH11 paper WPH13/3 was a grade E in October 2023.
Paper WPH14/4
- 81 out of 90 on Edexcel XPH11/YPH11 paper WPH14/4 was a grade A* in October 2023.
- 73 out of 90 on Edexcel XPH11/YPH11 paper WPH14/4 was a grade A in October 2023.
- 65 out of 90 on Edexcel XPH11/YPH11 paper WPH14/4 was a grade B in October 2023.
- 58 out of 90 on Edexcel XPH11/YPH11 paper WPH14/4 was a grade C in October 2023.
- 51 out of 90 on Edexcel XPH11/YPH11 paper WPH14/4 was a grade D in October 2023.
- 44 out of 90 on Edexcel XPH11/YPH11 paper WPH14/4 was a grade E in October 2023.
Paper WPH15/5
- 70 out of 90 on Edexcel XPH11/YPH11 paper WPH15/5 was a grade A* in October 2023.
- 66 out of 90 on Edexcel XPH11/YPH11 paper WPH15/5 was a grade A in October 2023.
- 62 out of 90 on Edexcel XPH11/YPH11 paper WPH15/5 was a grade B in October 2023.
- 58 out of 90 on Edexcel XPH11/YPH11 paper WPH15/5 was a grade C in October 2023.
- 54 out of 90 on Edexcel XPH11/YPH11 paper WPH15/5 was a grade D in October 2023.
- 50 out of 90 on Edexcel XPH11/YPH11 paper WPH15/5 was a grade E in October 2023.
Paper WPH16/6
- 39 out of 50 on Edexcel XPH11/YPH11 paper WPH16/6 was a grade A* in October 2023.
- 34 out of 50 on Edexcel XPH11/YPH11 paper WPH16/6 was a grade A in October 2023.
- 29 out of 50 on Edexcel XPH11/YPH11 paper WPH16/6 was a grade B in October 2023.
- 24 out of 50 on Edexcel XPH11/YPH11 paper WPH16/6 was a grade C in October 2023.
- 19 out of 50 on Edexcel XPH11/YPH11 paper WPH16/6 was a grade D in October 2023.
- 15 out of 50 on Edexcel XPH11/YPH11 paper WPH16/6 was a grade E in October 2023.