Grade boundaries
Edexcel International AS and A level Psychology XPS01/YPS01 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 | WPS01out of 64 | WPS02out of 96 | WPS03out of 64 | WPS04out of 96 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A* | – | – | 38 | 45 |
| A | 24 | 40 | 31 | 37 |
| B | 20 | 32 | 24 | 29 |
| C | 16 | 24 | 18 | 22 |
| D | 12 | 17 | 12 | 15 |
| E | 8 | 10 | 6 | 8 |
Marks for each grade
Paper WPS01
- 24 out of 64 on Edexcel XPS01/YPS01 paper WPS01 was a grade A in January 2021.
- 20 out of 64 on Edexcel XPS01/YPS01 paper WPS01 was a grade B in January 2021.
- 16 out of 64 on Edexcel XPS01/YPS01 paper WPS01 was a grade C in January 2021.
- 12 out of 64 on Edexcel XPS01/YPS01 paper WPS01 was a grade D in January 2021.
- 8 out of 64 on Edexcel XPS01/YPS01 paper WPS01 was a grade E in January 2021.
Paper WPS02
- 40 out of 96 on Edexcel XPS01/YPS01 paper WPS02 was a grade A in January 2021.
- 32 out of 96 on Edexcel XPS01/YPS01 paper WPS02 was a grade B in January 2021.
- 24 out of 96 on Edexcel XPS01/YPS01 paper WPS02 was a grade C in January 2021.
- 17 out of 96 on Edexcel XPS01/YPS01 paper WPS02 was a grade D in January 2021.
- 10 out of 96 on Edexcel XPS01/YPS01 paper WPS02 was a grade E in January 2021.
Paper WPS03
- 38 out of 64 on Edexcel XPS01/YPS01 paper WPS03 was a grade A* in January 2021.
- 31 out of 64 on Edexcel XPS01/YPS01 paper WPS03 was a grade A in January 2021.
- 24 out of 64 on Edexcel XPS01/YPS01 paper WPS03 was a grade B in January 2021.
- 18 out of 64 on Edexcel XPS01/YPS01 paper WPS03 was a grade C in January 2021.
- 12 out of 64 on Edexcel XPS01/YPS01 paper WPS03 was a grade D in January 2021.
- 6 out of 64 on Edexcel XPS01/YPS01 paper WPS03 was a grade E in January 2021.
Paper WPS04
- 45 out of 96 on Edexcel XPS01/YPS01 paper WPS04 was a grade A* in January 2021.
- 37 out of 96 on Edexcel XPS01/YPS01 paper WPS04 was a grade A in January 2021.
- 29 out of 96 on Edexcel XPS01/YPS01 paper WPS04 was a grade B in January 2021.
- 22 out of 96 on Edexcel XPS01/YPS01 paper WPS04 was a grade C in January 2021.
- 15 out of 96 on Edexcel XPS01/YPS01 paper WPS04 was a grade D in January 2021.
- 8 out of 96 on Edexcel XPS01/YPS01 paper WPS04 was a grade E in January 2021.