Grade boundaries
Edexcel International AS and A level Psychology XPS01/YPS01 grade boundaries January 2023
The least raw mark that reached each grade in January 2023, as Edexcel printed it, for the whole subject and each paper.
From Edexcel’s grade boundaries for January 2023: the board’s document.
| Grade | WPS01/1out of 64 | WPS02/2out of 96 | WPS03/3out of 64 | WPS04/4out of 96 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A* | – | – | 35 | 46 |
| A | 24 | 33 | 30 | 37 |
| B | 21 | 26 | 25 | 30 |
| C | 18 | 20 | 20 | 24 |
| D | 15 | 14 | 16 | 18 |
| E | 12 | 8 | 12 | 12 |
Marks for each grade
Paper WPS01/1
- 24 out of 64 on Edexcel XPS01/YPS01 paper WPS01/1 was a grade A in January 2023.
- 21 out of 64 on Edexcel XPS01/YPS01 paper WPS01/1 was a grade B in January 2023.
- 18 out of 64 on Edexcel XPS01/YPS01 paper WPS01/1 was a grade C in January 2023.
- 15 out of 64 on Edexcel XPS01/YPS01 paper WPS01/1 was a grade D in January 2023.
- 12 out of 64 on Edexcel XPS01/YPS01 paper WPS01/1 was a grade E in January 2023.
Paper WPS02/2
- 33 out of 96 on Edexcel XPS01/YPS01 paper WPS02/2 was a grade A in January 2023.
- 26 out of 96 on Edexcel XPS01/YPS01 paper WPS02/2 was a grade B in January 2023.
- 20 out of 96 on Edexcel XPS01/YPS01 paper WPS02/2 was a grade C in January 2023.
- 14 out of 96 on Edexcel XPS01/YPS01 paper WPS02/2 was a grade D in January 2023.
- 8 out of 96 on Edexcel XPS01/YPS01 paper WPS02/2 was a grade E in January 2023.
Paper WPS03/3
- 35 out of 64 on Edexcel XPS01/YPS01 paper WPS03/3 was a grade A* in January 2023.
- 30 out of 64 on Edexcel XPS01/YPS01 paper WPS03/3 was a grade A in January 2023.
- 25 out of 64 on Edexcel XPS01/YPS01 paper WPS03/3 was a grade B in January 2023.
- 20 out of 64 on Edexcel XPS01/YPS01 paper WPS03/3 was a grade C in January 2023.
- 16 out of 64 on Edexcel XPS01/YPS01 paper WPS03/3 was a grade D in January 2023.
- 12 out of 64 on Edexcel XPS01/YPS01 paper WPS03/3 was a grade E in January 2023.
Paper WPS04/4
- 46 out of 96 on Edexcel XPS01/YPS01 paper WPS04/4 was a grade A* in January 2023.
- 37 out of 96 on Edexcel XPS01/YPS01 paper WPS04/4 was a grade A in January 2023.
- 30 out of 96 on Edexcel XPS01/YPS01 paper WPS04/4 was a grade B in January 2023.
- 24 out of 96 on Edexcel XPS01/YPS01 paper WPS04/4 was a grade C in January 2023.
- 18 out of 96 on Edexcel XPS01/YPS01 paper WPS04/4 was a grade D in January 2023.
- 12 out of 96 on Edexcel XPS01/YPS01 paper WPS04/4 was a grade E in January 2023.