Grade boundaries

Edexcel GCSE Citizenship Studies 1CS0 grade boundaries

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Subject

Board

Course

GCSE Citizenship Studies 1CS0

Boundaries

Whole subject or paper

Mark

Out of

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The boundaries

June 2026 · whole subject

Grade	Needs
9	135 of 160
8	125 of 160
7	115 of 160
6	101 of 160
5	88 of 160
4	75 of 160
3	55 of 160
2	36 of 160
1	17 of 160

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Marks for each grade in June 2026

In total

135 out of 160 on Edexcel 1CS0 in total was a grade 9 in June 2026.
125 out of 160 on Edexcel 1CS0 in total was a grade 8 in June 2026.
115 out of 160 on Edexcel 1CS0 in total was a grade 7 in June 2026.
101 out of 160 on Edexcel 1CS0 in total was a grade 6 in June 2026.
88 out of 160 on Edexcel 1CS0 in total was a grade 5 in June 2026.
75 out of 160 on Edexcel 1CS0 in total was a grade 4 in June 2026.
55 out of 160 on Edexcel 1CS0 in total was a grade 3 in June 2026.
36 out of 160 on Edexcel 1CS0 in total was a grade 2 in June 2026.
17 out of 160 on Edexcel 1CS0 in total was a grade 1 in June 2026.

Every paper in June 2026

Every series

9 series, newest first. Each mark is the least that reaches the grade, out of the total under the column’s name.

June 2026

From Edexcel’s grade boundaries for June 2026: the board’s document.

Grade	Whole subjectout of 160	1CS0/01out of 80	1CS0/02out of 80
9	135	71	64
8	125	66	58
7	115	62	53
6	101	55	46
5	88	48	39
4	75	42	33
3	55	31	24
2	36	21	15
1	17	11	6

June 2025

From Edexcel’s grade boundaries for June 2025: the board’s document.

Grade	Whole subjectout of 160	1CS0/01out of 80	1CS0/02out of 80
9	136	71	65
8	127	66	60
7	118	62	56
6	104	55	49
5	90	48	42
4	77	42	35
3	57	31	25
2	37	21	15
1	17	11	6

June 2024

From Edexcel’s grade boundaries for June 2024: the board’s document.

Grade	Whole subjectout of 160	1CS0/01out of 80	1CS0/02out of 80
9	134	69	65
8	124	64	60
7	115	59	56
6	100	52	48
5	85	45	40
4	71	38	33
3	51	28	23
2	32	18	14
1	13	8	5

June 2023

From Edexcel’s grade boundaries for June 2023: the board’s document.

Grade	Whole subjectout of 160	1CS0/01out of 80	1CS0/02out of 80
9	129	66	63
8	118	61	57
7	108	56	52
6	95	49	45
5	82	43	38
4	69	37	32
3	51	28	23
2	33	19	14
1	16	10	6

June 2022

From Edexcel’s grade boundaries for June 2022: the board’s document.

Grade	Whole subjectout of 160	1CS0/01out of 80	1CS0/02out of 80
9	117	59	59
8	105	53	53
7	94	47	47
6	79	39	39
5	64	32	32
4	50	25	25
3	35	18	17
2	21	11	10
1	7	4	3

November 2021

From Edexcel’s grade boundaries for November 2021: the board’s document.

Grade	Whole subjectout of 160	1CS0/1out of 80	1CS0/2out of 80
9	118	60	58
8	105	53	52
7	93	47	46
6	78	39	39
5	64	32	32
4	50	25	25
3	36	18	18
2	22	11	11
1	8	4	4

November 2020

From Edexcel’s grade boundaries for November 2020: the board’s document.

Grade	Whole subjectout of 160	1CS0/01out of 80	1CS0/02out of 80
9	121	61	61
8	108	54	54
7	96	48	48
6	80	40	40
5	65	32	32
4	50	25	25
3	35	17	18
2	21	10	11
1	7	3	4

June 2019

From Edexcel’s grade boundaries for June 2019: the board’s document.

Grade	Whole subjectout of 160	1CS0/01out of 80	1CS0/02out of 80
9	126	63	63
8	114	57	57
7	102	51	51
6	88	44	44
5	74	37	37
4	60	30	30
3	42	21	21
2	25	12	12
1	8	4	4

June 2018

From Edexcel’s grade boundaries for June 2018: the board’s document.

Grade	Whole subjectout of 160	1CS0/01out of 80	1CS0/02out of 80
9	130	65	65
8	119	59	59
7	108	54	54
6	93	47	46
5	78	40	38
4	64	33	31
3	44	23	21
2	25	13	12
1	6	3	3

Questions

What mark do you need for a grade 7 in Edexcel GCSE Citizenship Studies 1CS0?

In June 2026, the least mark for the whole subject that reached a grade 7 was 115 out of 160 in total.

What mark do you need for a grade 4 in Edexcel GCSE Citizenship Studies 1CS0?

In June 2026, the least mark for the whole subject that reached a grade 4 was 75 out of 160 in total.

Which series of Edexcel GCSE Citizenship Studies 1CS0 grade boundaries are there?

9 series, from June 2018 to June 2026: June 2026, June 2025, June 2024, June 2023, June 2022, November 2021, November 2020, June 2019 and June 2018.

Do Edexcel GCSE Citizenship Studies 1CS0 grade boundaries change each year?

Yes. Across the 9 series here, a grade 7 in total needed from 93 out of 160 (November 2021) to 118 out of 160 (June 2025).

Citizenship Studies at other boards

Other Edexcel GCSE courses

A series, or the safe rule

A paper is graded against the boundaries of the series it was sat in. Choose that series and the grade is the one the board’s boundaries gave that sitting. Where a series published more than one set of boundaries for the whole subject, one for each combination of papers, each grade takes the highest of them, and the line under the grade says so.

The safe rule is for a mark with no series of its own, such as a mock. For each grade it takes the highest boundary in the board’s most recent summer series, up to three of them and leaving out 2020 to 2022, or the course’s main series where it has no summer one. A grade it gives would have been enough in each of them. The line under the grade names the series it counted.

In the app you log a paper in one line, or question by question where asterisk has its questions, and each grade comes from these same boundaries. Open the app.

Not here

CCEA, AS level, IB and AP: the app holds no grade boundaries for them, so they are not offered.

Where these numbers come from

Boards publish their grade boundaries after each series, and that is all this page holds: each grade’s boundary mark and what the subject or paper is out of, as the board printed them. The papers stay on the boards’ own sites; nothing here reproduces a question or a mark scheme.

Grade	Whole subjectout of 160	1CS0/01out of 80	1CS0/02out of 80
9	135	71	64
8	125	66	58
7	115	62	53
6	101	55	46
5	88	48	39
4	75	42	33
3	55	31	24
2	36	21	15
1	17	11	6

Grade	Whole subjectout of 160	1CS0/01out of 80	1CS0/02out of 80
9	136	71	65
8	127	66	60
7	118	62	56
6	104	55	49
5	90	48	42
4	77	42	35
3	57	31	25
2	37	21	15
1	17	11	6

Grade	Whole subjectout of 160	1CS0/01out of 80	1CS0/02out of 80
9	134	69	65
8	124	64	60
7	115	59	56
6	100	52	48
5	85	45	40
4	71	38	33
3	51	28	23
2	32	18	14
1	13	8	5

Grade	Whole subjectout of 160	1CS0/01out of 80	1CS0/02out of 80
9	129	66	63
8	118	61	57
7	108	56	52
6	95	49	45
5	82	43	38
4	69	37	32
3	51	28	23
2	33	19	14
1	16	10	6

Grade	Whole subjectout of 160	1CS0/01out of 80	1CS0/02out of 80
9	117	59	59
8	105	53	53
7	94	47	47
6	79	39	39
5	64	32	32
4	50	25	25
3	35	18	17
2	21	11	10
1	7	4	3

Grade	Whole subjectout of 160	1CS0/1out of 80	1CS0/2out of 80
9	118	60	58
8	105	53	52
7	93	47	46
6	78	39	39
5	64	32	32
4	50	25	25
3	36	18	18
2	22	11	11
1	8	4	4

Grade	Whole subjectout of 160	1CS0/01out of 80	1CS0/02out of 80
9	121	61	61
8	108	54	54
7	96	48	48
6	80	40	40
5	65	32	32
4	50	25	25
3	35	17	18
2	21	10	11
1	7	3	4

Grade	Whole subjectout of 160	1CS0/01out of 80	1CS0/02out of 80
9	126	63	63
8	114	57	57
7	102	51	51
6	88	44	44
5	74	37	37
4	60	30	30
3	42	21	21
2	25	12	12
1	8	4	4

Grade	Whole subjectout of 160	1CS0/01out of 80	1CS0/02out of 80
9	130	65	65
8	119	59	59
7	108	54	54
6	93	47	46
5	78	40	38
4	64	33	31
3	44	23	21
2	25	13	12
1	6	3	3

Grade	Whole subjectout of 160	1CS0/01out of 80	1CS0/02out of 80
9	135	71	64
8	125	66	58
7	115	62	53
6	101	55	46
5	88	48	39
4	75	42	33
3	55	31	24
2	36	21	15
1	17	11	6

Grade	Whole subjectout of 160	1CS0/01out of 80	1CS0/02out of 80
9	136	71	65
8	127	66	60
7	118	62	56
6	104	55	49
5	90	48	42
4	77	42	35
3	57	31	25
2	37	21	15
1	17	11	6

Grade	Whole subjectout of 160	1CS0/01out of 80	1CS0/02out of 80
9	134	69	65
8	124	64	60
7	115	59	56
6	100	52	48
5	85	45	40
4	71	38	33
3	51	28	23
2	32	18	14
1	13	8	5

Grade	Whole subjectout of 160	1CS0/01out of 80	1CS0/02out of 80
9	129	66	63
8	118	61	57
7	108	56	52
6	95	49	45
5	82	43	38
4	69	37	32
3	51	28	23
2	33	19	14
1	16	10	6

Grade	Whole subjectout of 160	1CS0/01out of 80	1CS0/02out of 80
9	117	59	59
8	105	53	53
7	94	47	47
6	79	39	39
5	64	32	32
4	50	25	25
3	35	18	17
2	21	11	10
1	7	4	3

Grade	Whole subjectout of 160	1CS0/1out of 80	1CS0/2out of 80
9	118	60	58
8	105	53	52
7	93	47	46
6	78	39	39
5	64	32	32
4	50	25	25
3	36	18	18
2	22	11	11
1	8	4	4

Grade	Whole subjectout of 160	1CS0/01out of 80	1CS0/02out of 80
9	121	61	61
8	108	54	54
7	96	48	48
6	80	40	40
5	65	32	32
4	50	25	25
3	35	17	18
2	21	10	11
1	7	3	4

Grade	Whole subjectout of 160	1CS0/01out of 80	1CS0/02out of 80
9	126	63	63
8	114	57	57
7	102	51	51
6	88	44	44
5	74	37	37
4	60	30	30
3	42	21	21
2	25	12	12
1	8	4	4

Grade	Whole subjectout of 160	1CS0/01out of 80	1CS0/02out of 80
9	130	65	65
8	119	59	59
7	108	54	54
6	93	47	46
5	78	40	38
4	64	33	31
3	44	23	21
2	25	13	12
1	6	3	3