Grade boundaries

Edexcel GCSE (9–1) French (2016) 1FR0 grade boundaries June 2025

The least raw mark that reached each grade in June 2025, as Edexcel printed it, for the whole subject and each paper.

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

Foundation tier
Grade	Whole subjectout of 280	1FR0/1Fout of 50	1FR0/2Fout of 70	1FR0/3Fout of 50	1FR0/4Fout of 60
5	190	34	47	34	41
4	171	31	42	30	37
3	130	23	32	22	28
2	90	16	23	14	20
1	50	9	14	7	12

Higher tier
Grade	Whole subjectout of 280	1FR0/1Hout of 50	1FR0/2Hout of 70	1FR0/3Hout of 50	1FR0/4Hout of 60
9	226	42	57	39	48
8	200	37	50	35	42
7	175	33	43	31	36
6	153	29	37	27	31
5	131	25	31	23	27
4	110	21	26	20	23
3	99	19	23	18	21

Marks for each grade

Foundation tier, in total

190 out of 280 on Edexcel 1FR0 Foundation tier in total was a grade 5 in June 2025.
171 out of 280 on Edexcel 1FR0 Foundation tier in total was a grade 4 in June 2025.
130 out of 280 on Edexcel 1FR0 Foundation tier in total was a grade 3 in June 2025.
90 out of 280 on Edexcel 1FR0 Foundation tier in total was a grade 2 in June 2025.
50 out of 280 on Edexcel 1FR0 Foundation tier in total was a grade 1 in June 2025.

Foundation tier, paper 1FR0/1F

34 out of 50 on Edexcel 1FR0 Foundation paper 1FR0/1F was a grade 5 in June 2025.
31 out of 50 on Edexcel 1FR0 Foundation paper 1FR0/1F was a grade 4 in June 2025.
23 out of 50 on Edexcel 1FR0 Foundation paper 1FR0/1F was a grade 3 in June 2025.
16 out of 50 on Edexcel 1FR0 Foundation paper 1FR0/1F was a grade 2 in June 2025.
9 out of 50 on Edexcel 1FR0 Foundation paper 1FR0/1F was a grade 1 in June 2025.

Foundation tier, paper 1FR0/2F

47 out of 70 on Edexcel 1FR0 Foundation paper 1FR0/2F was a grade 5 in June 2025.
42 out of 70 on Edexcel 1FR0 Foundation paper 1FR0/2F was a grade 4 in June 2025.
32 out of 70 on Edexcel 1FR0 Foundation paper 1FR0/2F was a grade 3 in June 2025.
23 out of 70 on Edexcel 1FR0 Foundation paper 1FR0/2F was a grade 2 in June 2025.
14 out of 70 on Edexcel 1FR0 Foundation paper 1FR0/2F was a grade 1 in June 2025.

Foundation tier, paper 1FR0/3F

34 out of 50 on Edexcel 1FR0 Foundation paper 1FR0/3F was a grade 5 in June 2025.
30 out of 50 on Edexcel 1FR0 Foundation paper 1FR0/3F was a grade 4 in June 2025.
22 out of 50 on Edexcel 1FR0 Foundation paper 1FR0/3F was a grade 3 in June 2025.
14 out of 50 on Edexcel 1FR0 Foundation paper 1FR0/3F was a grade 2 in June 2025.
7 out of 50 on Edexcel 1FR0 Foundation paper 1FR0/3F was a grade 1 in June 2025.

Foundation tier, paper 1FR0/4F

41 out of 60 on Edexcel 1FR0 Foundation paper 1FR0/4F was a grade 5 in June 2025.
37 out of 60 on Edexcel 1FR0 Foundation paper 1FR0/4F was a grade 4 in June 2025.
28 out of 60 on Edexcel 1FR0 Foundation paper 1FR0/4F was a grade 3 in June 2025.
20 out of 60 on Edexcel 1FR0 Foundation paper 1FR0/4F was a grade 2 in June 2025.
12 out of 60 on Edexcel 1FR0 Foundation paper 1FR0/4F was a grade 1 in June 2025.

Higher tier, in total

226 out of 280 on Edexcel 1FR0 Higher tier in total was a grade 9 in June 2025.
200 out of 280 on Edexcel 1FR0 Higher tier in total was a grade 8 in June 2025.
175 out of 280 on Edexcel 1FR0 Higher tier in total was a grade 7 in June 2025.
153 out of 280 on Edexcel 1FR0 Higher tier in total was a grade 6 in June 2025.
131 out of 280 on Edexcel 1FR0 Higher tier in total was a grade 5 in June 2025.
110 out of 280 on Edexcel 1FR0 Higher tier in total was a grade 4 in June 2025.
99 out of 280 on Edexcel 1FR0 Higher tier in total was a grade 3 in June 2025.

Higher tier, paper 1FR0/1H

42 out of 50 on Edexcel 1FR0 Higher paper 1FR0/1H was a grade 9 in June 2025.
37 out of 50 on Edexcel 1FR0 Higher paper 1FR0/1H was a grade 8 in June 2025.
33 out of 50 on Edexcel 1FR0 Higher paper 1FR0/1H was a grade 7 in June 2025.
29 out of 50 on Edexcel 1FR0 Higher paper 1FR0/1H was a grade 6 in June 2025.
25 out of 50 on Edexcel 1FR0 Higher paper 1FR0/1H was a grade 5 in June 2025.
21 out of 50 on Edexcel 1FR0 Higher paper 1FR0/1H was a grade 4 in June 2025.
19 out of 50 on Edexcel 1FR0 Higher paper 1FR0/1H was a grade 3 in June 2025.

Higher tier, paper 1FR0/2H

57 out of 70 on Edexcel 1FR0 Higher paper 1FR0/2H was a grade 9 in June 2025.
50 out of 70 on Edexcel 1FR0 Higher paper 1FR0/2H was a grade 8 in June 2025.
43 out of 70 on Edexcel 1FR0 Higher paper 1FR0/2H was a grade 7 in June 2025.
37 out of 70 on Edexcel 1FR0 Higher paper 1FR0/2H was a grade 6 in June 2025.
31 out of 70 on Edexcel 1FR0 Higher paper 1FR0/2H was a grade 5 in June 2025.
26 out of 70 on Edexcel 1FR0 Higher paper 1FR0/2H was a grade 4 in June 2025.
23 out of 70 on Edexcel 1FR0 Higher paper 1FR0/2H was a grade 3 in June 2025.

Higher tier, paper 1FR0/3H

39 out of 50 on Edexcel 1FR0 Higher paper 1FR0/3H was a grade 9 in June 2025.
35 out of 50 on Edexcel 1FR0 Higher paper 1FR0/3H was a grade 8 in June 2025.
31 out of 50 on Edexcel 1FR0 Higher paper 1FR0/3H was a grade 7 in June 2025.
27 out of 50 on Edexcel 1FR0 Higher paper 1FR0/3H was a grade 6 in June 2025.
23 out of 50 on Edexcel 1FR0 Higher paper 1FR0/3H was a grade 5 in June 2025.
20 out of 50 on Edexcel 1FR0 Higher paper 1FR0/3H was a grade 4 in June 2025.
18 out of 50 on Edexcel 1FR0 Higher paper 1FR0/3H was a grade 3 in June 2025.

Higher tier, paper 1FR0/4H

48 out of 60 on Edexcel 1FR0 Higher paper 1FR0/4H was a grade 9 in June 2025.
42 out of 60 on Edexcel 1FR0 Higher paper 1FR0/4H was a grade 8 in June 2025.
36 out of 60 on Edexcel 1FR0 Higher paper 1FR0/4H was a grade 7 in June 2025.
31 out of 60 on Edexcel 1FR0 Higher paper 1FR0/4H was a grade 6 in June 2025.
27 out of 60 on Edexcel 1FR0 Higher paper 1FR0/4H was a grade 5 in June 2025.
23 out of 60 on Edexcel 1FR0 Higher paper 1FR0/4H was a grade 4 in June 2025.
21 out of 60 on Edexcel 1FR0 Higher paper 1FR0/4H was a grade 3 in June 2025.