Grade boundaries

Edexcel GCSE (9–1) French (2016) 1FR0 grade boundaries November 2021

The least raw mark that reached each grade in November 2021, as Edexcel printed it, for the whole subject and each paper.

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

Foundation tier
GradeWhole subjectout of 1801FR0/1Fout of 501FR0/3Fout of 501FR0/4Fout of 60
5108282842
486222233
364161624
242111115
120666
Higher tier
GradeWhole subjectout of 1801FR0/1Hout of 501FR0/3Hout of 501FR0/4Hout of 60
9132363646
8113313139
795262633
680222227
566181822
452151417
345131214

Marks for each grade

Foundation tier, in total

  • 108 out of 180 on Edexcel 1FR0 Foundation tier in total was a grade 5 in November 2021.
  • 86 out of 180 on Edexcel 1FR0 Foundation tier in total was a grade 4 in November 2021.
  • 64 out of 180 on Edexcel 1FR0 Foundation tier in total was a grade 3 in November 2021.
  • 42 out of 180 on Edexcel 1FR0 Foundation tier in total was a grade 2 in November 2021.
  • 20 out of 180 on Edexcel 1FR0 Foundation tier in total was a grade 1 in November 2021.

Foundation tier, paper 1FR0/1F

  • 28 out of 50 on Edexcel 1FR0 Foundation paper 1FR0/1F was a grade 5 in November 2021.
  • 22 out of 50 on Edexcel 1FR0 Foundation paper 1FR0/1F was a grade 4 in November 2021.
  • 16 out of 50 on Edexcel 1FR0 Foundation paper 1FR0/1F was a grade 3 in November 2021.
  • 11 out of 50 on Edexcel 1FR0 Foundation paper 1FR0/1F was a grade 2 in November 2021.
  • 6 out of 50 on Edexcel 1FR0 Foundation paper 1FR0/1F was a grade 1 in November 2021.

Foundation tier, paper 1FR0/3F

  • 28 out of 50 on Edexcel 1FR0 Foundation paper 1FR0/3F was a grade 5 in November 2021.
  • 22 out of 50 on Edexcel 1FR0 Foundation paper 1FR0/3F was a grade 4 in November 2021.
  • 16 out of 50 on Edexcel 1FR0 Foundation paper 1FR0/3F was a grade 3 in November 2021.
  • 11 out of 50 on Edexcel 1FR0 Foundation paper 1FR0/3F was a grade 2 in November 2021.
  • 6 out of 50 on Edexcel 1FR0 Foundation paper 1FR0/3F was a grade 1 in November 2021.

Foundation tier, paper 1FR0/4F

  • 42 out of 60 on Edexcel 1FR0 Foundation paper 1FR0/4F was a grade 5 in November 2021.
  • 33 out of 60 on Edexcel 1FR0 Foundation paper 1FR0/4F was a grade 4 in November 2021.
  • 24 out of 60 on Edexcel 1FR0 Foundation paper 1FR0/4F was a grade 3 in November 2021.
  • 15 out of 60 on Edexcel 1FR0 Foundation paper 1FR0/4F was a grade 2 in November 2021.
  • 6 out of 60 on Edexcel 1FR0 Foundation paper 1FR0/4F was a grade 1 in November 2021.

Higher tier, in total

  • 132 out of 180 on Edexcel 1FR0 Higher tier in total was a grade 9 in November 2021.
  • 113 out of 180 on Edexcel 1FR0 Higher tier in total was a grade 8 in November 2021.
  • 95 out of 180 on Edexcel 1FR0 Higher tier in total was a grade 7 in November 2021.
  • 80 out of 180 on Edexcel 1FR0 Higher tier in total was a grade 6 in November 2021.
  • 66 out of 180 on Edexcel 1FR0 Higher tier in total was a grade 5 in November 2021.
  • 52 out of 180 on Edexcel 1FR0 Higher tier in total was a grade 4 in November 2021.
  • 45 out of 180 on Edexcel 1FR0 Higher tier in total was a grade 3 in November 2021.

Higher tier, paper 1FR0/1H

  • 36 out of 50 on Edexcel 1FR0 Higher paper 1FR0/1H was a grade 9 in November 2021.
  • 31 out of 50 on Edexcel 1FR0 Higher paper 1FR0/1H was a grade 8 in November 2021.
  • 26 out of 50 on Edexcel 1FR0 Higher paper 1FR0/1H was a grade 7 in November 2021.
  • 22 out of 50 on Edexcel 1FR0 Higher paper 1FR0/1H was a grade 6 in November 2021.
  • 18 out of 50 on Edexcel 1FR0 Higher paper 1FR0/1H was a grade 5 in November 2021.
  • 15 out of 50 on Edexcel 1FR0 Higher paper 1FR0/1H was a grade 4 in November 2021.
  • 13 out of 50 on Edexcel 1FR0 Higher paper 1FR0/1H was a grade 3 in November 2021.

Higher tier, paper 1FR0/3H

  • 36 out of 50 on Edexcel 1FR0 Higher paper 1FR0/3H was a grade 9 in November 2021.
  • 31 out of 50 on Edexcel 1FR0 Higher paper 1FR0/3H was a grade 8 in November 2021.
  • 26 out of 50 on Edexcel 1FR0 Higher paper 1FR0/3H was a grade 7 in November 2021.
  • 22 out of 50 on Edexcel 1FR0 Higher paper 1FR0/3H was a grade 6 in November 2021.
  • 18 out of 50 on Edexcel 1FR0 Higher paper 1FR0/3H was a grade 5 in November 2021.
  • 14 out of 50 on Edexcel 1FR0 Higher paper 1FR0/3H was a grade 4 in November 2021.
  • 12 out of 50 on Edexcel 1FR0 Higher paper 1FR0/3H was a grade 3 in November 2021.

Higher tier, paper 1FR0/4H

  • 46 out of 60 on Edexcel 1FR0 Higher paper 1FR0/4H was a grade 9 in November 2021.
  • 39 out of 60 on Edexcel 1FR0 Higher paper 1FR0/4H was a grade 8 in November 2021.
  • 33 out of 60 on Edexcel 1FR0 Higher paper 1FR0/4H was a grade 7 in November 2021.
  • 27 out of 60 on Edexcel 1FR0 Higher paper 1FR0/4H was a grade 6 in November 2021.
  • 22 out of 60 on Edexcel 1FR0 Higher paper 1FR0/4H was a grade 5 in November 2021.
  • 17 out of 60 on Edexcel 1FR0 Higher paper 1FR0/4H was a grade 4 in November 2021.
  • 14 out of 60 on Edexcel 1FR0 Higher paper 1FR0/4H was a grade 3 in November 2021.