Grade boundaries

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

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The boundaries

June 2025 · whole subject

Grade	Needs
9	226 of 280
8	200 of 280
7	175 of 280
6	153 of 280
5	131 of 280
4	110 of 280
3	99 of 280

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Marks for each grade in June 2025

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.

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.

Every paper in June 2025

Every series

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

June 2025

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

June 2024

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

Foundation tier
Grade	Whole subject (1F 2F 3F 4F)out of 280	Whole subject (1F 2FT 3F 4F)out of 280	1FR0/1Fout of 50	1FR0/2Fout of 70	1FR0/2FTout of 70	1FR0/3Fout of 50	1FR0/4Fout of 60
5	192	192	34	48	48	35	41
4	168	168	30	42	42	30	36
3	130	130	23	32	32	23	28
2	93	93	16	23	23	16	20
1	56	56	10	14	14	10	12

Higher tier
Grade	Whole subject (1H 2H 3H 4H)out of 280	Whole subject (1H 2HT 3H 4H)out of 280	1FR0/1Hout of 50	1FR0/2Hout of 70	1FR0/2HTout of 70	1FR0/3Hout of 50	1FR0/4Hout of 60
9	226	226	40	57	57	41	48
8	199	199	35	50	50	36	42
7	172	172	31	43	43	31	36
6	149	149	26	37	37	26	31
5	126	126	22	31	31	22	27
4	103	103	18	26	26	18	23
3	91	91	16	23	23	16	21

June 2023

From Edexcel’s grade boundaries for June 2023: 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	187	33	47	33	41
4	162	29	40	29	35
3	118	21	29	21	25
2	74	13	18	13	16
1	30	5	8	5	7

Higher tier
Grade	Whole subjectout of 280	1FR0/1Hout of 50	1FR0/2Hout of 70	1FR0/3Hout of 50	1FR0/4Hout of 60
9	230	41	58	41	49
8	205	36	52	36	44
7	181	32	46	32	39
6	155	27	39	27	33
5	129	23	32	23	27
4	104	19	25	19	22
3	91	17	21	17	19

June 2022

From Edexcel’s grade boundaries for June 2022: 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	174	32	42	31	38
4	148	27	36	26	32
3	108	19	26	19	23
2	68	12	17	12	14
1	28	5	8	5	5

Higher tier
Grade	Whole subjectout of 280	1FR0/1Hout of 50	1FR0/2Hout of 70	1FR0/3Hout of 50	1FR0/4Hout of 60
9	223	40	55	40	49
8	196	35	48	35	43
7	169	30	42	30	37
6	144	25	36	25	31
5	120	21	30	21	26
4	96	17	24	17	21
3	84	15	21	15	18

November 2021

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

Foundation tier
Grade	Whole subjectout of 180	1FR0/1Fout of 50	1FR0/3Fout of 50	1FR0/4Fout of 60
5	108	28	28	42
4	86	22	22	33
3	64	16	16	24
2	42	11	11	15
1	20	6	6	6

Higher tier
Grade	Whole subjectout of 180	1FR0/1Hout of 50	1FR0/3Hout of 50	1FR0/4Hout of 60
9	132	36	36	46
8	113	31	31	39
7	95	26	26	33
6	80	22	22	27
5	66	18	18	22
4	52	15	14	17
3	45	13	12	14

November 2020

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

Foundation tier
Grade	Whole subjectout of 180	1FR0/1Fout of 50	1FR0/3Fout of 50	1FR0/4Fout of 60
5	109	32	32	37
4	89	25	25	29
3	66	18	18	21
2	43	12	12	13
1	20	6	6	6

Higher tier
Grade	Whole subjectout of 180	1FR0/1Hout of 50	1FR0/3Hout of 50	1FR0/4Hout of 60
9	133	37	37	44
8	115	32	32	38
7	98	27	27	33
6	83	23	23	27
5	68	19	19	22
4	53	15	15	17
3	45	13	13	14

June 2019

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

Foundation tier
Grade	Whole subject (1F 2F 3F 4F)out of 280	Whole subject (1F 2FT 3F 4F)out of 280	1FR0/1Fout of 50	1FR0/2Fout of 70	1FR0/3Fout of 50	1FR0/4Fout of 60
5	203	203	37	51	36	43
4	164	164	30	41	29	35
3	121	121	22	29	22	25
2	78	78	15	18	15	15
1	36	36	8	7	8	6

Higher tier
Grade	Whole subject (1H 2H 3H 4H)out of 280	Whole subject (1H 2HT 3H 4H)out of 280	1FR0/1Hout of 50	1FR0/2Hout of 70	1FR0/3Hout of 50	1FR0/4Hout of 60
9	229	229	40	60	41	48
8	200	200	35	52	36	42
7	172	172	30	45	31	36
6	143	143	25	36	26	30
5	114	114	20	27	21	24
4	86	86	16	19	16	19
3	72	72	14	15	13	16

June 2018

From Edexcel’s grade boundaries for June 2018: 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	162	27	47	25	37
4	132	22	38	20	30
3	97	16	27	15	22
2	62	10	17	10	14
1	28	5	7	5	6

Higher tier
Grade	Whole subjectout of 280	1FR0/1Hout of 50	1FR0/2Hout of 70	1FR0/3Hout of 50	1FR0/4Hout of 60
9	225	39	60	39	46
8	192	33	51	33	39
7	160	28	43	28	33
6	137	24	36	24	28
5	115	21	29	20	24
4	93	18	22	16	20
3	71	15	15	12	16

Questions

What mark do you need for a grade 7 in Edexcel GCSE (9–1) French (2016) 1FR0?

In June 2025, the least mark for the whole subject that reached a grade 7 was 175 out of 280 on the Higher tier.

What mark do you need for a grade 4 in Edexcel GCSE (9–1) French (2016) 1FR0?

In June 2025, the least mark for the whole subject that reached a grade 4 was 171 out of 280 on the Foundation tier and 110 out of 280 on the Higher tier.

Which series of Edexcel GCSE (9–1) French (2016) 1FR0 grade boundaries are there?

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

Do Edexcel GCSE (9–1) French (2016) 1FR0 grade boundaries change each year?

Yes. Across the 4 series here, a grade 7 on the Higher tier needed from 160 out of 280 (June 2018) to 181 out of 280 (June 2023).

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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 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

Grade	Whole subject (1F 2F 3F 4F)out of 280	Whole subject (1F 2FT 3F 4F)out of 280	1FR0/1Fout of 50	1FR0/2Fout of 70	1FR0/2FTout of 70	1FR0/3Fout of 50	1FR0/4Fout of 60
5	192	192	34	48	48	35	41
4	168	168	30	42	42	30	36
3	130	130	23	32	32	23	28
2	93	93	16	23	23	16	20
1	56	56	10	14	14	10	12

Grade	Whole subject (1H 2H 3H 4H)out of 280	Whole subject (1H 2HT 3H 4H)out of 280	1FR0/1Hout of 50	1FR0/2Hout of 70	1FR0/2HTout of 70	1FR0/3Hout of 50	1FR0/4Hout of 60
9	226	226	40	57	57	41	48
8	199	199	35	50	50	36	42
7	172	172	31	43	43	31	36
6	149	149	26	37	37	26	31
5	126	126	22	31	31	22	27
4	103	103	18	26	26	18	23
3	91	91	16	23	23	16	21

Grade	Whole subjectout of 280	1FR0/1Hout of 50	1FR0/2Hout of 70	1FR0/3Hout of 50	1FR0/4Hout of 60
9	230	41	58	41	49
8	205	36	52	36	44
7	181	32	46	32	39
6	155	27	39	27	33
5	129	23	32	23	27
4	104	19	25	19	22
3	91	17	21	17	19

Grade	Whole subjectout of 280	1FR0/1Hout of 50	1FR0/2Hout of 70	1FR0/3Hout of 50	1FR0/4Hout of 60
9	223	40	55	40	49
8	196	35	48	35	43
7	169	30	42	30	37
6	144	25	36	25	31
5	120	21	30	21	26
4	96	17	24	17	21
3	84	15	21	15	18

Grade	Whole subjectout of 180	1FR0/1Hout of 50	1FR0/3Hout of 50	1FR0/4Hout of 60
9	132	36	36	46
8	113	31	31	39
7	95	26	26	33
6	80	22	22	27
5	66	18	18	22
4	52	15	14	17
3	45	13	12	14

Grade	Whole subjectout of 180	1FR0/1Hout of 50	1FR0/3Hout of 50	1FR0/4Hout of 60
9	133	37	37	44
8	115	32	32	38
7	98	27	27	33
6	83	23	23	27
5	68	19	19	22
4	53	15	15	17
3	45	13	13	14

Grade	Whole subject (1F 2F 3F 4F)out of 280	Whole subject (1F 2FT 3F 4F)out of 280	1FR0/1Fout of 50	1FR0/2Fout of 70	1FR0/3Fout of 50	1FR0/4Fout of 60
5	203	203	37	51	36	43
4	164	164	30	41	29	35
3	121	121	22	29	22	25
2	78	78	15	18	15	15
1	36	36	8	7	8	6

Grade	Whole subject (1H 2H 3H 4H)out of 280	Whole subject (1H 2HT 3H 4H)out of 280	1FR0/1Hout of 50	1FR0/2Hout of 70	1FR0/3Hout of 50	1FR0/4Hout of 60
9	229	229	40	60	41	48
8	200	200	35	52	36	42
7	172	172	30	45	31	36
6	143	143	25	36	26	30
5	114	114	20	27	21	24
4	86	86	16	19	16	19
3	72	72	14	15	13	16

Grade	Whole subjectout of 280	1FR0/1Hout of 50	1FR0/2Hout of 70	1FR0/3Hout of 50	1FR0/4Hout of 60
9	225	39	60	39	46
8	192	33	51	33	39
7	160	28	43	28	33
6	137	24	36	24	28
5	115	21	29	20	24
4	93	18	22	16	20
3	71	15	15	12	16

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

Grade	Whole subject (1F 2F 3F 4F)out of 280	Whole subject (1F 2FT 3F 4F)out of 280	1FR0/1Fout of 50	1FR0/2Fout of 70	1FR0/2FTout of 70	1FR0/3Fout of 50	1FR0/4Fout of 60
5	192	192	34	48	48	35	41
4	168	168	30	42	42	30	36
3	130	130	23	32	32	23	28
2	93	93	16	23	23	16	20
1	56	56	10	14	14	10	12

Grade	Whole subject (1H 2H 3H 4H)out of 280	Whole subject (1H 2HT 3H 4H)out of 280	1FR0/1Hout of 50	1FR0/2Hout of 70	1FR0/2HTout of 70	1FR0/3Hout of 50	1FR0/4Hout of 60
9	226	226	40	57	57	41	48
8	199	199	35	50	50	36	42
7	172	172	31	43	43	31	36
6	149	149	26	37	37	26	31
5	126	126	22	31	31	22	27
4	103	103	18	26	26	18	23
3	91	91	16	23	23	16	21

Grade	Whole subjectout of 280	1FR0/1Hout of 50	1FR0/2Hout of 70	1FR0/3Hout of 50	1FR0/4Hout of 60
9	230	41	58	41	49
8	205	36	52	36	44
7	181	32	46	32	39
6	155	27	39	27	33
5	129	23	32	23	27
4	104	19	25	19	22
3	91	17	21	17	19

Grade	Whole subjectout of 280	1FR0/1Hout of 50	1FR0/2Hout of 70	1FR0/3Hout of 50	1FR0/4Hout of 60
9	223	40	55	40	49
8	196	35	48	35	43
7	169	30	42	30	37
6	144	25	36	25	31
5	120	21	30	21	26
4	96	17	24	17	21
3	84	15	21	15	18

Grade	Whole subjectout of 180	1FR0/1Hout of 50	1FR0/3Hout of 50	1FR0/4Hout of 60
9	132	36	36	46
8	113	31	31	39
7	95	26	26	33
6	80	22	22	27
5	66	18	18	22
4	52	15	14	17
3	45	13	12	14

Grade	Whole subjectout of 180	1FR0/1Hout of 50	1FR0/3Hout of 50	1FR0/4Hout of 60
9	133	37	37	44
8	115	32	32	38
7	98	27	27	33
6	83	23	23	27
5	68	19	19	22
4	53	15	15	17
3	45	13	13	14

Grade	Whole subject (1F 2F 3F 4F)out of 280	Whole subject (1F 2FT 3F 4F)out of 280	1FR0/1Fout of 50	1FR0/2Fout of 70	1FR0/3Fout of 50	1FR0/4Fout of 60
5	203	203	37	51	36	43
4	164	164	30	41	29	35
3	121	121	22	29	22	25
2	78	78	15	18	15	15
1	36	36	8	7	8	6

Grade	Whole subject (1H 2H 3H 4H)out of 280	Whole subject (1H 2HT 3H 4H)out of 280	1FR0/1Hout of 50	1FR0/2Hout of 70	1FR0/3Hout of 50	1FR0/4Hout of 60
9	229	229	40	60	41	48
8	200	200	35	52	36	42
7	172	172	30	45	31	36
6	143	143	25	36	26	30
5	114	114	20	27	21	24
4	86	86	16	19	16	19
3	72	72	14	15	13	16

Grade	Whole subjectout of 280	1FR0/1Hout of 50	1FR0/2Hout of 70	1FR0/3Hout of 50	1FR0/4Hout of 60
9	225	39	60	39	46
8	192	33	51	33	39
7	160	28	43	28	33
6	137	24	36	24	28
5	115	21	29	20	24
4	93	18	22	16	20
3	71	15	15	12	16