Grade boundaries
Edexcel International GCSE (9–1) Mathematics A 4MA1 grade boundaries January 2021
The least raw mark that reached each grade in January 2021, as Edexcel printed it, for the whole subject and each paper.
From Edexcel’s grade boundaries for January 2021: the board’s document.
| Grade | Whole subject (1F 2F)out of 200 | Whole subject (1FR 2FR)out of 200 | 4MA1/1Fout of 100 | 4MA1/1FRout of 100 | 4MA1/2Fout of 100 | 4MA1/2FRout of 100 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 123 | 118 | 62 | 59 | 61 | 59 |
| 4 | 97 | 93 | 50 | 47 | 47 | 46 |
| 3 | 71 | 68 | 36 | 34 | 34 | 34 |
| 2 | 45 | 44 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
| 1 | 20 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| Grade | Whole subject (1H 2H)out of 200 | Whole subject (1HR 2HR)out of 200 | 4MA1/1Hout of 100 | 4MA1/1HRout of 100 | 4MA1/2Hout of 100 | 4MA1/2HRout of 100 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 141 | 152 | 72 | 76 | 69 | 76 |
| 8 | 116 | 121 | 59 | 61 | 56 | 60 |
| 7 | 91 | 91 | 47 | 46 | 44 | 45 |
| 6 | 68 | 67 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 33 |
| 5 | 46 | 43 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 |
| 4 | 24 | 20 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 10 |
| 3 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 4 |
Marks for each grade
Foundation tier, in total (1F 2F)
- 123 out of 200 on Edexcel 4MA1 Foundation tier (1F 2F) in total was a grade 5 in January 2021.
- 97 out of 200 on Edexcel 4MA1 Foundation tier (1F 2F) in total was a grade 4 in January 2021.
- 71 out of 200 on Edexcel 4MA1 Foundation tier (1F 2F) in total was a grade 3 in January 2021.
- 45 out of 200 on Edexcel 4MA1 Foundation tier (1F 2F) in total was a grade 2 in January 2021.
- 20 out of 200 on Edexcel 4MA1 Foundation tier (1F 2F) in total was a grade 1 in January 2021.
Foundation tier, in total (1FR 2FR)
- 118 out of 200 on Edexcel 4MA1 Foundation tier (1FR 2FR) in total was a grade 5 in January 2021.
- 93 out of 200 on Edexcel 4MA1 Foundation tier (1FR 2FR) in total was a grade 4 in January 2021.
- 68 out of 200 on Edexcel 4MA1 Foundation tier (1FR 2FR) in total was a grade 3 in January 2021.
- 44 out of 200 on Edexcel 4MA1 Foundation tier (1FR 2FR) in total was a grade 2 in January 2021.
- 20 out of 200 on Edexcel 4MA1 Foundation tier (1FR 2FR) in total was a grade 1 in January 2021.
Foundation tier, paper 4MA1/1F
- 62 out of 100 on Edexcel 4MA1 Foundation paper 4MA1/1F was a grade 5 in January 2021.
- 50 out of 100 on Edexcel 4MA1 Foundation paper 4MA1/1F was a grade 4 in January 2021.
- 36 out of 100 on Edexcel 4MA1 Foundation paper 4MA1/1F was a grade 3 in January 2021.
- 23 out of 100 on Edexcel 4MA1 Foundation paper 4MA1/1F was a grade 2 in January 2021.
- 10 out of 100 on Edexcel 4MA1 Foundation paper 4MA1/1F was a grade 1 in January 2021.
Foundation tier, paper 4MA1/1FR
- 59 out of 100 on Edexcel 4MA1 Foundation paper 4MA1/1FR was a grade 5 in January 2021.
- 47 out of 100 on Edexcel 4MA1 Foundation paper 4MA1/1FR was a grade 4 in January 2021.
- 34 out of 100 on Edexcel 4MA1 Foundation paper 4MA1/1FR was a grade 3 in January 2021.
- 22 out of 100 on Edexcel 4MA1 Foundation paper 4MA1/1FR was a grade 2 in January 2021.
- 10 out of 100 on Edexcel 4MA1 Foundation paper 4MA1/1FR was a grade 1 in January 2021.
Foundation tier, paper 4MA1/2F
- 61 out of 100 on Edexcel 4MA1 Foundation paper 4MA1/2F was a grade 5 in January 2021.
- 47 out of 100 on Edexcel 4MA1 Foundation paper 4MA1/2F was a grade 4 in January 2021.
- 34 out of 100 on Edexcel 4MA1 Foundation paper 4MA1/2F was a grade 3 in January 2021.
- 22 out of 100 on Edexcel 4MA1 Foundation paper 4MA1/2F was a grade 2 in January 2021.
- 10 out of 100 on Edexcel 4MA1 Foundation paper 4MA1/2F was a grade 1 in January 2021.
Foundation tier, paper 4MA1/2FR
- 59 out of 100 on Edexcel 4MA1 Foundation paper 4MA1/2FR was a grade 5 in January 2021.
- 46 out of 100 on Edexcel 4MA1 Foundation paper 4MA1/2FR was a grade 4 in January 2021.
- 34 out of 100 on Edexcel 4MA1 Foundation paper 4MA1/2FR was a grade 3 in January 2021.
- 22 out of 100 on Edexcel 4MA1 Foundation paper 4MA1/2FR was a grade 2 in January 2021.
- 10 out of 100 on Edexcel 4MA1 Foundation paper 4MA1/2FR was a grade 1 in January 2021.
Higher tier, in total (1H 2H)
- 141 out of 200 on Edexcel 4MA1 Higher tier (1H 2H) in total was a grade 9 in January 2021.
- 116 out of 200 on Edexcel 4MA1 Higher tier (1H 2H) in total was a grade 8 in January 2021.
- 91 out of 200 on Edexcel 4MA1 Higher tier (1H 2H) in total was a grade 7 in January 2021.
- 68 out of 200 on Edexcel 4MA1 Higher tier (1H 2H) in total was a grade 6 in January 2021.
- 46 out of 200 on Edexcel 4MA1 Higher tier (1H 2H) in total was a grade 5 in January 2021.
- 24 out of 200 on Edexcel 4MA1 Higher tier (1H 2H) in total was a grade 4 in January 2021.
- 13 out of 200 on Edexcel 4MA1 Higher tier (1H 2H) in total was a grade 3 in January 2021.
Higher tier, in total (1HR 2HR)
- 152 out of 200 on Edexcel 4MA1 Higher tier (1HR 2HR) in total was a grade 9 in January 2021.
- 121 out of 200 on Edexcel 4MA1 Higher tier (1HR 2HR) in total was a grade 8 in January 2021.
- 91 out of 200 on Edexcel 4MA1 Higher tier (1HR 2HR) in total was a grade 7 in January 2021.
- 67 out of 200 on Edexcel 4MA1 Higher tier (1HR 2HR) in total was a grade 6 in January 2021.
- 43 out of 200 on Edexcel 4MA1 Higher tier (1HR 2HR) in total was a grade 5 in January 2021.
- 20 out of 200 on Edexcel 4MA1 Higher tier (1HR 2HR) in total was a grade 4 in January 2021.
- 8 out of 200 on Edexcel 4MA1 Higher tier (1HR 2HR) in total was a grade 3 in January 2021.
Higher tier, paper 4MA1/1H
- 72 out of 100 on Edexcel 4MA1 Higher paper 4MA1/1H was a grade 9 in January 2021.
- 59 out of 100 on Edexcel 4MA1 Higher paper 4MA1/1H was a grade 8 in January 2021.
- 47 out of 100 on Edexcel 4MA1 Higher paper 4MA1/1H was a grade 7 in January 2021.
- 35 out of 100 on Edexcel 4MA1 Higher paper 4MA1/1H was a grade 6 in January 2021.
- 23 out of 100 on Edexcel 4MA1 Higher paper 4MA1/1H was a grade 5 in January 2021.
- 12 out of 100 on Edexcel 4MA1 Higher paper 4MA1/1H was a grade 4 in January 2021.
- 6 out of 100 on Edexcel 4MA1 Higher paper 4MA1/1H was a grade 3 in January 2021.
Higher tier, paper 4MA1/1HR
- 76 out of 100 on Edexcel 4MA1 Higher paper 4MA1/1HR was a grade 9 in January 2021.
- 61 out of 100 on Edexcel 4MA1 Higher paper 4MA1/1HR was a grade 8 in January 2021.
- 46 out of 100 on Edexcel 4MA1 Higher paper 4MA1/1HR was a grade 7 in January 2021.
- 34 out of 100 on Edexcel 4MA1 Higher paper 4MA1/1HR was a grade 6 in January 2021.
- 22 out of 100 on Edexcel 4MA1 Higher paper 4MA1/1HR was a grade 5 in January 2021.
- 10 out of 100 on Edexcel 4MA1 Higher paper 4MA1/1HR was a grade 4 in January 2021.
- 4 out of 100 on Edexcel 4MA1 Higher paper 4MA1/1HR was a grade 3 in January 2021.
Higher tier, paper 4MA1/2H
- 69 out of 100 on Edexcel 4MA1 Higher paper 4MA1/2H was a grade 9 in January 2021.
- 56 out of 100 on Edexcel 4MA1 Higher paper 4MA1/2H was a grade 8 in January 2021.
- 44 out of 100 on Edexcel 4MA1 Higher paper 4MA1/2H was a grade 7 in January 2021.
- 33 out of 100 on Edexcel 4MA1 Higher paper 4MA1/2H was a grade 6 in January 2021.
- 22 out of 100 on Edexcel 4MA1 Higher paper 4MA1/2H was a grade 5 in January 2021.
- 12 out of 100 on Edexcel 4MA1 Higher paper 4MA1/2H was a grade 4 in January 2021.
- 7 out of 100 on Edexcel 4MA1 Higher paper 4MA1/2H was a grade 3 in January 2021.
Higher tier, paper 4MA1/2HR
- 76 out of 100 on Edexcel 4MA1 Higher paper 4MA1/2HR was a grade 9 in January 2021.
- 60 out of 100 on Edexcel 4MA1 Higher paper 4MA1/2HR was a grade 8 in January 2021.
- 45 out of 100 on Edexcel 4MA1 Higher paper 4MA1/2HR was a grade 7 in January 2021.
- 33 out of 100 on Edexcel 4MA1 Higher paper 4MA1/2HR was a grade 6 in January 2021.
- 21 out of 100 on Edexcel 4MA1 Higher paper 4MA1/2HR was a grade 5 in January 2021.
- 10 out of 100 on Edexcel 4MA1 Higher paper 4MA1/2HR was a grade 4 in January 2021.
- 4 out of 100 on Edexcel 4MA1 Higher paper 4MA1/2HR was a grade 3 in January 2021.