Grade boundaries

WJEC A-level English Literature A720QS grade boundaries

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A-level English Literature A720QS

Boundaries

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The boundaries

June 2026 · whole subject

Grade	Needs
A*	314 of 400
A	286 of 400
B	239 of 400
C	192 of 400
D	145 of 400
E	98 of 400

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Marks for each grade in June 2026

In total

314 out of 400 on WJEC A720QS in total was a grade A* in June 2026.
286 out of 400 on WJEC A720QS in total was a grade A in June 2026.
239 out of 400 on WJEC A720QS in total was a grade B in June 2026.
192 out of 400 on WJEC A720QS in total was a grade C in June 2026.
145 out of 400 on WJEC A720QS in total was a grade D in June 2026.
98 out of 400 on WJEC A720QS in total was a grade E in June 2026.

Every paper in June 2026

Every series

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

June 2026

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

Grade	Whole subjectout of 400	A720U10out of 120	A720U20out of 120	A720U30out of 80	A720U40out of 80
A*	314	93	90	58	73
A	286	84	80	53	69
B	239	72	67	45	55
C	192	60	54	36	42
D	145	48	40	28	29
E	98	35	27	20	16

June 2025

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

Grade	Whole subjectout of 400	A720U10out of 120	A720U20out of 120	A720U30out of 80	A720U40out of 80
A*	315	93	90	59	73
A	286	84	80	53	69
B	239	72	67	45	55
C	192	60	54	36	42
D	145	48	40	28	29
E	98	35	27	20	16

June 2024

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

Grade	Whole subjectout of 400	A720U10out of 120	A720U20out of 120	A720U30out of 80	A720U40out of 80
A*	318	95	91	59	73
A	291	86	82	54	69
B	242	74	68	45	55
C	194	61	54	37	42
D	146	48	40	29	29
E	98	35	27	20	16

June 2023

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

Grade	Whole subjectout of 400	A720U10out of 120	A720U20out of 120	A720U30out of 80	A720U40out of 80
A*	328	96	100	59	73
A	299	86	90	54	69
B	250	74	76	45	55
C	202	60	62	38	42
D	154	48	48	29	29
E	106	35	35	20	16

June 2022

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

Grade	Whole subjectout of 400	A720U10out of 120	A720U20out of 120	A720U30out of 80	A720U40out of 80
A*	316	90	97	56	73
A	281	81	85	49	66
B	236	70	72	41	53
C	191	58	60	33	40
D	147	46	47	26	28
E	103	34	34	19	16

October 2021

From WJEC’s grade boundaries for October 2021: the board’s document.

Grade	Whole subjectout of 320	A720U10out of 120	A720U20out of 120	A720U30out of 80
A*	231	86	92	53
A	200	75	78	47
B	167	63	65	39
C	134	51	53	30
D	102	39	41	22
E	70	27	29	14

November 2020

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

Grade	Whole subjectout of 320	A720U10out of 120	A720U20out of 120	A720U30out of 80
A*	240	90	95	55
A	207	79	81	47
B	172	66	68	38
C	138	53	55	30
D	104	40	42	22
E	70	27	29	14

June 2019

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

Grade	Whole subjectout of 400	A720U10out of 120	A720U20out of 120	A720U30out of 80	A720U40out of 80
A*	324	93	100	57	74
A	295	85	89	52	69
B	247	73	75	44	55
C	199	61	61	35	42
D	152	48	48	27	29
E	105	35	35	19	16

June 2018

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

Grade	Whole subjectout of 400	A720U10out of 120	A720U20out of 120	A720U30out of 80	A720U40out of 80
A*	333	99	100	62	72
A	299	87	88	55	69
B	250	74	74	46	56
C	202	61	61	37	43
D	154	48	48	28	30
E	106	36	35	19	16

June 2017

From WJEC’s grade boundaries for June 2017: the board’s document.

Grade	Whole subjectout of 400	A720U10out of 120	A720U20out of 120	A720U30out of 80	A720U40out of 80
A*	331	96	97	65	73
A	295	85	86	57	67
B	249	72	73	48	55
C	203	59	60	39	44
D	157	46	47	30	33
E	111	34	34	21	22

Questions

What mark do you need for a grade A in WJEC A-level English Literature A720QS?

In June 2026, the least mark for the whole subject that reached a grade A was 286 out of 400 in total.

What mark do you need for a grade C in WJEC A-level English Literature A720QS?

In June 2026, the least mark for the whole subject that reached a grade C was 192 out of 400 in total.

Which series of WJEC A-level English Literature A720QS grade boundaries are there?

10 series, from June 2017 to June 2026: June 2026, June 2025, June 2024, June 2023, June 2022, October 2021, November 2020, June 2019, June 2018 and June 2017.

Do WJEC A-level English Literature A720QS grade boundaries change each year?

Yes. Across the 8 series here, a grade A in total needed from 281 out of 400 (June 2022) to 299 out of 400 (June 2023).

English Literature at other boards

Other WJEC A level 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 400	A720U10out of 120	A720U20out of 120	A720U30out of 80	A720U40out of 80
A*	314	93	90	58	73
A	286	84	80	53	69
B	239	72	67	45	55
C	192	60	54	36	42
D	145	48	40	28	29
E	98	35	27	20	16

Grade	Whole subjectout of 400	A720U10out of 120	A720U20out of 120	A720U30out of 80	A720U40out of 80
A*	315	93	90	59	73
A	286	84	80	53	69
B	239	72	67	45	55
C	192	60	54	36	42
D	145	48	40	28	29
E	98	35	27	20	16

Grade	Whole subjectout of 400	A720U10out of 120	A720U20out of 120	A720U30out of 80	A720U40out of 80
A*	318	95	91	59	73
A	291	86	82	54	69
B	242	74	68	45	55
C	194	61	54	37	42
D	146	48	40	29	29
E	98	35	27	20	16

Grade	Whole subjectout of 400	A720U10out of 120	A720U20out of 120	A720U30out of 80	A720U40out of 80
A*	328	96	100	59	73
A	299	86	90	54	69
B	250	74	76	45	55
C	202	60	62	38	42
D	154	48	48	29	29
E	106	35	35	20	16

Grade	Whole subjectout of 400	A720U10out of 120	A720U20out of 120	A720U30out of 80	A720U40out of 80
A*	316	90	97	56	73
A	281	81	85	49	66
B	236	70	72	41	53
C	191	58	60	33	40
D	147	46	47	26	28
E	103	34	34	19	16

Grade	Whole subjectout of 320	A720U10out of 120	A720U20out of 120	A720U30out of 80
A*	231	86	92	53
A	200	75	78	47
B	167	63	65	39
C	134	51	53	30
D	102	39	41	22
E	70	27	29	14

Grade	Whole subjectout of 320	A720U10out of 120	A720U20out of 120	A720U30out of 80
A*	240	90	95	55
A	207	79	81	47
B	172	66	68	38
C	138	53	55	30
D	104	40	42	22
E	70	27	29	14

Grade	Whole subjectout of 400	A720U10out of 120	A720U20out of 120	A720U30out of 80	A720U40out of 80
A*	324	93	100	57	74
A	295	85	89	52	69
B	247	73	75	44	55
C	199	61	61	35	42
D	152	48	48	27	29
E	105	35	35	19	16

Grade	Whole subjectout of 400	A720U10out of 120	A720U20out of 120	A720U30out of 80	A720U40out of 80
A*	333	99	100	62	72
A	299	87	88	55	69
B	250	74	74	46	56
C	202	61	61	37	43
D	154	48	48	28	30
E	106	36	35	19	16

Grade	Whole subjectout of 400	A720U10out of 120	A720U20out of 120	A720U30out of 80	A720U40out of 80
A*	331	96	97	65	73
A	295	85	86	57	67
B	249	72	73	48	55
C	203	59	60	39	44
D	157	46	47	30	33
E	111	34	34	21	22

Grade	Whole subjectout of 400	A720U10out of 120	A720U20out of 120	A720U30out of 80	A720U40out of 80
A*	314	93	90	58	73
A	286	84	80	53	69
B	239	72	67	45	55
C	192	60	54	36	42
D	145	48	40	28	29
E	98	35	27	20	16

Grade	Whole subjectout of 400	A720U10out of 120	A720U20out of 120	A720U30out of 80	A720U40out of 80
A*	315	93	90	59	73
A	286	84	80	53	69
B	239	72	67	45	55
C	192	60	54	36	42
D	145	48	40	28	29
E	98	35	27	20	16

Grade	Whole subjectout of 400	A720U10out of 120	A720U20out of 120	A720U30out of 80	A720U40out of 80
A*	318	95	91	59	73
A	291	86	82	54	69
B	242	74	68	45	55
C	194	61	54	37	42
D	146	48	40	29	29
E	98	35	27	20	16

Grade	Whole subjectout of 400	A720U10out of 120	A720U20out of 120	A720U30out of 80	A720U40out of 80
A*	328	96	100	59	73
A	299	86	90	54	69
B	250	74	76	45	55
C	202	60	62	38	42
D	154	48	48	29	29
E	106	35	35	20	16

Grade	Whole subjectout of 400	A720U10out of 120	A720U20out of 120	A720U30out of 80	A720U40out of 80
A*	316	90	97	56	73
A	281	81	85	49	66
B	236	70	72	41	53
C	191	58	60	33	40
D	147	46	47	26	28
E	103	34	34	19	16

Grade	Whole subjectout of 320	A720U10out of 120	A720U20out of 120	A720U30out of 80
A*	231	86	92	53
A	200	75	78	47
B	167	63	65	39
C	134	51	53	30
D	102	39	41	22
E	70	27	29	14

Grade	Whole subjectout of 320	A720U10out of 120	A720U20out of 120	A720U30out of 80
A*	240	90	95	55
A	207	79	81	47
B	172	66	68	38
C	138	53	55	30
D	104	40	42	22
E	70	27	29	14

Grade	Whole subjectout of 400	A720U10out of 120	A720U20out of 120	A720U30out of 80	A720U40out of 80
A*	324	93	100	57	74
A	295	85	89	52	69
B	247	73	75	44	55
C	199	61	61	35	42
D	152	48	48	27	29
E	105	35	35	19	16

Grade	Whole subjectout of 400	A720U10out of 120	A720U20out of 120	A720U30out of 80	A720U40out of 80
A*	333	99	100	62	72
A	299	87	88	55	69
B	250	74	74	46	56
C	202	61	61	37	43
D	154	48	48	28	30
E	106	36	35	19	16

Grade	Whole subjectout of 400	A720U10out of 120	A720U20out of 120	A720U30out of 80	A720U40out of 80
A*	331	96	97	65	73
A	295	85	86	57	67
B	249	72	73	48	55
C	203	59	60	39	44
D	157	46	47	30	33
E	111	34	34	21	22