Grade boundaries
WJEC GCSE (9–1) English Literature C720QS grade boundaries October 2021
The least raw mark that reached each grade in October 2021, as WJEC printed it, for the whole subject and each paper.
From WJEC’s grade boundaries for October 2021: the board’s document.
| Grade | C720U1out of 80 | C720U20-Aout of 40 | C720U20-Bout of 40 | C720U20-Cout of 40 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 51 | 29 | 36 | 35 |
| 8 | 44 | 26 | 35 | 33 |
| 7 | 38 | 25 | 32 | 32 |
| 6 | 32 | 22 | 30 | 29 |
| 5 | 27 | 19 | 27 | 26 |
| 4 | 22 | 17 | 24 | 23 |
| 3 | 16 | 14 | 18 | 18 |
| 2 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
| 1 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 8 |
Marks for each grade
Paper C720U1
- 51 out of 80 on WJEC C720QS paper C720U1 was a grade 9 in October 2021.
- 44 out of 80 on WJEC C720QS paper C720U1 was a grade 8 in October 2021.
- 38 out of 80 on WJEC C720QS paper C720U1 was a grade 7 in October 2021.
- 32 out of 80 on WJEC C720QS paper C720U1 was a grade 6 in October 2021.
- 27 out of 80 on WJEC C720QS paper C720U1 was a grade 5 in October 2021.
- 22 out of 80 on WJEC C720QS paper C720U1 was a grade 4 in October 2021.
- 16 out of 80 on WJEC C720QS paper C720U1 was a grade 3 in October 2021.
- 10 out of 80 on WJEC C720QS paper C720U1 was a grade 2 in October 2021.
- 4 out of 80 on WJEC C720QS paper C720U1 was a grade 1 in October 2021.
Paper C720U20-A
- 29 out of 40 on WJEC C720QS paper C720U20-A was a grade 9 in October 2021.
- 26 out of 40 on WJEC C720QS paper C720U20-A was a grade 8 in October 2021.
- 25 out of 40 on WJEC C720QS paper C720U20-A was a grade 7 in October 2021.
- 22 out of 40 on WJEC C720QS paper C720U20-A was a grade 6 in October 2021.
- 19 out of 40 on WJEC C720QS paper C720U20-A was a grade 5 in October 2021.
- 17 out of 40 on WJEC C720QS paper C720U20-A was a grade 4 in October 2021.
- 14 out of 40 on WJEC C720QS paper C720U20-A was a grade 3 in October 2021.
- 11 out of 40 on WJEC C720QS paper C720U20-A was a grade 2 in October 2021.
- 7 out of 40 on WJEC C720QS paper C720U20-A was a grade 1 in October 2021.
Paper C720U20-B
- 36 out of 40 on WJEC C720QS paper C720U20-B was a grade 9 in October 2021.
- 35 out of 40 on WJEC C720QS paper C720U20-B was a grade 8 in October 2021.
- 32 out of 40 on WJEC C720QS paper C720U20-B was a grade 7 in October 2021.
- 30 out of 40 on WJEC C720QS paper C720U20-B was a grade 6 in October 2021.
- 27 out of 40 on WJEC C720QS paper C720U20-B was a grade 5 in October 2021.
- 24 out of 40 on WJEC C720QS paper C720U20-B was a grade 4 in October 2021.
- 18 out of 40 on WJEC C720QS paper C720U20-B was a grade 3 in October 2021.
- 12 out of 40 on WJEC C720QS paper C720U20-B was a grade 2 in October 2021.
- 7 out of 40 on WJEC C720QS paper C720U20-B was a grade 1 in October 2021.
Paper C720U20-C
- 35 out of 40 on WJEC C720QS paper C720U20-C was a grade 9 in October 2021.
- 33 out of 40 on WJEC C720QS paper C720U20-C was a grade 8 in October 2021.
- 32 out of 40 on WJEC C720QS paper C720U20-C was a grade 7 in October 2021.
- 29 out of 40 on WJEC C720QS paper C720U20-C was a grade 6 in October 2021.
- 26 out of 40 on WJEC C720QS paper C720U20-C was a grade 5 in October 2021.
- 23 out of 40 on WJEC C720QS paper C720U20-C was a grade 4 in October 2021.
- 18 out of 40 on WJEC C720QS paper C720U20-C was a grade 3 in October 2021.
- 13 out of 40 on WJEC C720QS paper C720U20-C was a grade 2 in October 2021.
- 8 out of 40 on WJEC C720QS paper C720U20-C was a grade 1 in October 2021.