Grade boundaries

WJEC GCSE (9–1) English Literature C720QS grade boundaries

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GCSE (9–1) English Literature C720QS

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The boundaries

June 2026 · whole subject

Grade	Needs
9	151 of 200
8	139 of 200
7	128 of 200
6	114 of 200
5	101 of 200
4	88 of 200
3	66 of 200
2	45 of 200
1	24 of 200

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Marks for each grade in June 2026

In total

151 out of 200 on WJEC C720QS in total was a grade 9 in June 2026.
139 out of 200 on WJEC C720QS in total was a grade 8 in June 2026.
128 out of 200 on WJEC C720QS in total was a grade 7 in June 2026.
114 out of 200 on WJEC C720QS in total was a grade 6 in June 2026.
101 out of 200 on WJEC C720QS in total was a grade 5 in June 2026.
88 out of 200 on WJEC C720QS in total was a grade 4 in June 2026.
66 out of 200 on WJEC C720QS in total was a grade 3 in June 2026.
45 out of 200 on WJEC C720QS in total was a grade 2 in June 2026.
24 out of 200 on WJEC C720QS in total was a grade 1 in June 2026.

Every paper in June 2026

Every series

9 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 200	C720U10out of 80	C720U20out of 120
9	151	54	97
8	139	49	90
7	128	45	83
6	114	39	75
5	101	34	67
4	88	29	59
3	66	22	44
2	45	16	29
1	24	9	15

June 2025

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

Grade	Whole subjectout of 200	C720U10out of 80	C720U20out of 120
9	150	53	97
8	138	48	90
7	126	43	83
6	112	37	75
5	98	31	67
4	85	26	59
3	63	19	44
2	41	12	29
1	20	5	15

June 2024

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

Grade	Whole subjectout of 200	C720U10out of 80	C720U20out of 120
9	148	53	95
8	136	48	88
7	124	43	81
6	110	37	73
5	96	31	65
4	82	26	56
3	60	19	41
2	38	12	26
1	17	5	12

June 2023

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

Grade	Whole subjectout of 200	C720U10out of 80	C720U20out of 120
9	153	55	98
8	141	50	91
7	129	45	84
6	114	39	75
5	99	33	66
4	85	27	58
3	65	20	45
2	45	14	31
1	26	8	18

October 2021

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

November 2020

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

Grade	Whole subjectout of 200	C720U1out of 80	C720U2out of 120
9	147	52	95
8	134	47	87
7	121	42	79
6	106	36	70
5	91	30	61
4	77	24	53
3	56	17	39
2	35	10	25
1	15	4	11

June 2019

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

Grade	Whole subjectout of 200	C720U1out of 80	C720U2out of 120
9	150	53	97
8	137	48	89
7	125	43	82
6	111	37	74
5	98	32	66
4	85	27	58
3	66	20	46
2	47	14	33
1	28	8	20

June 2018

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

Grade	Whole subjectout of 200	Component 1out of 80	Component 2out of 120
9	159	59	100
8	146	53	93
7	134	48	86
6	120	42	78
5	106	36	70
4	92	31	61
3	72	24	48
2	52	17	35
1	33	11	22

June 2017

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

Grade	Whole subjectout of 200	Component 1out of 80	Component 2out of 120
9	160	60	100
8	146	54	91
7	132	49	83
6	117	43	73
5	102	37	64
4	87	32	55
3	63	23	39
2	39	15	23
1	15	7	8

Questions

What mark do you need for a grade 7 in WJEC GCSE (9–1) English Literature C720QS?

In June 2026, the least mark for the whole subject that reached a grade 7 was 128 out of 200 in total.

What mark do you need for a grade 4 in WJEC GCSE (9–1) English Literature C720QS?

In June 2026, the least mark for the whole subject that reached a grade 4 was 88 out of 200 in total.

Which series of WJEC GCSE (9–1) English Literature C720QS grade boundaries are there?

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

Do WJEC GCSE (9–1) English Literature C720QS grade boundaries change each year?

Yes. Across the 8 series here, a grade 7 in total needed from 121 out of 200 (November 2020) to 134 out of 200 (June 2018).

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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 200	C720U10out of 80	C720U20out of 120
9	151	54	97
8	139	49	90
7	128	45	83
6	114	39	75
5	101	34	67
4	88	29	59
3	66	22	44
2	45	16	29
1	24	9	15

Grade	Whole subjectout of 200	C720U10out of 80	C720U20out of 120
9	150	53	97
8	138	48	90
7	126	43	83
6	112	37	75
5	98	31	67
4	85	26	59
3	63	19	44
2	41	12	29
1	20	5	15

Grade	Whole subjectout of 200	C720U10out of 80	C720U20out of 120
9	148	53	95
8	136	48	88
7	124	43	81
6	110	37	73
5	96	31	65
4	82	26	56
3	60	19	41
2	38	12	26
1	17	5	12

Grade	Whole subjectout of 200	C720U10out of 80	C720U20out of 120
9	153	55	98
8	141	50	91
7	129	45	84
6	114	39	75
5	99	33	66
4	85	27	58
3	65	20	45
2	45	14	31
1	26	8	18

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

Grade	Whole subjectout of 200	C720U1out of 80	C720U2out of 120
9	147	52	95
8	134	47	87
7	121	42	79
6	106	36	70
5	91	30	61
4	77	24	53
3	56	17	39
2	35	10	25
1	15	4	11

Grade	Whole subjectout of 200	C720U1out of 80	C720U2out of 120
9	150	53	97
8	137	48	89
7	125	43	82
6	111	37	74
5	98	32	66
4	85	27	58
3	66	20	46
2	47	14	33
1	28	8	20

Grade	Whole subjectout of 200	Component 1out of 80	Component 2out of 120
9	159	59	100
8	146	53	93
7	134	48	86
6	120	42	78
5	106	36	70
4	92	31	61
3	72	24	48
2	52	17	35
1	33	11	22

Grade	Whole subjectout of 200	Component 1out of 80	Component 2out of 120
9	160	60	100
8	146	54	91
7	132	49	83
6	117	43	73
5	102	37	64
4	87	32	55
3	63	23	39
2	39	15	23
1	15	7	8

Grade	Whole subjectout of 200	C720U10out of 80	C720U20out of 120
9	151	54	97
8	139	49	90
7	128	45	83
6	114	39	75
5	101	34	67
4	88	29	59
3	66	22	44
2	45	16	29
1	24	9	15

Grade	Whole subjectout of 200	C720U10out of 80	C720U20out of 120
9	150	53	97
8	138	48	90
7	126	43	83
6	112	37	75
5	98	31	67
4	85	26	59
3	63	19	44
2	41	12	29
1	20	5	15

Grade	Whole subjectout of 200	C720U10out of 80	C720U20out of 120
9	148	53	95
8	136	48	88
7	124	43	81
6	110	37	73
5	96	31	65
4	82	26	56
3	60	19	41
2	38	12	26
1	17	5	12

Grade	Whole subjectout of 200	C720U10out of 80	C720U20out of 120
9	153	55	98
8	141	50	91
7	129	45	84
6	114	39	75
5	99	33	66
4	85	27	58
3	65	20	45
2	45	14	31
1	26	8	18

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

Grade	Whole subjectout of 200	C720U1out of 80	C720U2out of 120
9	147	52	95
8	134	47	87
7	121	42	79
6	106	36	70
5	91	30	61
4	77	24	53
3	56	17	39
2	35	10	25
1	15	4	11

Grade	Whole subjectout of 200	C720U1out of 80	C720U2out of 120
9	150	53	97
8	137	48	89
7	125	43	82
6	111	37	74
5	98	32	66
4	85	27	58
3	66	20	46
2	47	14	33
1	28	8	20

Grade	Whole subjectout of 200	Component 1out of 80	Component 2out of 120
9	159	59	100
8	146	53	93
7	134	48	86
6	120	42	78
5	106	36	70
4	92	31	61
3	72	24	48
2	52	17	35
1	33	11	22

Grade	Whole subjectout of 200	Component 1out of 80	Component 2out of 120
9	160	60	100
8	146	54	91
7	132	49	83
6	117	43	73
5	102	37	64
4	87	32	55
3	63	23	39
2	39	15	23
1	15	7	8