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Pearson Edexcel IGCSE Biology grade calculator

Type a mark from a mock or a past paper to see the grade it would have got on Pearson Edexcel's own grade boundaries, for the newest series and every year before it. It runs in this browser, so nothing you type is sent to us.

Type a mark to see the grade it would have got on Pearson Edexcel IGCSE Biology's past boundaries.

How the boundaries have moved

A grade 7 needed 58.3% of the marks in June 2019 and 62.2% in June 2026. A grade 7 needed 58.3% of the marks in June 2019 and 62.2% in June 2026.

Papers 1B, 2B
20%45%70%201920222023202420252026June 2019: grade 7 needed 105 out of 180 (58.3%)June 2022: grade 7 needed 95 out of 180 (52.8%)June 2023: grade 7 needed 107 out of 180 (59.4%)June 2024: grade 7 needed 111 out of 180 (61.7%)June 2025: grade 7 needed 109 out of 180 (60.6%)June 2026: grade 7 needed 112 out of 180 (62.2%)7June 2019: grade 4 needed 72 out of 180 (40%)June 2022: grade 4 needed 49 out of 180 (27.2%)June 2023: grade 4 needed 65 out of 180 (36.1%)June 2024: grade 4 needed 68 out of 180 (37.8%)June 2025: grade 4 needed 65 out of 180 (36.1%)June 2026: grade 4 needed 67 out of 180 (37.2%)4
Papers 1BR, 2BR
20%45%70%201920222023202420252026June 2019: grade 7 needed 105 out of 180 (58.3%)June 2022: grade 7 needed 95 out of 180 (52.8%)June 2023: grade 7 needed 107 out of 180 (59.4%)June 2024: grade 7 needed 111 out of 180 (61.7%)June 2025: grade 7 needed 109 out of 180 (60.6%)June 2026: grade 7 needed 112 out of 180 (62.2%)7June 2019: grade 4 needed 72 out of 180 (40%)June 2022: grade 4 needed 49 out of 180 (27.2%)June 2023: grade 4 needed 65 out of 180 (36.1%)June 2024: grade 4 needed 68 out of 180 (37.8%)June 2025: grade 4 needed 65 out of 180 (36.1%)June 2026: grade 4 needed 67 out of 180 (37.2%)4

Each point is the lowest mark for that grade in the June series, as a percentage of the total. Other series, such as November resits, are left out so the years compare like with like. A solid line is the higher grade and a dashed line the lower one.

Show as a table
Papers 1B, 2B
SeriesGrade 7Grade 4
June 2026112/180 (62.2%)67/180 (37.2%)
June 2025109/180 (60.6%)65/180 (36.1%)
June 2024111/180 (61.7%)68/180 (37.8%)
June 2023107/180 (59.4%)65/180 (36.1%)
June 202295/180 (52.8%)49/180 (27.2%)
June 2019105/180 (58.3%)72/180 (40%)
Papers 1BR, 2BR
SeriesGrade 7Grade 4
June 2026112/180 (62.2%)67/180 (37.2%)
June 2025109/180 (60.6%)65/180 (36.1%)
June 2024111/180 (61.7%)68/180 (37.8%)
June 2023107/180 (59.4%)65/180 (36.1%)
June 202295/180 (52.8%)49/180 (27.2%)
June 2019105/180 (58.3%)72/180 (40%)

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Common questions

What mark do you need for each grade in IGCSE Biology?

In June 2026, a grade 7 needed 112 out of 180 and a grade 4 needed 67 on papers 1B, 2B. On papers 1BR, 2BR, a grade 7 needed 117 out of 180 and a grade 4 needed 80. Boundaries are set again for every series, so these are last time's marks rather than the next exam's.

Is a mock exam grade the same as the real grade?

Not always. Schools often mark mocks against an older year's boundaries, sometimes more strictly to leave room to improve, and the real exam's boundaries are set only after it has been marked. A grade from a mock is a useful guide to where things stand, not a prediction of the result.

Can I work out a grade from one paper?

As a rough guide, yes: Edexcel publishes a boundary for each paper, which it calls notional, and the calculator uses those. The real grade comes from the marks for all the papers added together, so one strong or weak paper can be balanced by the others.

Why does the same mark get a different grade in different years?

Boundaries are set after each exam is marked, so that a grade means the same standard even when one year's paper is harder than another's. A harder paper usually has lower boundaries, so the same mark can be worth a higher grade.

cookie is independent and is not affiliated with or endorsed by any exam board. Every paper here is a link to the board's own copy on its own website, and the papers belong to the boards that set them. If a link has stopped working, the board's own past paper page is linked on each course. The grade boundaries are copied from the boards’ own published documents, each linked under its table.