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Edexcel GCSE English Language (1EN0)
Recent grade boundaries, what each grade looks like in practice, and how to push your marks into the next band.
Grade boundaries change every year based on the difficulty of the papers and the performance of the whole cohort. The boundaries below are from recent exam series and are provided as a guide only. Your actual grade boundary may be slightly higher or lower. Always check the Pearson Edexcel website for the most up-to-date boundaries after results day. The total mark for Edexcel English Language is 160 (Paper 1: 64 + Paper 2: 96). The Spoken Language Endorsement is reported separately and does not contribute to the numerical grade.
The total number of marks across both papers is 160: Paper 1 is marked out of 64 and Paper 2 out of 96. Your raw marks from both papers are combined to produce your overall grade. Below are the boundaries Pearson published for the most recent series we have transcribed:
| Grade | June 2024 raw mark (out of 160) | Approx. % |
|---|---|---|
| 9 | 132 | ~83% |
| 8 | 123 | ~77% |
| 7 | 114 | ~71% |
| 6 | 104 | ~65% |
| 5 | 94 | ~59% |
| 4 | 84 | ~53% |
| 3 | 64 | ~40% |
| 2 | 45 | ~28% |
| 1 | 26 | ~16% |
Pearson Edexcel GCSE English Language (1EN0) / Literature (1ET0). Figures are the board's published June 2024 raw subject-level boundaries, transcribed on 2026-05-17 from the official source. Subject-level raw boundaries out of 160, normalised to percentage. Legacy 1EN0 Language curve used as the board default; Literature 1ET0 figures recorded in EDEXCEL_1ET0_LITERATURE_RAW. Newer 1EN2 ("English Language 2.0") spec NOT modelled.
Check these against the board before you rely on them. We transcribed them from the official PDF linked above and a second person has not yet checked the transcription. Boundaries also change every series, so the only figure that governs your result is the one the board publishes for your own series.
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