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Edexcel A-level Biology grade boundaries by year

Specification
Grade

Edexcel A-level Biology A (Salters-Nuffield)

The A boundary has ranged from 52% to 67%

Lowest in 2022, highest in 2025. June 2026: 196 out of 300.

Every grade, June 2017 to 2026
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'17'18'19'20'21'22'23'24'25'2652%67%
  • A
  • Other grades

2027 exams

  1. Mon 7 JunPaper 1: The Natural Environment and Species SurvivalAfternoon
  2. Mon 14 JunPaper 2: Energy, Exercise and Co-ordinationAfternoon
  3. Fri 18 JunPaper 3: General and Practical Applications in BiologyMorning

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Questions people ask

What was the A boundary for Edexcel A-level Biology in 2026?

196 out of 300 (65%) for Biology A (Salters-Nuffield). Since 2017 it has been as low as 52% (2022) and as high as 67% (2025).

When are the Edexcel A-level Biology exams in 2027?

For Biology A (Salters-Nuffield), the first paper is on Monday 7 June 2027 and the last on Friday 18 June 2027.

Why do grade boundaries change every year?

Each year's papers are different, so the board moves the boundaries to keep a grade worth the same. A harder paper gets lower boundaries.

How we work this out

What it does

Every June Edexcel A-level Biology grade boundary from 2017 to 2026 as a percentage, and the 2027 exam dates.

Edexcel A-level Biology: the board's published June qualification boundaries from 2017 to 2026. No summer exams were sat in 2020 or 2021.

Method

  1. Each boundary is the published mark divided by the qualification's total marks that June.
  2. The range is the lowest and highest of those percentages across the years shown, rounded to the nearest whole percent.
  3. Where the board sets different boundaries for different option papers, each option has its own line.