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IAL Grade Boundaries January 2025

Edexcel International A Level (IAL) raw-mark grade boundaries for the January 2025 exam series, for every unit in Mathematics, Further Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Economics, Business, Accounting and Psychology. The Full UMS column is the raw mark that already gets the unit's maximum UMS, so you don't need full marks to get full UMS.

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Physics
Chemistry
Biology
Economics
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Accounting
Psychology

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Mathematics grade boundaries January 2025

Unit	Code	Max	A*	A	B	C	D	E	Full UMS
P1 Pure Mathematics 1AS · 100 UMS	WMA11	75	–	55	48	41	34	27	69
P2 Pure Mathematics 2AS · 100 UMS	WMA12	75	–	54	47	40	34	28	68
P3 Pure Mathematics 3A2 · 100 UMS	WMA13	75	65	59	53	47	41	36	71
P4 Pure Mathematics 4A2 · 100 UMS	WMA14	75	68	61	53	45	37	30	75
M1 Mechanics 1AS · 100 UMS	WME01	75	–	64	56	48	40	33	75
M2 Mechanics 2A2 · 100 UMS	WME02	75	67	60	53	46	39	32	74
S1 Statistics 1AS · 100 UMS	WST01	75	–	59	51	43	35	27	75
S2 Statistics 2A2 · 100 UMS	WST02	75	67	59	51	43	35	27	75
D1 Decision Mathematics 1AS · 100 UMS	WDM11	75	–	58	51	45	39	33	72

Further Mathematics grade boundaries January 2025

Unit	Code	Max	A*	A	B	C	D	E	Full UMS
M3 Mechanics 3A2 · 100 UMS	WME03	75	68	62	53	45	37	29	75
S3 Statistics 3A2 · 100 UMS	WST03	75	70	66	57	48	39	31	75
F1 Further Pure Mathematics 1AS · 100 UMS	WFM01	75	–	64	58	52	46	40	75
F2 Further Pure Mathematics 2A2 · 100 UMS	WFM02	75	70	66	58	50	43	36	75
F3 Further Pure Mathematics 3A2 · 100 UMS	WFM03	75	68	62	55	48	42	36	75

Physics grade boundaries January 2025

Unit	Code	Max	A*	A	B	C	D	E	Full UMS
U1 Mechanics and MaterialsAS · 120 UMS	WPH11	80	–	61	54	47	40	34	75
U2 Waves and ElectricityAS · 120 UMS	WPH12	80	–	59	51	43	36	29	75
U3 Practical Skills in Physics IAS · 60 UMS	WPH13	50	–	37	32	27	23	19	47
U4 Further Mechanics, Fields and ParticlesA2 · 120 UMS	WPH14	90	78	71	64	57	50	43	85
U5 Thermodynamics, Radiation, Oscillations and CosmologyA2 · 120 UMS	WPH15	90	79	71	63	55	47	40	87
U6 Practical Skills in Physics IIA2 · 60 UMS	WPH16	50	42	37	32	27	23	19	47

Chemistry grade boundaries January 2025

Unit	Code	Max	A*	A	B	C	D	E	Full UMS
U1 Structure, Bonding and Introduction to Organic ChemistryAS · 120 UMS	WCH11	80	–	52	45	38	32	26	66
U2 Energetics, Group Chemistry, Halogenoalkanes and AlcoholsAS · 120 UMS	WCH12	80	–	53	45	37	30	23	69
U3 Practical Skills in Chemistry IAS · 60 UMS	WCH13	50	–	32	27	23	19	15	42
U4 Rates, Equilibria and Further Organic ChemistryA2 · 120 UMS	WCH14	90	73	66	59	52	45	39	80
U5 Transition Metals and Organic Nitrogen ChemistryA2 · 120 UMS	WCH15	90	71	65	59	53	47	42	77
U6 Practical Skills in Chemistry IIA2 · 60 UMS	WCH16	50	35	30	25	20	16	12	40

Biology grade boundaries January 2025

Unit	Code	Max	A*	A	B	C	D	E	Full UMS
U1 Molecules, Diet, Transport and HealthAS · 120 UMS	WBI11	80	–	49	43	37	31	25	61
U2 Cells, Development, Biodiversity and ConservationAS · 120 UMS	WBI12	80	–	54	47	40	33	27	68
U3 Practical Skills in Biology IAS · 60 UMS	WBI13	50	–	33	29	25	22	19	41
U4 Energy, Environment, Microbiology and ImmunityA2 · 120 UMS	WBI14	90	59	53	47	41	35	30	65
U5 Respiration, Internal Environment, Coordination and Gene TechnologyA2 · 120 UMS	WBI15	90	64	57	50	43	36	30	71
U6 Practical Skills in Biology IIA2 · 60 UMS	WBI16	50	42	38	34	30	26	22	46

Economics grade boundaries January 2025

Unit	Code	Max	A*	A	B	C	D	E	Full UMS
U1 Markets in ActionAS · 100 UMS	WEC11	80	–	52	46	41	36	31	64
U2 Macroeconomic Performance and PolicyAS · 100 UMS	WEC12	80	–	51	46	41	36	32	61
U3 Business BehaviourA2 · 100 UMS	WEC13	80	60	55	50	45	40	35	65
U4 Developments in the Global EconomyA2 · 100 UMS	WEC14	80	58	53	48	43	38	33	63

Business grade boundaries January 2025

Unit	Code	Max	A*	A	B	C	D	E	Full UMS
U1 Marketing and PeopleAS · 100 UMS	WBS11	80	–	54	49	44	39	35	64
U2 Managing Business ActivitiesAS · 100 UMS	WBS12	80	–	51	46	41	36	32	61
U3 Business Decisions and StrategyA2 · 100 UMS	WBS13	80	46	42	38	34	30	27	50
U4 Global BusinessA2 · 100 UMS	WBS14	80	57	50	43	36	29	22	64

Accounting grade boundaries January 2025

Unit	Code	Max	A*	A	B	C	D	E	Full UMS
U1 The Accounting System and CostingAS · 300 UMS	WAC11	200	–	134	111	88	66	44	180
U2 Corporate and Management AccountingA2 · 300 UMS	WAC12	200	164	147	130	113	96	79	181

Psychology grade boundaries January 2025

Unit	Code	Max	A*	A	B	C	D	E	Full UMS
U1 Social and Cognitive PsychologyAS · 80 UMS	WPS01	64	–	32	28	24	20	17	40
U2 Biological Psychology, Learning Theories and DevelopmentAS · 120 UMS	WPS02	96	–	43	35	28	21	14	59
U3 Applications of PsychologyA2 · 80 UMS	WPS03	64	35	31	27	23	19	15	39
U4 Clinical Psychology and Psychological SkillsA2 · 120 UMS	WPS04	96	46	39	32	26	20	14	53

All numbers are raw marks. AS units have A to E; A2 units also have A*. Source: Pearson's January 2025 IAL grade boundaries (PDF). For how UMS is worked out, see the FAQ.

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