CCEA A-level Further Maths grade boundaries 2025: raw marks by unit
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CCEA A-level Further Maths grade boundaries 2025
Everything here comes from CCEA's Raw to Uniform Mark Boundaries for GCE Further Mathematics, Summer 2025. The qualification is two AS units followed by two A2 units, and the AS and A2 marks are added for the A-level grade, with AS counting 40% and A2 60%.
| Unit grade | AS 1 Pure | AS 2 Applied | A2 1 Pure | A2 2 Applied |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Out of | 100 | 100 | 150 | 150 |
| a | 78 | 68 | 110 | 113 |
| b | 66 | 58 | 86 | 90 |
| c | 54 | 48 | 62 | 67 |
| d | 42 | 38 | 38 | 44 |
| e | 31 | 28 | 15 | 21 |
| Unit grade | AS 1 Pure | AS 2 Applied | A2 1 Pure | A2 2 Applied |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Most you can earn | 80 | 80 | 120 | 120 |
| a | 64 | 64 | 96 | 96 |
| b | 56 | 56 | 84 | 84 |
| c | 48 | 48 | 72 | 72 |
| d | 40 | 40 | 60 | 60 |
| e | 32 | 32 | 48 | 48 |
Subject lines, AS and A-level
| Grade | AS, out of 160 | A-level, out of 400 |
|---|---|---|
| A | 128 | 320 |
| B | 112 | 280 |
| C | 96 | 240 |
| D | 80 | 200 |
| E | 64 | 160 |
One unit did not move
A2 1 Pure had exactly the same raw boundaries in 2025 as in 2024: 110, 86, 62, 38 and 15 for grades a to e. Raw boundaries are reset every series from the marking, so an identical set is rare. In 2025 it happened on the biggest Pure unit, worth 120 uniform marks and 30% of the A-level.
A worked example from 2025
A candidate on the grade e raw boundary in every unit scored 31, 28, 15, 21, which converts to 32 + 32 + 48 + 48 = 160 uniform marks, an E at 160. On the grade c boundaries (54, 48, 62, 67) the total was 48 + 48 + 72 + 72 = 240, a C. The AS units on their own can be cashed in as AS Further Maths, where E is 64 of 160.
2025 against 2024
| Unit and grade | Summer 2024 | Summer 2025 | Change in last year |
|---|---|---|---|
| AS 1 Pure, grade a | 87 | 78 | −9 |
| AS 1 Pure, grade e | 38 | 31 | −7 |
| AS 2 Applied, grade a | 70 | 68 | −2 |
| A2 1 Pure, grade a | 110 | 110 | 0 |
| A2 2 Applied, grade a | 107 | 113 | +6 |
| A2 2 Applied, grade e | 15 | 21 | +6 |
AS 1 Pure fell at every grade, from 87 to 78 at grade a and from 38 to 31 at grade e. AS 2 Applied was close to 2024, with grade a at 68 against 70. A2 2 Applied rose at every grade: grade a from 107 to 113 and grade e from 15 to 21. In 2026 the A2 2 boundary came back down to 106 at grade a.
For Further Maths candidates
- Learn which formulae are not in the CCEA Further Maths formula booklet.
- An A* needs grade A overall and 216 of the 240 A2 marks, so the A2 papers decide it.
- The grade a boundary for A2 1 Pure in 2025 was 110 out of 150. That is 73% of the marks.
Try today's Further Maths paper for a timed check. It is 8 questions and 25 to 35 marks, set by us. Our A-level Further Maths guide covers the subject more widely.
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