Edexcel GCSE Physics grade boundaries 2026: every grade
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GCSE Physics (1PH0) boundaries, June 2026
The marks below are copied from Pearson's GCSE (9-1) document for June 2026. The row beneath each mark turns it into a share of 200, which lets you compare it with a daily paper.
| Higher tier, June 2026 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark | 163 | 148 | 134 | 113 | 92 | 71 | 60 |
| Share of 200 | 82% | 74% | 67% | 57% | 46% | 36% | 30% |
| Foundation tier, June 2026 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark | 135 | 118 | 88 | 59 | 30 |
| Share of 200 | 68% | 59% | 44% | 30% | 15% |
For the whole board see Edexcel GCSE grade boundaries 2026, and for the course itself the Edexcel GCSE Physics guide.
Where the 200 marks come from
| Paper | Length | Marks | Content |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paper 1 (1PH0/1F or 1H) | 1 hour 45 minutes | 100 | Topics 1 to 7: key concepts, motion and forces, conservation of energy, waves, light and the electromagnetic spectrum, radioactivity, astronomy |
| Paper 2 (1PH0/2F or 2H) | 1 hour 45 minutes | 100 | Topic 1 and topics 8 to 15: energy and forces doing work, forces and their effects, electricity, static, magnetism, induction, the particle model, forces and matter |
A Physics total is a plain sum. There is no weighting between the papers and no minimum on either one.
Three summers in one table
Here is 2026 beside 2025 and 2024:
| Out of 200 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2026 on 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Higher grade 9 | 161 | 161 | 163 | +2 |
| Higher grade 7 | 131 | 130 | 134 | +4 |
| Higher grade 5 | 87 | 90 | 92 | +2 |
| Higher grade 4 | 66 | 71 | 71 | 0 |
| Foundation grade 5 | 135 | 131 | 135 | +4 |
| Foundation grade 4 | 119 | 114 | 118 | +4 |
| Foundation grade 3 | 90 | 86 | 88 | +2 |
Higher grade 9 reached 163, the highest of the three, and grade 7 reached 134. Grade 4 held at 71 for a second year, 5 above 2024. The Foundation tier rose: grade 5 gained 4 to 135 and grade 4 gained 4 to 118, so it has come back to the 2024 grade 5 line of 135.
A 2026 worked example
A Higher student gets 63 on Paper 1 and 57 on Paper 2, a total of 120. The 2026 Higher lines run 5 at 92, 6 at 113 and 7 at 134, so 120 is a grade 6, 14 marks short of a 7. A Foundation student on 120 is above 118 (grade 4) and below 135 (grade 5): a grade 4.
Put the two next to each other and you can see why tier choice matters. The same 120 is a 6 on one tier and a 4 on the other.
Setting a Physics target
- Grade 7 is 67%. That leaves a margin of 66 marks across two papers.
- Grade 4 is 36% on Higher. It needs the early calculation and recall questions, not the last extended answers.
- Core practicals turn up inside the written papers, so revise method, variables and risks.
Use today's Higher or Foundation paper as a quick check. It is not an Edexcel paper. Convert your mark to a share and read across to the table.
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