Eduqas GCSE Maths grade boundaries 2025: Foundation and Higher
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Eduqas GCSE Maths grade boundaries June 2025
Both tables are copied from Eduqas GCSE Grade Points, June 2025 (last updated 20 August 2025), under entry codes C300PH for Higher and C300PF for Foundation. A boundary is the lowest total, out of 240, that earns the grade.
Higher tier
| Higher, June 2025 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total out of 240 | 196 | 155 | 115 | 85 | 56 | 27 | 12 |
| Share of the total | 82% | 65% | 48% | 35% | 23% | 11% | 5% |
Foundation tier
| Foundation, June 2025 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total out of 240 | 141 | 111 | 81 | 51 | 21 |
| Share of the total | 59% | 46% | 34% | 21% | 9% |
That is the overall result. For the board-wide table with Computer Science and every other subject, see Eduqas GCSE grade boundaries 2025.
The two papers behind the total
Eduqas's specification sets two papers at each tier. Paper 1 is non-calculator and Paper 2 allows a calculator. Each lasts 2 hours 15 minutes, carries 120 marks and is worth 50% of the qualification, and you must sit both at the same tier in the same series. The June 2025 file lists a mark for each paper too, but Eduqas calls these notional and says they are a guide for centres, not grades. Here they are, for Higher:
| Higher paper | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paper 1, non-calculator | 98 | 77 | 56 | 41 | 27 | 13 | 6 |
| Paper 2, calculator | 98 | 78 | 59 | 44 | 29 | 14 | 6 |
And for Foundation:
| Foundation paper | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paper 1, non-calculator | 69 | 54 | 39 | 25 | 11 |
| Paper 2, calculator | 72 | 57 | 42 | 26 | 10 |
In June 2025 the paper boundaries add up to the overall boundary at every grade on both tiers: 56 on Paper 1 and 59 on Paper 2 make 115 for a Higher grade 7. That is not guaranteed, though, and the total is still the only thing that decides the grade.
Two worked examples
- Higher. Say a student gets 52 on Paper 1 and 61 on Paper 2. The total is 113. In the table, 113 is above 85 (grade 6) and below 115 (grade 7), so the grade is a 6, 2 marks short of a 7.
- Foundation. 63 on Paper 1 and 66 on Paper 2 gives 129. That is above 111 (grade 4) and below 141 (grade 5), so it is a 4, 12 marks short of a 5.
A total that equals a boundary earns the grade. On Higher, 27 marks is a 4 but 26 is a 3.
Eduqas Maths boundaries in 2025 against 2024
The June 2024 file gives the previous marks. Changes are 2025 minus 2024.
| Foundation grade | 2024 | 2025 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 132 | 141 | +9 |
| 4 | 104 | 111 | +7 |
| 3 | 76 | 81 | +5 |
| 2 | 49 | 51 | +2 |
| 1 | 22 | 21 | −1 |
| Higher grade | 2024 | 2025 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 191 | 196 | +5 |
| 8 | 151 | 155 | +4 |
| 7 | 111 | 115 | +4 |
| 6 | 84 | 85 | +1 |
| 5 | 57 | 56 | −1 |
| 4 | 30 | 27 | −3 |
| 3 | 16 | 12 | −4 |
Foundation rose at four of its five grades, so a student had to score more to keep the same grade. Higher moved the other way at the bottom: grade 4 fell from 30 to 27, and grade 3 from 16 to 12.
What 2025 tells you about the tiers
- A Higher grade 4 is a small share of the marks. 27 out of 240 is 11%, so a student on the Higher tier can earn a 4 with about a ninth of the marks.
- A Foundation grade 4 is much more. 111 out of 240 is 46%. The tiers are set on different papers, so these shares do not compare directly.
- Foundation stops at 5. If you need a 6 or above, you must enter Higher. See our GCSE Maths guide for how to choose.
Eduqas Maths is also offered in a November series, so check which series a boundary is for. These figures are June 2025 only.
Estimate your grade from today's paper
There is a new short paper every day for Maths Foundation and Maths Higher. Each is 8 questions and 25 to 35 marks, not an Eduqas paper. Mark it, then find your percentage in the Share of the total rows above. A mark of 15 out of 30 is 50%, which on the Higher table sits between a grade 7 at 48% and a grade 8 at 65%. Treat a run of results as the guide, as in our predicted grades guide.
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