WJEC GCSE Maths grade boundaries 2026: A* to G on every tier
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WJEC GCSE Maths grade boundaries June 2026
The table copies WJEC's GCSE Grade Points (Non Uniform Mark), June 2026, for the 3300 specification. A cell is the lowest total, across both units, that earns the grade. A dash means the tier cannot award it. According to the specification, a candidate must sit both units at the same tier in the same series, so the tier you enter sets the grades you can reach.
| Grade | Higher, out of 160 | Intermediate, out of 160 | Foundation, out of 130 |
|---|---|---|---|
| A* | 118 | - | - |
| A | 89 | - | - |
| B | 58 | 104 | - |
| C | 27 | 67 | - |
| D | - | 42 | 65 |
| E | - | 21 | 49 |
| F | - | - | 33 |
| G | - | - | 17 |
Unit boundaries, June 2026
WJEC also lists a boundary for each unit. They are "notional", a guide to how a paper performed and not an official grade. Unit 1 allows no calculator and Unit 2 does, and each is worth half of the qualification.
| Unit | Tier | Out of | Notional boundaries |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unit 1: Non-calculator | Foundation | 65 | D 34, E 26, F 18, G 10 |
| Unit 2: Calculator allowed | Foundation | 65 | D 31, E 23, F 15, G 7 |
| Unit 1: Non-calculator | Intermediate | 80 | B 51, C 33, D 20, E 10 |
| Unit 2: Calculator allowed | Intermediate | 80 | B 53, C 34, D 22, E 11 |
| Unit 1: Non-calculator | Higher | 80 | A* 54, A 41, B 28, C 14 |
| Unit 2: Calculator allowed | Higher | 80 | A* 64, A 48, B 30, C 13 |
Foundation, worked through
A Foundation candidate scores 29 out of 65 on Unit 1 and 29 on Unit 2. That is 58 out of 130. It is above the E boundary of 49 and below the D boundary of 65, so the grade is an E, 7 marks short of a D. Because Foundation stops at D, even full marks gives no C.
How 2026 compares with 2025
The 2025 boundaries are in WJEC's 2025 sheet. This table shows the 2026 mark minus the 2025 mark for each grade the tier awards.
| Grade | Higher | Intermediate | Foundation |
|---|---|---|---|
| A* | −4 | - | - |
| A | −3 | - | - |
| B | −2 | −2 | - |
| C | −2 | −2 | - |
| D | - | 0 | 0 |
| E | - | 0 | +1 |
| F | - | - | +1 |
| G | - | - | +1 |
The Higher boundaries came down at every grade, by 2 to 4 marks. Foundation barely moved: D stayed at 65 and the other grades rose by one mark. A mark you scored on a 2025 paper cannot be carried straight to 2026.
A new qualification in the converter
WJEC's grade converter also lists Units 1 and 2 of the new GCSE Mathematics and Numeracy (3320) for June 2026, on a scale of 120 uniform marks each. Those are not the 3300 papers. Foundation grades run C to G and Higher grades run A* to E.
| Foundation unit, June 2026 | C | D | E | F | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unit 1 | 44 | 34 | 24 | 15 | 6 |
| Unit 2 | 35 | 28 | 21 | 14 | 7 |
| Higher unit, June 2026 | A* | A | B | C | D | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unit 1 | 63 | 52 | 36 | 20 | 10 | 5 |
| Unit 2 | 55 | 42 | 29 | 16 | 8 | 4 |
Our WJEC GCSE Maths guide covers the new qualification and its papers.
How Wales did in Maths in 2026
JCQ's Wales release says 13.9% of Mathematics candidates got A*/9 to A/7 and 48.3% got C/4 or above. It adds that Mathematics entries are best read by the best outcome that 16-year-olds reached across the November and summer series: 19.1% reached an A and 56.2% a C, from 33,336 entries.
What it means for your revision
- The non-calculator unit is half the grade. Practise Unit 1 style questions without a calculator, because it carries as many marks as Unit 2.
- Do the sums for your tier. On Higher, a C is 27 out of 160 marks, about 17%. On Intermediate it is 67 out of 160, about 42%.
- Ask about the tier early. Foundation entries cannot reach a C, and the Higher tier awards A* to C.
Use today's paper as a mock
We have papers for Maths Foundation and Maths Higher. There is no Intermediate paper, so an Intermediate candidate should try both and see where the questions feel familiar. Each has 8 questions and 25 to 35 marks, set by us, not WJEC. Mark it, then divide. On the Foundation table, 50% is the D boundary (65 out of 130).
Common questions
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Is a Foundation grade D a pass?
Did the boundaries go up or down from 2025?
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UK · GCSEWJEC GCSE Maths grade boundaries 2025: A* to G by tierWJEC's June 2025 GCSE Maths boundaries for Foundation, Intermediate and Higher tiers, each as a share of the marks, unit boundaries and a worked grade.