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Cambridge AS Language and Literature in Englishgrade boundaries
Explore official boundaries. See where your marks take you.
86955 official seriesMaximum mark 100
Exam series
Papers
Flight log / June 2026
Grade boundaries
OfficialPapers 11, 21 · Out of 100
Grade a
69
marks / 100
Grade b
60
marks / 100
Grade c
52
marks / 100
Grade d
45
marks / 100
All grade thresholds
| Grade | Minimum mark | Mark range | % of maximum |
|---|---|---|---|
| a | 69 | 69–100 | 69% |
| b | 60 | 60–68 | 60% |
| c | 52 | 52–59 | 52% |
| d | 45 | 45–51 | 45% |
| e | 38 | 38–44 | 38% |
| U | Below 38 | ||
These boundaries apply to this exam series and route.
How these boundaries have changed
Papers 11, 21, every official series. Boundaries move each year with how hard the papers were.
| Series | a | b | c | d | e |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2026 | 69 | 60 | 52 | 45 | 38 |
| November 2025 | 69+1 | 60+1 | 53+1 | 46+1 | 39 |
| June 2025 | 69 | 60 | 52 | 45 | 38 |
| November 2024 | 68 | 59 | 52 | 45 | 39 |
| June 2024 | 69 | 60 | 52 | 45 | 38 |
+ higher than the same series a year earlier (harder to reach) · − lower (easier to reach).
Grade calculator
June 2026 · Papers 11, 21
Enter your mark for each paper to see your grade.
60 marks needed for Grade b.
Frequently asked questions
What was the boundary for a grade a in June 2026?
69 out of 100 on papers 11, 21; 69 out of 100 on papers 12, 22; 69 out of 100 on papers 13, 23 — the top grade for AS Language and Literature in English in June 2026.
How is my grade worked out?
Your marks from each paper are added up (scaled by a weighting factor where papers count differently) to give your subject mark, which is then compared with the boundaries. Your grade comes from the total — not from each paper separately.
When will the next boundaries be published?
Cambridge publishes grade boundaries on results day for each series. Until then, any figures shown for a future series are Starley estimates, clearly labelled, based on recent years.