Question 1

What did you need for a grade 4 in Design and Technology in June 2026?

Accepted Answer

In June 2026, grade 4 in Pearson Edexcel GCSE Design and Technology (1DT0) needed 74 out of 200 on papers 02 1a; 77 out of 200 on papers 02 1b; 75 out of 200 on papers 02 1c.

Question 2

What was the boundary for a grade 9 in June 2026?

Accepted Answer

148 out of 200 on papers 02 1a; 149 out of 200 on papers 02 1b; 148 out of 200 on papers 02 1c — the top grade for GCSE Design and Technology in June 2026.

Question 3

How is my grade worked out?

Accepted Answer

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.

Question 4

When will the next boundaries be published?

Accepted Answer

Pearson Edexcel 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.

Grade	Minimum mark	Mark range	% of maximum
9	148	148–200	74%
8	134	134–147	67%
7	120	120–133	60%
6	104	104–119	52%
5	89	89–103	45%
4	74	74–88	37%
3	54	54–73	27%
2	34	34–53	17%
1	14	14–33	7.0%
U	Below 14

Series	9	8	7	6	5	4	3	2	1
June 2026	148-2	134-2	120-3	104-4	89-4	74-4	54-3	34-2	14-2
June 2025	150+6	136+5	123+5	108+5	93+4	78+3	57+3	36+3	16+4
June 2024	144	131	118	103	89	75	54	33	12

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