IGCSE Literature in English (0475) grade boundaries — June 2026

Cambridge IGCSE (CAIE) (0475). The official grade thresholds for the June 2026 series — the minimum raw mark needed for each grade, by tier and paper combination. Pick the option matching the papers you sat.

Cambridge publishes these as grade threshold tables: "grade thresholds" and "grade boundaries" are two names for the same numbers.

June 2026 at a glance

A A* in Literature in English required 76/100 (76%) on extended · papers 05, 11, 31.
That A* threshold is 1 mark higher than March 2026 — slightly harder to achieve.
Across paper variants, the A* boundary ranged from 69 to 76 marks — variant choice mattered this session.
A grade C needed roughly 43% on extended · papers 05, 11, 31.

Extended · Papers 05, 11, 31

Grade	Min mark	Min %
A*	76	76%
A	65	65%
B	54	54%
C	43	43%
D	36	36%
E	29	29%
F	23	23%
G	17	17%

Maximum mark: 100.

Extended · Papers 05, 12, 32

Grade	Min mark	Min %
A*	76	76%
A	65	65%
B	54	54%
C	43	43%
D	36	36%
E	29	29%
F	23	23%
G	17	17%

Maximum mark: 100.

Extended · Papers 05, 13, 33

Grade	Min mark	Min %
A*	76	76%
A	65	65%
B	54	54%
C	43	43%
D	36	36%
E	29	29%
F	23	23%
G	17	17%

Maximum mark: 100.

Extended · Papers 11, 21

Grade	Min mark	Min %
A*	69	69%
A	59	59%
B	49	49%
C	39	39%
D	33	33%
E	28	29%
F	24	24%
G	20	20%

Maximum mark: 100.

Extended · Papers 11, 31, 41

Grade	Min mark	Min %
A*	73	73%
A	62	62%
B	51	51%
C	40	40%
D	34	34%
E	28	29%
F	24	24%
G	20	20%

Maximum mark: 100.

Extended · Papers 11, 31, 85

Grade	Min mark	Min %
A*	76	76%
A	65	65%
B	54	54%
C	43	43%
D	36	36%
E	29	29%
F	23	23%
G	17	17%

Maximum mark: 100.

Extended · Papers 12, 22

Grade	Min mark	Min %
A*	69	69%
A	59	59%
B	49	49%
C	39	39%
D	33	33%
E	28	29%
F	24	24%
G	20	20%

Maximum mark: 100.

Extended · Papers 12, 32, 42

Grade	Min mark	Min %
A*	73	73%
A	62	62%
B	51	51%
C	40	40%
D	34	34%
E	28	29%
F	24	24%
G	20	20%

Maximum mark: 100.

Extended · Papers 12, 32, 85

Grade	Min mark	Min %
A*	76	76%
A	65	65%
B	54	54%
C	43	43%
D	36	36%
E	29	29%
F	23	23%
G	17	17%

Maximum mark: 100.

Extended · Papers 13, 23

Grade	Min mark	Min %
A*	69	69%
A	59	59%
B	49	49%
C	39	39%
D	33	33%
E	28	29%
F	24	24%
G	20	20%

Maximum mark: 100.

Extended · Papers 13, 33, 43

Grade	Min mark	Min %
A*	73	73%
A	62	62%
B	51	51%
C	40	40%
D	34	34%
E	28	29%
F	24	24%
G	20	20%

Maximum mark: 100.

Extended · Papers 13, 33, 85

Grade	Min mark	Min %
A*	76	76%
A	65	65%
B	54	54%
C	43	43%
D	36	36%
E	29	29%
F	23	23%
G	17	17%

Maximum mark: 100.

Extended · Papers 50

Grade	Min mark	Min %
A*	82	92%
A	75	84%
B	66	74%
C	57	64%
D	48	54%
E	40	45%
F	32	36%
G	24	27%

Maximum mark: 90.

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Figures sourced from the official Cambridge grade threshold tables. Always confirm with your exam board.