IGCSE Business (4BS1) grade boundaries — June 2025

Edexcel International GCSE (Pearson) (4BS1). The official grade thresholds for the June 2025 series — the minimum raw mark needed for each grade, by tier and paper combination. Pick the option matching the papers you sat.

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

June 2025 at a glance

A 9 in Business required 130/160 (82%) on overall (9–1).
That 9 threshold is 3 marks lower than June 2024 — slightly easier to achieve.
A grade 4 needed roughly 50% on overall (9–1).

Overall (9–1)

Grade	Min mark	Min %
9	130	82%
8	121	76%
7	112	70%
6	101	64%
5	90	57%
4	80	50%
3	69	44%
2	58	37%
1	48	30%

Maximum mark: 160.

Overall · variant 2 (9–1)

Grade	Min mark	Min %
9	130	82%
8	122	77%
7	114	72%
6	101	64%
5	89	56%
4	77	49%
3	66	42%
2	55	35%
1	44	28%

Maximum mark: 160.

Overall · variant 3 (9–1)

Grade	Min mark	Min %
9	130	82%
8	121	76%
7	112	70%
6	101	64%
5	90	57%
4	80	50%
3	69	44%
2	58	37%
1	48	30%

Maximum mark: 160.

Overall · variant 4 (9–1)

Grade	Min mark	Min %
9	130	82%
8	121	76%
7	112	70%
6	101	64%
5	90	57%
4	80	50%
3	69	44%
2	58	37%
1	48	30%

Maximum mark: 160.

Overall · variant 5 (9–1)

Grade	Min mark	Min %
9	130	82%
8	122	77%
7	114	72%
6	101	64%
5	89	56%
4	77	49%
3	66	42%
2	55	35%
1	44	28%

Maximum mark: 160.

Overall · variant 6 (9–1)

Grade	Min mark	Min %
9	130	82%
8	122	77%
7	114	72%
6	101	64%
5	89	56%
4	77	49%
3	66	42%
2	55	35%
1	44	28%

Maximum mark: 160.

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