IGCSE Business (4BS1) grade boundaries — June 2026

Edexcel International GCSE (Pearson) (4BS1). 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.

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

June 2026 at a glance

A 9 in Business required 133/160 (84%) on overall (9–1).
That 9 threshold is 3 marks higher than June 2025 — slightly harder to achieve.
Across paper variants, the 9 boundary ranged from 133 to 137 marks — variant choice mattered this session.
A grade 4 needed roughly 51% on overall (9–1).

Overall (9–1)

Grade	Min mark	Min %
9	133	84%
8	124	78%
7	115	72%
6	103	65%
5	92	58%
4	81	51%
3	70	44%
2	59	37%
1	48	30%

Maximum mark: 160.

Overall · variant 2 (9–1)

Grade	Min mark	Min %
9	137	86%
8	129	81%
7	122	77%
6	110	69%
5	98	62%
4	87	55%
3	72	45%
2	58	37%
1	44	28%

Maximum mark: 160.

Overall · variant 3 (9–1)

Grade	Min mark	Min %
9	133	84%
8	124	78%
7	115	72%
6	103	65%
5	92	58%
4	81	51%
3	70	44%
2	59	37%
1	48	30%

Maximum mark: 160.

Overall · variant 4 (9–1)

Grade	Min mark	Min %
9	133	84%
8	124	78%
7	115	72%
6	103	65%
5	92	58%
4	81	51%
3	70	44%
2	59	37%
1	48	30%

Maximum mark: 160.

Overall · variant 5 (9–1)

Grade	Min mark	Min %
9	137	86%
8	129	81%
7	122	77%
6	110	69%
5	98	62%
4	87	55%
3	72	45%
2	58	37%
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.