IGCSE Religious Studies (4RS1) grade boundaries — June 2026

Edexcel International GCSE (Pearson) (4RS1). 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 Religious Studies required 115/167 (69%) on overall (9–1).
That 9 threshold is 5 marks lower than June 2025 — slightly easier to achieve.
Across paper variants, the 9 boundary ranged from 115 to 119 marks — variant choice mattered this session.
A grade 4 needed roughly 44% on overall (9–1).

Overall (9–1)

Grade	Min mark	Min %
9	115	69%
8	106	64%
7	98	59%
6	89	54%
5	81	49%
4	73	44%
3	61	37%
2	49	30%
1	37	23%

Maximum mark: 167.

Overall · variant 2 (9–1)

Grade	Min mark	Min %
9	118	71%
8	107	65%
7	97	59%
6	88	53%
5	79	48%
4	70	42%
3	58	35%
2	46	28%
1	35	21%

Maximum mark: 167.

Overall · variant 3 (9–1)

Grade	Min mark	Min %
9	115	69%
8	108	65%
7	101	61%
6	93	56%
5	85	51%
4	78	47%
3	64	39%
2	51	31%
1	38	23%

Maximum mark: 167.

Overall · variant 4 (9–1)

Grade	Min mark	Min %
9	119	72%
8	111	67%
7	104	63%
6	95	57%
5	86	52%
4	78	47%
3	64	39%
2	50	30%
1	37	23%

Maximum mark: 167.

Overall · variant 5 (9–1)

Grade	Min mark	Min %
9	118	71%
8	109	66%
7	101	61%
6	92	56%
5	83	50%
4	75	45%
3	61	37%
2	48	29%
1	35	21%

Maximum mark: 167.

Overall · variant 6 (9–1)

Grade	Min mark	Min %
9	115	69%
8	108	65%
7	101	61%
6	93	56%
5	85	51%
4	78	47%
3	64	39%
2	51	31%
1	38	23%

Maximum mark: 167.

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