Pearson Edexcel International GCSE Art & Design: Photography (4PY1) grade boundaries
In short
In June 2026, candidates needed 122 out of 144 for grade 9 and 68 for grade 4.
Grade boundaries by series
| Series | Max | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2026 | 144 | 122 | 112 | 102 | 90 | 79 | 68 |
| June 2025 | 144 | 122 | 112 | 102 | 90 | 79 | 68 |
| June 2024 | 144 | 122 | 112 | 102 | 90 | 79 | 68 |
| June 2023 | 144 | 122 | 112 | 102 | 90 | 79 | 68 |
| June 2022 | 72 | 58 | 52 | 46 | 40 | 34 | 29 |
Where a subject has more than one set of papers in a series (for example a version sat in a different region), each cell shows the lowest and highest boundary across them. Foundation tier boundaries and the remaining grades are in the source documents.
How to read these numbers
Across the 5 series in the table, the highest grade 9 threshold ranged from 58 to 122. Thresholds change from series to series because each set of papers is different: a harder paper has a lower threshold.
A threshold is the minimum total mark for the grade. Compare your total on a full set of papers with the thresholds for that series and paper variant.
Sources
- Pearson Edexcel 4PY1, June 2026
- Pearson Edexcel 4PY1, June 2025
- Pearson Edexcel 4PY1, June 2024
- Pearson Edexcel 4PY1, June 2023
- Pearson Edexcel 4PY1, June 2022
Figures from the grade boundary documents published by Pearson. ExaminerPrep is not affiliated with Pearson. Always check the source document for your own series and paper variant.