A-Level Further Maths Cambridge International Grade Boundaries

Grade thresholds are the minimum weighted marks you need for each letter grade in Cambridge International A-Level Further Maths (syllabus 9231). Cambridge calls them 'thresholds' rather than 'boundaries', but the idea is the same: they mark the cut-off for each grade after weighting. Cambridge sets them once marking is complete for the whole cohort: senior examiners review evidence from the exam series, compare performance with previous years, and recommend where each threshold should sit.

The thresholds move a little from year to year, because every paper is a slightly different test. If a paper turns out more difficult than usual, the thresholds come down. If it's more accessible, they nudge up.

Cambridge lets candidates sit different combinations of components for A-Level Further Maths, so each combination has its own set of grade thresholds. The three main A-Level combinations differ by which specific variant of each component your centre entered you for (typically the first, second, or third variant, tied to time zone or region).

Check which components your centre entered you for on your statement of entry, then use the matching tab above. If you're not sure, ask your teacher: the combination is set by your school.

Cambridge International normally publishes grade threshold tables per syllabus within a few days of the A-Level results release each August. They land on Cambridge's grade threshold tables page as one PDF per syllabus (Further Maths 9231 has its own document each series).

We update this page shortly after Cambridge releases the tables. Cambridge also runs November and March series for some regions: those thresholds publish on their own timelines.

There are two ways worth building into your routine.

Score your past papers realistically. Sit a paper timed, mark it against the official mark scheme, and if you've completed a full set of components for your option, add up your marks with the correct weighting and compare the total against that year's threshold in the table above. That's the grade it would have earned in that series, and exactly how many marks you were short of the next one.

Set your target using an average. A practical target is to aim around the average of the last few years' thresholds for your option and the grade you're going for.

Our A-Level Further Maths (Cambridge International) past papers has every component and mark scheme in one place.