The point boundaries used to calculate the Display Grades As equivalents / Average Grade can be found in the table below, which are compiled from the DfE’s guidance (linked in our article here).
The ‘Display Grades As’ will use the whole boundary for the grade. For example, in the table below you can see that when using the ‘L3 A*-E Grades’ display option a B grade has a boundary of 35 to 45 points, so any grades with points between these values would be counted in the ‘B’ column.
The type of Average Grade displayed for Level 3 qualifications will be controlled by the 'Display Grades As' setting:
- 'L3 A*-E Grades' or 'L3 DMP Grades' will use the selected type for all Level 3 qualifications
- 'Actual Grades' will use the type associated with each qualification's performance cohort (A Level and Academic – L3 A*-E Grades; Applied General and Tech Level – L3 DMP Grades; and Tech Cert – L2 Tech Cert Grades).
| Performance Cohort | Grade | Average Points Boundaries |
| A Level and Academic (L3 A*-E Grades) |
A*= | 58.34 - 60.00 |
| A*- | 55.00 - 58.33 | |
| A+ | 51.67 - 54.99 | |
| A= | 48.34 - 51.66 | |
| A- | 45.00 - 48.33 | |
| B+ | 41.67 - 44.99 | |
| B= | 38.34 - 41.66 | |
| B- | 35.00 - 38.33 | |
| C+ | 31.67 - 34.99 | |
| C= | 28.34 - 31.66 | |
| C- | 25.00 - 28.33 | |
| D+ | 21.67 - 24.99 | |
| D= | 18.34 - 21.66 | |
| D- | 15.00 - 18.33 | |
| E+ | 11.67 - 14.99 | |
| E= | 8.34 - 11.66 | |
| E- | 5.00 - 8.33 | |
| U | Below 5.00 |
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