TMUA 2021: implied grade boundaries

Paper 1, Paper 2 and overall · updated 26 September 2026

Estimated scores on the TMUA scale used since 2024, for each raw mark. These are indicative estimates. Understanding the scales

Paper 1

Out of 20

Raw mark	2024+
0	1.0
1	1.0
2	1.0
3	1.0
4	1.4
5	2.0
6	2.5
7	3.0
8	3.4
9	3.8
10	4.2
11	4.6
12	5.3
13	5.6
14	5.9
15	6.5
16	7.1
17	7.7
18	8.3
19	9.0
20	9.0

Paper 2

Out of 20

Raw mark	2024+
0	1.0
1	1.0
2	1.0
3	1.0
4	1.1
5	1.4
6	2.0
7	2.5
8	3.0
9	3.4
10	3.8
11	4.2
12	4.9
13	5.5
14	5.7
15	6.3
16	6.9
17	7.5
18	8.3
19	9.0
20	9.0

Overall

Paper 1 + Paper 2, out of 40

Raw marks 1–40

Raw mark	2024+
1	1.0
2	1.0
3	1.0
4	1.0
5	1.0
6	1.0
7	1.1
8	1.2
9	1.4
10	1.7
11	2.0
12	2.3
13	2.5
14	2.7
15	3.0
16	3.2
17	3.4
18	3.6
19	3.8
20	4.0
21	4.2
22	4.4
23	4.7
24	5.2
25	5.3
26	5.5
27	5.6
28	5.9
29	6.1
30	6.3
31	6.7
32	6.9
33	7.3
34	7.7
35	8.1
36	8.3
37	8.6
38	9.0
39	9.0
40	9.0

Raw marks 1–20

Raw mark	2024+
1	1.0
2	1.0
3	1.0
4	1.0
5	1.0
6	1.0
7	1.1
8	1.2
9	1.4
10	1.7
11	2.0
12	2.3
13	2.5
14	2.7
15	3.0
16	3.2
17	3.4
18	3.6
19	3.8
20	4.0

Raw marks 21–40

Raw mark	2024+
21	4.2
22	4.4
23	4.7
24	5.2
25	5.3
26	5.5
27	5.6
28	5.9
29	6.1
30	6.3
31	6.7
32	6.9
33	7.3
34	7.7
35	8.1
36	8.3
37	8.6
38	9.0
39	9.0
40	9.0