Grading System in the United Kingdom
Grading scales:
Most Common
Grade
|
Scale
|
Grade Description
|
Division
|
US Grade
|
|
70.000 - 100.000
|
First Class Honours
|
|
A
|
|
65.000 - 69.990
|
Second Class Honours
|
Upper Division
|
A-
|
|
60.000 - 64.990
|
Second Class Honours
|
Upper Division
|
B+
|
|
50.000 - 59.990
|
Second Class Honours
|
Lower Division
|
B
|
|
45.000 - 49.990
|
Third class
|
|
C+
|
|
40.000 - 44.990
|
Pass
|
|
C
|
P
|
|
Pass
|
|
S
|
|
0.000 - 39.990
|
Fail
|
|
F
|
CP
|
|
Condoned Pass
|
|
C
|
Most Common Postgraduate
Grade
|
Scale
|
Grade Description
|
US Grade
|
|
70.000 - 100.000
|
Distinction
|
A
|
|
65.000 - 69.990
|
Merit
|
A-
|
|
60.000 - 64.990
|
Merit
|
B+
|
|
50.000 - 59.990
|
Pass
|
B
|
|
0.000 - 49.990
|
|
F
|
CP
|
|
Conceded Pass
|
C
|
GCSE (1994 - present)
Grade
|
Grade Description
|
US Grade
|
A*
|
|
A
|
A
|
|
A
|
B
|
|
B
|
C
|
|
B
|
D
|
|
C
|
E
|
|
C
|
F
|
|
D
|
G
|
|
D
|
n/a
|
Ungraded
|
F
|
New GCSE
Starting 2017
Grade
|
US Grade
|
9
|
A+
|
8
|
A
|
7
|
A
|
6
|
B+
|
5
|
B
|
4
|
B
|
3
|
C+
|
2
|
C
|
1
|
D
|
U
|
F
|
IGCSE
Grade
|
Scale
|
Grade Description
|
US Grade
|
A*
|
90.000 - 100.000
|
|
A
|
A
|
80.000 - 89.000
|
|
A
|
B
|
70.000 - 79.000
|
|
B
|
C
|
60.000 - 69.000
|
|
B
|
D
|
50.000 - 59.000
|
|
C
|
E
|
40.000 - 49.000
|
|
C
|
F
|
30.000 - 39.000
|
|
D
|
G
|
20.000 - 29.000
|
Lowest Pass
|
D
|
n/a
|
|
Ungraded
|
F
|
GCE Advanced level (2010 - present)
Grade
|
Grade Description
|
US Grade
|
A*
|
|
A
|
A
|
|
A
|
B
|
|
B
|
C
|
|
B
|
D
|
|
C
|
E
|
|
C
|
n/a
|
Ungraded
|
F
|
BTEC
Grade
|
Grade Description
|
US Grade
|
D
|
Distinction
|
A
|
M
|
Merit
|
B
|
P
|
Pass
|
C
|
N
|
Near Pass
|
D
|
S
|
Pass (Pass/Fail)
|
S
|
|
Fail
|
F
|
International Baccalaureate Diploma
Scale
|
US Grade
|
6.000 - 7.000
|
A
|
5.000 - 5.990
|
B
|
4.000 - 4.990
|
C
|
3.000 - 3.990
|
D
|
1.000 - 2.990
|
F
|
0.000 - 0.990
|
F
|
University of Nottingham Postgraduate
Scale
|
Grade Description
|
US Grade
|
70.000 - 100.000
|
Distinction
|
A
|
65.000 - 69.990
|
Merit
|
A-
|
60.000 - 64.990
|
Merit
|
B+
|
50.000 - 59.990
|
Pass
|
B
|
0.000 - 49.990
|
|
F
|
University of Surrey
Scale
|
US Grade
|
90.000 - 100.000
|
A
|
80.000 - 89.990
|
A
|
70.000 - 79.990
|
A
|
60.000 - 69.990
|
B+
|
50.000 - 59.990
|
B
|
40.000 - 49.990
|
C+
|
30.000 - 39.990
|
C
|
20.000 - 29.990
|
F
|
10.000 - 19.990
|
F
|
0.000 - 9.990
|
F
|
ECTS
Grade
|
Grade Description
|
US Grade
|
A
|
Excellent
|
A
|
B
|
Very Good
|
AB
|
C
|
Good
|
B
|
D
|
Satisfactory
|
BC
|
E
|
Sufficient
|
C
|
Z
|
Requirements Fulfilled
|
S
|
FX
|
Fail
|
F
|
F
|
Fail
|
F
|