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Convert your UK percentage into a letter grade, check the classification boundary, and see what risk could affect the outcome.
A UK percentage converts directly into a degree classification based on fixed boundaries: First (70%+), 2:1 (60–69%), 2:2 (50–59%), Third (40–49%), and Fail (below 40%). This page helps you map your percentage to the correct letter grade and see how close you are to the next boundary, where small changes can shift your final outcome. Use this guide after running the UK Degree Classification Calculator, then cross-check with the UK Weighted Module Average Calculator and the What-If Grade Scenario Simulator before making a progression or classification decision.
UK classifications depend on weighted averages, so small changes near 70%, 60%, or 50% can shift your final outcome. Understanding how your modules contribute helps you assess risk and decide where improvement has the greatest impact.
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Convert the percentage first, then check whether module weighting or classification boundaries change the result.
Check UK Degree Classification Check UK Module AverageUK percentage-to-letter conversion is best treated as classification mapping rather than a single universal letter scale. Most undergraduate results use First for 70% and above, 2:1 for 60–69%, 2:2 for 50–59%, Third for 40–49%, and Fail below 40%. The main risk is boundary interpretation: a mark close to 70%, 60%, 50%, or 40% may need a weighted-module or degree-classification check before you treat the result as final. Use this page for a quick band conversion, then use the UK Degree Classification Calculator when module credits, year weighting, or borderline rules affect the outcome.
Use this conversion guide after you already know the local grading context and want to translate a percentage into a likely letter-band interpretation.
For planning decisions, run the calculator first, then use this page to verify local policy assumptions, scale conventions, and communication format.
Output: A 70% UK percentage maps to a First classification band.
Output: A 69% mark maps to a 2:1, just below the 70% First boundary.
Output: A 64% mark maps to a 2:1 within the 60–69% range.
Output: Moving from 59% to 60% changes the band from 2:2 to 2:1.
Output: A 42% mark maps to a Third classification band above the 40% pass boundary.
Output: A 39% mark maps to Fail, while 40% moves into the Third/pass band.
It maps a UK percentage mark to a classification-style grade band, such as First, 2:1, 2:2, Third, or Fail.
A First is usually 70% or above, although final degree outcomes can still depend on credit weighting and university rules.
1 in the UK? 1 is usually 60–69%, with 60% as the common lower boundary for that classification band.
2 in the UK? 2 is usually 50–59%, although course handbooks may define how borderline results are handled.
A Third is usually 40–49%, with 40% commonly treated as the minimum pass boundary for undergraduate classification.
In many UK grading systems, below 40% is a fail, but module-level resit, compensation, or pass-floor rules may still apply.
Not exactly. UK universities usually use classification bands rather than A–F letters, so the converter should be read as a local grade-band guide.
Yes. A small change near 70%, 60%, 50%, or 40% can move the result into a different classification band.
Use one when the result depends on multiple modules, credit weighting, level weighting, or final-year rules.
Many use similar bands, but weighting, rounding, borderline, resit, and compensation rules can vary by institution.
Check the mark, classification boundary, module credits, rounding policy, and whether your university applies borderline rules.
It is usually enough for a single mark or quick band check, but not for a full degree outcome with weighted modules.