Percentages are honest but useless. If we tell you that you scored 62%, what do you do with that? Nod solemnly? Grade boundary insights turn every test result into something far more valuable: a plan.
Your result on the real 9 to 1 scale
Every test you finish on Ilmino now lands on the official 9 to 1 grade scale, the same one used for real GCSE results, colour-coded and consistent across the whole platform. You'll see your grade in a badge, on the scale itself with a little "you" marker, and in your test history.
The boundary callout
Here's the clever bit. Alongside your grade, we tell you exactly how far you are from the next boundary: "2 marks from a grade 5 pass, and most of the marks you dropped came from a single topic." Suddenly your result isn't a verdict, it's a to-do list with one item on it.
See where every mark went
Below your grade, a topic-by-topic breakdown shows exactly where marks were won and lost. Dropped four marks on Energy but aced Waves? Now you know which topic gets your next practice session, and which one you can stop worrying about. This is the same mark-scheme-aligned marking that runs across Ilmino.
Small gaps, big grades
Most students are far closer to their next grade than they realise. A grade boundary is often just a handful of marks wide. When you can see the gap, you can close it. Take a test today and find out exactly how close you are.
Ilmino is the exam preparation app for GCSE and A-Level students in the UK. Learn because you want to.
