I. BPhO Round 0 Cutoff Scores
2025 Season Round 0 Qualifying Cutoff Scores:
China Region Top 50 Cutoff Scores: 17 points
UK Region Round 1 Qualifying Cutoff Scores: 11 points
Awards: Please note that Round 0 is a selection round; there are no gold, silver, or bronze medal awards.
II. BPhO Round 1 Cutoff Scores
1. 2024 BPhO Competition Cutoff Scores
Global Awards:
Top Gold: 2024 Cutoff Score: 57.5 points, approximately top 2.8%
Gold: 2024 Cutoff Score: 40.5 points, approximately top 13%
Silver: 2024 Cutoff Score: 27.5 points, approximately top 34.2%
Bronze I: 2024 Cutoff Score: 19.5 points, approximately top 54.6%
Bronze II: 2024 Cutoff Score: 12.5 points, approximately top 72.9% %
*The global award scoring rules are as follows: Gold, Silver, and Bronze awards will first be awarded based on the scores of British students according to the award-winning ratio. Then, for students from other countries, their scores will not be ranked according to the total score ratio, but will be directly determined by the award-winning score line.
| Grade | Boundary Mark | Percentage of Students | No of students |
| Top Gold | 58-100 | 4.3% | 162 |
| Gold | 41-57 | 12.8% | 484 |
| Sliver | 28-40 | 23.6% | 891 |
| Bronze Ⅰ | 20-27 | 21.4% | 807 |
| Bronze Ⅱ | 13-19 | 18.7% | 705 |
| Commendation | 0-12 | 19.2% | 728 |
| 100.0% | 3777 |
2. Historical Admission Scores for BPHO
| years | Top Gold | Gold | Sliver | Bronze Ⅰ | Bronze Ⅱ |
| 2017 | 81-100 | 70-80 | 57-69 | 47-56 | 47-56 |
| 2018 | 61-100 | 52-59 | 43-51 | 37-42 | 37-42 |
| 2019 | 60-100 | 50-59 | 40-49 | 33-39 | 33-39 |
| 2020 | 54-100 | 43-53 | 34-42 | 27-33 | 27-33 |
| 2021 | 49-100 | 39-48 | 30-38 | 23-29 | 11-22 |
| 2022 | 39-100 | 30-38 | 21-29 | 16-20 | 7-15 |
| 2023 | 45-100 | 34-44 | 23-33 | 16-22 | 10-15 |
| 2024 | 58-100 | 41-57 | 28-40 | 20-27 | 13-19 |
3. Scoring Rules
Gold, Silver, and Bronze awards will first be awarded based on the performance of British students according to a predetermined percentage. For students from other countries, awards will be determined directly based on the passing score, not according to their total score.
Specific Awards:
Global Awards
Top Gold: Top 2% of UK students based on their overall score
Gold: Top 8% of UK students based on their overall score
Silver: Top 15% of UK students based on their overall score
Bronze I: Top 25% of UK students based on their overall score
Bronze II: Top 40% of UK students based on their overall score
China Regional Awards
Gold: Top 5% of overall score
Silver: Top 10% of overall score
Bronze: Top 15% of overall score
Distinguished Achievement Award: Top 30% of BPhO competition award winners may be invited to participate in the British Physics Olympiad Ultimate Challenge (Round 2).
III. Historical Score Lines for IPC & SPC Online
| IPC Online | SPC Online | |||||
| Awards | Gold | Sliver | Bronze | Gold | Sliver | Bronze |
| 2025 | 22 | 15 | 8 | 23 | 16 | 8 |
| 2024 | 20 | 14 | 9 | 27 | 21 | 12 |
| 2023 | 22 | 15 | 10 | 30 | 24 | 16 |
IV. Historical Award Score Lines for IPC & SPC
| IPC | SPC | |||||||
| Awards | Gold | Sliver | Bronze AwardⅠ | Bronze AwardⅡ | Gold | Sliver | Bronze AwardⅠ | Bronze AwardⅡ |
| 2025 | 26 | 19 | 13 | 5 | 22 | 14 | 6 | |
| 2024 | 21 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 25 | 19 | 14 | 6 |
| 2023 | 26 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 18 | 12 | 9 | 5 |
| 2022 | 24 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 26 | 21 | 17 | 12 |
Feedback from the international organizing committee indicates that due to the high difficulty of the 2025 SPC exam, students generally scored low. Therefore, only bronze awards will be given this year, without distinguishing between bronze award I and bronze award II. All other awards remain unchanged.
Awards
IPC Awards:
Gold (Top 5%)
Silver (Top 15%)
Bronze I (Top 30%)
Bronze II (Top 45%)
SPC Awards:
Gold (Top 5%)
Silver (Top 15%)
Bronze I (Top 30%)
Bronze II (Top 45%)
(For global awards, UK competitors are ranked according to their total score, determining the Gold, Silver, Bronze I, and Bronze II awards.)
To secure a spot in the first batch of BPhO, an SPC Silver award or higher is required, with a minimum score of approximately 20-21 points. An IPC Gold award requires approximately 22-23 points.
For the second batch of BPhO, an IPC Bronze award or higher is required, with a minimum score of approximately 6-7 points.