At Grade 5 an interval can start on any note at all. Count the letters for the number; then compare with the major scale of the lower note for the type.
First the number
Count the letter names, counting both ends. The accidentals never change the number: A flat up to F is a 6th, whatever the sharps or flats.
Quick check
What number is the interval from G sharp up to E flat?
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