Grade boundaries
OCR GCSE (9–1) Art and Design: Graphic Communication J172 grade boundaries June 2026
The least raw mark that reached each grade in June 2026, as OCR printed it, for the whole subject and each paper.
From OCR’s grade boundaries for June 2026: the board’s document.
| Grade | Whole subjectout of 200 | J172/01out of 120 | J172/02out of 80 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 187 | 112 | 75 |
| 8 | 176 | 105 | 71 |
| 7 | 165 | 99 | 66 |
| 6 | 148 | 89 | 59 |
| 5 | 131 | 79 | 52 |
| 4 | 115 | 69 | 46 |
| 3 | 85 | 50 | 35 |
| 2 | 55 | 32 | 23 |
| 1 | 26 | 14 | 12 |
Marks for each grade
In total
- 187 out of 200 on OCR J172 in total was a grade 9 in June 2026.
- 176 out of 200 on OCR J172 in total was a grade 8 in June 2026.
- 165 out of 200 on OCR J172 in total was a grade 7 in June 2026.
- 148 out of 200 on OCR J172 in total was a grade 6 in June 2026.
- 131 out of 200 on OCR J172 in total was a grade 5 in June 2026.
- 115 out of 200 on OCR J172 in total was a grade 4 in June 2026.
- 85 out of 200 on OCR J172 in total was a grade 3 in June 2026.
- 55 out of 200 on OCR J172 in total was a grade 2 in June 2026.
- 26 out of 200 on OCR J172 in total was a grade 1 in June 2026.
Paper J172/01
- 112 out of 120 on OCR J172 paper J172/01 was a grade 9 in June 2026.
- 105 out of 120 on OCR J172 paper J172/01 was a grade 8 in June 2026.
- 99 out of 120 on OCR J172 paper J172/01 was a grade 7 in June 2026.
- 89 out of 120 on OCR J172 paper J172/01 was a grade 6 in June 2026.
- 79 out of 120 on OCR J172 paper J172/01 was a grade 5 in June 2026.
- 69 out of 120 on OCR J172 paper J172/01 was a grade 4 in June 2026.
- 50 out of 120 on OCR J172 paper J172/01 was a grade 3 in June 2026.
- 32 out of 120 on OCR J172 paper J172/01 was a grade 2 in June 2026.
- 14 out of 120 on OCR J172 paper J172/01 was a grade 1 in June 2026.
Paper J172/02
- 75 out of 80 on OCR J172 paper J172/02 was a grade 9 in June 2026.
- 71 out of 80 on OCR J172 paper J172/02 was a grade 8 in June 2026.
- 66 out of 80 on OCR J172 paper J172/02 was a grade 7 in June 2026.
- 59 out of 80 on OCR J172 paper J172/02 was a grade 6 in June 2026.
- 52 out of 80 on OCR J172 paper J172/02 was a grade 5 in June 2026.
- 46 out of 80 on OCR J172 paper J172/02 was a grade 4 in June 2026.
- 35 out of 80 on OCR J172 paper J172/02 was a grade 3 in June 2026.
- 23 out of 80 on OCR J172 paper J172/02 was a grade 2 in June 2026.
- 12 out of 80 on OCR J172 paper J172/02 was a grade 1 in June 2026.