Grade boundaries

OCR GCSE (9–1) Art and Design: Graphic Communication J172 grade boundaries

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The boundaries

June 2026 · whole subject

Grade	Needs
9	187 of 200
8	176 of 200
7	165 of 200
6	148 of 200
5	131 of 200
4	115 of 200
3	85 of 200
2	55 of 200
1	26 of 200

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Marks for each grade in June 2026

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.

Every paper in June 2026

Every series

7 series, newest first. Each mark is the least that reaches the grade, out of the total under the column’s name.

June 2026

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

June 2025

From OCR’s grade boundaries for June 2025: the board’s document.

Grade	Whole subjectout of 200	J172/01out of 120	J172/02out of 80
9	188	112	76
8	176	105	71
7	164	98	66
6	147	88	59
5	130	78	52
4	114	68	46
3	84	50	34
2	55	32	23
1	26	14	12

June 2024

From OCR’s grade boundaries for June 2024: the board’s document.

Grade	Whole subjectout of 200	J172/01out of 120	J172/02out of 80
9	187	112	75
8	175	105	70
7	163	98	65
6	146	87	59
5	129	77	52
4	112	67	45
3	82	49	33
2	53	31	22
1	24	13	11

June 2023

From OCR’s grade boundaries for June 2023: the board’s document.

Grade	Whole subjectout of 200	J172/01out of 120	J172/02out of 80
9	187	112	75
8	174	104	70
7	162	97	65
6	144	86	58
5	127	76	51
4	110	66	44
3	80	48	32
2	51	31	20
1	22	13	9

June 2022

From OCR’s grade boundaries for June 2022: the board’s document.

Grade	J172/01out of 120
9	112
8	104
7	96
6	85
5	74
4	64
3	46
2	29
1	12

June 2019

From OCR’s grade boundaries for June 2019: the board’s document.

Grade	Whole subjectout of 200	J172/01out of 120	J172/02out of 80
9	186	112	74
8	173	104	69
7	160	96	64
6	143	85	58
5	126	75	51
4	109	65	44
3	82	49	33
2	55	33	22
1	28	17	11

June 2018

From OCR’s grade boundaries for June 2018: the board’s document.

Grade	Whole subjectout of 200	J172/01out of 120	J172/02out of 80
9	185	111	74
8	172	103	69
7	159	95	64
6	141	84	57
5	124	74	50
4	107	64	43
3	80	48	32
2	54	33	21
1	28	17	11

Questions

What mark do you need for a grade 7 in OCR GCSE (9–1) Art and Design: Graphic Communication J172?

In June 2026, the least mark for the whole subject that reached a grade 7 was 165 out of 200 in total.

What mark do you need for a grade 4 in OCR GCSE (9–1) Art and Design: Graphic Communication J172?

In June 2026, the least mark for the whole subject that reached a grade 4 was 115 out of 200 in total.

Which series of OCR GCSE (9–1) Art and Design: Graphic Communication J172 grade boundaries are there?

7 series, from June 2018 to June 2026: June 2026, June 2025, June 2024, June 2023, June 2022, June 2019 and June 2018.

Do OCR GCSE (9–1) Art and Design: Graphic Communication J172 grade boundaries change each year?

Yes. Across the 6 series here, a grade 7 in total needed from 159 out of 200 (June 2018) to 165 out of 200 (June 2026).

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A series, or the safe rule

A paper is graded against the boundaries of the series it was sat in. Choose that series and the grade is the one the board’s boundaries gave that sitting. Where a series published more than one set of boundaries for the whole subject, one for each combination of papers, each grade takes the highest of them, and the line under the grade says so.

The safe rule is for a mark with no series of its own, such as a mock. For each grade it takes the highest boundary in the board’s most recent summer series, up to three of them and leaving out 2020 to 2022, or the course’s main series where it has no summer one. A grade it gives would have been enough in each of them. The line under the grade names the series it counted.

In the app you log a paper in one line, or question by question where asterisk has its questions, and each grade comes from these same boundaries. Open the app.

Not here

CCEA, AS level, IB and AP: the app holds no grade boundaries for them, so they are not offered.

Where these numbers come from

Boards publish their grade boundaries after each series, and that is all this page holds: each grade’s boundary mark and what the subject or paper is out of, as the board printed them. The papers stay on the boards’ own sites; nothing here reproduces a question or a mark scheme.

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

Grade	Whole subjectout of 200	J172/01out of 120	J172/02out of 80
9	188	112	76
8	176	105	71
7	164	98	66
6	147	88	59
5	130	78	52
4	114	68	46
3	84	50	34
2	55	32	23
1	26	14	12

Grade	Whole subjectout of 200	J172/01out of 120	J172/02out of 80
9	187	112	75
8	175	105	70
7	163	98	65
6	146	87	59
5	129	77	52
4	112	67	45
3	82	49	33
2	53	31	22
1	24	13	11

Grade	Whole subjectout of 200	J172/01out of 120	J172/02out of 80
9	187	112	75
8	174	104	70
7	162	97	65
6	144	86	58
5	127	76	51
4	110	66	44
3	80	48	32
2	51	31	20
1	22	13	9

Grade	Whole subjectout of 200	J172/01out of 120	J172/02out of 80
9	186	112	74
8	173	104	69
7	160	96	64
6	143	85	58
5	126	75	51
4	109	65	44
3	82	49	33
2	55	33	22
1	28	17	11

Grade	Whole subjectout of 200	J172/01out of 120	J172/02out of 80
9	185	111	74
8	172	103	69
7	159	95	64
6	141	84	57
5	124	74	50
4	107	64	43
3	80	48	32
2	54	33	21
1	28	17	11

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

Grade	Whole subjectout of 200	J172/01out of 120	J172/02out of 80
9	188	112	76
8	176	105	71
7	164	98	66
6	147	88	59
5	130	78	52
4	114	68	46
3	84	50	34
2	55	32	23
1	26	14	12

Grade	Whole subjectout of 200	J172/01out of 120	J172/02out of 80
9	187	112	75
8	175	105	70
7	163	98	65
6	146	87	59
5	129	77	52
4	112	67	45
3	82	49	33
2	53	31	22
1	24	13	11

Grade	Whole subjectout of 200	J172/01out of 120	J172/02out of 80
9	187	112	75
8	174	104	70
7	162	97	65
6	144	86	58
5	127	76	51
4	110	66	44
3	80	48	32
2	51	31	20
1	22	13	9

Grade	Whole subjectout of 200	J172/01out of 120	J172/02out of 80
9	186	112	74
8	173	104	69
7	160	96	64
6	143	85	58
5	126	75	51
4	109	65	44
3	82	49	33
2	55	33	22
1	28	17	11

Grade	Whole subjectout of 200	J172/01out of 120	J172/02out of 80
9	185	111	74
8	172	103	69
7	159	95	64
6	141	84	57
5	124	74	50
4	107	64	43
3	80	48	32
2	54	33	21
1	28	17	11