Grade boundaries

OCR GCSE Ancient History J198 grade boundaries

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GCSE Ancient History J198

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The boundaries

June 2026 · whole subject

Grade	Needs
9	180 of 210
8	162 of 210
7	144 of 210
6	125 of 210
5	107 of 210
4	89 of 210
3	69 of 210
2	49 of 210
1	30 of 210

Every course·Mock grade calculator

Marks for each grade in June 2026

In total

180 out of 210 on OCR J198 in total was a grade 9 in June 2026.
162 out of 210 on OCR J198 in total was a grade 8 in June 2026.
144 out of 210 on OCR J198 in total was a grade 7 in June 2026.
125 out of 210 on OCR J198 in total was a grade 6 in June 2026.
107 out of 210 on OCR J198 in total was a grade 5 in June 2026.
89 out of 210 on OCR J198 in total was a grade 4 in June 2026.
69 out of 210 on OCR J198 in total was a grade 3 in June 2026.
49 out of 210 on OCR J198 in total was a grade 2 in June 2026.
30 out of 210 on OCR J198 in total was a grade 1 in June 2026.

Every paper in June 2026

Every series

8 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 210	J198/01out of 105	J198/02out of 105
9	180	91	89
8	162	82	80
7	144	73	71
6	125	64	61
5	107	56	51
4	89	48	41
3	69	37	32
2	49	26	23
1	30	16	14

June 2025

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

Grade	Whole subjectout of 210	J198/01out of 105	J198/02out of 105
9	171	88	83
8	155	80	75
7	139	71	68
6	121	63	58
5	104	55	49
4	87	47	40
3	66	36	30
2	45	25	20
1	25	14	11

June 2024

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

Grade	Whole subjectout of 210	J198/01out of 105	J198/02out of 105
9	174	87	87
8	157	78	79
7	140	70	70
6	123	62	61
5	106	54	52
4	90	47	43
3	71	37	34
2	52	27	25
1	33	18	15

June 2023

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

Grade	Whole subjectout of 210	J198/01out of 105	J198/02out of 105
9	168	88	80
8	152	79	73
7	136	70	66
6	120	63	57
5	104	56	48
4	88	48	40
3	68	37	31
2	48	26	22
1	29	16	13

June 2022

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

Grade	Whole subjectout of 165	J198/11out of 60	J198/12out of 45	J198/21out of 60	J198/22out of 45
9	132	48	37	47	37
8	118	43	33	42	33
7	105	38	29	38	29
6	91	34	25	32	25
5	77	29	21	27	21
4	63	23	18	22	18
3	50	19	14	17	14
2	37	14	10	13	10
1	25	10	6	9	6

November 2021

From OCR’s grade boundaries for November 2021: the board’s document.

Grade	Whole subjectout of 165	J198/11out of 60	J198/12out of 45	J198/21out of 60	J198/22out of 45
9	122	44	34	44	34
8	105	38	29	38	29
7	88	32	24	32	24
6	72	26	20	26	20
5	56	20	16	20	16
4	41	15	11	15	11
3	33	12	9	12	9
2	25	9	7	9	7
1	18	7	4	7	4

November 2020

From OCR’s grade boundaries for November 2020: the board’s document.

Grade	Whole subjectout of 210	J198/01out of 105	J198/02out of 105
9	156	78	78
8	137	69	68
7	118	59	59
6	97	48	49
5	77	38	39
4	57	28	29
3	45	22	23
2	33	16	17
1	22	11	11

June 2019

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

Grade	Whole subjectout of 210	J198/01out of 105	J198/02out of 105
9	163	85	78
8	144	76	68
7	125	67	58
6	110	60	50
5	95	53	42
4	80	45	35
3	62	35	27
2	44	25	19
1	27	15	12

Questions

What mark do you need for a grade 7 in OCR GCSE Ancient History J198?

In June 2026, the least mark for the whole subject that reached a grade 7 was 144 out of 210 in total.

What mark do you need for a grade 4 in OCR GCSE Ancient History J198?

In June 2026, the least mark for the whole subject that reached a grade 4 was 89 out of 210 in total.

Which series of OCR GCSE Ancient History J198 grade boundaries are there?

8 series, from June 2019 to June 2026: June 2026, June 2025, June 2024, June 2023, June 2022, November 2021, November 2020 and June 2019.

Do OCR GCSE Ancient History J198 grade boundaries change each year?

Yes. Across the 6 series here, a grade 7 in total needed from 118 out of 210 (November 2020) to 144 out of 210 (June 2026).

Other OCR GCSE courses

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 210	J198/01out of 105	J198/02out of 105
9	180	91	89
8	162	82	80
7	144	73	71
6	125	64	61
5	107	56	51
4	89	48	41
3	69	37	32
2	49	26	23
1	30	16	14

Grade	Whole subjectout of 210	J198/01out of 105	J198/02out of 105
9	171	88	83
8	155	80	75
7	139	71	68
6	121	63	58
5	104	55	49
4	87	47	40
3	66	36	30
2	45	25	20
1	25	14	11

Grade	Whole subjectout of 210	J198/01out of 105	J198/02out of 105
9	174	87	87
8	157	78	79
7	140	70	70
6	123	62	61
5	106	54	52
4	90	47	43
3	71	37	34
2	52	27	25
1	33	18	15

Grade	Whole subjectout of 210	J198/01out of 105	J198/02out of 105
9	168	88	80
8	152	79	73
7	136	70	66
6	120	63	57
5	104	56	48
4	88	48	40
3	68	37	31
2	48	26	22
1	29	16	13

Grade	Whole subjectout of 165	J198/11out of 60	J198/12out of 45	J198/21out of 60	J198/22out of 45
9	132	48	37	47	37
8	118	43	33	42	33
7	105	38	29	38	29
6	91	34	25	32	25
5	77	29	21	27	21
4	63	23	18	22	18
3	50	19	14	17	14
2	37	14	10	13	10
1	25	10	6	9	6

Grade	Whole subjectout of 165	J198/11out of 60	J198/12out of 45	J198/21out of 60	J198/22out of 45
9	122	44	34	44	34
8	105	38	29	38	29
7	88	32	24	32	24
6	72	26	20	26	20
5	56	20	16	20	16
4	41	15	11	15	11
3	33	12	9	12	9
2	25	9	7	9	7
1	18	7	4	7	4

Grade	Whole subjectout of 210	J198/01out of 105	J198/02out of 105
9	156	78	78
8	137	69	68
7	118	59	59
6	97	48	49
5	77	38	39
4	57	28	29
3	45	22	23
2	33	16	17
1	22	11	11

Grade	Whole subjectout of 210	J198/01out of 105	J198/02out of 105
9	163	85	78
8	144	76	68
7	125	67	58
6	110	60	50
5	95	53	42
4	80	45	35
3	62	35	27
2	44	25	19
1	27	15	12

Grade	Whole subjectout of 210	J198/01out of 105	J198/02out of 105
9	180	91	89
8	162	82	80
7	144	73	71
6	125	64	61
5	107	56	51
4	89	48	41
3	69	37	32
2	49	26	23
1	30	16	14

Grade	Whole subjectout of 210	J198/01out of 105	J198/02out of 105
9	171	88	83
8	155	80	75
7	139	71	68
6	121	63	58
5	104	55	49
4	87	47	40
3	66	36	30
2	45	25	20
1	25	14	11

Grade	Whole subjectout of 210	J198/01out of 105	J198/02out of 105
9	174	87	87
8	157	78	79
7	140	70	70
6	123	62	61
5	106	54	52
4	90	47	43
3	71	37	34
2	52	27	25
1	33	18	15

Grade	Whole subjectout of 210	J198/01out of 105	J198/02out of 105
9	168	88	80
8	152	79	73
7	136	70	66
6	120	63	57
5	104	56	48
4	88	48	40
3	68	37	31
2	48	26	22
1	29	16	13

Grade	Whole subjectout of 165	J198/11out of 60	J198/12out of 45	J198/21out of 60	J198/22out of 45
9	132	48	37	47	37
8	118	43	33	42	33
7	105	38	29	38	29
6	91	34	25	32	25
5	77	29	21	27	21
4	63	23	18	22	18
3	50	19	14	17	14
2	37	14	10	13	10
1	25	10	6	9	6

Grade	Whole subjectout of 165	J198/11out of 60	J198/12out of 45	J198/21out of 60	J198/22out of 45
9	122	44	34	44	34
8	105	38	29	38	29
7	88	32	24	32	24
6	72	26	20	26	20
5	56	20	16	20	16
4	41	15	11	15	11
3	33	12	9	12	9
2	25	9	7	9	7
1	18	7	4	7	4

Grade	Whole subjectout of 210	J198/01out of 105	J198/02out of 105
9	156	78	78
8	137	69	68
7	118	59	59
6	97	48	49
5	77	38	39
4	57	28	29
3	45	22	23
2	33	16	17
1	22	11	11

Grade	Whole subjectout of 210	J198/01out of 105	J198/02out of 105
9	163	85	78
8	144	76	68
7	125	67	58
6	110	60	50
5	95	53	42
4	80	45	35
3	62	35	27
2	44	25	19
1	27	15	12