Grade boundaries

OCR GCSE Psychology J203 grade boundaries

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Subject

Board

Course

GCSE Psychology J203

Boundaries

Whole subject or paper

Mark

Out of

Type a mark to see its grade.

The boundaries

June 2026 · whole subject

Grade	Needs
9	146 of 180
8	135 of 180
7	124 of 180
6	109 of 180
5	94 of 180
4	80 of 180
3	61 of 180
2	42 of 180
1	23 of 180

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Marks for each grade in June 2026

In total

146 out of 180 on OCR J203 in total was a grade 9 in June 2026.
135 out of 180 on OCR J203 in total was a grade 8 in June 2026.
124 out of 180 on OCR J203 in total was a grade 7 in June 2026.
109 out of 180 on OCR J203 in total was a grade 6 in June 2026.
94 out of 180 on OCR J203 in total was a grade 5 in June 2026.
80 out of 180 on OCR J203 in total was a grade 4 in June 2026.
61 out of 180 on OCR J203 in total was a grade 3 in June 2026.
42 out of 180 on OCR J203 in total was a grade 2 in June 2026.
23 out of 180 on OCR J203 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 180	J203/01out of 90	J203/02out of 90
9	146	78	68
8	135	72	63
7	124	66	58
6	109	58	51
5	94	50	44
4	80	42	38
3	61	32	29
2	42	22	20
1	23	12	11

June 2025

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

Grade	Whole subjectout of 180	J203/01out of 90	J203/02out of 90
9	155	77	78
8	143	71	72
7	132	65	67
6	116	57	59
5	101	50	51
4	86	42	44
3	65	32	33
2	44	22	22
1	23	11	12

June 2024

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

Grade	Whole subjectout of 180	J203/01out of 90	J203/02out of 90
9	143	74	69
8	132	68	64
7	121	62	59
6	105	54	51
5	89	46	43
4	74	38	36
3	55	28	27
2	37	19	18
1	19	10	9

June 2023

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

Grade	Whole subjectout of 180	J203/01out of 90	J203/02out of 90
9	140	72	68
8	127	65	62
7	115	59	56
6	100	52	48
5	85	44	41
4	71	37	34
3	54	29	25
2	37	20	17
1	20	11	9

June 2022

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

Grade	Whole subjectout of 180	J203/01out of 90	J203/02out of 90
9	141	72	69
8	130	67	63
7	119	61	58
6	104	54	50
5	89	46	43
4	75	39	36
3	58	30	28
2	41	21	20
1	24	12	12

November 2021

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

Grade	Whole subjectout of 180	J203/01out of 90	J203/02out of 90
9	138	70	68
8	125	63	62
7	113	57	56
6	99	50	49
5	86	44	42
4	73	37	36
3	57	29	28
2	41	21	20
1	26	14	12

November 2020

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

Grade	Whole subjectout of 180	J203/01out of 90	J203/02out of 90
9	142	72	70
8	130	66	64
7	118	60	58
6	102	52	50
5	86	44	42
4	71	36	35
3	54	28	26
2	37	20	17
1	20	11	9

June 2019

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

Grade	Whole subjectout of 180	J203/01out of 90	J203/02out of 90
9	149	75	74
8	138	70	68
7	128	65	63
6	115	58	57
5	102	52	50
4	90	46	44
3	71	36	35
2	52	26	26
1	33	17	16

Questions

What mark do you need for a grade 7 in OCR GCSE Psychology J203?

In June 2026, the least mark for the whole subject that reached a grade 7 was 124 out of 180 in total.

What mark do you need for a grade 4 in OCR GCSE Psychology J203?

In June 2026, the least mark for the whole subject that reached a grade 4 was 80 out of 180 in total.

Which series of OCR GCSE Psychology J203 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 Psychology J203 grade boundaries change each year?

Yes. Across the 8 series here, a grade 7 in total needed from 113 out of 180 (November 2021) to 132 out of 180 (June 2025).

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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 180	J203/01out of 90	J203/02out of 90
9	146	78	68
8	135	72	63
7	124	66	58
6	109	58	51
5	94	50	44
4	80	42	38
3	61	32	29
2	42	22	20
1	23	12	11

Grade	Whole subjectout of 180	J203/01out of 90	J203/02out of 90
9	155	77	78
8	143	71	72
7	132	65	67
6	116	57	59
5	101	50	51
4	86	42	44
3	65	32	33
2	44	22	22
1	23	11	12

Grade	Whole subjectout of 180	J203/01out of 90	J203/02out of 90
9	143	74	69
8	132	68	64
7	121	62	59
6	105	54	51
5	89	46	43
4	74	38	36
3	55	28	27
2	37	19	18
1	19	10	9

Grade	Whole subjectout of 180	J203/01out of 90	J203/02out of 90
9	140	72	68
8	127	65	62
7	115	59	56
6	100	52	48
5	85	44	41
4	71	37	34
3	54	29	25
2	37	20	17
1	20	11	9

Grade	Whole subjectout of 180	J203/01out of 90	J203/02out of 90
9	141	72	69
8	130	67	63
7	119	61	58
6	104	54	50
5	89	46	43
4	75	39	36
3	58	30	28
2	41	21	20
1	24	12	12

Grade	Whole subjectout of 180	J203/01out of 90	J203/02out of 90
9	138	70	68
8	125	63	62
7	113	57	56
6	99	50	49
5	86	44	42
4	73	37	36
3	57	29	28
2	41	21	20
1	26	14	12

Grade	Whole subjectout of 180	J203/01out of 90	J203/02out of 90
9	142	72	70
8	130	66	64
7	118	60	58
6	102	52	50
5	86	44	42
4	71	36	35
3	54	28	26
2	37	20	17
1	20	11	9

Grade	Whole subjectout of 180	J203/01out of 90	J203/02out of 90
9	149	75	74
8	138	70	68
7	128	65	63
6	115	58	57
5	102	52	50
4	90	46	44
3	71	36	35
2	52	26	26
1	33	17	16

Grade	Whole subjectout of 180	J203/01out of 90	J203/02out of 90
9	146	78	68
8	135	72	63
7	124	66	58
6	109	58	51
5	94	50	44
4	80	42	38
3	61	32	29
2	42	22	20
1	23	12	11

Grade	Whole subjectout of 180	J203/01out of 90	J203/02out of 90
9	155	77	78
8	143	71	72
7	132	65	67
6	116	57	59
5	101	50	51
4	86	42	44
3	65	32	33
2	44	22	22
1	23	11	12

Grade	Whole subjectout of 180	J203/01out of 90	J203/02out of 90
9	143	74	69
8	132	68	64
7	121	62	59
6	105	54	51
5	89	46	43
4	74	38	36
3	55	28	27
2	37	19	18
1	19	10	9

Grade	Whole subjectout of 180	J203/01out of 90	J203/02out of 90
9	140	72	68
8	127	65	62
7	115	59	56
6	100	52	48
5	85	44	41
4	71	37	34
3	54	29	25
2	37	20	17
1	20	11	9

Grade	Whole subjectout of 180	J203/01out of 90	J203/02out of 90
9	141	72	69
8	130	67	63
7	119	61	58
6	104	54	50
5	89	46	43
4	75	39	36
3	58	30	28
2	41	21	20
1	24	12	12

Grade	Whole subjectout of 180	J203/01out of 90	J203/02out of 90
9	138	70	68
8	125	63	62
7	113	57	56
6	99	50	49
5	86	44	42
4	73	37	36
3	57	29	28
2	41	21	20
1	26	14	12

Grade	Whole subjectout of 180	J203/01out of 90	J203/02out of 90
9	142	72	70
8	130	66	64
7	118	60	58
6	102	52	50
5	86	44	42
4	71	36	35
3	54	28	26
2	37	20	17
1	20	11	9

Grade	Whole subjectout of 180	J203/01out of 90	J203/02out of 90
9	149	75	74
8	138	70	68
7	128	65	63
6	115	58	57
5	102	52	50
4	90	46	44
3	71	36	35
2	52	26	26
1	33	17	16