Grade boundaries

OCR GCSE Economics J205 grade boundaries

The newest summer series is shown first. Type a mark to see its grade, or choose another tier, series or paper.

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Subject

Board

Course

GCSE Economics J205

Boundaries

Whole subject or paper

Mark

Out of

Type a mark to see its grade.

The boundaries

June 2026 · whole subject

Grade	Needs
9	126 of 160
8	115 of 160
7	104 of 160
6	91 of 160
5	78 of 160
4	66 of 160
3	51 of 160
2	37 of 160
1	23 of 160

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Marks for each grade in June 2026

In total

126 out of 160 on OCR J205 in total was a grade 9 in June 2026.
115 out of 160 on OCR J205 in total was a grade 8 in June 2026.
104 out of 160 on OCR J205 in total was a grade 7 in June 2026.
91 out of 160 on OCR J205 in total was a grade 6 in June 2026.
78 out of 160 on OCR J205 in total was a grade 5 in June 2026.
66 out of 160 on OCR J205 in total was a grade 4 in June 2026.
51 out of 160 on OCR J205 in total was a grade 3 in June 2026.
37 out of 160 on OCR J205 in total was a grade 2 in June 2026.
23 out of 160 on OCR J205 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 160	J205/01out of 80	J205/02out of 80
9	126	66	60
8	115	59	56
7	104	52	52
6	91	46	45
5	78	40	38
4	66	35	31
3	51	27	24
2	37	19	18
1	23	11	12

June 2025

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

Grade	Whole subjectout of 160	J205/01out of 80	J205/02out of 80
9	121	64	57
8	110	57	53
7	99	50	49
6	86	44	42
5	74	39	35
4	62	34	28
3	48	26	22
2	34	18	16
1	21	11	10

June 2024

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

Grade	Whole subjectout of 160	J205/01out of 80	J205/02out of 80
9	118	61	57
8	107	55	52
7	97	49	48
6	84	43	41
5	71	37	34
4	58	31	27
3	44	23	21
2	31	16	15
1	18	9	9

June 2023

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

Grade	Whole subjectout of 160	J205/01out of 80	J205/02out of 80
9	124	63	61
8	112	57	55
7	101	51	50
6	87	44	43
5	74	38	36
4	61	32	29
3	46	24	22
2	31	16	15
1	17	8	9

June 2022

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

Grade	Whole subjectout of 160	J205/01out of 80	J205/02out of 80
9	116	61	55
8	103	54	49
7	91	47	44
6	77	40	37
5	64	33	31
4	51	27	24
3	39	20	19
2	28	14	14
1	17	8	9

November 2021

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

Grade	Whole subjectout of 160	J205/01out of 80	J205/02out of 80
9	115	55	60
8	103	49	54
7	91	43	48
6	78	37	41
5	66	31	35
4	54	25	29
3	39	18	21
2	25	12	13
1	11	5	6

November 2020

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

Grade	Whole subjectout of 160	J205/01out of 80	J205/02out of 80
9	117	56	61
8	105	50	55
7	94	45	49
6	81	39	42
5	68	33	35
4	55	27	28
3	40	19	21
2	25	12	13
1	11	5	6

June 2019

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

Grade	Whole subjectout of 160	J205/01out of 80	J205/02out of 80
9	123	59	64
8	113	54	59
7	103	49	54
6	91	44	47
5	80	39	41
4	69	34	35
3	56	27	29
2	43	20	23
1	30	13	17

Questions

What mark do you need for a grade 7 in OCR GCSE Economics J205?

In June 2026, the least mark for the whole subject that reached a grade 7 was 104 out of 160 in total.

What mark do you need for a grade 4 in OCR GCSE Economics J205?

In June 2026, the least mark for the whole subject that reached a grade 4 was 66 out of 160 in total.

Which series of OCR GCSE Economics J205 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 Economics J205 grade boundaries change each year?

Yes. Across the 8 series here, a grade 7 in total needed from 91 out of 160 (June 2022) to 104 out of 160 (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 160	J205/01out of 80	J205/02out of 80
9	126	66	60
8	115	59	56
7	104	52	52
6	91	46	45
5	78	40	38
4	66	35	31
3	51	27	24
2	37	19	18
1	23	11	12

Grade	Whole subjectout of 160	J205/01out of 80	J205/02out of 80
9	121	64	57
8	110	57	53
7	99	50	49
6	86	44	42
5	74	39	35
4	62	34	28
3	48	26	22
2	34	18	16
1	21	11	10

Grade	Whole subjectout of 160	J205/01out of 80	J205/02out of 80
9	118	61	57
8	107	55	52
7	97	49	48
6	84	43	41
5	71	37	34
4	58	31	27
3	44	23	21
2	31	16	15
1	18	9	9

Grade	Whole subjectout of 160	J205/01out of 80	J205/02out of 80
9	124	63	61
8	112	57	55
7	101	51	50
6	87	44	43
5	74	38	36
4	61	32	29
3	46	24	22
2	31	16	15
1	17	8	9

Grade	Whole subjectout of 160	J205/01out of 80	J205/02out of 80
9	116	61	55
8	103	54	49
7	91	47	44
6	77	40	37
5	64	33	31
4	51	27	24
3	39	20	19
2	28	14	14
1	17	8	9

Grade	Whole subjectout of 160	J205/01out of 80	J205/02out of 80
9	115	55	60
8	103	49	54
7	91	43	48
6	78	37	41
5	66	31	35
4	54	25	29
3	39	18	21
2	25	12	13
1	11	5	6

Grade	Whole subjectout of 160	J205/01out of 80	J205/02out of 80
9	117	56	61
8	105	50	55
7	94	45	49
6	81	39	42
5	68	33	35
4	55	27	28
3	40	19	21
2	25	12	13
1	11	5	6

Grade	Whole subjectout of 160	J205/01out of 80	J205/02out of 80
9	123	59	64
8	113	54	59
7	103	49	54
6	91	44	47
5	80	39	41
4	69	34	35
3	56	27	29
2	43	20	23
1	30	13	17

Grade	Whole subjectout of 160	J205/01out of 80	J205/02out of 80
9	126	66	60
8	115	59	56
7	104	52	52
6	91	46	45
5	78	40	38
4	66	35	31
3	51	27	24
2	37	19	18
1	23	11	12

Grade	Whole subjectout of 160	J205/01out of 80	J205/02out of 80
9	121	64	57
8	110	57	53
7	99	50	49
6	86	44	42
5	74	39	35
4	62	34	28
3	48	26	22
2	34	18	16
1	21	11	10

Grade	Whole subjectout of 160	J205/01out of 80	J205/02out of 80
9	118	61	57
8	107	55	52
7	97	49	48
6	84	43	41
5	71	37	34
4	58	31	27
3	44	23	21
2	31	16	15
1	18	9	9

Grade	Whole subjectout of 160	J205/01out of 80	J205/02out of 80
9	124	63	61
8	112	57	55
7	101	51	50
6	87	44	43
5	74	38	36
4	61	32	29
3	46	24	22
2	31	16	15
1	17	8	9

Grade	Whole subjectout of 160	J205/01out of 80	J205/02out of 80
9	116	61	55
8	103	54	49
7	91	47	44
6	77	40	37
5	64	33	31
4	51	27	24
3	39	20	19
2	28	14	14
1	17	8	9

Grade	Whole subjectout of 160	J205/01out of 80	J205/02out of 80
9	115	55	60
8	103	49	54
7	91	43	48
6	78	37	41
5	66	31	35
4	54	25	29
3	39	18	21
2	25	12	13
1	11	5	6

Grade	Whole subjectout of 160	J205/01out of 80	J205/02out of 80
9	117	56	61
8	105	50	55
7	94	45	49
6	81	39	42
5	68	33	35
4	55	27	28
3	40	19	21
2	25	12	13
1	11	5	6

Grade	Whole subjectout of 160	J205/01out of 80	J205/02out of 80
9	123	59	64
8	113	54	59
7	103	49	54
6	91	44	47
5	80	39	41
4	69	34	35
3	56	27	29
2	43	20	23
1	30	13	17