Grade boundaries

OCR GCSE Gateway Science Suite - Biology A J247 grade boundaries June 2023

The least raw mark that reached each grade in June 2023, as OCR printed it, for the whole subject and each paper.

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

Foundation tier
GradeWhole subjectout of 180J247/01out of 90J247/02out of 90
51055352
4904545
3663333
2432221
1201010
Higher tier
GradeWhole subjectout of 180J247/03out of 90J247/04out of 90
91336964
81216457
71095851
6914942
5733934
4552926
3462422

Marks for each grade

Foundation tier, in total

  • 105 out of 180 on OCR J247 Foundation tier in total was a grade 5 in June 2023.
  • 90 out of 180 on OCR J247 Foundation tier in total was a grade 4 in June 2023.
  • 66 out of 180 on OCR J247 Foundation tier in total was a grade 3 in June 2023.
  • 43 out of 180 on OCR J247 Foundation tier in total was a grade 2 in June 2023.
  • 20 out of 180 on OCR J247 Foundation tier in total was a grade 1 in June 2023.

Foundation tier, paper J247/01

  • 53 out of 90 on OCR J247 Foundation paper J247/01 was a grade 5 in June 2023.
  • 45 out of 90 on OCR J247 Foundation paper J247/01 was a grade 4 in June 2023.
  • 33 out of 90 on OCR J247 Foundation paper J247/01 was a grade 3 in June 2023.
  • 22 out of 90 on OCR J247 Foundation paper J247/01 was a grade 2 in June 2023.
  • 10 out of 90 on OCR J247 Foundation paper J247/01 was a grade 1 in June 2023.

Foundation tier, paper J247/02

  • 52 out of 90 on OCR J247 Foundation paper J247/02 was a grade 5 in June 2023.
  • 45 out of 90 on OCR J247 Foundation paper J247/02 was a grade 4 in June 2023.
  • 33 out of 90 on OCR J247 Foundation paper J247/02 was a grade 3 in June 2023.
  • 21 out of 90 on OCR J247 Foundation paper J247/02 was a grade 2 in June 2023.
  • 10 out of 90 on OCR J247 Foundation paper J247/02 was a grade 1 in June 2023.

Higher tier, in total

  • 133 out of 180 on OCR J247 Higher tier in total was a grade 9 in June 2023.
  • 121 out of 180 on OCR J247 Higher tier in total was a grade 8 in June 2023.
  • 109 out of 180 on OCR J247 Higher tier in total was a grade 7 in June 2023.
  • 91 out of 180 on OCR J247 Higher tier in total was a grade 6 in June 2023.
  • 73 out of 180 on OCR J247 Higher tier in total was a grade 5 in June 2023.
  • 55 out of 180 on OCR J247 Higher tier in total was a grade 4 in June 2023.
  • 46 out of 180 on OCR J247 Higher tier in total was a grade 3 in June 2023.

Higher tier, paper J247/03

  • 69 out of 90 on OCR J247 Higher paper J247/03 was a grade 9 in June 2023.
  • 64 out of 90 on OCR J247 Higher paper J247/03 was a grade 8 in June 2023.
  • 58 out of 90 on OCR J247 Higher paper J247/03 was a grade 7 in June 2023.
  • 49 out of 90 on OCR J247 Higher paper J247/03 was a grade 6 in June 2023.
  • 39 out of 90 on OCR J247 Higher paper J247/03 was a grade 5 in June 2023.
  • 29 out of 90 on OCR J247 Higher paper J247/03 was a grade 4 in June 2023.
  • 24 out of 90 on OCR J247 Higher paper J247/03 was a grade 3 in June 2023.

Higher tier, paper J247/04

  • 64 out of 90 on OCR J247 Higher paper J247/04 was a grade 9 in June 2023.
  • 57 out of 90 on OCR J247 Higher paper J247/04 was a grade 8 in June 2023.
  • 51 out of 90 on OCR J247 Higher paper J247/04 was a grade 7 in June 2023.
  • 42 out of 90 on OCR J247 Higher paper J247/04 was a grade 6 in June 2023.
  • 34 out of 90 on OCR J247 Higher paper J247/04 was a grade 5 in June 2023.
  • 26 out of 90 on OCR J247 Higher paper J247/04 was a grade 4 in June 2023.
  • 22 out of 90 on OCR J247 Higher paper J247/04 was a grade 3 in June 2023.