Grade boundaries

OCR GCSE Gateway Science Suite - Biology A J247 grade boundaries June 2025

The least raw mark that reached each grade in June 2025, as OCR printed it, for the whole subject and each paper.

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

Foundation tier
GradeWhole subjectout of 180J247/01out of 90J247/02out of 90
51095257
4904248
3663135
2422022
11899
Higher tier
GradeWhole subjectout of 180J247/03out of 90J247/04out of 90
91397168
81286662
71176057
61005149
5834340
4663531
3573126

Marks for each grade

Foundation tier, in total

  • 109 out of 180 on OCR J247 Foundation tier in total was a grade 5 in June 2025.
  • 90 out of 180 on OCR J247 Foundation tier in total was a grade 4 in June 2025.
  • 66 out of 180 on OCR J247 Foundation tier in total was a grade 3 in June 2025.
  • 42 out of 180 on OCR J247 Foundation tier in total was a grade 2 in June 2025.
  • 18 out of 180 on OCR J247 Foundation tier in total was a grade 1 in June 2025.

Foundation tier, paper J247/01

  • 52 out of 90 on OCR J247 Foundation paper J247/01 was a grade 5 in June 2025.
  • 42 out of 90 on OCR J247 Foundation paper J247/01 was a grade 4 in June 2025.
  • 31 out of 90 on OCR J247 Foundation paper J247/01 was a grade 3 in June 2025.
  • 20 out of 90 on OCR J247 Foundation paper J247/01 was a grade 2 in June 2025.
  • 9 out of 90 on OCR J247 Foundation paper J247/01 was a grade 1 in June 2025.

Foundation tier, paper J247/02

  • 57 out of 90 on OCR J247 Foundation paper J247/02 was a grade 5 in June 2025.
  • 48 out of 90 on OCR J247 Foundation paper J247/02 was a grade 4 in June 2025.
  • 35 out of 90 on OCR J247 Foundation paper J247/02 was a grade 3 in June 2025.
  • 22 out of 90 on OCR J247 Foundation paper J247/02 was a grade 2 in June 2025.
  • 9 out of 90 on OCR J247 Foundation paper J247/02 was a grade 1 in June 2025.

Higher tier, in total

  • 139 out of 180 on OCR J247 Higher tier in total was a grade 9 in June 2025.
  • 128 out of 180 on OCR J247 Higher tier in total was a grade 8 in June 2025.
  • 117 out of 180 on OCR J247 Higher tier in total was a grade 7 in June 2025.
  • 100 out of 180 on OCR J247 Higher tier in total was a grade 6 in June 2025.
  • 83 out of 180 on OCR J247 Higher tier in total was a grade 5 in June 2025.
  • 66 out of 180 on OCR J247 Higher tier in total was a grade 4 in June 2025.
  • 57 out of 180 on OCR J247 Higher tier in total was a grade 3 in June 2025.

Higher tier, paper J247/03

  • 71 out of 90 on OCR J247 Higher paper J247/03 was a grade 9 in June 2025.
  • 66 out of 90 on OCR J247 Higher paper J247/03 was a grade 8 in June 2025.
  • 60 out of 90 on OCR J247 Higher paper J247/03 was a grade 7 in June 2025.
  • 51 out of 90 on OCR J247 Higher paper J247/03 was a grade 6 in June 2025.
  • 43 out of 90 on OCR J247 Higher paper J247/03 was a grade 5 in June 2025.
  • 35 out of 90 on OCR J247 Higher paper J247/03 was a grade 4 in June 2025.
  • 31 out of 90 on OCR J247 Higher paper J247/03 was a grade 3 in June 2025.

Higher tier, paper J247/04

  • 68 out of 90 on OCR J247 Higher paper J247/04 was a grade 9 in June 2025.
  • 62 out of 90 on OCR J247 Higher paper J247/04 was a grade 8 in June 2025.
  • 57 out of 90 on OCR J247 Higher paper J247/04 was a grade 7 in June 2025.
  • 49 out of 90 on OCR J247 Higher paper J247/04 was a grade 6 in June 2025.
  • 40 out of 90 on OCR J247 Higher paper J247/04 was a grade 5 in June 2025.
  • 31 out of 90 on OCR J247 Higher paper J247/04 was a grade 4 in June 2025.
  • 26 out of 90 on OCR J247 Higher paper J247/04 was a grade 3 in June 2025.