Grade boundaries

OCR GCSE Gateway Science Suite - Biology A J247 grade boundaries June 2026

The least raw mark that reached each grade in June 2026, as OCR printed it, for the whole subject and each paper.

From OCR’s grade boundaries for June 2026: the board’s document.

Foundation tier
GradeWhole subjectout of 180J247/01out of 90J247/02out of 90
51125755
4934647
3683434
2432221
11899
Higher tier
GradeWhole subjectout of 180J247/03out of 90J247/04out of 90
91417467
81316962
71216556
61035647
5864739
4693930
3603426

Marks for each grade

Foundation tier, in total

  • 112 out of 180 on OCR J247 Foundation tier in total was a grade 5 in June 2026.
  • 93 out of 180 on OCR J247 Foundation tier in total was a grade 4 in June 2026.
  • 68 out of 180 on OCR J247 Foundation tier in total was a grade 3 in June 2026.
  • 43 out of 180 on OCR J247 Foundation tier in total was a grade 2 in June 2026.
  • 18 out of 180 on OCR J247 Foundation tier in total was a grade 1 in June 2026.

Foundation tier, paper J247/01

  • 57 out of 90 on OCR J247 Foundation paper J247/01 was a grade 5 in June 2026.
  • 46 out of 90 on OCR J247 Foundation paper J247/01 was a grade 4 in June 2026.
  • 34 out of 90 on OCR J247 Foundation paper J247/01 was a grade 3 in June 2026.
  • 22 out of 90 on OCR J247 Foundation paper J247/01 was a grade 2 in June 2026.
  • 9 out of 90 on OCR J247 Foundation paper J247/01 was a grade 1 in June 2026.

Foundation tier, paper J247/02

  • 55 out of 90 on OCR J247 Foundation paper J247/02 was a grade 5 in June 2026.
  • 47 out of 90 on OCR J247 Foundation paper J247/02 was a grade 4 in June 2026.
  • 34 out of 90 on OCR J247 Foundation paper J247/02 was a grade 3 in June 2026.
  • 21 out of 90 on OCR J247 Foundation paper J247/02 was a grade 2 in June 2026.
  • 9 out of 90 on OCR J247 Foundation paper J247/02 was a grade 1 in June 2026.

Higher tier, in total

  • 141 out of 180 on OCR J247 Higher tier in total was a grade 9 in June 2026.
  • 131 out of 180 on OCR J247 Higher tier in total was a grade 8 in June 2026.
  • 121 out of 180 on OCR J247 Higher tier in total was a grade 7 in June 2026.
  • 103 out of 180 on OCR J247 Higher tier in total was a grade 6 in June 2026.
  • 86 out of 180 on OCR J247 Higher tier in total was a grade 5 in June 2026.
  • 69 out of 180 on OCR J247 Higher tier in total was a grade 4 in June 2026.
  • 60 out of 180 on OCR J247 Higher tier in total was a grade 3 in June 2026.

Higher tier, paper J247/03

  • 74 out of 90 on OCR J247 Higher paper J247/03 was a grade 9 in June 2026.
  • 69 out of 90 on OCR J247 Higher paper J247/03 was a grade 8 in June 2026.
  • 65 out of 90 on OCR J247 Higher paper J247/03 was a grade 7 in June 2026.
  • 56 out of 90 on OCR J247 Higher paper J247/03 was a grade 6 in June 2026.
  • 47 out of 90 on OCR J247 Higher paper J247/03 was a grade 5 in June 2026.
  • 39 out of 90 on OCR J247 Higher paper J247/03 was a grade 4 in June 2026.
  • 34 out of 90 on OCR J247 Higher paper J247/03 was a grade 3 in June 2026.

Higher tier, paper J247/04

  • 67 out of 90 on OCR J247 Higher paper J247/04 was a grade 9 in June 2026.
  • 62 out of 90 on OCR J247 Higher paper J247/04 was a grade 8 in June 2026.
  • 56 out of 90 on OCR J247 Higher paper J247/04 was a grade 7 in June 2026.
  • 47 out of 90 on OCR J247 Higher paper J247/04 was a grade 6 in June 2026.
  • 39 out of 90 on OCR J247 Higher paper J247/04 was a grade 5 in June 2026.
  • 30 out of 90 on OCR J247 Higher paper J247/04 was a grade 4 in June 2026.
  • 26 out of 90 on OCR J247 Higher paper J247/04 was a grade 3 in June 2026.