Grade boundaries

OCR GCSE Gateway Science Suite - Biology A J247 grade boundaries November 2020

The least raw mark that reached each grade in November 2020, as OCR printed it, for the whole subject and each paper.

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

Foundation tier
GradeWhole subjectout of 180J247/01out of 90J247/02out of 90
5753243
4592435
3431825
2271215
11266
Higher tier
GradeWhole subjectout of 180J247/03out of 90J247/04out of 90
91296267
81135360
7984553
6763541
5552530
4341519
3231013

Marks for each grade

Foundation tier, in total

  • 75 out of 180 on OCR J247 Foundation tier in total was a grade 5 in November 2020.
  • 59 out of 180 on OCR J247 Foundation tier in total was a grade 4 in November 2020.
  • 43 out of 180 on OCR J247 Foundation tier in total was a grade 3 in November 2020.
  • 27 out of 180 on OCR J247 Foundation tier in total was a grade 2 in November 2020.
  • 12 out of 180 on OCR J247 Foundation tier in total was a grade 1 in November 2020.

Foundation tier, paper J247/01

  • 32 out of 90 on OCR J247 Foundation paper J247/01 was a grade 5 in November 2020.
  • 24 out of 90 on OCR J247 Foundation paper J247/01 was a grade 4 in November 2020.
  • 18 out of 90 on OCR J247 Foundation paper J247/01 was a grade 3 in November 2020.
  • 12 out of 90 on OCR J247 Foundation paper J247/01 was a grade 2 in November 2020.
  • 6 out of 90 on OCR J247 Foundation paper J247/01 was a grade 1 in November 2020.

Foundation tier, paper J247/02

  • 43 out of 90 on OCR J247 Foundation paper J247/02 was a grade 5 in November 2020.
  • 35 out of 90 on OCR J247 Foundation paper J247/02 was a grade 4 in November 2020.
  • 25 out of 90 on OCR J247 Foundation paper J247/02 was a grade 3 in November 2020.
  • 15 out of 90 on OCR J247 Foundation paper J247/02 was a grade 2 in November 2020.
  • 6 out of 90 on OCR J247 Foundation paper J247/02 was a grade 1 in November 2020.

Higher tier, in total

  • 129 out of 180 on OCR J247 Higher tier in total was a grade 9 in November 2020.
  • 113 out of 180 on OCR J247 Higher tier in total was a grade 8 in November 2020.
  • 98 out of 180 on OCR J247 Higher tier in total was a grade 7 in November 2020.
  • 76 out of 180 on OCR J247 Higher tier in total was a grade 6 in November 2020.
  • 55 out of 180 on OCR J247 Higher tier in total was a grade 5 in November 2020.
  • 34 out of 180 on OCR J247 Higher tier in total was a grade 4 in November 2020.
  • 23 out of 180 on OCR J247 Higher tier in total was a grade 3 in November 2020.

Higher tier, paper J247/03

  • 62 out of 90 on OCR J247 Higher paper J247/03 was a grade 9 in November 2020.
  • 53 out of 90 on OCR J247 Higher paper J247/03 was a grade 8 in November 2020.
  • 45 out of 90 on OCR J247 Higher paper J247/03 was a grade 7 in November 2020.
  • 35 out of 90 on OCR J247 Higher paper J247/03 was a grade 6 in November 2020.
  • 25 out of 90 on OCR J247 Higher paper J247/03 was a grade 5 in November 2020.
  • 15 out of 90 on OCR J247 Higher paper J247/03 was a grade 4 in November 2020.
  • 10 out of 90 on OCR J247 Higher paper J247/03 was a grade 3 in November 2020.

Higher tier, paper J247/04

  • 67 out of 90 on OCR J247 Higher paper J247/04 was a grade 9 in November 2020.
  • 60 out of 90 on OCR J247 Higher paper J247/04 was a grade 8 in November 2020.
  • 53 out of 90 on OCR J247 Higher paper J247/04 was a grade 7 in November 2020.
  • 41 out of 90 on OCR J247 Higher paper J247/04 was a grade 6 in November 2020.
  • 30 out of 90 on OCR J247 Higher paper J247/04 was a grade 5 in November 2020.
  • 19 out of 90 on OCR J247 Higher paper J247/04 was a grade 4 in November 2020.
  • 13 out of 90 on OCR J247 Higher paper J247/04 was a grade 3 in November 2020.