Grade boundaries

OCR GCSE Gateway Science Suite - Biology A J247 grade boundaries November 2021

The least raw mark that reached each grade in November 2021, as OCR printed it, for the whole subject and each paper.

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

Foundation tier
GradeWhole subjectout of 180J247/01out of 90J247/02out of 90
5804040
4633231
3462323
2291514
11266
Higher tier
GradeWhole subjectout of 180J247/03out of 90J247/04out of 90
91286464
81125557
7974750
6783840
5592930
4402020
3301515

Marks for each grade

Foundation tier, in total

  • 80 out of 180 on OCR J247 Foundation tier in total was a grade 5 in November 2021.
  • 63 out of 180 on OCR J247 Foundation tier in total was a grade 4 in November 2021.
  • 46 out of 180 on OCR J247 Foundation tier in total was a grade 3 in November 2021.
  • 29 out of 180 on OCR J247 Foundation tier in total was a grade 2 in November 2021.
  • 12 out of 180 on OCR J247 Foundation tier in total was a grade 1 in November 2021.

Foundation tier, paper J247/01

  • 40 out of 90 on OCR J247 Foundation paper J247/01 was a grade 5 in November 2021.
  • 32 out of 90 on OCR J247 Foundation paper J247/01 was a grade 4 in November 2021.
  • 23 out of 90 on OCR J247 Foundation paper J247/01 was a grade 3 in November 2021.
  • 15 out of 90 on OCR J247 Foundation paper J247/01 was a grade 2 in November 2021.
  • 6 out of 90 on OCR J247 Foundation paper J247/01 was a grade 1 in November 2021.

Foundation tier, paper J247/02

  • 40 out of 90 on OCR J247 Foundation paper J247/02 was a grade 5 in November 2021.
  • 31 out of 90 on OCR J247 Foundation paper J247/02 was a grade 4 in November 2021.
  • 23 out of 90 on OCR J247 Foundation paper J247/02 was a grade 3 in November 2021.
  • 14 out of 90 on OCR J247 Foundation paper J247/02 was a grade 2 in November 2021.
  • 6 out of 90 on OCR J247 Foundation paper J247/02 was a grade 1 in November 2021.

Higher tier, in total

  • 128 out of 180 on OCR J247 Higher tier in total was a grade 9 in November 2021.
  • 112 out of 180 on OCR J247 Higher tier in total was a grade 8 in November 2021.
  • 97 out of 180 on OCR J247 Higher tier in total was a grade 7 in November 2021.
  • 78 out of 180 on OCR J247 Higher tier in total was a grade 6 in November 2021.
  • 59 out of 180 on OCR J247 Higher tier in total was a grade 5 in November 2021.
  • 40 out of 180 on OCR J247 Higher tier in total was a grade 4 in November 2021.
  • 30 out of 180 on OCR J247 Higher tier in total was a grade 3 in November 2021.

Higher tier, paper J247/03

  • 64 out of 90 on OCR J247 Higher paper J247/03 was a grade 9 in November 2021.
  • 55 out of 90 on OCR J247 Higher paper J247/03 was a grade 8 in November 2021.
  • 47 out of 90 on OCR J247 Higher paper J247/03 was a grade 7 in November 2021.
  • 38 out of 90 on OCR J247 Higher paper J247/03 was a grade 6 in November 2021.
  • 29 out of 90 on OCR J247 Higher paper J247/03 was a grade 5 in November 2021.
  • 20 out of 90 on OCR J247 Higher paper J247/03 was a grade 4 in November 2021.
  • 15 out of 90 on OCR J247 Higher paper J247/03 was a grade 3 in November 2021.

Higher tier, paper J247/04

  • 64 out of 90 on OCR J247 Higher paper J247/04 was a grade 9 in November 2021.
  • 57 out of 90 on OCR J247 Higher paper J247/04 was a grade 8 in November 2021.
  • 50 out of 90 on OCR J247 Higher paper J247/04 was a grade 7 in November 2021.
  • 40 out of 90 on OCR J247 Higher paper J247/04 was a grade 6 in November 2021.
  • 30 out of 90 on OCR J247 Higher paper J247/04 was a grade 5 in November 2021.
  • 20 out of 90 on OCR J247 Higher paper J247/04 was a grade 4 in November 2021.
  • 15 out of 90 on OCR J247 Higher paper J247/04 was a grade 3 in November 2021.