Grade boundaries

OCR GCSE Gateway Science Suite - Chemistry A J248 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 180J248/01out of 90J248/02out of 90
51106248
4925240
3683929
2442618
120128
Higher tier
GradeWhole subjectout of 180J248/03out of 90J248/04out of 90
91477671
81316962
71156154
6965145
5784236
4603228
3512724

Marks for each grade

Foundation tier, in total

  • 110 out of 180 on OCR J248 Foundation tier in total was a grade 5 in June 2023.
  • 92 out of 180 on OCR J248 Foundation tier in total was a grade 4 in June 2023.
  • 68 out of 180 on OCR J248 Foundation tier in total was a grade 3 in June 2023.
  • 44 out of 180 on OCR J248 Foundation tier in total was a grade 2 in June 2023.
  • 20 out of 180 on OCR J248 Foundation tier in total was a grade 1 in June 2023.

Foundation tier, paper J248/01

  • 62 out of 90 on OCR J248 Foundation paper J248/01 was a grade 5 in June 2023.
  • 52 out of 90 on OCR J248 Foundation paper J248/01 was a grade 4 in June 2023.
  • 39 out of 90 on OCR J248 Foundation paper J248/01 was a grade 3 in June 2023.
  • 26 out of 90 on OCR J248 Foundation paper J248/01 was a grade 2 in June 2023.
  • 12 out of 90 on OCR J248 Foundation paper J248/01 was a grade 1 in June 2023.

Foundation tier, paper J248/02

  • 48 out of 90 on OCR J248 Foundation paper J248/02 was a grade 5 in June 2023.
  • 40 out of 90 on OCR J248 Foundation paper J248/02 was a grade 4 in June 2023.
  • 29 out of 90 on OCR J248 Foundation paper J248/02 was a grade 3 in June 2023.
  • 18 out of 90 on OCR J248 Foundation paper J248/02 was a grade 2 in June 2023.
  • 8 out of 90 on OCR J248 Foundation paper J248/02 was a grade 1 in June 2023.

Higher tier, in total

  • 147 out of 180 on OCR J248 Higher tier in total was a grade 9 in June 2023.
  • 131 out of 180 on OCR J248 Higher tier in total was a grade 8 in June 2023.
  • 115 out of 180 on OCR J248 Higher tier in total was a grade 7 in June 2023.
  • 96 out of 180 on OCR J248 Higher tier in total was a grade 6 in June 2023.
  • 78 out of 180 on OCR J248 Higher tier in total was a grade 5 in June 2023.
  • 60 out of 180 on OCR J248 Higher tier in total was a grade 4 in June 2023.
  • 51 out of 180 on OCR J248 Higher tier in total was a grade 3 in June 2023.

Higher tier, paper J248/03

  • 76 out of 90 on OCR J248 Higher paper J248/03 was a grade 9 in June 2023.
  • 69 out of 90 on OCR J248 Higher paper J248/03 was a grade 8 in June 2023.
  • 61 out of 90 on OCR J248 Higher paper J248/03 was a grade 7 in June 2023.
  • 51 out of 90 on OCR J248 Higher paper J248/03 was a grade 6 in June 2023.
  • 42 out of 90 on OCR J248 Higher paper J248/03 was a grade 5 in June 2023.
  • 32 out of 90 on OCR J248 Higher paper J248/03 was a grade 4 in June 2023.
  • 27 out of 90 on OCR J248 Higher paper J248/03 was a grade 3 in June 2023.

Higher tier, paper J248/04

  • 71 out of 90 on OCR J248 Higher paper J248/04 was a grade 9 in June 2023.
  • 62 out of 90 on OCR J248 Higher paper J248/04 was a grade 8 in June 2023.
  • 54 out of 90 on OCR J248 Higher paper J248/04 was a grade 7 in June 2023.
  • 45 out of 90 on OCR J248 Higher paper J248/04 was a grade 6 in June 2023.
  • 36 out of 90 on OCR J248 Higher paper J248/04 was a grade 5 in June 2023.
  • 28 out of 90 on OCR J248 Higher paper J248/04 was a grade 4 in June 2023.
  • 24 out of 90 on OCR J248 Higher paper J248/04 was a grade 3 in June 2023.