Grade boundaries

OCR GCSE Gateway Science Suite - Chemistry A J248 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 180J248/01out of 90J248/02out of 90
51136350
4975443
3744232
2513021
1281711
Higher tier
GradeWhole subjectout of 180J248/03out of 90J248/04out of 90
91588276
81457768
71327260
61126349
5925339
4734429
3633924

Marks for each grade

Foundation tier, in total

  • 113 out of 180 on OCR J248 Foundation tier in total was a grade 5 in June 2025.
  • 97 out of 180 on OCR J248 Foundation tier in total was a grade 4 in June 2025.
  • 74 out of 180 on OCR J248 Foundation tier in total was a grade 3 in June 2025.
  • 51 out of 180 on OCR J248 Foundation tier in total was a grade 2 in June 2025.
  • 28 out of 180 on OCR J248 Foundation tier in total was a grade 1 in June 2025.

Foundation tier, paper J248/01

  • 63 out of 90 on OCR J248 Foundation paper J248/01 was a grade 5 in June 2025.
  • 54 out of 90 on OCR J248 Foundation paper J248/01 was a grade 4 in June 2025.
  • 42 out of 90 on OCR J248 Foundation paper J248/01 was a grade 3 in June 2025.
  • 30 out of 90 on OCR J248 Foundation paper J248/01 was a grade 2 in June 2025.
  • 17 out of 90 on OCR J248 Foundation paper J248/01 was a grade 1 in June 2025.

Foundation tier, paper J248/02

  • 50 out of 90 on OCR J248 Foundation paper J248/02 was a grade 5 in June 2025.
  • 43 out of 90 on OCR J248 Foundation paper J248/02 was a grade 4 in June 2025.
  • 32 out of 90 on OCR J248 Foundation paper J248/02 was a grade 3 in June 2025.
  • 21 out of 90 on OCR J248 Foundation paper J248/02 was a grade 2 in June 2025.
  • 11 out of 90 on OCR J248 Foundation paper J248/02 was a grade 1 in June 2025.

Higher tier, in total

  • 158 out of 180 on OCR J248 Higher tier in total was a grade 9 in June 2025.
  • 145 out of 180 on OCR J248 Higher tier in total was a grade 8 in June 2025.
  • 132 out of 180 on OCR J248 Higher tier in total was a grade 7 in June 2025.
  • 112 out of 180 on OCR J248 Higher tier in total was a grade 6 in June 2025.
  • 92 out of 180 on OCR J248 Higher tier in total was a grade 5 in June 2025.
  • 73 out of 180 on OCR J248 Higher tier in total was a grade 4 in June 2025.
  • 63 out of 180 on OCR J248 Higher tier in total was a grade 3 in June 2025.

Higher tier, paper J248/03

  • 82 out of 90 on OCR J248 Higher paper J248/03 was a grade 9 in June 2025.
  • 77 out of 90 on OCR J248 Higher paper J248/03 was a grade 8 in June 2025.
  • 72 out of 90 on OCR J248 Higher paper J248/03 was a grade 7 in June 2025.
  • 63 out of 90 on OCR J248 Higher paper J248/03 was a grade 6 in June 2025.
  • 53 out of 90 on OCR J248 Higher paper J248/03 was a grade 5 in June 2025.
  • 44 out of 90 on OCR J248 Higher paper J248/03 was a grade 4 in June 2025.
  • 39 out of 90 on OCR J248 Higher paper J248/03 was a grade 3 in June 2025.

Higher tier, paper J248/04

  • 76 out of 90 on OCR J248 Higher paper J248/04 was a grade 9 in June 2025.
  • 68 out of 90 on OCR J248 Higher paper J248/04 was a grade 8 in June 2025.
  • 60 out of 90 on OCR J248 Higher paper J248/04 was a grade 7 in June 2025.
  • 49 out of 90 on OCR J248 Higher paper J248/04 was a grade 6 in June 2025.
  • 39 out of 90 on OCR J248 Higher paper J248/04 was a grade 5 in June 2025.
  • 29 out of 90 on OCR J248 Higher paper J248/04 was a grade 4 in June 2025.
  • 24 out of 90 on OCR J248 Higher paper J248/04 was a grade 3 in June 2025.