Grade boundaries
OCR GCSE Gateway Science Suite - Chemistry A J248 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.
| Grade | Whole subjectout of 180 | J248/01out of 90 | J248/02out of 90 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 120 | 65 | 55 |
| 4 | 100 | 54 | 46 |
| 3 | 76 | 42 | 34 |
| 2 | 52 | 29 | 23 |
| 1 | 29 | 17 | 12 |
| Grade | Whole subjectout of 180 | J248/03out of 90 | J248/04out of 90 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 163 | 83 | 80 |
| 8 | 151 | 78 | 73 |
| 7 | 139 | 73 | 66 |
| 6 | 118 | 63 | 55 |
| 5 | 97 | 53 | 44 |
| 4 | 76 | 43 | 33 |
| 3 | 65 | 38 | 27 |
Marks for each grade
Foundation tier, in total
- 120 out of 180 on OCR J248 Foundation tier in total was a grade 5 in June 2026.
- 100 out of 180 on OCR J248 Foundation tier in total was a grade 4 in June 2026.
- 76 out of 180 on OCR J248 Foundation tier in total was a grade 3 in June 2026.
- 52 out of 180 on OCR J248 Foundation tier in total was a grade 2 in June 2026.
- 29 out of 180 on OCR J248 Foundation tier in total was a grade 1 in June 2026.
Foundation tier, paper J248/01
- 65 out of 90 on OCR J248 Foundation paper J248/01 was a grade 5 in June 2026.
- 54 out of 90 on OCR J248 Foundation paper J248/01 was a grade 4 in June 2026.
- 42 out of 90 on OCR J248 Foundation paper J248/01 was a grade 3 in June 2026.
- 29 out of 90 on OCR J248 Foundation paper J248/01 was a grade 2 in June 2026.
- 17 out of 90 on OCR J248 Foundation paper J248/01 was a grade 1 in June 2026.
Foundation tier, paper J248/02
- 55 out of 90 on OCR J248 Foundation paper J248/02 was a grade 5 in June 2026.
- 46 out of 90 on OCR J248 Foundation paper J248/02 was a grade 4 in June 2026.
- 34 out of 90 on OCR J248 Foundation paper J248/02 was a grade 3 in June 2026.
- 23 out of 90 on OCR J248 Foundation paper J248/02 was a grade 2 in June 2026.
- 12 out of 90 on OCR J248 Foundation paper J248/02 was a grade 1 in June 2026.
Higher tier, in total
- 163 out of 180 on OCR J248 Higher tier in total was a grade 9 in June 2026.
- 151 out of 180 on OCR J248 Higher tier in total was a grade 8 in June 2026.
- 139 out of 180 on OCR J248 Higher tier in total was a grade 7 in June 2026.
- 118 out of 180 on OCR J248 Higher tier in total was a grade 6 in June 2026.
- 97 out of 180 on OCR J248 Higher tier in total was a grade 5 in June 2026.
- 76 out of 180 on OCR J248 Higher tier in total was a grade 4 in June 2026.
- 65 out of 180 on OCR J248 Higher tier in total was a grade 3 in June 2026.
Higher tier, paper J248/03
- 83 out of 90 on OCR J248 Higher paper J248/03 was a grade 9 in June 2026.
- 78 out of 90 on OCR J248 Higher paper J248/03 was a grade 8 in June 2026.
- 73 out of 90 on OCR J248 Higher paper J248/03 was a grade 7 in June 2026.
- 63 out of 90 on OCR J248 Higher paper J248/03 was a grade 6 in June 2026.
- 53 out of 90 on OCR J248 Higher paper J248/03 was a grade 5 in June 2026.
- 43 out of 90 on OCR J248 Higher paper J248/03 was a grade 4 in June 2026.
- 38 out of 90 on OCR J248 Higher paper J248/03 was a grade 3 in June 2026.
Higher tier, paper J248/04
- 80 out of 90 on OCR J248 Higher paper J248/04 was a grade 9 in June 2026.
- 73 out of 90 on OCR J248 Higher paper J248/04 was a grade 8 in June 2026.
- 66 out of 90 on OCR J248 Higher paper J248/04 was a grade 7 in June 2026.
- 55 out of 90 on OCR J248 Higher paper J248/04 was a grade 6 in June 2026.
- 44 out of 90 on OCR J248 Higher paper J248/04 was a grade 5 in June 2026.
- 33 out of 90 on OCR J248 Higher paper J248/04 was a grade 4 in June 2026.
- 27 out of 90 on OCR J248 Higher paper J248/04 was a grade 3 in June 2026.