Grade boundaries

OCR GCSE Gateway Science Suite - Physics A J249 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 180J249/01out of 90J249/02out of 90
51146450
41015744
3774433
2543222
1312011
Higher tier
GradeWhole subjectout of 180J249/03out of 90J249/04out of 90
91508070
81387563
71277156
61096247
5925438
4754629
3664224

Marks for each grade

Foundation tier, in total

  • 114 out of 180 on OCR J249 Foundation tier in total was a grade 5 in June 2025.
  • 101 out of 180 on OCR J249 Foundation tier in total was a grade 4 in June 2025.
  • 77 out of 180 on OCR J249 Foundation tier in total was a grade 3 in June 2025.
  • 54 out of 180 on OCR J249 Foundation tier in total was a grade 2 in June 2025.
  • 31 out of 180 on OCR J249 Foundation tier in total was a grade 1 in June 2025.

Foundation tier, paper J249/01

  • 64 out of 90 on OCR J249 Foundation paper J249/01 was a grade 5 in June 2025.
  • 57 out of 90 on OCR J249 Foundation paper J249/01 was a grade 4 in June 2025.
  • 44 out of 90 on OCR J249 Foundation paper J249/01 was a grade 3 in June 2025.
  • 32 out of 90 on OCR J249 Foundation paper J249/01 was a grade 2 in June 2025.
  • 20 out of 90 on OCR J249 Foundation paper J249/01 was a grade 1 in June 2025.

Foundation tier, paper J249/02

  • 50 out of 90 on OCR J249 Foundation paper J249/02 was a grade 5 in June 2025.
  • 44 out of 90 on OCR J249 Foundation paper J249/02 was a grade 4 in June 2025.
  • 33 out of 90 on OCR J249 Foundation paper J249/02 was a grade 3 in June 2025.
  • 22 out of 90 on OCR J249 Foundation paper J249/02 was a grade 2 in June 2025.
  • 11 out of 90 on OCR J249 Foundation paper J249/02 was a grade 1 in June 2025.

Higher tier, in total

  • 150 out of 180 on OCR J249 Higher tier in total was a grade 9 in June 2025.
  • 138 out of 180 on OCR J249 Higher tier in total was a grade 8 in June 2025.
  • 127 out of 180 on OCR J249 Higher tier in total was a grade 7 in June 2025.
  • 109 out of 180 on OCR J249 Higher tier in total was a grade 6 in June 2025.
  • 92 out of 180 on OCR J249 Higher tier in total was a grade 5 in June 2025.
  • 75 out of 180 on OCR J249 Higher tier in total was a grade 4 in June 2025.
  • 66 out of 180 on OCR J249 Higher tier in total was a grade 3 in June 2025.

Higher tier, paper J249/03

  • 80 out of 90 on OCR J249 Higher paper J249/03 was a grade 9 in June 2025.
  • 75 out of 90 on OCR J249 Higher paper J249/03 was a grade 8 in June 2025.
  • 71 out of 90 on OCR J249 Higher paper J249/03 was a grade 7 in June 2025.
  • 62 out of 90 on OCR J249 Higher paper J249/03 was a grade 6 in June 2025.
  • 54 out of 90 on OCR J249 Higher paper J249/03 was a grade 5 in June 2025.
  • 46 out of 90 on OCR J249 Higher paper J249/03 was a grade 4 in June 2025.
  • 42 out of 90 on OCR J249 Higher paper J249/03 was a grade 3 in June 2025.

Higher tier, paper J249/04

  • 70 out of 90 on OCR J249 Higher paper J249/04 was a grade 9 in June 2025.
  • 63 out of 90 on OCR J249 Higher paper J249/04 was a grade 8 in June 2025.
  • 56 out of 90 on OCR J249 Higher paper J249/04 was a grade 7 in June 2025.
  • 47 out of 90 on OCR J249 Higher paper J249/04 was a grade 6 in June 2025.
  • 38 out of 90 on OCR J249 Higher paper J249/04 was a grade 5 in June 2025.
  • 29 out of 90 on OCR J249 Higher paper J249/04 was a grade 4 in June 2025.
  • 24 out of 90 on OCR J249 Higher paper J249/04 was a grade 3 in June 2025.