Grade boundaries

OCR GCSE Gateway Science Suite - Physics A J249 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 180J249/01out of 90J249/02out of 90
5975047
4763937
3552827
2341816
11376
Higher tier
GradeWhole subjectout of 180J249/03out of 90J249/04out of 90
91427072
81266264
71105456
6924646
5743737
4562828
3472324

Marks for each grade

Foundation tier, in total

  • 97 out of 180 on OCR J249 Foundation tier in total was a grade 5 in November 2021.
  • 76 out of 180 on OCR J249 Foundation tier in total was a grade 4 in November 2021.
  • 55 out of 180 on OCR J249 Foundation tier in total was a grade 3 in November 2021.
  • 34 out of 180 on OCR J249 Foundation tier in total was a grade 2 in November 2021.
  • 13 out of 180 on OCR J249 Foundation tier in total was a grade 1 in November 2021.

Foundation tier, paper J249/01

  • 50 out of 90 on OCR J249 Foundation paper J249/01 was a grade 5 in November 2021.
  • 39 out of 90 on OCR J249 Foundation paper J249/01 was a grade 4 in November 2021.
  • 28 out of 90 on OCR J249 Foundation paper J249/01 was a grade 3 in November 2021.
  • 18 out of 90 on OCR J249 Foundation paper J249/01 was a grade 2 in November 2021.
  • 7 out of 90 on OCR J249 Foundation paper J249/01 was a grade 1 in November 2021.

Foundation tier, paper J249/02

  • 47 out of 90 on OCR J249 Foundation paper J249/02 was a grade 5 in November 2021.
  • 37 out of 90 on OCR J249 Foundation paper J249/02 was a grade 4 in November 2021.
  • 27 out of 90 on OCR J249 Foundation paper J249/02 was a grade 3 in November 2021.
  • 16 out of 90 on OCR J249 Foundation paper J249/02 was a grade 2 in November 2021.
  • 6 out of 90 on OCR J249 Foundation paper J249/02 was a grade 1 in November 2021.

Higher tier, in total

  • 142 out of 180 on OCR J249 Higher tier in total was a grade 9 in November 2021.
  • 126 out of 180 on OCR J249 Higher tier in total was a grade 8 in November 2021.
  • 110 out of 180 on OCR J249 Higher tier in total was a grade 7 in November 2021.
  • 92 out of 180 on OCR J249 Higher tier in total was a grade 6 in November 2021.
  • 74 out of 180 on OCR J249 Higher tier in total was a grade 5 in November 2021.
  • 56 out of 180 on OCR J249 Higher tier in total was a grade 4 in November 2021.
  • 47 out of 180 on OCR J249 Higher tier in total was a grade 3 in November 2021.

Higher tier, paper J249/03

  • 70 out of 90 on OCR J249 Higher paper J249/03 was a grade 9 in November 2021.
  • 62 out of 90 on OCR J249 Higher paper J249/03 was a grade 8 in November 2021.
  • 54 out of 90 on OCR J249 Higher paper J249/03 was a grade 7 in November 2021.
  • 46 out of 90 on OCR J249 Higher paper J249/03 was a grade 6 in November 2021.
  • 37 out of 90 on OCR J249 Higher paper J249/03 was a grade 5 in November 2021.
  • 28 out of 90 on OCR J249 Higher paper J249/03 was a grade 4 in November 2021.
  • 23 out of 90 on OCR J249 Higher paper J249/03 was a grade 3 in November 2021.

Higher tier, paper J249/04

  • 72 out of 90 on OCR J249 Higher paper J249/04 was a grade 9 in November 2021.
  • 64 out of 90 on OCR J249 Higher paper J249/04 was a grade 8 in November 2021.
  • 56 out of 90 on OCR J249 Higher paper J249/04 was a grade 7 in November 2021.
  • 46 out of 90 on OCR J249 Higher paper J249/04 was a grade 6 in November 2021.
  • 37 out of 90 on OCR J249 Higher paper J249/04 was a grade 5 in November 2021.
  • 28 out of 90 on OCR J249 Higher paper J249/04 was a grade 4 in November 2021.
  • 24 out of 90 on OCR J249 Higher paper J249/04 was a grade 3 in November 2021.