Grade boundaries

OCR GCSE Gateway Science Suite - Combined Science A J250 grade boundaries

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Type a mark to see its grade.

The boundaries

June 2026 · whole subject

GradeNeeds
9-9275 of 360
9-8261 of 360
8-8248 of 360
8-7235 of 360
7-7222 of 360
7-6205 of 360
6-6188 of 360
6-5171 of 360
5-5154 of 360
5-4137 of 360
4-4121 of 360
4-3113 of 360

Every course·Mock grade calculator

Marks for each grade in June 2026

Foundation tier, in total

  • 209 out of 360 on OCR J250 Foundation tier in total was a grade 5-5 in June 2026.
  • 191 out of 360 on OCR J250 Foundation tier in total was a grade 5-4 in June 2026.
  • 174 out of 360 on OCR J250 Foundation tier in total was a grade 4-4 in June 2026.
  • 153 out of 360 on OCR J250 Foundation tier in total was a grade 4-3 in June 2026.
  • 132 out of 360 on OCR J250 Foundation tier in total was a grade 3-3 in June 2026.
  • 111 out of 360 on OCR J250 Foundation tier in total was a grade 3-2 in June 2026.
  • 90 out of 360 on OCR J250 Foundation tier in total was a grade 2-2 in June 2026.
  • 69 out of 360 on OCR J250 Foundation tier in total was a grade 2-1 in June 2026.
  • 48 out of 360 on OCR J250 Foundation tier in total was a grade 1-1 in June 2026.

Higher tier, in total

  • 275 out of 360 on OCR J250 Higher tier in total was a grade 9-9 in June 2026.
  • 261 out of 360 on OCR J250 Higher tier in total was a grade 9-8 in June 2026.
  • 248 out of 360 on OCR J250 Higher tier in total was a grade 8-8 in June 2026.
  • 235 out of 360 on OCR J250 Higher tier in total was a grade 8-7 in June 2026.
  • 222 out of 360 on OCR J250 Higher tier in total was a grade 7-7 in June 2026.
  • 205 out of 360 on OCR J250 Higher tier in total was a grade 7-6 in June 2026.
  • 188 out of 360 on OCR J250 Higher tier in total was a grade 6-6 in June 2026.
  • 171 out of 360 on OCR J250 Higher tier in total was a grade 6-5 in June 2026.
  • 154 out of 360 on OCR J250 Higher tier in total was a grade 5-5 in June 2026.
  • 137 out of 360 on OCR J250 Higher tier in total was a grade 5-4 in June 2026.
  • 121 out of 360 on OCR J250 Higher tier in total was a grade 4-4 in June 2026.
  • 113 out of 360 on OCR J250 Higher tier in total was a grade 4-3 in June 2026.

Every paper in June 2026

Every series

9 series, newest first. Each mark is the least that reaches the grade, out of the total under the column’s name.

June 2026

From OCR’s grade boundaries for June 2026: the board’s document.

Foundation tier
GradeWhole subjectout of 360J250/01out of 60J250/02out of 60J250/03out of 60J250/04out of 60J250/05out of 60J250/06out of 60
5-5209333927343838
5-4191––––––
4-4174273422283132
4-3153––––––
3-3132202617212325
3-2111––––––
2-290141712141617
2-169––––––
1-148888888
Higher tier
GradeWhole subjectout of 360J250/07out of 60J250/08out of 60J250/09out of 60J250/10out of 60J250/11out of 60J250/12out of 60
9-9275464243474849
9-8261––––––
8-8248413838424445
8-7235––––––
7-7222373434373941
7-6205––––––
6-6188312828323435
6-5171––––––
5-5154252323272828
5-4137––––––
4-4121201818222221
4-3113––––––

June 2025

From OCR’s grade boundaries for June 2025: the board’s document.

Foundation tier
GradeWhole subjectout of 360J250/01out of 60J250/02out of 60J250/03out of 60J250/04out of 60J250/05out of 60J250/06out of 60
5-5212323337383636
5-4194––––––
4-4176262732332830
4-3155––––––
3-3134192024262223
3-2113––––––
2-292131416181516
2-171––––––
1-1507891088
Higher tier
GradeWhole subjectout of 360J250/07out of 60J250/08out of 60J250/09out of 60J250/10out of 60J250/11out of 60J250/12out of 60
9-9280444647504746
9-8266––––––
8-8252394242454242
8-7239––––––
7-7226353837403838
7-6209––––––
6-6192303231353232
6-5175––––––
5-5158252626292626
5-4142––––––
4-4126202121232120
4-3118––––––

June 2024

From OCR’s grade boundaries for June 2024: the board’s document.

Foundation tier
GradeWhole subjectout of 360J250/01out of 60J250/02out of 60J250/03out of 60J250/04out of 60J250/05out of 60J250/06out of 60
5-5220353737383835
5-4207––––––
4-4194313232343431
4-3170––––––
3-3147232425262623
3-2124––––––
2-2101151717181816
2-178––––––
1-155810910108
Higher tier
GradeWhole subjectout of 360J250/07out of 60J250/08out of 60J250/09out of 60J250/10out of 60J250/11out of 60J250/12out of 60
9-9273444644454846
9-8260––––––
8-8248404239414442
8-7236––––––
7-7224363835374038
7-6208––––––
6-6192313230323532
6-5176––––––
5-5160262625272927
5-4144––––––
4-4129212119232322
4-3121––––––

June 2023

From OCR’s grade boundaries for June 2023: the board’s document.

Foundation tier
GradeWhole subjectout of 360J250/01out of 60J250/02out of 60J250/03out of 60J250/04out of 60J250/05out of 60J250/06out of 60
5-5210303333363642
5-4192––––––
4-4175252728303134
4-3153––––––
3-3131192021222326
3-2109––––––
2-288131314151518
2-167––––––
1-146777889
Higher tier
GradeWhole subjectout of 360J250/07out of 60J250/08out of 60J250/09out of 60J250/10out of 60J250/11out of 60J250/12out of 60
9-9281444847474550
9-8268––––––
8-8255394441424247
8-7242––––––
7-7229354036373843
7-6211––––––
6-6193293430313237
6-5176––––––
5-5159232825252632
5-4142––––––
4-4125182220192026
4-3117––––––

June 2022

From OCR’s grade boundaries for June 2022: the board’s document.

Foundation tier
GradeWhole subjectout of 360J250/01out of 60J250/02out of 60J250/03out of 60J250/04out of 60J250/05out of 60J250/06out of 60
5-5194352930333433
5-4178––––––
4-4162302424272928
4-3141––––––
3-3120221918202120
3-2100––––––
2-280151312131413
2-160––––––
1-140867676
Higher tier
GradeWhole subjectout of 360J250/07out of 60J250/08out of 60J250/09out of 60J250/10out of 60J250/11out of 60J250/12out of 60
9-9257424440434444
9-8243––––––
8-8229374036383939
8-7215––––––
7-7201323631333534
7-6184––––––
6-6167263026272929
6-5151––––––
5-5135212420222424
5-4119––––––
4-4103161814171919
4-395––––––

November 2021

From OCR’s grade boundaries for November 2021: the board’s document.

Foundation tier
GradeWhole subjectout of 360J250/01out of 60J250/02out of 60J250/03out of 60J250/04out of 60J250/05out of 60J250/06out of 60
5-5166262826273029
5-4148––––––
4-4130202221202423
4-3112––––––
3-394151615151716
3-276––––––
2-2591010991110
2-142––––––
1-125444454
Higher tier
GradeWhole subjectout of 360J250/07out of 60J250/08out of 60J250/09out of 60J250/10out of 60J250/11out of 60J250/12out of 60
9-9239403939414040
9-8222––––––
8-8205353333343535
8-7188––––––
7-7172302727283030
7-6157––––––
6-6142242223232525
6-5127––––––
5-5112181718182120
5-497––––––
4-482131212141714
4-374––––––

November 2020

From OCR’s grade boundaries for November 2020: the board’s document.

Foundation tier
GradeWhole subjectout of 360J250/01out of 60J250/02out of 60J250/03out of 60J250/04out of 60J250/05out of 60J250/06out of 60
5-5167262630282730
5-4149––––––
4-4131192023212325
4-3113––––––
3-396141517151619
3-279––––––
2-262101011101011
2-145––––––
1-128556444
Higher tier
GradeWhole subjectout of 360J250/07out of 60J250/08out of 60J250/09out of 60J250/10out of 60J250/11out of 60J250/12out of 60
9-9242404044403840
9-8226––––––
8-8210353637343335
8-7195––––––
7-7180303231292830
7-6164––––––
6-6148252725232325
6-5132––––––
5-5116202218181820
5-4100––––––
4-484151811131314
4-376––––––

June 2019

From OCR’s grade boundaries for June 2019: the board’s document.

Foundation tier
GradeWhole subjectout of 360J250/01out of 60J250/02out of 60J250/03out of 60J250/04out of 60J250/05out of 60J250/06out of 60
5-5177272734292832
5-4161––––––
4-4145222228232327
4-3127––––––
3-3109171721181719
3-291––––––
2-273121214121113
2-155––––––
1-138768656
Higher tier
GradeWhole subjectout of 360J250/07out of 60J250/08out of 60J250/09out of 60J250/10out of 60J250/11out of 60J250/12out of 60
9-9252414146424042
9-8237––––––
8-8222363741363537
8-7208––––––
7-7194313335323132
7-6177––––––
6-6161252829272527
6-5145––––––
5-5129202323222021
5-4113––––––
4-497151916161516
4-389––––––

June 2018

From OCR’s grade boundaries for June 2018: the board’s document.

Foundation tier
GradeWhole subjectout of 360J250/01out of 60J250/02out of 60J250/03out of 60J250/04out of 60J250/05out of 60J250/06out of 60
5-5183282826333632
5-4165––––––
4-4147222320263125
4-3128––––––
3-3109161715192418
3-290––––––
2-271101110121612
2-153––––––
1-135565676
Higher tier
GradeWhole subjectout of 360J250/07out of 60J250/08out of 60J250/09out of 60J250/10out of 60J250/11out of 60J250/12out of 60
9-9256404342424742
9-8240––––––
8-8224353836364236
8-7208––––––
7-7193303431303731
7-6176––––––
6-6159242926243025
6-5142––––––
5-5126192421192319
5-4110––––––
4-494141916141714
4-378––––––
3-362914119109

Questions

What mark do you need for a grade 7-7 in OCR GCSE Gateway Science Suite - Combined Science A J250?

In June 2026, the least mark for the whole subject that reached a grade 7-7 was 222 out of 360 on the Higher tier.

What mark do you need for a grade 4-4 in OCR GCSE Gateway Science Suite - Combined Science A J250?

In June 2026, the least mark for the whole subject that reached a grade 4-4 was 174 out of 360 on the Foundation tier and 121 out of 360 on the Higher tier.

Which series of OCR GCSE Gateway Science Suite - Combined Science A J250 grade boundaries are there?

9 series, from June 2018 to June 2026: June 2026, June 2025, June 2024, June 2023, June 2022, November 2021, November 2020, June 2019 and June 2018.

Do OCR GCSE Gateway Science Suite - Combined Science A J250 grade boundaries change each year?

Yes. Across the 9 series here, a grade 7-7 on the Higher tier needed from 172 out of 360 (November 2021) to 229 out of 360 (June 2023).

A series, or the safe rule

A paper is graded against the boundaries of the series it was sat in. Choose that series and the grade is the one the board’s boundaries gave that sitting. Where a series published more than one set of boundaries for the whole subject, one for each combination of papers, each grade takes the highest of them, and the line under the grade says so.

The safe rule is for a mark with no series of its own, such as a mock. For each grade it takes the highest boundary in the board’s most recent summer series, up to three of them and leaving out 2020 to 2022, or the course’s main series where it has no summer one. A grade it gives would have been enough in each of them. The line under the grade names the series it counted.

In the app you log a paper in one line, or question by question where asterisk has its questions, and each grade comes from these same boundaries. Open the app.

Not here

CCEA, AS level, IB and AP: the app holds no grade boundaries for them, so they are not offered.

Where these numbers come from

Boards publish their grade boundaries after each series, and that is all this page holds: each grade’s boundary mark and what the subject or paper is out of, as the board printed them. The papers stay on the boards’ own sites; nothing here reproduces a question or a mark scheme.