Grade boundaries

OCR GCSE Twenty First Century Science Suite - Biology B J257 grade boundaries June 2022

The least raw mark that reached each grade in June 2022, as OCR printed it, for the whole subject and each paper.

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

Foundation tier
GradeWhole subjectout of 180J257/01out of 90J257/02out of 90
5984949
4814041
3613130
2422220
1231310
Higher tier
GradeWhole subjectout of 180J257/03out of 90J257/04out of 90
91256461
81105555
7954748
6783939
5613130
4452421
3372017

Marks for each grade

Foundation tier, in total

  • 98 out of 180 on OCR J257 Foundation tier in total was a grade 5 in June 2022.
  • 81 out of 180 on OCR J257 Foundation tier in total was a grade 4 in June 2022.
  • 61 out of 180 on OCR J257 Foundation tier in total was a grade 3 in June 2022.
  • 42 out of 180 on OCR J257 Foundation tier in total was a grade 2 in June 2022.
  • 23 out of 180 on OCR J257 Foundation tier in total was a grade 1 in June 2022.

Foundation tier, paper J257/01

  • 49 out of 90 on OCR J257 Foundation paper J257/01 was a grade 5 in June 2022.
  • 40 out of 90 on OCR J257 Foundation paper J257/01 was a grade 4 in June 2022.
  • 31 out of 90 on OCR J257 Foundation paper J257/01 was a grade 3 in June 2022.
  • 22 out of 90 on OCR J257 Foundation paper J257/01 was a grade 2 in June 2022.
  • 13 out of 90 on OCR J257 Foundation paper J257/01 was a grade 1 in June 2022.

Foundation tier, paper J257/02

  • 49 out of 90 on OCR J257 Foundation paper J257/02 was a grade 5 in June 2022.
  • 41 out of 90 on OCR J257 Foundation paper J257/02 was a grade 4 in June 2022.
  • 30 out of 90 on OCR J257 Foundation paper J257/02 was a grade 3 in June 2022.
  • 20 out of 90 on OCR J257 Foundation paper J257/02 was a grade 2 in June 2022.
  • 10 out of 90 on OCR J257 Foundation paper J257/02 was a grade 1 in June 2022.

Higher tier, in total

  • 125 out of 180 on OCR J257 Higher tier in total was a grade 9 in June 2022.
  • 110 out of 180 on OCR J257 Higher tier in total was a grade 8 in June 2022.
  • 95 out of 180 on OCR J257 Higher tier in total was a grade 7 in June 2022.
  • 78 out of 180 on OCR J257 Higher tier in total was a grade 6 in June 2022.
  • 61 out of 180 on OCR J257 Higher tier in total was a grade 5 in June 2022.
  • 45 out of 180 on OCR J257 Higher tier in total was a grade 4 in June 2022.
  • 37 out of 180 on OCR J257 Higher tier in total was a grade 3 in June 2022.

Higher tier, paper J257/03

  • 64 out of 90 on OCR J257 Higher paper J257/03 was a grade 9 in June 2022.
  • 55 out of 90 on OCR J257 Higher paper J257/03 was a grade 8 in June 2022.
  • 47 out of 90 on OCR J257 Higher paper J257/03 was a grade 7 in June 2022.
  • 39 out of 90 on OCR J257 Higher paper J257/03 was a grade 6 in June 2022.
  • 31 out of 90 on OCR J257 Higher paper J257/03 was a grade 5 in June 2022.
  • 24 out of 90 on OCR J257 Higher paper J257/03 was a grade 4 in June 2022.
  • 20 out of 90 on OCR J257 Higher paper J257/03 was a grade 3 in June 2022.

Higher tier, paper J257/04

  • 61 out of 90 on OCR J257 Higher paper J257/04 was a grade 9 in June 2022.
  • 55 out of 90 on OCR J257 Higher paper J257/04 was a grade 8 in June 2022.
  • 48 out of 90 on OCR J257 Higher paper J257/04 was a grade 7 in June 2022.
  • 39 out of 90 on OCR J257 Higher paper J257/04 was a grade 6 in June 2022.
  • 30 out of 90 on OCR J257 Higher paper J257/04 was a grade 5 in June 2022.
  • 21 out of 90 on OCR J257 Higher paper J257/04 was a grade 4 in June 2022.
  • 17 out of 90 on OCR J257 Higher paper J257/04 was a grade 3 in June 2022.