Grade boundaries
OCR GCSE Twenty First Century Science Suite - Biology B J257 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 | J257/01out of 90 | J257/02out of 90 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 112 | 58 | 54 |
| 4 | 91 | 47 | 44 |
| 3 | 71 | 37 | 34 |
| 2 | 52 | 28 | 24 |
| 1 | 33 | 18 | 15 |
| Grade | Whole subjectout of 180 | J257/03out of 90 | J257/04out of 90 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 138 | 67 | 71 |
| 8 | 124 | 60 | 64 |
| 7 | 110 | 53 | 57 |
| 6 | 91 | 43 | 48 |
| 5 | 72 | 33 | 39 |
| 4 | 53 | 24 | 29 |
| 3 | 43 | 19 | 24 |
Marks for each grade
Foundation tier, in total
- 112 out of 180 on OCR J257 Foundation tier in total was a grade 5 in June 2026.
- 91 out of 180 on OCR J257 Foundation tier in total was a grade 4 in June 2026.
- 71 out of 180 on OCR J257 Foundation tier in total was a grade 3 in June 2026.
- 52 out of 180 on OCR J257 Foundation tier in total was a grade 2 in June 2026.
- 33 out of 180 on OCR J257 Foundation tier in total was a grade 1 in June 2026.
Foundation tier, paper J257/01
- 58 out of 90 on OCR J257 Foundation paper J257/01 was a grade 5 in June 2026.
- 47 out of 90 on OCR J257 Foundation paper J257/01 was a grade 4 in June 2026.
- 37 out of 90 on OCR J257 Foundation paper J257/01 was a grade 3 in June 2026.
- 28 out of 90 on OCR J257 Foundation paper J257/01 was a grade 2 in June 2026.
- 18 out of 90 on OCR J257 Foundation paper J257/01 was a grade 1 in June 2026.
Foundation tier, paper J257/02
- 54 out of 90 on OCR J257 Foundation paper J257/02 was a grade 5 in June 2026.
- 44 out of 90 on OCR J257 Foundation paper J257/02 was a grade 4 in June 2026.
- 34 out of 90 on OCR J257 Foundation paper J257/02 was a grade 3 in June 2026.
- 24 out of 90 on OCR J257 Foundation paper J257/02 was a grade 2 in June 2026.
- 15 out of 90 on OCR J257 Foundation paper J257/02 was a grade 1 in June 2026.
Higher tier, in total
- 138 out of 180 on OCR J257 Higher tier in total was a grade 9 in June 2026.
- 124 out of 180 on OCR J257 Higher tier in total was a grade 8 in June 2026.
- 110 out of 180 on OCR J257 Higher tier in total was a grade 7 in June 2026.
- 91 out of 180 on OCR J257 Higher tier in total was a grade 6 in June 2026.
- 72 out of 180 on OCR J257 Higher tier in total was a grade 5 in June 2026.
- 53 out of 180 on OCR J257 Higher tier in total was a grade 4 in June 2026.
- 43 out of 180 on OCR J257 Higher tier in total was a grade 3 in June 2026.
Higher tier, paper J257/03
- 67 out of 90 on OCR J257 Higher paper J257/03 was a grade 9 in June 2026.
- 60 out of 90 on OCR J257 Higher paper J257/03 was a grade 8 in June 2026.
- 53 out of 90 on OCR J257 Higher paper J257/03 was a grade 7 in June 2026.
- 43 out of 90 on OCR J257 Higher paper J257/03 was a grade 6 in June 2026.
- 33 out of 90 on OCR J257 Higher paper J257/03 was a grade 5 in June 2026.
- 24 out of 90 on OCR J257 Higher paper J257/03 was a grade 4 in June 2026.
- 19 out of 90 on OCR J257 Higher paper J257/03 was a grade 3 in June 2026.
Higher tier, paper J257/04
- 71 out of 90 on OCR J257 Higher paper J257/04 was a grade 9 in June 2026.
- 64 out of 90 on OCR J257 Higher paper J257/04 was a grade 8 in June 2026.
- 57 out of 90 on OCR J257 Higher paper J257/04 was a grade 7 in June 2026.
- 48 out of 90 on OCR J257 Higher paper J257/04 was a grade 6 in June 2026.
- 39 out of 90 on OCR J257 Higher paper J257/04 was a grade 5 in June 2026.
- 29 out of 90 on OCR J257 Higher paper J257/04 was a grade 4 in June 2026.
- 24 out of 90 on OCR J257 Higher paper J257/04 was a grade 3 in June 2026.