Grade boundaries
OCR GCSE Twenty First Century Science Suite - Biology B J257 grade boundaries November 2020
The least raw mark that reached each grade in November 2020, as OCR printed it, for the whole subject and each paper.
From OCR’s grade boundaries for November 2020: the board’s document.
| Grade | Whole subjectout of 180 | J257/01out of 90 | J257/02out of 90 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 102 | 56 | 46 |
| 4 | 80 | 44 | 36 |
| 3 | 58 | 32 | 26 |
| 2 | 37 | 21 | 16 |
| 1 | 16 | 9 | 7 |
| Grade | Whole subjectout of 180 | J257/03out of 90 | J257/04out of 90 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 119 | 70 | 49 |
| 8 | 106 | 63 | 43 |
| 7 | 93 | 55 | 38 |
| 6 | 78 | 46 | 32 |
| 5 | 63 | 37 | 26 |
| 4 | 48 | 28 | 20 |
| 3 | 40 | 23 | 17 |
Marks for each grade
Foundation tier, in total
- 102 out of 180 on OCR J257 Foundation tier in total was a grade 5 in November 2020.
- 80 out of 180 on OCR J257 Foundation tier in total was a grade 4 in November 2020.
- 58 out of 180 on OCR J257 Foundation tier in total was a grade 3 in November 2020.
- 37 out of 180 on OCR J257 Foundation tier in total was a grade 2 in November 2020.
- 16 out of 180 on OCR J257 Foundation tier in total was a grade 1 in November 2020.
Foundation tier, paper J257/01
- 56 out of 90 on OCR J257 Foundation paper J257/01 was a grade 5 in November 2020.
- 44 out of 90 on OCR J257 Foundation paper J257/01 was a grade 4 in November 2020.
- 32 out of 90 on OCR J257 Foundation paper J257/01 was a grade 3 in November 2020.
- 21 out of 90 on OCR J257 Foundation paper J257/01 was a grade 2 in November 2020.
- 9 out of 90 on OCR J257 Foundation paper J257/01 was a grade 1 in November 2020.
Foundation tier, paper J257/02
- 46 out of 90 on OCR J257 Foundation paper J257/02 was a grade 5 in November 2020.
- 36 out of 90 on OCR J257 Foundation paper J257/02 was a grade 4 in November 2020.
- 26 out of 90 on OCR J257 Foundation paper J257/02 was a grade 3 in November 2020.
- 16 out of 90 on OCR J257 Foundation paper J257/02 was a grade 2 in November 2020.
- 7 out of 90 on OCR J257 Foundation paper J257/02 was a grade 1 in November 2020.
Higher tier, in total
- 119 out of 180 on OCR J257 Higher tier in total was a grade 9 in November 2020.
- 106 out of 180 on OCR J257 Higher tier in total was a grade 8 in November 2020.
- 93 out of 180 on OCR J257 Higher tier in total was a grade 7 in November 2020.
- 78 out of 180 on OCR J257 Higher tier in total was a grade 6 in November 2020.
- 63 out of 180 on OCR J257 Higher tier in total was a grade 5 in November 2020.
- 48 out of 180 on OCR J257 Higher tier in total was a grade 4 in November 2020.
- 40 out of 180 on OCR J257 Higher tier in total was a grade 3 in November 2020.
Higher tier, paper J257/03
- 70 out of 90 on OCR J257 Higher paper J257/03 was a grade 9 in November 2020.
- 63 out of 90 on OCR J257 Higher paper J257/03 was a grade 8 in November 2020.
- 55 out of 90 on OCR J257 Higher paper J257/03 was a grade 7 in November 2020.
- 46 out of 90 on OCR J257 Higher paper J257/03 was a grade 6 in November 2020.
- 37 out of 90 on OCR J257 Higher paper J257/03 was a grade 5 in November 2020.
- 28 out of 90 on OCR J257 Higher paper J257/03 was a grade 4 in November 2020.
- 23 out of 90 on OCR J257 Higher paper J257/03 was a grade 3 in November 2020.
Higher tier, paper J257/04
- 49 out of 90 on OCR J257 Higher paper J257/04 was a grade 9 in November 2020.
- 43 out of 90 on OCR J257 Higher paper J257/04 was a grade 8 in November 2020.
- 38 out of 90 on OCR J257 Higher paper J257/04 was a grade 7 in November 2020.
- 32 out of 90 on OCR J257 Higher paper J257/04 was a grade 6 in November 2020.
- 26 out of 90 on OCR J257 Higher paper J257/04 was a grade 5 in November 2020.
- 20 out of 90 on OCR J257 Higher paper J257/04 was a grade 4 in November 2020.
- 17 out of 90 on OCR J257 Higher paper J257/04 was a grade 3 in November 2020.