Grade boundaries
OCR GCSE Twenty First Century Science Suite - Biology B J257 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.
| Grade | Whole subjectout of 180 | J257/01out of 90 | J257/02out of 90 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 103 | 56 | 47 |
| 4 | 81 | 45 | 36 |
| 3 | 59 | 33 | 26 |
| 2 | 37 | 21 | 16 |
| 1 | 16 | 9 | 7 |
| Grade | Whole subjectout of 180 | J257/03out of 90 | J257/04out of 90 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 117 | 67 | 50 |
| 8 | 103 | 59 | 44 |
| 7 | 90 | 52 | 38 |
| 6 | 76 | 44 | 32 |
| 5 | 63 | 37 | 26 |
| 4 | 50 | 29 | 21 |
| 3 | 43 | 25 | 18 |
Marks for each grade
Foundation tier, in total
- 103 out of 180 on OCR J257 Foundation tier in total was a grade 5 in November 2021.
- 81 out of 180 on OCR J257 Foundation tier in total was a grade 4 in November 2021.
- 59 out of 180 on OCR J257 Foundation tier in total was a grade 3 in November 2021.
- 37 out of 180 on OCR J257 Foundation tier in total was a grade 2 in November 2021.
- 16 out of 180 on OCR J257 Foundation tier in total was a grade 1 in November 2021.
Foundation tier, paper J257/01
- 56 out of 90 on OCR J257 Foundation paper J257/01 was a grade 5 in November 2021.
- 45 out of 90 on OCR J257 Foundation paper J257/01 was a grade 4 in November 2021.
- 33 out of 90 on OCR J257 Foundation paper J257/01 was a grade 3 in November 2021.
- 21 out of 90 on OCR J257 Foundation paper J257/01 was a grade 2 in November 2021.
- 9 out of 90 on OCR J257 Foundation paper J257/01 was a grade 1 in November 2021.
Foundation tier, paper J257/02
- 47 out of 90 on OCR J257 Foundation paper J257/02 was a grade 5 in November 2021.
- 36 out of 90 on OCR J257 Foundation paper J257/02 was a grade 4 in November 2021.
- 26 out of 90 on OCR J257 Foundation paper J257/02 was a grade 3 in November 2021.
- 16 out of 90 on OCR J257 Foundation paper J257/02 was a grade 2 in November 2021.
- 7 out of 90 on OCR J257 Foundation paper J257/02 was a grade 1 in November 2021.
Higher tier, in total
- 117 out of 180 on OCR J257 Higher tier in total was a grade 9 in November 2021.
- 103 out of 180 on OCR J257 Higher tier in total was a grade 8 in November 2021.
- 90 out of 180 on OCR J257 Higher tier in total was a grade 7 in November 2021.
- 76 out of 180 on OCR J257 Higher tier in total was a grade 6 in November 2021.
- 63 out of 180 on OCR J257 Higher tier in total was a grade 5 in November 2021.
- 50 out of 180 on OCR J257 Higher tier in total was a grade 4 in November 2021.
- 43 out of 180 on OCR J257 Higher tier in total was a grade 3 in November 2021.
Higher tier, paper J257/03
- 67 out of 90 on OCR J257 Higher paper J257/03 was a grade 9 in November 2021.
- 59 out of 90 on OCR J257 Higher paper J257/03 was a grade 8 in November 2021.
- 52 out of 90 on OCR J257 Higher paper J257/03 was a grade 7 in November 2021.
- 44 out of 90 on OCR J257 Higher paper J257/03 was a grade 6 in November 2021.
- 37 out of 90 on OCR J257 Higher paper J257/03 was a grade 5 in November 2021.
- 29 out of 90 on OCR J257 Higher paper J257/03 was a grade 4 in November 2021.
- 25 out of 90 on OCR J257 Higher paper J257/03 was a grade 3 in November 2021.
Higher tier, paper J257/04
- 50 out of 90 on OCR J257 Higher paper J257/04 was a grade 9 in November 2021.
- 44 out of 90 on OCR J257 Higher paper J257/04 was a grade 8 in November 2021.
- 38 out of 90 on OCR J257 Higher paper J257/04 was a grade 7 in November 2021.
- 32 out of 90 on OCR J257 Higher paper J257/04 was a grade 6 in November 2021.
- 26 out of 90 on OCR J257 Higher paper J257/04 was a grade 5 in November 2021.
- 21 out of 90 on OCR J257 Higher paper J257/04 was a grade 4 in November 2021.
- 18 out of 90 on OCR J257 Higher paper J257/04 was a grade 3 in November 2021.