Grade boundaries

OCR GCSE Twenty First Century Science Suite - Chemistry B J258 grade boundaries June 2023

The least raw mark that reached each grade in June 2023, as OCR printed it, for the whole subject and each paper.

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

Foundation tier
GradeWhole subjectout of 180J258/01out of 90J258/02out of 90
5954451
4773542
3582632
2391821
1211011
Higher tier
GradeWhole subjectout of 180J258/03out of 90J258/04out of 90
91316368
81145361
7984454
6793544
5602634
4411823
3311417

Marks for each grade

Foundation tier, in total

  • 95 out of 180 on OCR J258 Foundation tier in total was a grade 5 in June 2023.
  • 77 out of 180 on OCR J258 Foundation tier in total was a grade 4 in June 2023.
  • 58 out of 180 on OCR J258 Foundation tier in total was a grade 3 in June 2023.
  • 39 out of 180 on OCR J258 Foundation tier in total was a grade 2 in June 2023.
  • 21 out of 180 on OCR J258 Foundation tier in total was a grade 1 in June 2023.

Foundation tier, paper J258/01

  • 44 out of 90 on OCR J258 Foundation paper J258/01 was a grade 5 in June 2023.
  • 35 out of 90 on OCR J258 Foundation paper J258/01 was a grade 4 in June 2023.
  • 26 out of 90 on OCR J258 Foundation paper J258/01 was a grade 3 in June 2023.
  • 18 out of 90 on OCR J258 Foundation paper J258/01 was a grade 2 in June 2023.
  • 10 out of 90 on OCR J258 Foundation paper J258/01 was a grade 1 in June 2023.

Foundation tier, paper J258/02

  • 51 out of 90 on OCR J258 Foundation paper J258/02 was a grade 5 in June 2023.
  • 42 out of 90 on OCR J258 Foundation paper J258/02 was a grade 4 in June 2023.
  • 32 out of 90 on OCR J258 Foundation paper J258/02 was a grade 3 in June 2023.
  • 21 out of 90 on OCR J258 Foundation paper J258/02 was a grade 2 in June 2023.
  • 11 out of 90 on OCR J258 Foundation paper J258/02 was a grade 1 in June 2023.

Higher tier, in total

  • 131 out of 180 on OCR J258 Higher tier in total was a grade 9 in June 2023.
  • 114 out of 180 on OCR J258 Higher tier in total was a grade 8 in June 2023.
  • 98 out of 180 on OCR J258 Higher tier in total was a grade 7 in June 2023.
  • 79 out of 180 on OCR J258 Higher tier in total was a grade 6 in June 2023.
  • 60 out of 180 on OCR J258 Higher tier in total was a grade 5 in June 2023.
  • 41 out of 180 on OCR J258 Higher tier in total was a grade 4 in June 2023.
  • 31 out of 180 on OCR J258 Higher tier in total was a grade 3 in June 2023.

Higher tier, paper J258/03

  • 63 out of 90 on OCR J258 Higher paper J258/03 was a grade 9 in June 2023.
  • 53 out of 90 on OCR J258 Higher paper J258/03 was a grade 8 in June 2023.
  • 44 out of 90 on OCR J258 Higher paper J258/03 was a grade 7 in June 2023.
  • 35 out of 90 on OCR J258 Higher paper J258/03 was a grade 6 in June 2023.
  • 26 out of 90 on OCR J258 Higher paper J258/03 was a grade 5 in June 2023.
  • 18 out of 90 on OCR J258 Higher paper J258/03 was a grade 4 in June 2023.
  • 14 out of 90 on OCR J258 Higher paper J258/03 was a grade 3 in June 2023.

Higher tier, paper J258/04

  • 68 out of 90 on OCR J258 Higher paper J258/04 was a grade 9 in June 2023.
  • 61 out of 90 on OCR J258 Higher paper J258/04 was a grade 8 in June 2023.
  • 54 out of 90 on OCR J258 Higher paper J258/04 was a grade 7 in June 2023.
  • 44 out of 90 on OCR J258 Higher paper J258/04 was a grade 6 in June 2023.
  • 34 out of 90 on OCR J258 Higher paper J258/04 was a grade 5 in June 2023.
  • 23 out of 90 on OCR J258 Higher paper J258/04 was a grade 4 in June 2023.
  • 17 out of 90 on OCR J258 Higher paper J258/04 was a grade 3 in June 2023.