Grade boundaries
OCR GCSE Twenty First Century Science Suite - Physics B J259 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.
| Grade | Whole subjectout of 180 | J259/01out of 90 | J259/02out of 90 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 92 | 47 | 45 |
| 4 | 77 | 40 | 37 |
| 3 | 57 | 30 | 27 |
| 2 | 37 | 20 | 17 |
| 1 | 17 | 10 | 7 |
| Grade | Whole subjectout of 180 | J259/03out of 90 | J259/04out of 90 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 127 | 65 | 62 |
| 8 | 110 | 57 | 53 |
| 7 | 94 | 50 | 44 |
| 6 | 77 | 43 | 34 |
| 5 | 60 | 35 | 25 |
| 4 | 43 | 27 | 16 |
| 3 | 34 | 23 | 11 |
Marks for each grade
Foundation tier, in total
- 92 out of 180 on OCR J259 Foundation tier in total was a grade 5 in June 2023.
- 77 out of 180 on OCR J259 Foundation tier in total was a grade 4 in June 2023.
- 57 out of 180 on OCR J259 Foundation tier in total was a grade 3 in June 2023.
- 37 out of 180 on OCR J259 Foundation tier in total was a grade 2 in June 2023.
- 17 out of 180 on OCR J259 Foundation tier in total was a grade 1 in June 2023.
Foundation tier, paper J259/01
- 47 out of 90 on OCR J259 Foundation paper J259/01 was a grade 5 in June 2023.
- 40 out of 90 on OCR J259 Foundation paper J259/01 was a grade 4 in June 2023.
- 30 out of 90 on OCR J259 Foundation paper J259/01 was a grade 3 in June 2023.
- 20 out of 90 on OCR J259 Foundation paper J259/01 was a grade 2 in June 2023.
- 10 out of 90 on OCR J259 Foundation paper J259/01 was a grade 1 in June 2023.
Foundation tier, paper J259/02
- 45 out of 90 on OCR J259 Foundation paper J259/02 was a grade 5 in June 2023.
- 37 out of 90 on OCR J259 Foundation paper J259/02 was a grade 4 in June 2023.
- 27 out of 90 on OCR J259 Foundation paper J259/02 was a grade 3 in June 2023.
- 17 out of 90 on OCR J259 Foundation paper J259/02 was a grade 2 in June 2023.
- 7 out of 90 on OCR J259 Foundation paper J259/02 was a grade 1 in June 2023.
Higher tier, in total
- 127 out of 180 on OCR J259 Higher tier in total was a grade 9 in June 2023.
- 110 out of 180 on OCR J259 Higher tier in total was a grade 8 in June 2023.
- 94 out of 180 on OCR J259 Higher tier in total was a grade 7 in June 2023.
- 77 out of 180 on OCR J259 Higher tier in total was a grade 6 in June 2023.
- 60 out of 180 on OCR J259 Higher tier in total was a grade 5 in June 2023.
- 43 out of 180 on OCR J259 Higher tier in total was a grade 4 in June 2023.
- 34 out of 180 on OCR J259 Higher tier in total was a grade 3 in June 2023.
Higher tier, paper J259/03
- 65 out of 90 on OCR J259 Higher paper J259/03 was a grade 9 in June 2023.
- 57 out of 90 on OCR J259 Higher paper J259/03 was a grade 8 in June 2023.
- 50 out of 90 on OCR J259 Higher paper J259/03 was a grade 7 in June 2023.
- 43 out of 90 on OCR J259 Higher paper J259/03 was a grade 6 in June 2023.
- 35 out of 90 on OCR J259 Higher paper J259/03 was a grade 5 in June 2023.
- 27 out of 90 on OCR J259 Higher paper J259/03 was a grade 4 in June 2023.
- 23 out of 90 on OCR J259 Higher paper J259/03 was a grade 3 in June 2023.
Higher tier, paper J259/04
- 62 out of 90 on OCR J259 Higher paper J259/04 was a grade 9 in June 2023.
- 53 out of 90 on OCR J259 Higher paper J259/04 was a grade 8 in June 2023.
- 44 out of 90 on OCR J259 Higher paper J259/04 was a grade 7 in June 2023.
- 34 out of 90 on OCR J259 Higher paper J259/04 was a grade 6 in June 2023.
- 25 out of 90 on OCR J259 Higher paper J259/04 was a grade 5 in June 2023.
- 16 out of 90 on OCR J259 Higher paper J259/04 was a grade 4 in June 2023.
- 11 out of 90 on OCR J259 Higher paper J259/04 was a grade 3 in June 2023.