Grade boundaries
OCR GCSE Twenty First Century Science Suite - Physics B J259 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 | J259/01out of 90 | J259/02out of 90 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 121 | 62 | 59 |
| 4 | 106 | 54 | 52 |
| 3 | 84 | 43 | 41 |
| 2 | 62 | 32 | 30 |
| 1 | 40 | 21 | 19 |
| Grade | Whole subjectout of 180 | J259/03out of 90 | J259/04out of 90 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 141 | 69 | 72 |
| 8 | 130 | 63 | 67 |
| 7 | 119 | 57 | 62 |
| 6 | 103 | 49 | 53 |
| 5 | 87 | 42 | 45 |
| 4 | 71 | 35 | 36 |
| 3 | 63 | 31 | 32 |
Marks for each grade
Foundation tier, in total
- 121 out of 180 on OCR J259 Foundation tier in total was a grade 5 in June 2026.
- 106 out of 180 on OCR J259 Foundation tier in total was a grade 4 in June 2026.
- 84 out of 180 on OCR J259 Foundation tier in total was a grade 3 in June 2026.
- 62 out of 180 on OCR J259 Foundation tier in total was a grade 2 in June 2026.
- 40 out of 180 on OCR J259 Foundation tier in total was a grade 1 in June 2026.
Foundation tier, paper J259/01
- 62 out of 90 on OCR J259 Foundation paper J259/01 was a grade 5 in June 2026.
- 54 out of 90 on OCR J259 Foundation paper J259/01 was a grade 4 in June 2026.
- 43 out of 90 on OCR J259 Foundation paper J259/01 was a grade 3 in June 2026.
- 32 out of 90 on OCR J259 Foundation paper J259/01 was a grade 2 in June 2026.
- 21 out of 90 on OCR J259 Foundation paper J259/01 was a grade 1 in June 2026.
Foundation tier, paper J259/02
- 59 out of 90 on OCR J259 Foundation paper J259/02 was a grade 5 in June 2026.
- 52 out of 90 on OCR J259 Foundation paper J259/02 was a grade 4 in June 2026.
- 41 out of 90 on OCR J259 Foundation paper J259/02 was a grade 3 in June 2026.
- 30 out of 90 on OCR J259 Foundation paper J259/02 was a grade 2 in June 2026.
- 19 out of 90 on OCR J259 Foundation paper J259/02 was a grade 1 in June 2026.
Higher tier, in total
- 141 out of 180 on OCR J259 Higher tier in total was a grade 9 in June 2026.
- 130 out of 180 on OCR J259 Higher tier in total was a grade 8 in June 2026.
- 119 out of 180 on OCR J259 Higher tier in total was a grade 7 in June 2026.
- 103 out of 180 on OCR J259 Higher tier in total was a grade 6 in June 2026.
- 87 out of 180 on OCR J259 Higher tier in total was a grade 5 in June 2026.
- 71 out of 180 on OCR J259 Higher tier in total was a grade 4 in June 2026.
- 63 out of 180 on OCR J259 Higher tier in total was a grade 3 in June 2026.
Higher tier, paper J259/03
- 69 out of 90 on OCR J259 Higher paper J259/03 was a grade 9 in June 2026.
- 63 out of 90 on OCR J259 Higher paper J259/03 was a grade 8 in June 2026.
- 57 out of 90 on OCR J259 Higher paper J259/03 was a grade 7 in June 2026.
- 49 out of 90 on OCR J259 Higher paper J259/03 was a grade 6 in June 2026.
- 42 out of 90 on OCR J259 Higher paper J259/03 was a grade 5 in June 2026.
- 35 out of 90 on OCR J259 Higher paper J259/03 was a grade 4 in June 2026.
- 31 out of 90 on OCR J259 Higher paper J259/03 was a grade 3 in June 2026.
Higher tier, paper J259/04
- 72 out of 90 on OCR J259 Higher paper J259/04 was a grade 9 in June 2026.
- 67 out of 90 on OCR J259 Higher paper J259/04 was a grade 8 in June 2026.
- 62 out of 90 on OCR J259 Higher paper J259/04 was a grade 7 in June 2026.
- 53 out of 90 on OCR J259 Higher paper J259/04 was a grade 6 in June 2026.
- 45 out of 90 on OCR J259 Higher paper J259/04 was a grade 5 in June 2026.
- 36 out of 90 on OCR J259 Higher paper J259/04 was a grade 4 in June 2026.
- 32 out of 90 on OCR J259 Higher paper J259/04 was a grade 3 in June 2026.