Grade boundaries

OCR GCSE Twenty First Century Science Suite - Physics B J259 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.

Foundation tier
GradeWhole subjectout of 180J259/01out of 90J259/02out of 90
5843846
4663036
3482226
2301416
11376
Higher tier
GradeWhole subjectout of 180J259/03out of 90J259/04out of 90
91245866
81044856
7843846
6693039
5542430
4391623
3311219

Marks for each grade

Foundation tier, in total

  • 84 out of 180 on OCR J259 Foundation tier in total was a grade 5 in November 2021.
  • 66 out of 180 on OCR J259 Foundation tier in total was a grade 4 in November 2021.
  • 48 out of 180 on OCR J259 Foundation tier in total was a grade 3 in November 2021.
  • 30 out of 180 on OCR J259 Foundation tier in total was a grade 2 in November 2021.
  • 13 out of 180 on OCR J259 Foundation tier in total was a grade 1 in November 2021.

Foundation tier, paper J259/01

  • 38 out of 90 on OCR J259 Foundation paper J259/01 was a grade 5 in November 2021.
  • 30 out of 90 on OCR J259 Foundation paper J259/01 was a grade 4 in November 2021.
  • 22 out of 90 on OCR J259 Foundation paper J259/01 was a grade 3 in November 2021.
  • 14 out of 90 on OCR J259 Foundation paper J259/01 was a grade 2 in November 2021.
  • 7 out of 90 on OCR J259 Foundation paper J259/01 was a grade 1 in November 2021.

Foundation tier, paper J259/02

  • 46 out of 90 on OCR J259 Foundation paper J259/02 was a grade 5 in November 2021.
  • 36 out of 90 on OCR J259 Foundation paper J259/02 was a grade 4 in November 2021.
  • 26 out of 90 on OCR J259 Foundation paper J259/02 was a grade 3 in November 2021.
  • 16 out of 90 on OCR J259 Foundation paper J259/02 was a grade 2 in November 2021.
  • 6 out of 90 on OCR J259 Foundation paper J259/02 was a grade 1 in November 2021.

Higher tier, in total

  • 124 out of 180 on OCR J259 Higher tier in total was a grade 9 in November 2021.
  • 104 out of 180 on OCR J259 Higher tier in total was a grade 8 in November 2021.
  • 84 out of 180 on OCR J259 Higher tier in total was a grade 7 in November 2021.
  • 69 out of 180 on OCR J259 Higher tier in total was a grade 6 in November 2021.
  • 54 out of 180 on OCR J259 Higher tier in total was a grade 5 in November 2021.
  • 39 out of 180 on OCR J259 Higher tier in total was a grade 4 in November 2021.
  • 31 out of 180 on OCR J259 Higher tier in total was a grade 3 in November 2021.

Higher tier, paper J259/03

  • 58 out of 90 on OCR J259 Higher paper J259/03 was a grade 9 in November 2021.
  • 48 out of 90 on OCR J259 Higher paper J259/03 was a grade 8 in November 2021.
  • 38 out of 90 on OCR J259 Higher paper J259/03 was a grade 7 in November 2021.
  • 30 out of 90 on OCR J259 Higher paper J259/03 was a grade 6 in November 2021.
  • 24 out of 90 on OCR J259 Higher paper J259/03 was a grade 5 in November 2021.
  • 16 out of 90 on OCR J259 Higher paper J259/03 was a grade 4 in November 2021.
  • 12 out of 90 on OCR J259 Higher paper J259/03 was a grade 3 in November 2021.

Higher tier, paper J259/04

  • 66 out of 90 on OCR J259 Higher paper J259/04 was a grade 9 in November 2021.
  • 56 out of 90 on OCR J259 Higher paper J259/04 was a grade 8 in November 2021.
  • 46 out of 90 on OCR J259 Higher paper J259/04 was a grade 7 in November 2021.
  • 39 out of 90 on OCR J259 Higher paper J259/04 was a grade 6 in November 2021.
  • 30 out of 90 on OCR J259 Higher paper J259/04 was a grade 5 in November 2021.
  • 23 out of 90 on OCR J259 Higher paper J259/04 was a grade 4 in November 2021.
  • 19 out of 90 on OCR J259 Higher paper J259/04 was a grade 3 in November 2021.