Grade boundaries

OCR GCSE Citizenship Studies J270 grade boundaries

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GCSE Citizenship Studies J270

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The boundaries

June 2026 · whole subject

Grade	Needs
9	152 of 200
8	143 of 200
7	134 of 200
6	120 of 200
5	106 of 200
4	93 of 200
3	72 of 200
2	51 of 200
1	30 of 200

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Marks for each grade in June 2026

In total

152 out of 200 on OCR J270 in total was a grade 9 in June 2026.
143 out of 200 on OCR J270 in total was a grade 8 in June 2026.
134 out of 200 on OCR J270 in total was a grade 7 in June 2026.
120 out of 200 on OCR J270 in total was a grade 6 in June 2026.
106 out of 200 on OCR J270 in total was a grade 5 in June 2026.
93 out of 200 on OCR J270 in total was a grade 4 in June 2026.
72 out of 200 on OCR J270 in total was a grade 3 in June 2026.
51 out of 200 on OCR J270 in total was a grade 2 in June 2026.
30 out of 200 on OCR J270 in total was a grade 1 in June 2026.

Every paper in June 2026

Every series

9 series, newest first. Each mark is the least that reaches the grade, out of the total under the column’s name.

June 2026

From OCR’s grade boundaries for June 2026: the board’s document.

Grade	Whole subjectout of 200	J270/01out of 50	J270/02out of 100	J270/03out of 50
9	152	45	71	36
8	143	42	69	32
7	134	39	66	29
6	120	36	58	26
5	106	34	48	24
4	93	32	39	22
3	72	25	30	17
2	51	18	21	12
1	30	12	11	7

June 2025

From OCR’s grade boundaries for June 2025: the board’s document.

Grade	Whole subjectout of 200	J270/01out of 50	J270/02out of 100	J270/03out of 50
9	151	41	73	37
8	139	37	69	33
7	127	34	64	29
6	113	31	56	26
5	100	29	47	24
4	87	27	38	22
3	65	20	29	16
2	44	13	20	11
1	23	7	10	6

June 2024

From OCR’s grade boundaries for June 2024: the board’s document.

Grade	Whole subjectout of 200	J270/01out of 50	J270/02out of 100	J270/03out of 50
9	153	42	72	39
8	140	38	67	35
7	128	35	62	31
6	113	32	53	28
5	98	29	44	25
4	83	26	34	23
3	64	20	27	17
2	45	14	19	12
1	26	9	10	7

June 2023

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

Grade	Whole subjectout of 200	J270/01out of 50	J270/02out of 100	J270/03out of 50
9	153	39	77	37
8	141	36	72	33
7	129	33	67	29
6	114	30	58	26
5	99	27	49	23
4	84	24	40	20
3	65	19	31	15
2	46	14	21	11
1	27	10	10	7

June 2022

From OCR’s grade boundaries for June 2022: the board’s document.

Grade	Whole subjectout of 200	J270/01out of 50	J270/02out of 100	J270/03out of 50
9	138	39	67	32
8	125	35	62	28
7	112	32	55	25
6	96	28	46	22
5	81	24	38	19
4	66	21	29	16
3	50	16	22	12
2	35	12	15	8
1	20	8	7	5

November 2021

From OCR’s grade boundaries for November 2021: the board’s document.

Grade	Whole subjectout of 200	J270/01out of 50	J270/02out of 100	J270/03out of 50
9	132	35	64	33
8	118	31	58	29
7	105	28	52	25
6	90	24	45	21
5	75	21	36	18
4	61	18	28	15
3	47	14	22	11
2	33	10	15	8
1	20	7	8	5

November 2020

From OCR’s grade boundaries for November 2020: the board’s document.

Grade	Whole subjectout of 200	J270/01out of 50	J270/02out of 100	J270/03out of 50
9	134	35	66	33
8	121	32	60	29
7	108	29	54	25
6	92	25	46	21
5	76	21	37	18
4	60	18	27	15
3	45	14	20	11
2	30	10	13	7
1	16	6	6	4

June 2019

From OCR’s grade boundaries for June 2019: the board’s document.

Grade	Whole subjectout of 200	J270/01out of 50	J270/02out of 100	J270/03out of 50
9	141	37	69	35
8	129	34	64	31
7	117	31	58	28
6	101	27	50	24
5	85	24	41	20
4	70	21	32	17
3	53	16	24	13
2	36	11	16	9
1	19	7	7	5

June 2018

From OCR’s grade boundaries for June 2018: the board’s document.

Grade	Whole subjectout of 200	J270/01out of 50	J270/02out of 100	J270/03out of 50
9	145	35	70	40
8	132	32	64	36
7	119	29	57	33
6	103	26	49	28
5	87	23	40	24
4	71	20	31	20
3	53	15	23	15
2	35	10	15	10
1	18	6	7	5

Questions

What mark do you need for a grade 7 in OCR GCSE Citizenship Studies J270?

In June 2026, the least mark for the whole subject that reached a grade 7 was 134 out of 200 in total.

What mark do you need for a grade 4 in OCR GCSE Citizenship Studies J270?

In June 2026, the least mark for the whole subject that reached a grade 4 was 93 out of 200 in total.

Which series of OCR GCSE Citizenship Studies J270 grade boundaries are there?

9 series, from June 2018 to June 2026: June 2026, June 2025, June 2024, June 2023, June 2022, November 2021, November 2020, June 2019 and June 2018.

Do OCR GCSE Citizenship Studies J270 grade boundaries change each year?

Yes. Across the 9 series here, a grade 7 in total needed from 105 out of 200 (November 2021) to 134 out of 200 (June 2026).

Citizenship Studies at other boards

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A series, or the safe rule

A paper is graded against the boundaries of the series it was sat in. Choose that series and the grade is the one the board’s boundaries gave that sitting. Where a series published more than one set of boundaries for the whole subject, one for each combination of papers, each grade takes the highest of them, and the line under the grade says so.

The safe rule is for a mark with no series of its own, such as a mock. For each grade it takes the highest boundary in the board’s most recent summer series, up to three of them and leaving out 2020 to 2022, or the course’s main series where it has no summer one. A grade it gives would have been enough in each of them. The line under the grade names the series it counted.

In the app you log a paper in one line, or question by question where asterisk has its questions, and each grade comes from these same boundaries. Open the app.

Not here

CCEA, AS level, IB and AP: the app holds no grade boundaries for them, so they are not offered.

Where these numbers come from

Boards publish their grade boundaries after each series, and that is all this page holds: each grade’s boundary mark and what the subject or paper is out of, as the board printed them. The papers stay on the boards’ own sites; nothing here reproduces a question or a mark scheme.

Grade	Whole subjectout of 200	J270/01out of 50	J270/02out of 100	J270/03out of 50
9	152	45	71	36
8	143	42	69	32
7	134	39	66	29
6	120	36	58	26
5	106	34	48	24
4	93	32	39	22
3	72	25	30	17
2	51	18	21	12
1	30	12	11	7

Grade	Whole subjectout of 200	J270/01out of 50	J270/02out of 100	J270/03out of 50
9	151	41	73	37
8	139	37	69	33
7	127	34	64	29
6	113	31	56	26
5	100	29	47	24
4	87	27	38	22
3	65	20	29	16
2	44	13	20	11
1	23	7	10	6

Grade	Whole subjectout of 200	J270/01out of 50	J270/02out of 100	J270/03out of 50
9	153	42	72	39
8	140	38	67	35
7	128	35	62	31
6	113	32	53	28
5	98	29	44	25
4	83	26	34	23
3	64	20	27	17
2	45	14	19	12
1	26	9	10	7

Grade	Whole subjectout of 200	J270/01out of 50	J270/02out of 100	J270/03out of 50
9	153	39	77	37
8	141	36	72	33
7	129	33	67	29
6	114	30	58	26
5	99	27	49	23
4	84	24	40	20
3	65	19	31	15
2	46	14	21	11
1	27	10	10	7

Grade	Whole subjectout of 200	J270/01out of 50	J270/02out of 100	J270/03out of 50
9	138	39	67	32
8	125	35	62	28
7	112	32	55	25
6	96	28	46	22
5	81	24	38	19
4	66	21	29	16
3	50	16	22	12
2	35	12	15	8
1	20	8	7	5

Grade	Whole subjectout of 200	J270/01out of 50	J270/02out of 100	J270/03out of 50
9	132	35	64	33
8	118	31	58	29
7	105	28	52	25
6	90	24	45	21
5	75	21	36	18
4	61	18	28	15
3	47	14	22	11
2	33	10	15	8
1	20	7	8	5

Grade	Whole subjectout of 200	J270/01out of 50	J270/02out of 100	J270/03out of 50
9	134	35	66	33
8	121	32	60	29
7	108	29	54	25
6	92	25	46	21
5	76	21	37	18
4	60	18	27	15
3	45	14	20	11
2	30	10	13	7
1	16	6	6	4

Grade	Whole subjectout of 200	J270/01out of 50	J270/02out of 100	J270/03out of 50
9	141	37	69	35
8	129	34	64	31
7	117	31	58	28
6	101	27	50	24
5	85	24	41	20
4	70	21	32	17
3	53	16	24	13
2	36	11	16	9
1	19	7	7	5

Grade	Whole subjectout of 200	J270/01out of 50	J270/02out of 100	J270/03out of 50
9	145	35	70	40
8	132	32	64	36
7	119	29	57	33
6	103	26	49	28
5	87	23	40	24
4	71	20	31	20
3	53	15	23	15
2	35	10	15	10
1	18	6	7	5

Grade	Whole subjectout of 200	J270/01out of 50	J270/02out of 100	J270/03out of 50
9	152	45	71	36
8	143	42	69	32
7	134	39	66	29
6	120	36	58	26
5	106	34	48	24
4	93	32	39	22
3	72	25	30	17
2	51	18	21	12
1	30	12	11	7

Grade	Whole subjectout of 200	J270/01out of 50	J270/02out of 100	J270/03out of 50
9	151	41	73	37
8	139	37	69	33
7	127	34	64	29
6	113	31	56	26
5	100	29	47	24
4	87	27	38	22
3	65	20	29	16
2	44	13	20	11
1	23	7	10	6

Grade	Whole subjectout of 200	J270/01out of 50	J270/02out of 100	J270/03out of 50
9	153	42	72	39
8	140	38	67	35
7	128	35	62	31
6	113	32	53	28
5	98	29	44	25
4	83	26	34	23
3	64	20	27	17
2	45	14	19	12
1	26	9	10	7

Grade	Whole subjectout of 200	J270/01out of 50	J270/02out of 100	J270/03out of 50
9	153	39	77	37
8	141	36	72	33
7	129	33	67	29
6	114	30	58	26
5	99	27	49	23
4	84	24	40	20
3	65	19	31	15
2	46	14	21	11
1	27	10	10	7

Grade	Whole subjectout of 200	J270/01out of 50	J270/02out of 100	J270/03out of 50
9	138	39	67	32
8	125	35	62	28
7	112	32	55	25
6	96	28	46	22
5	81	24	38	19
4	66	21	29	16
3	50	16	22	12
2	35	12	15	8
1	20	8	7	5

Grade	Whole subjectout of 200	J270/01out of 50	J270/02out of 100	J270/03out of 50
9	132	35	64	33
8	118	31	58	29
7	105	28	52	25
6	90	24	45	21
5	75	21	36	18
4	61	18	28	15
3	47	14	22	11
2	33	10	15	8
1	20	7	8	5

Grade	Whole subjectout of 200	J270/01out of 50	J270/02out of 100	J270/03out of 50
9	134	35	66	33
8	121	32	60	29
7	108	29	54	25
6	92	25	46	21
5	76	21	37	18
4	60	18	27	15
3	45	14	20	11
2	30	10	13	7
1	16	6	6	4

Grade	Whole subjectout of 200	J270/01out of 50	J270/02out of 100	J270/03out of 50
9	141	37	69	35
8	129	34	64	31
7	117	31	58	28
6	101	27	50	24
5	85	24	41	20
4	70	21	32	17
3	53	16	24	13
2	36	11	16	9
1	19	7	7	5

Grade	Whole subjectout of 200	J270/01out of 50	J270/02out of 100	J270/03out of 50
9	145	35	70	40
8	132	32	64	36
7	119	29	57	33
6	103	26	49	28
5	87	23	40	24
4	71	20	31	20
3	53	15	23	15
2	35	10	15	10
1	18	6	7	5