Grade boundaries
OCR GCSE English Language J351 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 160 | J351/01out of 80 | J351/02out of 80 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 132 | 66 | 66 |
| 8 | 121 | 61 | 60 |
| 7 | 110 | 55 | 55 |
| 6 | 98 | 49 | 49 |
| 5 | 86 | 43 | 43 |
| 4 | 75 | 38 | 37 |
| 3 | 58 | 29 | 29 |
| 2 | 42 | 21 | 21 |
| 1 | 26 | 13 | 13 |
Marks for each grade
In total
- 132 out of 160 on OCR J351 in total was a grade 9 in June 2026.
- 121 out of 160 on OCR J351 in total was a grade 8 in June 2026.
- 110 out of 160 on OCR J351 in total was a grade 7 in June 2026.
- 98 out of 160 on OCR J351 in total was a grade 6 in June 2026.
- 86 out of 160 on OCR J351 in total was a grade 5 in June 2026.
- 75 out of 160 on OCR J351 in total was a grade 4 in June 2026.
- 58 out of 160 on OCR J351 in total was a grade 3 in June 2026.
- 42 out of 160 on OCR J351 in total was a grade 2 in June 2026.
- 26 out of 160 on OCR J351 in total was a grade 1 in June 2026.
Paper J351/01
- 66 out of 80 on OCR J351 paper J351/01 was a grade 9 in June 2026.
- 61 out of 80 on OCR J351 paper J351/01 was a grade 8 in June 2026.
- 55 out of 80 on OCR J351 paper J351/01 was a grade 7 in June 2026.
- 49 out of 80 on OCR J351 paper J351/01 was a grade 6 in June 2026.
- 43 out of 80 on OCR J351 paper J351/01 was a grade 5 in June 2026.
- 38 out of 80 on OCR J351 paper J351/01 was a grade 4 in June 2026.
- 29 out of 80 on OCR J351 paper J351/01 was a grade 3 in June 2026.
- 21 out of 80 on OCR J351 paper J351/01 was a grade 2 in June 2026.
- 13 out of 80 on OCR J351 paper J351/01 was a grade 1 in June 2026.
Paper J351/02
- 66 out of 80 on OCR J351 paper J351/02 was a grade 9 in June 2026.
- 60 out of 80 on OCR J351 paper J351/02 was a grade 8 in June 2026.
- 55 out of 80 on OCR J351 paper J351/02 was a grade 7 in June 2026.
- 49 out of 80 on OCR J351 paper J351/02 was a grade 6 in June 2026.
- 43 out of 80 on OCR J351 paper J351/02 was a grade 5 in June 2026.
- 37 out of 80 on OCR J351 paper J351/02 was a grade 4 in June 2026.
- 29 out of 80 on OCR J351 paper J351/02 was a grade 3 in June 2026.
- 21 out of 80 on OCR J351 paper J351/02 was a grade 2 in June 2026.
- 13 out of 80 on OCR J351 paper J351/02 was a grade 1 in June 2026.