Grade boundaries

OCR GCSE Mathematics J560 grade boundaries

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Subject

Board

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GCSE Mathematics J560

Tier

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Mark

Out of

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The boundaries

June 2026 · whole subject

Grade	Needs
9	264 of 300
8	217 of 300
7	170 of 300
6	132 of 300
5	94 of 300
4	57 of 300
3	38 of 300

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Marks for each grade in June 2026

Foundation tier, in total

183 out of 300 on OCR J560 Foundation tier in total was a grade 5 in June 2026.
133 out of 300 on OCR J560 Foundation tier in total was a grade 4 in June 2026.
96 out of 300 on OCR J560 Foundation tier in total was a grade 3 in June 2026.
59 out of 300 on OCR J560 Foundation tier in total was a grade 2 in June 2026.
23 out of 300 on OCR J560 Foundation tier in total was a grade 1 in June 2026.

Higher tier, in total

264 out of 300 on OCR J560 Higher tier in total was a grade 9 in June 2026.
217 out of 300 on OCR J560 Higher tier in total was a grade 8 in June 2026.
170 out of 300 on OCR J560 Higher tier in total was a grade 7 in June 2026.
132 out of 300 on OCR J560 Higher tier in total was a grade 6 in June 2026.
94 out of 300 on OCR J560 Higher tier in total was a grade 5 in June 2026.
57 out of 300 on OCR J560 Higher tier in total was a grade 4 in June 2026.
38 out of 300 on OCR J560 Higher tier in total was a grade 3 in June 2026.

Every paper in June 2026

Every series

17 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.

Foundation tier
Grade	Whole subjectout of 300	J560/01out of 100	J560/02out of 100	J560/03out of 100
5	183	64	61	58
4	133	45	46	42
3	96	33	33	30
2	59	21	20	18
1	23	9	7	7

Higher tier
Grade	Whole subjectout of 300	J560/04out of 100	J560/05out of 100	J560/06out of 100
9	264	88	84	92
8	217	74	67	76
7	170	58	51	61
6	132	44	40	48
5	94	31	28	35
4	57	17	17	23
3	38	10	11	17

November 2025

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

Foundation tier
Grade	Whole subjectout of 300	J560/01out of 100	J560/02out of 100	J560/03out of 100
5	188	68	59	61
4	140	50	44	46
3	101	37	31	33
2	63	23	19	21
1	25	9	7	9

Higher tier
Grade	Whole subjectout of 300	J560/04out of 100	J560/05out of 100	J560/06out of 100
9	258	86	83	89
8	212	71	68	73
7	166	56	53	57
6	129	43	41	45
5	93	30	29	34
4	57	17	18	22
3	39	10	12	17

June 2025

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

Foundation tier
Grade	Whole subjectout of 300	J560/01out of 100	J560/02out of 100	J560/03out of 100
5	182	64	59	59
4	134	46	44	44
3	95	33	31	31
2	56	19	18	19
1	17	6	5	6

Higher tier
Grade	Whole subjectout of 300	J560/04out of 100	J560/05out of 100	J560/06out of 100
9	258	90	84	84
8	212	76	68	68
7	166	60	53	53
6	126	46	40	40
5	86	32	27	27
4	47	17	15	15
3	27	9	9	9

November 2024

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

Foundation tier
Grade	Whole subjectout of 300	J560/01out of 100	J560/02out of 100	J560/03out of 100
5	178	62	58	58
4	129	46	42	41
3	92	32	30	30
2	56	19	19	18
1	20	6	8	6

Higher tier
Grade	Whole subjectout of 300	J560/04out of 100	J560/05out of 100	J560/06out of 100
9	246	79	84	83
8	199	66	66	67
7	152	53	48	51
6	118	41	37	40
5	84	29	27	28
4	51	18	17	16
3	34	12	12	10

June 2024

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

Foundation tier
Grade	Whole subjectout of 300	J560/01out of 100	J560/02out of 100	J560/03out of 100
5	180	62	60	58
4	131	45	43	43
3	93	32	31	30
2	55	19	18	18
1	18	6	6	6

Higher tier
Grade	Whole subjectout of 300	J560/04out of 100	J560/05out of 100	J560/06out of 100
9	245	81	82	82
8	195	65	65	65
7	145	49	49	47
6	110	37	37	36
5	76	26	25	25
4	42	14	14	14
3	25	8	9	8

November 2023

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

Foundation tier
Grade	Whole subjectout of 300	J560/01out of 100	J560/02out of 100	J560/03out of 100
5	165	54	56	55
4	120	39	41	40
3	86	28	29	29
2	53	17	18	18
1	20	5	7	8

Higher tier
Grade	Whole subjectout of 300	J560/04out of 100	J560/05out of 100	J560/06out of 100
9	244	79	83	82
8	199	66	67	66
7	154	52	52	50
6	120	40	41	39
5	87	28	30	29
4	54	17	19	18
3	37	12	13	12

June 2023

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

Foundation tier
Grade	Whole subjectout of 300	J560/01out of 100	J560/02out of 100	J560/03out of 100
5	178	62	63	53
4	129	45	45	39
3	92	32	32	28
2	56	20	19	17
1	20	7	7	6

Higher tier
Grade	Whole subjectout of 300	J560/04out of 100	J560/05out of 100	J560/06out of 100
9	242	84	85	73
8	193	67	69	57
7	144	51	51	42
6	109	39	39	31
5	74	27	26	21
4	39	14	14	11
3	21	8	7	6

November 2022

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

Foundation tier
Grade	Whole subjectout of 300	J560/01out of 100	J560/02out of 100	J560/03out of 100
5	168	56	55	57
4	117	39	38	40
3	84	28	27	29
2	51	17	16	18
1	19	6	6	7

Higher tier
Grade	Whole subjectout of 300	J560/04out of 100	J560/05out of 100	J560/06out of 100
9	244	82	82	80
8	202	68	69	65
7	160	55	55	50
6	123	42	43	38
5	86	30	30	26
4	49	17	17	15
3	30	11	10	9

June 2022

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

Foundation tier
Grade	Whole subjectout of 300	J560/01out of 100	J560/02out of 100	J560/03out of 100
5	170	62	54	54
4	119	47	36	36
3	85	33	26	26
2	52	20	16	16
1	19	7	6	6

Higher tier
Grade	Whole subjectout of 300	J560/04out of 100	J560/05out of 100	J560/06out of 100
9	242	86	74	82
8	200	72	61	67
7	158	59	46	53
6	120	45	35	40
5	82	31	24	27
4	45	17	13	15
3	26	10	7	9

November 2021

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

Foundation tier
Grade	Whole subjectout of 300	J560/01out of 100	J560/02out of 100	J560/03out of 100
5	155	49	57	49
4	121	38	44	39
3	87	27	32	28
2	53	17	19	17
1	20	7	6	7

Higher tier
Grade	Whole subjectout of 300	J560/04out of 100	J560/05out of 100	J560/06out of 100
9	239	84	79	76
8	193	68	66	59
7	147	51	53	43
6	115	40	41	34
5	83	29	29	25
4	51	18	17	16
3	35	13	11	11

November 2020

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

Foundation tier
Grade	Whole subjectout of 300	J560/01out of 100	J560/02out of 100	J560/03out of 100
5	158	55	53	50
4	123	44	42	37
3	88	32	30	26
2	53	19	18	16
1	18	6	6	6

Higher tier
Grade	Whole subjectout of 300	J560/04out of 100	J560/05out of 100	J560/06out of 100
9	241	79	84	78
8	195	65	68	62
7	150	51	52	47
6	117	39	41	37
5	84	28	29	27
4	52	17	18	17
3	36	11	13	12

November 2019

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

Foundation tier
Grade	Whole subjectout of 300	J560/01out of 100	J560/02out of 100	J560/03out of 100
5	176	65	56	55
4	139	53	43	43
3	102	40	31	31
2	65	25	20	20
1	28	11	9	8

Higher tier
Grade	Whole subjectout of 300	J560/04out of 100	J560/05out of 100	J560/06out of 100
9	245	82	81	82
8	204	68	67	69
7	163	55	52	56
6	131	45	42	44
5	100	35	32	33
4	69	25	22	22
3	53	20	17	16

June 2019

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

Foundation tier
Grade	Whole subjectout of 300	J560/01out of 100	J560/02out of 100	J560/03out of 100
5	189	65	66	58
4	144	49	50	45
3	104	35	37	32
2	64	21	23	20
1	24	8	8	8

Higher tier
Grade	Whole subjectout of 300	J560/04out of 100	J560/05out of 100	J560/06out of 100
9	256	91	81	84
8	213	78	67	68
7	171	65	54	52
6	136	52	44	40
5	102	39	34	29
4	68	26	24	18
3	51	20	19	12

November 2018

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

Foundation tier
Grade	Whole subjectout of 300	J560/01out of 100	J560/02out of 100	J560/03out of 100
5	180	63	61	56
4	154	55	52	47
3	113	40	38	35
2	72	25	24	23
1	31	11	9	11

Higher tier
Grade	Whole subjectout of 300	J560/04out of 100	J560/05out of 100	J560/06out of 100
9	239	83	79	77
8	193	70	63	60
7	147	57	47	43
6	118	46	38	34
5	90	35	30	25
4	62	25	22	15
3	48	20	18	10

June 2018

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

Foundation tier
Grade	Whole subjectout of 300	J560/01out of 100	J560/02out of 100	J560/03out of 100
5	187	67	58	62
4	146	53	45	48
3	105	38	32	35
2	64	23	19	22
1	24	8	7	9

Higher tier
Grade	Whole subjectout of 300	J560/04out of 100	J560/05out of 100	J560/06out of 100
9	256	87	85	84
8	210	74	67	69
7	164	60	50	54
6	129	48	39	42
5	94	35	28	31
4	60	23	17	20
3	43	18	11	14

November 2017

From OCR’s grade boundaries for November 2017: the board’s document.

Foundation tier
Grade	Whole subjectout of 300	J560/01out of 100	J560/02out of 100	J560/03out of 100
5	149	57	47	45
4	117	45	37	35
3	85	33	27	25
2	54	21	17	16
1	23	9	7	7

Higher tier
Grade	Whole subjectout of 300	J560/04out of 100	J560/05out of 100	J560/06out of 100
9	238	88	77	73
8	191	71	62	58
7	145	55	47	43
6	111	42	36	33
5	77	31	23	23
4	44	18	12	14
3	27	11	7	9

June 2017

From OCR’s grade boundaries for June 2017: the board’s document.

Foundation tier
Grade	Whole subjectout of 300	J560/01out of 100	J560/02out of 100	J560/03out of 100
5	174	64	47	63
4	126	48	31	47
3	93	36	23	34
2	60	24	15	21
1	28	13	6	9

Higher tier
Grade	Whole subjectout of 300	J560/04out of 100	J560/05out of 100	J560/06out of 100
9	248	85	82	81
8	203	71	66	66
7	159	57	50	52
6	121	44	37	40
5	83	31	24	28
4	46	19	11	16
3	27	13	4	10

Questions

What mark do you need for a grade 7 in OCR GCSE Mathematics J560?

In June 2026, the least mark for the whole subject that reached a grade 7 was 170 out of 300 on the Higher tier.

What mark do you need for a grade 4 in OCR GCSE Mathematics J560?

In June 2026, the least mark for the whole subject that reached a grade 4 was 133 out of 300 on the Foundation tier and 57 out of 300 on the Higher tier.

Which series of OCR GCSE Mathematics J560 grade boundaries are there?

17 series, from June 2017 to June 2026: June 2026, November 2025, June 2025, November 2024, June 2024, November 2023, June 2023, November 2022, June 2022, November 2021, November 2020, November 2019, June 2019, November 2018, June 2018, November 2017 and June 2017.

Do OCR GCSE Mathematics J560 grade boundaries change each year?

Yes. Across the 17 series here, a grade 7 on the Higher tier needed from 144 out of 300 (June 2023) to 171 out of 300 (June 2019).

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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 300	J560/04out of 100	J560/05out of 100	J560/06out of 100
9	264	88	84	92
8	217	74	67	76
7	170	58	51	61
6	132	44	40	48
5	94	31	28	35
4	57	17	17	23
3	38	10	11	17

Grade	Whole subjectout of 300	J560/04out of 100	J560/05out of 100	J560/06out of 100
9	258	86	83	89
8	212	71	68	73
7	166	56	53	57
6	129	43	41	45
5	93	30	29	34
4	57	17	18	22
3	39	10	12	17

Grade	Whole subjectout of 300	J560/04out of 100	J560/05out of 100	J560/06out of 100
9	258	90	84	84
8	212	76	68	68
7	166	60	53	53
6	126	46	40	40
5	86	32	27	27
4	47	17	15	15
3	27	9	9	9

Grade	Whole subjectout of 300	J560/04out of 100	J560/05out of 100	J560/06out of 100
9	246	79	84	83
8	199	66	66	67
7	152	53	48	51
6	118	41	37	40
5	84	29	27	28
4	51	18	17	16
3	34	12	12	10

Grade	Whole subjectout of 300	J560/04out of 100	J560/05out of 100	J560/06out of 100
9	245	81	82	82
8	195	65	65	65
7	145	49	49	47
6	110	37	37	36
5	76	26	25	25
4	42	14	14	14
3	25	8	9	8

Grade	Whole subjectout of 300	J560/04out of 100	J560/05out of 100	J560/06out of 100
9	244	79	83	82
8	199	66	67	66
7	154	52	52	50
6	120	40	41	39
5	87	28	30	29
4	54	17	19	18
3	37	12	13	12

Grade	Whole subjectout of 300	J560/04out of 100	J560/05out of 100	J560/06out of 100
9	242	84	85	73
8	193	67	69	57
7	144	51	51	42
6	109	39	39	31
5	74	27	26	21
4	39	14	14	11
3	21	8	7	6

Grade	Whole subjectout of 300	J560/04out of 100	J560/05out of 100	J560/06out of 100
9	244	82	82	80
8	202	68	69	65
7	160	55	55	50
6	123	42	43	38
5	86	30	30	26
4	49	17	17	15
3	30	11	10	9

Grade	Whole subjectout of 300	J560/04out of 100	J560/05out of 100	J560/06out of 100
9	242	86	74	82
8	200	72	61	67
7	158	59	46	53
6	120	45	35	40
5	82	31	24	27
4	45	17	13	15
3	26	10	7	9

Grade	Whole subjectout of 300	J560/04out of 100	J560/05out of 100	J560/06out of 100
9	239	84	79	76
8	193	68	66	59
7	147	51	53	43
6	115	40	41	34
5	83	29	29	25
4	51	18	17	16
3	35	13	11	11

Grade	Whole subjectout of 300	J560/04out of 100	J560/05out of 100	J560/06out of 100
9	264	88	84	92
8	217	74	67	76
7	170	58	51	61
6	132	44	40	48
5	94	31	28	35
4	57	17	17	23
3	38	10	11	17

Grade	Whole subjectout of 300	J560/04out of 100	J560/05out of 100	J560/06out of 100
9	258	86	83	89
8	212	71	68	73
7	166	56	53	57
6	129	43	41	45
5	93	30	29	34
4	57	17	18	22
3	39	10	12	17

Grade	Whole subjectout of 300	J560/04out of 100	J560/05out of 100	J560/06out of 100
9	258	90	84	84
8	212	76	68	68
7	166	60	53	53
6	126	46	40	40
5	86	32	27	27
4	47	17	15	15
3	27	9	9	9

Grade	Whole subjectout of 300	J560/04out of 100	J560/05out of 100	J560/06out of 100
9	246	79	84	83
8	199	66	66	67
7	152	53	48	51
6	118	41	37	40
5	84	29	27	28
4	51	18	17	16
3	34	12	12	10

Grade	Whole subjectout of 300	J560/04out of 100	J560/05out of 100	J560/06out of 100
9	245	81	82	82
8	195	65	65	65
7	145	49	49	47
6	110	37	37	36
5	76	26	25	25
4	42	14	14	14
3	25	8	9	8

Grade	Whole subjectout of 300	J560/04out of 100	J560/05out of 100	J560/06out of 100
9	244	79	83	82
8	199	66	67	66
7	154	52	52	50
6	120	40	41	39
5	87	28	30	29
4	54	17	19	18
3	37	12	13	12

Grade	Whole subjectout of 300	J560/04out of 100	J560/05out of 100	J560/06out of 100
9	242	84	85	73
8	193	67	69	57
7	144	51	51	42
6	109	39	39	31
5	74	27	26	21
4	39	14	14	11
3	21	8	7	6

Grade	Whole subjectout of 300	J560/04out of 100	J560/05out of 100	J560/06out of 100
9	244	82	82	80
8	202	68	69	65
7	160	55	55	50
6	123	42	43	38
5	86	30	30	26
4	49	17	17	15
3	30	11	10	9

Grade	Whole subjectout of 300	J560/04out of 100	J560/05out of 100	J560/06out of 100
9	242	86	74	82
8	200	72	61	67
7	158	59	46	53
6	120	45	35	40
5	82	31	24	27
4	45	17	13	15
3	26	10	7	9

Grade	Whole subjectout of 300	J560/04out of 100	J560/05out of 100	J560/06out of 100
9	239	84	79	76
8	193	68	66	59
7	147	51	53	43
6	115	40	41	34
5	83	29	29	25
4	51	18	17	16
3	35	13	11	11