OCR GCSE Combined Science A (Gateway) · J250
OCR GCSE Combined Science A (Gateway) grade boundaries
The marks out of 360 needed for each grade, for every series since 2018. Each row links to OCR's source document.
Quick answers
- What was the grade 4-4 boundary for OCR GCSE Combined Science A (Gateway) in June 2026?
- In June 2026, grade 4-4 needed 121 out of 360 (34%) on Higher and 174 out of 360 (48%) on Foundation.
- What was the grade 5-5 boundary for OCR GCSE Combined Science A (Gateway) in June 2026?
- In June 2026, grade 5-5 needed 154 out of 360 (43%) on Higher and 209 out of 360 (58%) on Foundation.
- What was the grade 7-7 boundary for OCR GCSE Combined Science A (Gateway) in June 2026?
- In June 2026, grade 7-7 needed 222 out of 360 (62%) on Higher.
- What was the grade 9-9 boundary for OCR GCSE Combined Science A (Gateway) in June 2026?
- In June 2026, grade 9-9 needed 275 out of 360 (76%) on Higher.
- How many marks do you need for a grade 4-4 in OCR GCSE Combined Science A (Gateway)?
- In the June exams since 2023, grade 4-4 needed 121 to 129 out of 360 on Higher, and 174 to 194 out of 360 on Foundation. Boundaries are set after each exam, so treat these as a guide rather than a prediction.
- Why do grade boundaries change every year?
- Each paper is slightly easier or harder than the year before. The exam board sets the boundaries after marking, so that a grade represents about the same standard every year. A harder paper gets lower boundaries.
Higher tier
| Series | 9-9 | 9-8 | 8-8 | 8-7 | 7-7 | 7-6 | 6-6 | 6-5 | 5-5 | 5-4 | 4-4 | 4-3 | 3-3 | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2026 | 275 | 261 | 248 | 235 | 222 | 205 | 188 | 171 | 154 | 137 | 121 | 113 | – | OCR PDF |
| June 2025 | 280 | 266 | 252 | 239 | 226 | 209 | 192 | 175 | 158 | 142 | 126 | 118 | – | OCR PDF |
| June 2024 | 273 | 260 | 248 | 236 | 224 | 208 | 192 | 176 | 160 | 144 | 129 | 121 | – | OCR PDF |
| June 2023 | 281 | 268 | 255 | 242 | 229 | 211 | 193 | 176 | 159 | 142 | 125 | 117 | – | OCR PDF |
| June 2022 | 257 | 243 | 229 | 215 | 201 | 184 | 167 | 151 | 135 | 119 | 103 | 95 | – | OCR PDF |
| November 2021 | 239 | 222 | 205 | 188 | 172 | 157 | 142 | 127 | 112 | 97 | 82 | 74 | – | OCR PDF |
| November 2020 | 242 | 226 | 210 | 195 | 180 | 164 | 148 | 132 | 116 | 100 | 84 | 76 | – | OCR PDF |
| June 2019 | 252 | 237 | 222 | 208 | 194 | 177 | 161 | 145 | 129 | 113 | 97 | 89 | – | OCR PDF |
| June 2018 | 256 | 240 | 224 | 208 | 193 | 176 | 159 | 142 | 126 | 110 | 94 | 78 | 62 | OCR PDF |
Foundation tier
| Series | 5-5 | 5-4 | 4-4 | 4-3 | 3-3 | 3-2 | 2-2 | 2-1 | 1-1 | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2026 | 209 | 191 | 174 | 153 | 132 | 111 | 90 | 69 | 48 | OCR PDF |
| June 2025 | 212 | 194 | 176 | 155 | 134 | 113 | 92 | 71 | 50 | OCR PDF |
| June 2024 | 220 | 207 | 194 | 170 | 147 | 124 | 101 | 78 | 55 | OCR PDF |
| June 2023 | 210 | 192 | 175 | 153 | 131 | 109 | 88 | 67 | 46 | OCR PDF |
| June 2022 | 194 | 178 | 162 | 141 | 120 | 100 | 80 | 60 | 40 | OCR PDF |
| November 2021 | 166 | 148 | 130 | 112 | 94 | 76 | 59 | 42 | 25 | OCR PDF |
| November 2020 | 167 | 149 | 131 | 113 | 96 | 79 | 62 | 45 | 28 | OCR PDF |
| June 2019 | 177 | 161 | 145 | 127 | 109 | 91 | 73 | 55 | 38 | OCR PDF |
| June 2018 | 183 | 165 | 147 | 128 | 109 | 90 | 71 | 53 | 35 | OCR PDF |
On Higher, grades 4-3 and 3-3 are a safety net for students who only just miss grade 4-4. A dash (–) means the board didn't set that grade in that series.
No exams were sat in June 2020 or June 2021, and 2022 was graded more generously on purpose, so our calculators use June exams from 2023 onwards. November 2020 and 2021 were special autumn series after the summer exams were cancelled, so they aren't comparable with June.