GCSE Combined Science B (Twenty First Century Science) grade boundaries
J260OCR · June 2024 to June 2025
Approximate. Ofqual lines up the bottom of 7, 4 and 1 with the bottom of A, C and G. Ofqual's comparison (opens in a new tab)
Check a mark
Add up your marks across every paper in a past series and enter the total. The chart and table below update to show what it would have got in every series.
Exam series
Enter a mark to see your grade.
Boundaries move every series, so treat this as a guide, not a prediction.
Every series
The minimum total mark for each grade. Entry code J260.
| Series | Max mark | 9-9 | 9-8 | 8-8 | 8-7 | 7-7 | 7-6 | 6-6 | 6-5 | 5-5 | 5-4 | 4-4 | 4-3 | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2025 | 360 | 259 | 244 | 230 | 216 | 202 | 186 | 170 | 154 | 138 | 122 | 106 | 98 | Board PDF, p6 (opens in a new tab) |
| June 2024 | 360 | 256 | 242 | 228 | 214 | 201 | 185 | 169 | 153 | 138 | 123 | 108 | 100 | Board PDF, p5 (opens in a new tab) |
These are overall raw-mark boundaries for the whole qualification. Component boundaries, and anything we don't hold yet, are in OCR's grade boundary documents. If a figure here doesn't match the board's document, the board's document is right.