GCSE Drama grade boundaries
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.
Enter a mark to see your grade.
Boundaries move every series, so treat this as a guide, not a prediction.
How the boundaries have moved
As a percentage of the maximum mark, so years with different paper totals compare fairly.
Every series
The minimum total mark for each grade. Entry code J316.
| Series | Max mark | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2025 | 200 | 179 | 169 | 160 | 146 | 132 | 119 | 89 | 59 | 29 | Board PDF, p2 (opens in a new tab) |
| June 2024 | 200 | 177 | 167 | 158 | 143 | 129 | 115 | 87 | 59 | 32 | Board PDF, p2 (opens in a new tab) |
| June 2023 | 200 | 178 | 170 | 162 | 148 | 134 | 120 | 90 | 60 | 30 | Board PDF, p2 (opens in a new tab) |
| June 2022 | 200 | 169 | 159 | 149 | 134 | 119 | 105 | 83 | 61 | 39 | Board PDF, p2 (opens in a new tab) |
| June 2019 | 200 | 177 | 167 | 157 | 142 | 127 | 113 | 84 | 56 | 28 | Board PDF, p4 (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.