A grade boundary is the lowest total mark that earns a grade. Exam boards set them after the exams, once marking is nearly complete, and they change from year to year with how demanding the papers were (Ofqual). To use them with a past paper, add up your child's marks across all of that year's papers and compare the total with that year's row, which is out of the same maximum. Each year links to its papers.
June 2018, board by board
The marks needed for grade 4 and 7 in June 2018, as a share of each board's maximum. Each board writes its own papers and sets boundaries for them, so a lower boundary doesn't mean a board's exam is easier to pass.
OCR
OCR past papersSpecification J282, Latin.
Grade 4 needed 86 out of 200 marks (43%) in June 2018.
June 2018 out of 200
- 9
- 173 87%
- 8
- 153 77%
- 7
- 134 67%
- 6
- 118 59%
- 5
- 102 51%
- 4
- 86 43%
- 3
- 66 33%
- 2
- 46 23%
- 1
- 26 13%
Grade 4 as a share of the maximum: June 2018 43%. Grade 7 as a share of the maximum: June 2018 67%.
Grade 4 needed 86 out of 200 marks (43%) in June 2018.
June 2018 out of 200
- 9
- 173 87%
- 8
- 153 77%
- 7
- 134 67%
- 6
- 118 59%
- 5
- 102 51%
- 4
- 86 43%
- 3
- 66 33%
- 2
- 46 23%
- 1
- 26 13%
Grade 4 as a share of the maximum: June 2018 43%. Grade 7 as a share of the maximum: June 2018 67%.
Every mark, every series
Foundation tier
| Series | Out of | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 2021 | 200 | 15779% | 14171% | 12663% | 10452% | 8241% | 6131% | 4925% | 3719% | 2513% |
| November 2020 | 200 | 15879% | 14271% | 12663% | 10452% | 8241% | 6131% | 4925% | 3719% | 2513% |
| June 2018 | 200 | 17387% | 15377% | 13467% | 11859% | 10251% | 8643% | 6633% | 4623% | 2613% |
Higher tier
| Series | Out of | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 2020 | 200 | 15879% | 14271% | 12663% | 10452% | 8241% | 6131% | 4925% | 3719% | 2513% |
| June 2018 | 200 | 17387% | 15377% | 13467% | 11859% | 10251% | 8643% | 6633% | 4623% | 2613% |
Raw marks for the whole qualification, with the share of the maximum. From OCR's GCSE grade boundary documents: November 2021, November 2020, June 2018.
Eduqas
Eduqas past papersSpecification C990, Latin.
Every mark, every series
| Series | Out of | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 2020 | 200 | 16482% | 14774% | 13166% | 11055% | 9045% | 7035% | 5226% | 3518% | 189% |
Raw marks for the whole qualification, with the share of the maximum. From Eduqas's GCSE grade boundary documents: November 2020.