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Biology
OCR GCSE · June 2019 ·4 awards
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| Award | Code | Max | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | U |
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| Biology (Gateway Science) — Higher | J247 | 180 | 13474 | 12067 | 10759 | 9050 | 7341 | 5732 | 4927 | — | — | 00 |
| Biology (Twenty First Century Science) — Higher | J257 | 180 | 12368 | 11162 | 10056 | 8748 | 7441 | 6134 | 5430 | — | — | 00 |
| Biology (Gateway Science) — Foundation | J247 | 180 | — | — | — | — | 9653 | 8145 | 6033 | 3922 | 1810 | 00 |
| Biology (Twenty First Century Science) — Foundation | J257 | 180 | — | — | — | — | 10860 | 9352 | 7139 | 5028 | 2916 | 00 |
Transcribed from Oxford Cambridge and RSA Examinations, June 2019 (PDF), retrieved 2026-08-16.
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Questions
- What was the grade 4 boundary for OCR GCSE Biology in June 2019?
- In June 2019, Biology (Gateway Science) — Higher: 57 out of 180; Biology (Twenty First Century Science) — Higher: 61 out of 180; Biology (Gateway Science) — Foundation: 81 out of 180; Biology (Twenty First Century Science) — Foundation: 93 out of 180.
- Will the boundaries be the same next year?
- No. Boards reset boundaries after every series so a grade means the same thing even when a paper is harder or easier than intended. Past boundaries tell you the likely range, not the answer.