Paper 03
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Biology
OCR GCSE · November 2021 ·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 | 12871 | 11262 | 9754 | 7843 | 5933 | 4022 | 3017 | — | — | 00 |
| Biology (Twenty First Century Science) — Higher | J257 | 180 | 11765 | 10357 | 9050 | 7642 | 6335 | 5028 | 4324 | — | — | 00 |
| Biology (Gateway Science) — Foundation | J247 | 180 | — | — | — | — | 8044 | 6335 | 4626 | 2916 | 127 | 00 |
| Biology (Twenty First Century Science) — Foundation | J257 | 180 | — | — | — | — | 10357 | 8145 | 5933 | 3721 | 169 | 00 |
Transcribed from Oxford Cambridge and RSA Examinations, November 2021 (PDF), retrieved 2026-08-16.
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Questions
- What was the grade 4 boundary for OCR GCSE Biology in November 2021?
- In November 2021, Biology (Gateway Science) — Higher: 40 out of 180; Biology (Twenty First Century Science) — Higher: 50 out of 180; Biology (Gateway Science) — Foundation: 63 out of 180; Biology (Twenty First Century Science) — Foundation: 81 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.