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Chemistry
OCR GCSE · November 2020 ·4 awards
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| Award | Code | Max | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | U |
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| Chemistry (Gateway Science) — Higher | J248 | 180 | 13173 | 11363 | 9653 | 7843 | 6033 | 4223 | 3318 | — | — | 00 |
| Chemistry (Twenty First Century Science) — Higher | J258 | 180 | 12167 | 10558 | 8949 | 7240 | 5531 | 3922 | 3117 | — | — | 00 |
| Chemistry (Gateway Science) — Foundation | J248 | 180 | — | — | — | — | 7944 | 6234 | 4525 | 2816 | 127 | 00 |
| Chemistry (Twenty First Century Science) — Foundation | J258 | 180 | — | — | — | — | 9754 | 7642 | 5531 | 3519 | 158 | 00 |
Transcribed from Oxford Cambridge and RSA Examinations, November 2020 (PDF), retrieved 2026-08-16.
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Questions
- What was the grade 4 boundary for OCR GCSE Chemistry in November 2020?
- In November 2020, Chemistry (Gateway Science) — Higher: 42 out of 180; Chemistry (Twenty First Century Science) — Higher: 39 out of 180; Chemistry (Gateway Science) — Foundation: 62 out of 180; Chemistry (Twenty First Century Science) — Foundation: 76 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.