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Grade Boundary

History

OCR GCSE · November 2021 ·3 awards

165012291058887726565414333252181
Every boundary at its true height on the 165-mark scale.

Turn a mark into a grade

This is the total for the whole subject, not one paper. Working from paper marks? Use the paper calculator below.

of 165

Enter a mark to place it on the scale.

Every boundary published

Raw marks for the whole subject. The small figure under each is that mark as a percentage of the maximum — the only number that compares fairly across boards.

AwardCodeMax987654321U
HistoryJ1981651227410564885372445634412533202515181100
History (Explaining the Modern World)J41016012377109689559794963394830352222149600
History (Schools History Project)J4111701347911970105629053764562364526291713800

Transcribed from Oxford Cambridge and RSA Examinations, November 2021 (PDF), retrieved 2026-08-16.

Work back from your paper marks

Fill in what you already have and leave the rest blank. A blank box means not sat yet, which is not the same as a zero.

OCR offers a choice of options here and does not publish which option code belongs to which award, so pick the papers you actually sat.

Paper 11

/ 60

Paper 12

/ 45

Paper 21

/ 60

Paper 22

/ 45
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Questions

What was the grade 4 boundary for OCR GCSE History in November 2021?
In November 2021, History: 41 out of 165; History (Explaining the Modern World): 48 out of 160; History (Schools History Project): 62 out of 170.
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.