The minimum marks needed for each grade (9 to 1) in OCR GCSE Maths exams, for every year from 2017 to 2025. Each figure is the lowest mark that earned the grade in that exam series. Enter your marks into the predicted grade calculator to see the grade they would earn.
| Section | Exam series | Max mark | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Higher | June 2025 | 300 | 258 | 212 | 166 | 126 | 86 | 47 | 27 | - | - |
| Foundation | June 2025 | 300 | - | - | - | - | 182 | 134 | 95 | 56 | 17 |
| Section | Exam series | Max mark | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Higher | June 2024 | 300 | 245 | 195 | 145 | 110 | 76 | 42 | 25 | - | - |
| Higher | November 2024 | 300 | 246 | 199 | 152 | 118 | 84 | 51 | 34 | - | - |
| Foundation | June 2024 | 300 | - | - | - | - | 180 | 131 | 93 | 55 | 18 |
| Foundation | November 2024 | 300 | - | - | - | - | 178 | 129 | 92 | 56 | 20 |
| Section | Exam series | Max mark | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Higher | June 2023 | 300 | 242 | 193 | 144 | 109 | 74 | 39 | 21 | - | - |
| Higher | November 2023 | 300 | 244 | 199 | 154 | 120 | 87 | 54 | 37 | - | - |
| Foundation | June 2023 | 300 | - | - | - | - | 178 | 129 | 92 | 56 | 20 |
| Foundation | November 2023 | 300 | - | - | - | - | 165 | 120 | 86 | 53 | 20 |
| Section | Exam series | Max mark | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Higher | June 2022 | 300 | 242 | 200 | 158 | 120 | 82 | 45 | 26 | - | - |
| Higher | November 2022 | 300 | 244 | 202 | 160 | 123 | 86 | 49 | 30 | - | - |
| Foundation | June 2022 | 300 | - | - | - | - | 170 | 119 | 85 | 52 | 19 |
| Foundation | November 2022 | 300 | - | - | - | - | 168 | 117 | 84 | 51 | 19 |
| Section | Exam series | Max mark | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Higher | November 2021 | 300 | 239 | 193 | 147 | 115 | 83 | 51 | 35 | - | - |
| Foundation | November 2021 | 300 | - | - | - | - | 155 | 121 | 87 | 53 | 20 |
| Section | Exam series | Max mark | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Higher | November 2020 | 300 | 241 | 195 | 150 | 117 | 84 | 52 | 36 | - | - |
| Foundation | November 2020 | 300 | - | - | - | - | 158 | 123 | 88 | 53 | 18 |
| Section | Exam series | Max mark | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Higher | June 2019 | 300 | 256 | 213 | 171 | 136 | 102 | 68 | 51 | - | - |
| Higher | November 2019 | 300 | 245 | 204 | 163 | 131 | 100 | 69 | 53 | - | - |
| Foundation | June 2019 | 300 | - | - | - | - | 189 | 144 | 104 | 64 | 24 |
| Foundation | November 2019 | 300 | - | - | - | - | 176 | 139 | 102 | 65 | 28 |
| Section | Exam series | Max mark | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Higher | June 2018 | 300 | 256 | 210 | 164 | 129 | 94 | 60 | 43 | - | - |
| Higher | November 2018 | 300 | 239 | 193 | 147 | 118 | 90 | 62 | 48 | - | - |
| Foundation | June 2018 | 300 | - | - | - | - | 187 | 146 | 105 | 64 | 24 |
| Foundation | November 2018 | 300 | - | - | - | - | 180 | 154 | 113 | 72 | 31 |
| Section | Exam series | Max mark | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Higher | June 2017 | 300 | 248 | 203 | 159 | 121 | 83 | 46 | 27 | - | - |
| Higher | November 2017 | 300 | 238 | 191 | 145 | 111 | 77 | 44 | 27 | - | - |
| Foundation | June 2017 | 300 | - | - | - | - | 174 | 126 | 93 | 60 | 28 |
| Foundation | November 2017 | 300 | - | - | - | - | 149 | 117 | 85 | 54 | 23 |
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