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OCR A level Design and Technology (Design Engineering)grade boundaries

Explore official boundaries. See where your marks take you.

H4043 official seriesMaximum mark 300

Exam series

Flight log / June 2026

Grade boundaries

Official

All papers · 01 / 02 / 03 / 04 · Out of 300

  • Grade A*

    249

    marks / 300

  • Grade A

    229

    marks / 300

  • Grade C

    165

    marks / 300

  • Grade E

    103

    marks / 300

All grade thresholds

GradeMinimum markMark range% of maximum
A*249249–30083%
A229229–24876%
B197197–22866%
C165165–19655%
D134134–16445%
E103103–13334%
UBelow 103
View official OCR source

These boundaries apply to this exam series and route.

How these boundaries have changed

All papers, every official series. Boundaries move each year with how hard the papers were.

SeriesA*ABCDE
June 2026249-3229-3197-2165-1134+1103+3
June 2025252+9232+13199+13166+13133+13100+12
June 202424321918615312088

+ higher than the same series a year earlier (harder to reach) · − lower (easier to reach).

Grade calculator

June 2026 · All papers

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229 marks needed for Grade A.

Paper-by-paper entry isn’t available here: this subject's papers are weighted and the board doesn't publish the weighting factors in its boundary documents. Use your total subject mark from your results slip.

Frequently asked questions

What did you need for a grade E in Design and Technology (Design Engineering) in June 2026?

In June 2026, grade E in OCR A level Design and Technology (Design Engineering) (H404) needed 103 out of 300 on all papers.

What was the boundary for a grade A* in June 2026?

249 out of 300 on all papers — the top grade for A level Design and Technology (Design Engineering) in June 2026.

How is my grade worked out?

Your marks from each paper are added up (scaled by a weighting factor where papers count differently) to give your subject mark, which is then compared with the boundaries. Your grade comes from the total — not from each paper separately.

When will the next boundaries be published?

OCR publishes grade boundaries on results day for each series. Until then, any figures shown for a future series are Starley estimates, clearly labelled, based on recent years.

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