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OCR A level English Literaturegrade boundaries

Explore official boundaries. See where your marks take you.

H4723 official seriesMaximum mark 200

Exam series

Flight log / June 2026

Grade boundaries

Official

All papers · 01 / 02 / 03 / 04 · Out of 200

Grade A*
188
marks / 200
Grade A
178
marks / 200
Grade C
130
marks / 200
Grade E
83
marks / 200

All grade thresholds

Grade	Minimum mark	Mark range	% of maximum
A*	188	188–200	94%
A	178	178–187	89%
B	154	154–177	77%
C	130	130–153	65%
D	106	106–129	53%
E	83	83–105	42%
U	Below 83

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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.

Series	A*	A	B	C	D	E
June 2026	188+1	178+1	154-1	130-3	106-5	83-6
June 2025	187	177+1	155+2	133+2	111+2	89+2
June 2024	187	176	153	131	109	87

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

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June 2026 · All papers

Your total mark

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Target grade (optional)Grade A

178 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 English Literature in June 2026?

In June 2026, grade E in OCR A level English Literature (H472) needed 83 out of 200 on all papers.

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

188 out of 200 on all papers — the top grade for A level English Literature 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.