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OCR GCSE Art and Design (Critical and Contextual Studies)grade boundaries

Explore official boundaries. See where your marks take you.

J1763 official seriesMaximum mark 200

Exam series

Flight log / June 2026

Grade boundaries

Official

All papers · 01 / 02 · Out of 200

  • Grade 9

    187

    marks / 200

  • Grade 7

    165

    marks / 200

  • Grade 5

    131

    marks / 200

  • Grade 4

    115

    marks / 200

All grade thresholds

GradeMinimum markMark range% of maximum
9187187–20094%
8176176–18688%
7165165–17583%
6148148–16474%
5131131–14766%
4115115–13057%
38585–11443%
25555–8428%
12626–5413%
UBelow 26
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.

Series987654321
June 2026187-1176165+1148+1131+1115+185+15526
June 2025188+1176+1164+1147+1130+1114+284+255+226+2
June 2024187175163146129112825324

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

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June 2026 · All papers

Enter your mark for each paper to see your grade.

165 marks needed for Grade 7.

Frequently asked questions

What did you need for a grade 4 in Art and Design (Critical and Contextual Studies) in June 2026?

In June 2026, grade 4 in OCR GCSE Art and Design (Critical and Contextual Studies) (J176) needed 115 out of 200 on all papers.

What was the boundary for a grade 9 in June 2026?

187 out of 200 on all papers — the top grade for GCSE Art and Design (Critical and Contextual Studies) 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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