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OCR GCSE Art and Design (Photography)grade boundaries

Explore official boundaries. See where your marks take you.

J1733 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

Grade	Minimum mark	Mark range	% of maximum
9	187	187–200	94%
8	176	176–186	88%
7	165	165–175	83%
6	148	148–164	74%
5	131	131–147	66%
4	115	115–130	57%
3	85	85–114	43%
2	55	55–84	28%
1	26	26–54	13%
U	Below 26

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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	9	8	7	6	5	4	3	2	1
June 2026	187-1	176	165+1	148+1	131+1	115+1	85+1	55	26
June 2025	188+1	176+1	164+1	147+1	130+1	114+2	84+2	55+2	26+2
June 2024	187	175	163	146	129	112	82	53	24

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

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Target grade (optional)Grade 7

165 marks needed for Grade 7.

Frequently asked questions

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

In June 2026, grade 4 in OCR GCSE Art and Design (Photography) (J173) 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 (Photography) 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.