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OCR GCSE Design and Technologygrade boundaries

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J3103 official seriesMaximum mark 200

Exam series

Flight log / June 2026

Grade boundaries

Official

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

Grade 9
163
marks / 200
Grade 7
133
marks / 200
Grade 5
99
marks / 200
Grade 4
83
marks / 200

All grade thresholds

Grade	Minimum mark	Mark range	% of maximum
9	163	163–200	82%
8	148	148–162	74%
7	133	133–147	67%
6	116	116–132	58%
5	99	99–115	50%
4	83	83–98	42%
3	61	61–82	31%
2	39	39–60	20%
1	18	18–38	9.0%
U	Below 18

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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	163+7	148+6	133+5	116+5	99+5	83+6	61+5	39+3	18+2
June 2025	156+4	142+5	128+6	111+5	94+4	77+2	56+2	36+2	16+2
June 2024	152	137	122	106	90	75	54	34	14

+ 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 7

133 marks needed for Grade 7.

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 4 in Design and Technology in June 2026?

In June 2026, grade 4 in OCR GCSE Design and Technology (J310) needed 83 out of 200 on all papers.

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

163 out of 200 on all papers — the top grade for GCSE Design and Technology 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.