Your grade journey
OCR GCSE History A (Explaining the Modern World)grade boundaries
Explore official boundaries. See where your marks take you.
J4103 official seriesMaximum mark 210
Exam series
Your papers
This subject has 12 paper routes with different boundaries. Pick each paper you sat.
Route: papers 01 · 08 · 11
Flight log / June 2026
Grade boundaries
OfficialOption AA · 01 / 08 / 11 · Out of 210
Grade 9
166
marks / 210
Grade 7
139
marks / 210
Grade 5
109
marks / 210
Grade 4
95
marks / 210
All grade thresholds
| Grade | Minimum mark | Mark range | % of maximum |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 166 | 166–210 | 79% |
| 8 | 152 | 152–165 | 72% |
| 7 | 139 | 139–151 | 66% |
| 6 | 124 | 124–138 | 59% |
| 5 | 109 | 109–123 | 52% |
| 4 | 95 | 95–108 | 45% |
| 3 | 67 | 67–94 | 32% |
| 2 | 39 | 39–66 | 19% |
| 1 | 12 | 12–38 | 5.7% |
| U | Below 12 | ||
These boundaries apply to this exam series and route.
How these boundaries have changed
Option AA, 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 | 166-1 | 152 | 139+1 | 124+2 | 109+3 | 95+4 | 67+2 | 39-1 | 12-3 |
| June 2025 | 167-3 | 152-3 | 138-2 | 122-1 | 106 | 91+1 | 65+1 | 40+2 | 15+2 |
| June 2024 | 170 | 155 | 140 | 123 | 106 | 90 | 64 | 38 | 13 |
+ higher than the same series a year earlier (harder to reach) · − lower (easier to reach).
Grade calculator
June 2026 · Option AA
Enter your mark for each paper to see your grade.
139 marks needed for Grade 7.
Frequently asked questions
What did you need for a grade 4 in History A (Explaining the Modern World) in June 2026?
In June 2026, grade 4 in OCR GCSE History A (Explaining the Modern World) (J410) needed 95 out of 210 on option aa; 91 out of 210 on option ab; 94 out of 210 on option ba.
What was the boundary for a grade 9 in June 2026?
166 out of 210 on option aa; 163 out of 210 on option ab; 165 out of 210 on option ba — the top grade for GCSE History A (Explaining the Modern World) 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.