OCR A Level Grade Boundaries For 2022 Amidst 2023 Season

Thousands of students are currently taking their exams and hoping for good results come August. We give some insight into last year and tell you the OCR A Level grade boundaries in 2022.

For the first time in a few years, there are no COVID adjustments to marking criteria for GCSE and A Level exams. However, that doesn’t mean that knowing past grade boundaries won’t be helpful, especially as considerations were eased last year

Any students taking OCR papers may then be interested to know what the exam board handed out for their individual papers last year. There’s a lot to get through, so strap yourselves in!

OCR A Level Boundaries For 2022

These go in alphabetical order depending on the course; some serious scrolling may be involved.

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Subject and Module	A*	A	B	C	D	E	U
Ancient History
– Sparta and the Greek world	78	67	54	41	28	15	0
– Athens and the Greek world	78	67	54	41	28	15	0
– Macedon and the Greek world	78	67	54	41	28	15	0
– Republic and Empire	79	67	54	41	28	15	0
– The Eleven Caesars	79	67	54	41	28	15	0
– Emperors and Empire	79	67	54	41	28	15	0
Art and Design
– Art, Craft and Design	113	106	89	72	55	39	0
– Fine Art	113	106	89	72	55	39	0
– Graphic Communication	113	106	89	72	55	39	0
– Photography	113	106	89	72	55	39	0
– Textile Design	113	106	89	72	55	39	0
– Three-Dimensional Design	113	106	89	72	55	39	0
– Critical and Contextual Studies	113	106	89	72	55	39	0
Biology A
– Biological processes	71	60	50	40	30	19	0
– Biological diversity	66	56	47	38	28	19	0
– Unified biology	47	40	33	26	20	14	0
Biology B
– Fundamentals of biology	63	55	47	38	30	22	0
– Scientific literacy in biology	58	51	44	37	30	23	0
– Practical skills in biology	32	28	24	21	18	15	10
Business
– Operating in a local business environment	64	57	47	38	29	20	0
– The UK business environment	62	55	45	35	25	16	0
– The global business environment	63	56	47	37	27	17	0
Chemistry A
– Periodic table, elements and physical chemistry	78	62	48	35	22	9	0
– Synthesis and analytical techniques	83	66	52	38	24	10	0
– Unified chemistry	52	40	32	24	16	8	0
Chemistry B
– Fundamentals of chemistry	85	67	55	43	31	18	0
– Scientific literacy in chemistry	75	60	49	38	27	17	0
– Practical skills in chemistry	45	38	30	22	15	8	0
Classical Civilisation
– The World of the Hero	70	64	54	45	36	27	0
– Greek Theatre	62	53	44	35	26	17	0
– Imperial Image	63	54	44	35	26	17	0
– Invention of the Barbarian	61	52	43	34	25	16	0
– Greek Art	61	52	43	34	25	16	0
– Greek Religion	60	51	42	33	24	16	0
– Love and Relationships	64	54	44	35	26	17	0
– Politics of the Late Republic	62	52	43	34	25	16	0
– Democracy and the Athenians	59	50	41	32	24	16	0
Classical Greek
– Unseen translation	76	61	52	42	32	22	0
– Prose composition or comprehension	37	29	25	20	16	12	0
– Prose literature	61	50	42	35	28	21	0
– Verse literature	61	50	42	35	28	21	0
Computer Science
– Computer systems	100	86	71	56	41	27	0
– Algorithms and Programming	109	95	78	61	44	27	0
– Programming project	55	48	40	33	26	18	0
– Programming project	55	48	40	33	26	18	0
Design and Technology
– Principles of Design Engineering	58	52	44	35	26	17	0
– Problem Solving in Design Engineering	42	37	30	24	18	12	0
– Iterative Design Project (OCR Repository)	82	72	62	52	42	32	0
– Iterative Design Project (Postal Moderation)	82	72	62	52	42	32	0
– Principles of Fashion and Textiles	63	59	51	44	36	28	0
– Problem Solving in Fashion and Textiles	54	50	43	36	30	24	0
– Principles of Product Design	63	59	52	44	36	28	0
– Problem Solving in Product Design	54	50	43	36	30	24	0
Drama and Theatre
– Practitioners in practice (performing) (OCR Repository)	99	92	80	68	57	46	0
– Practitioners in practice (performing) (Postal Moderation)	99	92	80	68	57	46	0
– Practitioners in practice (design) (OCR Repository)	99	92	80	68	57	46	0
– Practitioners in practice (design) (Postal Moderation)	99	92	80	68	57	46	0
– Exploring and performing texts (performing) (OCR Repository)	46	42	37	32	28	24	0
– Exploring and performing texts (design) (OCR Repository)	46	42	37	32	28	24	0
– Exploring and performing text (performing) (Postal Moderation)	46	42	37	32	28	24	0
– Exploring and performing text (design) (Postal Moderation)	46	42	37	32	28	24	0
– Analysing Performance	50	44	40	35	29	24	0
– Deconstructing texts for performance: Antigone	51	46	40	35	29	23	0
– Deconstructing texts for performance: Cloud Nine	51	46	40	35	29	23	0
– Deconstructing texts for performance: Earthquakes in London	51	46	40	35	29	23	0
– Deconstructing texts for performance: Stockholm	51	46	40	35	29	23	0
– Deconstructing texts for performance: Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street	51	46	40	35	29	23	0
– Deconstructing texts for performance: The Crucible	51	46	40	35	29	23	0
– Deconstructing texts for performance: The Visit	51	46	40	35	29	23	0
– Deconstructing texts for performance: Woza Albert!	51	46	40	35	29	23	0
Economics
– Microeconomics	66	59	50	41	32	23	0
– Macroeconomics	65	57	49	40	31	22	0
– Themes in economics	61	51	42	33	24	15	0
English Language
– Exploring language	66	59	50	41	32	23	0
– Dimensions of linguistic variation	65	57	49	40	31	22	0
– Independent language research	32	30	25	21	17	13	0
English Language and Literature
– Exploring non-fiction and spoken texts	26	23	19	15	12	9	0
– The language of poetry and plays	49	45	39	34	28	22	0
– Reading as a writer, writing as a reader	45	42	37	31	26	20	0
– Independent study: analysing and producing texts	35	32	27	23	18	14	0
English Literature
– Drama and poetry pre-1900	55	51	43	35	27	20	0
– Comparative and contextual study	55	52	44	36	29	21	0
– Literature post-1900	35	33	28	23	18	13	0
Film Studies
– Film History	83	76	60	44	29	14	0
– Critical Approaches to Film	75	69	55	42	28	14	0
– Making Short Film (OCR Repository)	74	67	55	43	31	19	0
– Making Short Film (Postal Moderation)	74	67	55	43	31	19	0
Geography
– Physical systems	44	37	30	24	18	12	0
– Human interactions	49	42	35	29	23	17	0
– Geographical debates	78	70	60	48	36	24	0
– Investigative geography (OCR Repository)	52	45	39	33	27	21	0
– Investigative geography (Postal Moderation)	52	45	39	33	27	21	0
Geology
– Fundamentals of geology	72	62	52	42	32	22	0
– Scientific literacy in geology	65	56	45	35	25	15	0
– Practical skills in geology	37	31	27	22	17	12	0
History
– Topic based essay	35	31	26	21	16	11	0
– British period study and enquiry (except Y109)	35	31	26	21	16	11	0
– British period study and enquiry Y109	34	30	25	20	15	11	0
– Non-British Period Study (except Y213)	21	19	15	12	9	6	0
– Non-British Period Study (Y213)	19	17	14	11	8	5	0
– Thematic study and historical interpretations	59	51	42	33	24	16	0
Latin
– Unseen translation	70	55	48	40	33	25	0
– Prose composition or comprehension	32	26	22	18	14	11	0
– Prose literature	54	44	37	30	23	15	0
– Verse literature	54	45	38	32	25	19	0
Law							0
– The legal system and criminal law	62	52	41	30	20	10	0
– Law making and the law of tort	57	47	37	28	18	8	0
– The nature of law and Human rights	59	48	38	28	18	8	0
– The nature of law and the law of contract	59	48	38	28	18	8	0
Mathematics A
– Pure Mathematics	73	56	44	33	22	11	0
– Pure Mathematics and Statistics	62	48	39	30	21	12	0
– Pure Mathematics and Mechanics	58	45	36	27	18	9	0
Further Mathematics A
– Pure Core 1	50	42	34	27	20	13	0
– Pure Core 2	45	36	29	22	16	10	0
– Statistics	59	49	39	30	21	12	0
– Mechanics	45	33	26	20	14	8	0
– Discrete Mathematics	49	39	32	25	18	11	0
– Additional Pure Mathematics	39	29	23	18	13	8	0
Mathematics B
– Pure Mathematics and Mechanics	71	58	47	36	25	14	0
– Pure Mathematics and Statistics	78	64	5	38	26	14	0
– Pure Mathematics and Comprehension	63	50	40	30	20	10	0
Further Mathematics B
– Core Pure	109	85	67	49	3	13	0
– Mechanics Major	77	61	48	35	22	9	0
– Statistics Major	85	69	53	38	23	8	0
– Mechanics Minor	31	23	18	14	10	6	0
– Statistics Minor	44	37	31	25	19	14	0
– Modelling with Algorithms	38	32	27	22	17	13	0
– Numerical Methods	38	30	24	18	13	8	0
– Extra Pure	40	31	25	19	13	7	0
– Further Pure with Technology	39	31	26	21	16	11	0
Media Studies
– Media messages	48	41	34	26	18	9	0
– Evolving media	46	39	31	23	15	8	0
– Making media (OCR Repository)	48	42	34	27	20	13	0
– Making media (Postal Moderation)	48	42	34	27	20	13	0
Music
– Performing A	64	56	49	41	34	27	0
– Performing B	89	79	68	58	47	36	0
– Composing A	58	51	44	37	30	23	0
– Composing B	33	29	25	21	17	14	0
– Listening and appraising	81	72	63	54	45	35	0
Physical Education
– Physiological factors affecting performance	60	53	47	40	33	26	0
– Psychological factors affecting performance	43	38	33	29	24	18	0
– Socio-cultural issues in physical activity and sport	36	32	28	24	20	16	0
– Practical Performances	23	20	17	14	11	9	0
– Evaluating and Analysing Performance for Improvement	19	17	14	11	9	7	0
Physics A
– Modelling physics	83	73	60	47	34	21	0
– Exploring physics	79	67	54	41	28	16	0
– Unified physics	49	41	33	25	18	10	0
Physics B
– Fundamentals of physics	66	54	44	34	25	16	0
– Scientific literacy in physics	69	55	44	33	22	11	0
– Practical skills in physics	42	34	28	22	16	10	0
Psychology
– Research methods	73	66	55	45	34	23	0
– Psychological themes through core studies	65	56	46	36	26	17	0
– Applied psychology	75	67	56	45	35	24	0
Religious Studies
– Philosophy of religion	94	80	64	49	33	17	0
– Religion and ethics	94	81	65	49	34	18	0
– Developments in Christian thought	95	82	66	50	34	19	0
– Developments in Islamic thought	95	82	66	50	34	19	0
– Developments in Jewish thought	95	82	66	50	34	19	0
– Developments in Buddhist thought	95	82	66	50	34	19	0
– Developments in Hindu thought	95	82	66	50	34	19	0
Sociology
– Socialisation, culture and identity	80	73	61	49	38	27	0
– Researching and understanding social inequalities	85	77	63	50	36	23	0
– Debates in contemporary society	89	78	65	51	38	24	0

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Hopefully, these OCR 2022 grade boundaries will give you an idea of what marks you’ll need to get for your university application. Remember, even if you don’t achieve your target grades, there are still plenty of options to get you on a course you love.

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OCR A Level Grade Boundaries For 2022 Amidst 2023 Season

OCR A Level Boundaries For 2022

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