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OCR A-level Physics grade boundaries by year

Specification
Grade

OCR A-level Physics A

The A boundary has ranged from 65% to 76%

Lowest in 2024, highest in 2019. June 2026: 178 out of 270.

Every grade, June 2017 to 2026
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'17'18'19'20'21'22'23'24'25'2665%76%
  • A
  • Other grades

2027 exams

  1. Fri 21 MayPaper 1: Modelling physicsMorning
  2. Thu 27 MayPaper 2: Exploring physicsAfternoon
  3. Tue 8 JunPaper 3: Unified physicsMorning

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Questions people ask

What was the A boundary for OCR A-level Physics in 2026?

178 out of 270 (66%) for Physics A. Since 2017 it has been as low as 65% (2024) and as high as 76% (2019).

When are the OCR A-level Physics exams in 2027?

For Physics A, the first paper is on Friday 21 May 2027 and the last on Tuesday 8 June 2027.

Why do grade boundaries change every year?

Each year's papers are different, so the board moves the boundaries to keep a grade worth the same. A harder paper gets lower boundaries.

How we work this out

What it does

Every June OCR A-level Physics grade boundary from 2017 to 2026 as a percentage, and the 2027 exam dates.

OCR A-level Physics: the board's published June qualification boundaries from 2017 to 2026. No summer exams were sat in 2020 or 2021.

Method

  1. Each boundary is the published mark divided by the qualification's total marks that June.
  2. The range is the lowest and highest of those percentages across the years shown, rounded to the nearest whole percent.
  3. Where the board sets different boundaries for different option papers, each option has its own line.