OCR GCSE Drama grade boundaries
Specification J316
June 2026 · GCSE
200 marks in totalOfficial exam-board qualification boundaries. Use marks from this specification, entry option and exam series. A single paper is not a qualification grade.
OCR has announced that the final assessment opportunity for J316 will be June 2028. These figures are for the June 2026 series.
Qualification boundaries
| Grade | Marks | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| 9 | 177 | 88.5% |
| 8 | 168 | 84.0% |
| 7 | 160 | 80.0% |
| 6 | 146 | 73.0% |
| 5 | 133 | 66.5% |
| 4 | 120 | 60.0% |
| 3 | 89 | 44.5% |
| 2 | 58 | 29.0% |
| 1 | 28 | 14.0% |
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Notional component boundaries · June 2026
Official notional component boundaries, checked against the published table. Use these to compare a paper score; your qualification grade uses the total.
J316/01 or J316/02 · 60 marks
| Grade | Raw marks | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| 9 | 54 | 90% |
| 8 | 51 | 85% |
| 7 | 48 | 80% |
| 6 | 44 | 73.3% |
| 5 | 40 | 66.7% |
| 4 | 36 | 60% |
| 3 | 27 | 45% |
| 2 | 18 | 30% |
| 1 | 10 | 16.7% |
J316/03 · 60 marks
| Grade | Raw marks | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| 9 | 54 | 90% |
| 8 | 51 | 85% |
| 7 | 48 | 80% |
| 6 | 44 | 73.3% |
| 5 | 40 | 66.7% |
| 4 | 36 | 60% |
| 3 | 27 | 45% |
| 2 | 18 | 30% |
| 1 | 9 | 15% |
J316/04 · 80 marks
| Grade | Raw marks | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| 9 | 69 | 86.3% |
| 8 | 66 | 82.5% |
| 7 | 64 | 80% |
| 6 | 58 | 72.5% |
| 5 | 53 | 66.3% |
| 4 | 48 | 60% |
| 3 | 35 | 43.8% |
| 2 | 22 | 27.5% |
| 1 | 9 | 11.3% |
Other recorded years
Each row uses its own recorded maximum. Comparisons do not predict the next series.