OCR A-level Further Maths grade boundaries 2025: every option
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OCR A-level Further Maths grade boundaries 2025
OCR Further Maths has a different boundary for each combination of papers, because an option like Statistics and an option like Additional Pure Mathematics are not equally easy to score on. The figures below come from OCR's June 2025 A Level boundaries document (version 1.0, 14 August 2025). Find the row that matches the Y codes on your entry.
Further Mathematics A (H245)
You sit Y540 and Y541 (Pure Core 1 and 2) and two of the four options: Y542 Statistics, Y543 Mechanics, Y544 Discrete Mathematics and Y545 Additional Pure Mathematics. Each paper is 75 marks, so the total is 300. Our OCR A-level Further Maths guide describes them.
| Further Maths A (H245), June 2025 | A* | A | B | C | D | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Y540+Y541+Y542+Y543, out of 300 | 231 | 198 | 167 | 136 | 105 | 74 |
| Y540+Y541+Y542+Y544, out of 300 | 227 | 195 | 164 | 133 | 102 | 71 |
| Y540+Y541+Y542+Y545, out of 300 | 228 | 196 | 164 | 132 | 101 | 70 |
| Y540+Y541+Y543+Y544, out of 300 | 225 | 193 | 162 | 132 | 102 | 72 |
| Y540+Y541+Y543+Y545, out of 300 | 226 | 194 | 163 | 132 | 101 | 71 |
| Y540+Y541+Y544+Y545, out of 300 | 222 | 191 | 160 | 129 | 98 | 68 |
Further Mathematics B, MEI (H645)
OCR's document gives every Further Maths B route a total of 360, although the paper maxima in a route add up to 324 (for example 144, 120 and 60). The marks are therefore weighted before the total is formed, so do not add raw marks and compare them with the table.
| Further Maths B (H645), June 2025 | A* | A | B | C | D | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Route A: Y420+Y421+Y432, out of 360 | 291 | 257 | 215 | 173 | 131 | 89 |
| Route A: Y420+Y421+Y433, out of 360 | 285 | 250 | 209 | 169 | 129 | 89 |
| Route A: Y420+Y421+Y434, out of 360 | 288 | 252 | 210 | 168 | 126 | 85 |
| Route A: Y420+Y421+Y435, out of 360 | 288 | 252 | 209 | 167 | 125 | 83 |
| Route A: Y420+Y421+Y436, out of 360 | 286 | 250 | 209 | 168 | 127 | 87 |
| Route B: Y420+Y422+Y431, out of 360 | 298 | 261 | 218 | 176 | 134 | 92 |
| Route B: Y420+Y422+Y433, out of 360 | 297 | 262 | 220 | 178 | 136 | 95 |
| Route B: Y420+Y422+Y434, out of 360 | 300 | 264 | 220 | 177 | 134 | 91 |
| Route B: Y420+Y422+Y435, out of 360 | 300 | 264 | 220 | 176 | 132 | 89 |
| Route B: Y420+Y422+Y436, out of 360 | 298 | 262 | 219 | 177 | 135 | 93 |
| Route C: Y420+Y431+Y432+Y433, out of 360 | 294 | 255 | 214 | 174 | 134 | 94 |
| Route C: Y420+Y431+Y432+Y434, out of 360 | 297 | 257 | 215 | 173 | 131 | 90 |
| Route C: Y420+Y431+Y432+Y435, out of 360 | 297 | 257 | 214 | 172 | 130 | 88 |
| Route C: Y420+Y431+Y432+Y436, out of 360 | 295 | 255 | 214 | 173 | 132 | 92 |
| Route C: Y420+Y431+Y433+Y434, out of 360 | 291 | 250 | 210 | 170 | 130 | 90 |
| Route C: Y420+Y431+Y433+Y435, out of 360 | 291 | 250 | 209 | 168 | 128 | 88 |
| Route C: Y420+Y431+Y433+Y436, out of 360 | 289 | 248 | 209 | 170 | 131 | 92 |
| Route C: Y420+Y431+Y434+Y435, out of 360 | 294 | 252 | 210 | 168 | 126 | 84 |
| Route C: Y420+Y431+Y435+Y436, out of 360 | 292 | 250 | 209 | 168 | 127 | 86 |
| Route C: Y420+Y432+Y433+Y434, out of 360 | 296 | 258 | 216 | 175 | 134 | 93 |
| Route C: Y420+Y432+Y433+Y435, out of 360 | 296 | 258 | 216 | 174 | 132 | 91 |
| Route C: Y420+Y432+Y433+Y436, out of 360 | 294 | 256 | 215 | 175 | 135 | 95 |
| Route C: Y420+Y432+Y434+Y435, out of 360 | 299 | 260 | 216 | 173 | 130 | 87 |
| Route C: Y420+Y432+Y435+Y436, out of 360 | 297 | 258 | 215 | 173 | 131 | 89 |
| Route C: Y420+Y433+Y434+Y435, out of 360 | 293 | 253 | 211 | 169 | 128 | 87 |
| Route C: Y420+Y433+Y435+Y436, out of 360 | 291 | 251 | 210 | 169 | 129 | 89 |
Across the 26 combinations the A* ran from 285 to 300 and the E from 83 to 95. The board-wide boundaries for 2025 put Further Maths beside the other OCR A-levels.
Papers on their own, 2025
OCR also publishes a notional boundary for each Further Maths A paper. These are for information, because the grade is awarded on the total.
| Further Maths A papers, 2025, each out of 75 | A* | A | B | C | D | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Y540 01 Pure Core 1, out of 75 | 53 | 45 | 38 | 31 | 24 | 18 |
| Y541 01 Pure Core 2, out of 75 | 56 | 49 | 42 | 35 | 28 | 21 |
| Y542 01 Statistics, out of 75 | 62 | 53 | 44 | 35 | 26 | 17 |
| Y543 01 Mechanics, out of 75 | 60 | 51 | 42 | 34 | 26 | 18 |
| Y544 01 Discrete Mathematics, out of 75 | 56 | 48 | 39 | 31 | 23 | 15 |
| Y545 01 Additional Pure Mathematics, out of 75 | 57 | 49 | 40 | 31 | 22 | 14 |
Y542 Statistics needed 62 for a notional A* and Y543 Mechanics needed 60, the highest two options. Y540 Pure Core 1 needed only 53, which was 3 below Pure Core 2. Y545 Additional Pure needed 57.
How 2025 compares with 2024
| Further Maths A option | A* 2024 | A* 2025 | Change | A 2024 | A 2025 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Y540+Y541+Y542+Y543 | 230 | 231 | +1 | 193 | 198 | +5 |
| Y540+Y541+Y542+Y544 | 226 | 227 | +1 | 190 | 195 | +5 |
| Y540+Y541+Y542+Y545 | 214 | 228 | +14 | 178 | 196 | +18 |
| Y540+Y541+Y543+Y544 | 228 | 225 | −3 | 192 | 193 | +1 |
| Y540+Y541+Y543+Y545 | 216 | 226 | +10 | 180 | 194 | +14 |
| Y540+Y541+Y544+Y545 | 212 | 222 | +10 | 177 | 191 | +14 |
The options moved by different amounts. The Y542 plus Y543 option rose from 230 to 231 at A*, a rise of 1. The option with Statistics and Additional Pure Mathematics rose from 214 to 228, a rise of 14. The weakest-scoring combination in 2025, Discrete plus Additional Pure, went from 212 to 222, so 10 more. For MEI, the Route A option with Y432 went from 285 to 291 at A*. OCR's 2024 figures are in its document of 15 August 2024.
Ofqual explains that boundaries vary from year to year to reflect the difficulty of each paper, and that is why even two options in the same course can move in different directions.
Marks to grade: a Further Maths A example
A candidate sits Y540, Y541, Y542 and Y543 and scores 62, 58, 55 and 50, a total of 225 out of 300. The boundaries for that combination in 2025 are 231 for an A*, 198 for an A and 167 for a B. 225 is above 198 and below 231, so the grade is an A, 6 marks short of an A*. Had the same candidate sat the Y544 plus Y545 combination with the same total, the A* line would have been 222, 9 lower, and 225 would have been an A*.
OCR's How do we calculate your A Level grade? explains the method: total the marks, apply any weighting, and compare.
Advice from the Further Maths numbers
- Read your own row. Do not use the headline of a different option, because the A* spread across the six pairs is nearly 10 marks.
- Take the pure papers seriously. Y540 and Y541 are compulsory and carry half of the 300 marks.
- Allow for a moving line. A boundary for a given option can shift by 10 marks or more in a year.
- Practise alongside A-level Maths. Further Maths builds on it, so keep both fresh.
Sit today's Further Maths paper
Further Maths offers a short timed paper of 8 questions each day. It is not an OCR paper, so treat the percentage as a pointer. For H245, the A boundary in 2025 was about 66% of the total and the A* about 77% for the Statistics and Mechanics option.
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