OCR A-level Maths grade boundaries 2026: Mathematics A and MEI
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OCR A-level Maths grade boundaries 2026
We copied these from OCR's June 2026 A Level boundaries PDF, which is marked version 1.2 and dated 14 September 2026. Pick the column that matches your qualification code.
| Grade, June 2026 | Mathematics A (H240), out of 300 | Mathematics B, MEI (H640), out of 275 |
|---|---|---|
| A* | 250 | 223 |
| A | 208 | 187 |
| B | 172 | 155 |
| C | 136 | 123 |
| D | 100 | 92 |
| E | 65 | 61 |
Diverging courses: Mathematics A up, MEI down
| Mathematics A (H240), out of 300 | June 2024 | June 2025 | June 2026 | Change, 2025 to 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A* | 216 | 242 | 250 | +8 |
| A | 168 | 196 | 208 | +12 |
| B | 137 | 163 | 172 | +9 |
| C | 106 | 130 | 136 | +6 |
| D | 75 | 97 | 100 | +3 |
| E | 44 | 64 | 65 | +1 |
| Mathematics B, MEI (H640), out of 275 | June 2024 | June 2025 | June 2026 | Change, 2025 to 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A* | 231 | 226 | 223 | −3 |
| A | 190 | 190 | 187 | −3 |
| B | 156 | 159 | 155 | −4 |
| C | 122 | 128 | 123 | −5 |
| D | 89 | 97 | 92 | −5 |
| E | 56 | 66 | 61 | −5 |
From 2024 to 2026 the Mathematics A A* climbed from 216 to 242 to 250, which is 34 marks in two years. The A went 168, 196, 208. The MEI A* went the other way, 231, 226, 223, and its A fell from 190 to 187. At the pass end, the Mathematics A E moved up only by 1 mark this year, to 65. The earlier years are in OCR's 2025 and 2024 documents.
Ofqual explains that boundaries vary from year to year to reflect the difficulty of each paper. A growing Mathematics A boundary and a falling MEI one do not conflict, because the two courses are marked on different papers.
Each paper in 2026
| Mathematics A papers, 2026 | A* | A | B | C | D | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| H240 01 Pure Mathematics, out of 100 | 90 | 75 | 63 | 50 | 37 | 24 |
| H240 02 Pure Mathematics and Statistics, out of 100 | 83 | 69 | 57 | 45 | 33 | 22 |
| H240 03 Pure Mathematics and Mechanics, out of 100 | 77 | 64 | 52 | 41 | 30 | 19 |
| Mathematics B (MEI) papers, 2026 | A* | A | B | C | D | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| H640 01 Pure Mathematics and Mechanics, out of 100 | 84 | 71 | 58 | 45 | 32 | 20 |
| H640 02 Pure Mathematics and Statistics, out of 100 | 81 | 68 | 56 | 45 | 35 | 23 |
| H640 03 Pure Mathematics and Comprehension, out of 75 | 58 | 48 | 41 | 33 | 25 | 18 |
In Mathematics A, Paper 1 (pure) set the top boundary at 90 for an A*, while Paper 3 (pure and mechanics) set 77. Paper 1 rose by 6 marks from 2025, the largest rise of the three. In the MEI course the comprehension paper (out of 75) needed 58 for an A*, down from 61. As ever, the notional figures are for information: the grade is decided on the total.
AS Maths in 2026
| Grade, June 2026 | AS Mathematics A (H230), out of 150 | AS Mathematics B, MEI (H630), out of 140 |
|---|---|---|
| A | 109 | 110 |
| B | 96 | 99 |
| C | 83 | 88 |
| D | 71 | 77 |
| E | 59 | 66 |
AS Mathematics A went up slightly in 2026, with an A at 109 against 107. AS MEI rose far more, from an A of 99 to 110. There is no A* at AS.
Worked examples, 2026
- Mathematics A. 75, 65 and 70 gives 210. The 2026 boundaries are 208 for an A and 172 for a B, so this is an A, 2 marks above the line. At the 2025 boundaries (A at 196) the same total was an A too, 14 marks above, so a rise in the line costs you headroom.
- Mathematics B (MEI). 66, 60 and 51 (out of 100, 100 and 75) gives 177 out of 275. The A line is 187 and the B line is 155, so this is a grade B, 10 marks short of an A. In 2025 the A line was 190, so the total was 13 short then.
The same rule is in OCR's A Level grade guide: the total decides the grade.
What the Maths numbers mean for you
- Know the share. The Mathematics A A* is 83% and the A is 69%. For MEI they are 81% and 68%.
- Revise statistics and mechanics as well as pure. Papers 2 and 3 in Mathematics A are half pure and half applied, and they are 200 of the 300 marks.
- Practise under time. Each Mathematics A paper is 2 hours for 100 marks, so there is little slack.
- Leave a margin. A Mathematics A A* line that moved 8 marks in one year can move again.
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Try algebra and functions, calculus, statistics and mechanics. Each paper has 8 questions and is not from OCR, so it is a pointer to how your method is holding up. If your daily scores run near 69%, you are at the 2026 Mathematics A grade A line.
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