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Exam results statistics – June 2019. GCSE Full Course and Short Course. For each subject reported in the results statistics, you can see: numbers of candidates who sat the subject. cumulative percentages of candidates at each grade (ie the percentage achieving that grade or higher)
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Aug 24, 2018 · The outstanding performances of Year 11 students in the exams resulted in 95 per cent of pupils earn a grade 9-4 in English, and 86 per cent getting the same mark in maths - making an overall...
- Key Points
- Background to GCSE Reforms
- Setting Standards in GCSEs in 2019
- Overall GCSE Outcomes
- Grade 9 in Reformed GCSE Subjects
- Grade Boundaries
- GCSE Combined Science
- Post-16 Outcomes in English Language and Maths
The majority of today’s results were awarded for reformed GCSEs, with almost all students in England now only receiving numerical grades.Reformed GCSEs were awarded for the first time in 25 more subjects this summer, bringing the total number of reformed subjects to 48. Our focus has been to ensure that standards have been maintaine...Overall GCSE outcomes at grade 4/C in England have remained stable in recent years and this trend has continued this year (67.1% in 2019 compared with 66.6% in 2018).The variability in results at centre level is slightly less than in previous years. Even when there are no changes to qualifications, individual schools and colleges will see variation in their yea...This summer is the third year that reformed GCSEs graded 9 to 1 have been awarded. Reformed qualifications in 25 subjects were awarded for the first time this summer, bringing the total number of reformed GCSEs to 48. Changes to the GCSEs reflect the government’s intention that the qualifications better prepare students for further study and work, ...
We have explained our approach to setting standards in GCSEs this summer in our monitoring report. In the 2019 awards, exam boards used predictions based on students’ prior attainment at key stage 2 to guide the setting of grade boundaries. And, as in previous years, senior examiners have reviewed students’ work in all awards. In some awards, the s...
Overall, GCSE outcomes have remained stable in recent years, with only small changes in cumulative percentage outcomes at grade 4/C and above. This is illustrated in the chart below, that shows the overall GCSE outcomes for 16-year-olds in England at grade 4/C and above between 2015 and 2019.
This summer grade 9 was awarded in the majority of GCSE subjects. Grade 9 is not the same as A*, it is designed to recognise the very highest performing students, so there are fewer grade 9s than there were A*s. Grade 8 straddles the top of the old A and the bottom of the old A*, so there is no direct comparison with A*. We have previously outlined...
It is difficult to compare in a meaningful way grade boundaries between reformed and legacy qualifications, for several reasons. Maximum marks for the papers differ, the number of papers in a subject differs, and the type of assessment can be different. It is particularly difficult to compare reformed grade boundaries with those for the legacy qual...
GCSE combined science was awarded for the second time this summer. This is a double award qualification so is worth 2 GCSEs. It is also tiered, with the higher tier targeted at grades 9-9 to 4-4 and the foundation tier targeted at grades 5-5 to 1-1.There is an allowed (‘safety net’) grade on the higher tier (grade 4-3) that is provisionally set as ...
There has been a small increase in post-16 entries for GCSE English language (from 148,894 to 151,752) and maths (from 160,519 to 169,402) this summer. The table below shows the cumulative percentage outcomes for 17-year-olds, 18-year-olds, and students aged 19+ for English language and maths this summer compared to 2018 (these outcomes are based o...
Aug 24, 2023 · Here are five key takeaways. 1. GCSE grades have fallen again. GCSE passes in England, Wales and Northern Ireland have fallen for a second year running - with 68.2% of all grades 4/C and above....
Aug 22, 2019 · Today, over half a million students received their GCSE results. This analysis examines the wider policy context, and this year’s patterns in subjects and grades. Policy background. Today’s examination results are the latest stage in the roll-out of new GCSEs.
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Aug 22, 2019 · These figures include the A*-G grades given for those five subjects. More pupils passed their exams this year, with a higher proportion of grade 4s – equivalent to the old grade C’s – or above received in England. The pass rate rose from 69.2 per cent last year to 69.9 per cent this year.
