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- A grade 5 is a pass grade for students who have performed well and is the most common individual grade level achieved by GCSE students. In 2023 16.6% of students achieved this grade, and in 2022 17.4% of students did.
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- Why Do We Need A New Grade Scale For GCSEs?
- Do All GCSE Subjects Use The New Grade Scale?
- How Do The New Grades Relate to The Old ones?
- Will My Child Be Disadvantaged Taking These New exams?
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GCSEs in England have been reformed to keep pace with universities’ and employers’ demands. They are based on new and more demanding subject content but are still suitable for the same wide range of abilities. The new grade scale makes it clear to everyone that students have studied the new GCSEs. It also has more higher grades compared to the old ...
The reform has been phased over a number of years and it will take until summer 2020 for all reformed GCSE subjects to move to the new grade scale. However, most of the subjects will be graded from 9 to 1 this summer:
We have designed the grading so that there are comparable points at key grades. The bottom of a grade 7 is comparable to the bottom of the old grade A, the bottom of a new grade 4 is comparable to the bottom of the old grade C, and the bottom of the new grade 1 is comparable to the bottom of the old grade G. We have been clear to employers, univers...
In short, no. We know that it takes a few years for teachers and students to get used to new qualifications. There are fewer past exam papers for students to practise on, fewer teaching resources available, and teachers are not as familiar with the new qualifications as they were with the old ones. We recognise that it would not be fair to penalise...
Students taking science will take one or more separate sciences – biology, chemistry and physics – or combined science. Combined science is really two GCSEs rolled into one qualification. Students will study biology, chemistry and physics but they won’t cover as much content as those students sitting separate sciences. Combined science students wil...
If you have any concerns or want any advice, please do talk to your child’s school. You can also find more information by subscribing to our Facebook page. GCSE results day this year is 22 August 2019. Cath Jadhav Associate Director, Standards and Comparability
Aug 22, 2024 · Grade 5 is the equivalent of in between grades B and C. Grade 4 is the equivalent of a grade C. Grade 3 is the equivalent of in between grades D and E. Grade 2 is the equivalent of in between...
Aug 22, 2019 · Pupils need a 4 for a "standard pass" and 5 for a "strong pass". While grades 1-3 technically count as a pass, many sixth forms insist on a minimum number of 5s or 6s as a condition of entry for ...
Aug 21, 2024 · Here’s how the GCSE numerical grading system works, what it means compared to the old letter grades and what a pass mark is, as well as what to do if you’re not happy with your GCSE results.
Jun 8, 2023 · A grade 4 is considered a “standard pass”. This means that it is a technical pass, despite the fact that some entry requirements will be for slightly higher grades. A grade 5 is also considered a pass. However, instead of a “standard pass” a grade 5 is considered a “strong pass”.
Aug 24, 2023 · What will happen to GCSE grades in 2023? According to the exams regulator Ofqual this year’s national results will be lower than last summer, just as was the case for A-levels last week .
