GCSE grades have changed - and the new system can be a little confusing. The original marking system saw students graded from A to G and this has now changed to 9 to 1. Grade boundaries by exam boards ...

12:52, Thu, Aug 22, 2024 Updated: 12:53, Thu, Aug 22, 2024 It is results day and 16-year-olds across the country are setting off to school to see how well they did on their GCSEs. Article continues ...

Pupils are three times more likely to get the top grade in the new English GCSE with one exam board over another, figures show. The exams watchdog has been urged to investigate after it emerged that 6 ...

The government’s policy of making students resit maths and English GCSEs is “not fit for purpose”, education leaders have warned. Politicians have been urged to “rethink” how young people are ...

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Surrey's Year 11 pupils have achieved some incredible GCSE results following what's been a very tough 18 months. Among the top performers at Surrey's schools are a host of students who have been ...

GCSE student Janey Little is celebrating 13 Grade 9 results — the biggest haul of top grades under the tough new marking system. The 16-year-old pipped ten pupils across the UK who each got a dozen.