GCSE students in England, Wales and Northern Ireland will receive their results on Thursday 21 August. In England, GCSEs are graded using a numerical system from 9 to 1. That changed several years ago ...

The 2024 GCSE results are out on Thursday (August 22), with students anxiously waiting to see if their grades will be good enough to qualify for sixth form or college. Year 11 pupils in England, Wales ...

Thousands of students will find out what they got in their GCSE exams today, August 22, as results day arrives. Pupils will find out their grades when they head back to their schools to pick up their ...

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Overall GCSE pass rates have fallen this year after a new grading system was introduced in England in the biggest overhaul in a generation. Traditional A* to G grades have now been replaced with a 9 ...

Grade boundaries are the minimum mark or score you need to achieve each GCSE grade. They are set once marking is nearly complete after students have taken the exam. Grade boundaries usually change ...

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The 2025 GCSE pass rate fell slightly compared with 2024, with 67.4% of all grades in England, Wales and Northern Ireland at 4 or C and above. GCSEs in England are graded using a numerical system from ...