The highest proportion of top level GCSE grades for 14 years has been achieved by Leighton Park’s Year 11 students today. Celebrating 55% of results at grades 7-9 equivalent, an impressive year-on-year increase of 4% on the highest scoring results, the 84-strong cohort racked up 35% at...
While the reformed exams are harder, the new grades have been brought in to better differentiate between students of different abilities, particularly at the higher end of the scale with fewer Grade 9s being awarded than A*s. Education, Sport & Culture vice president Richard Graham was pleased ...
GCSE results are graded from9 – 1, which replaced the old A* – G grading system in the last few years. Grades9 – 7are equivalent toA* – A;6 – 4are equivalent toB – C;3 – 2are equivalent toD – G. The way that GCSE grades are calculated depends on the individual subject...
manufacturing. One applied GCSE is equivalent to two conventional GCSEs, depending on options chosen. As with other GCSEs, grades range from 9 (the highest) to 1. Two grades (ie 9-9) are possible for double awards. Scottish National qualifications Scotland has its own educational and examinat...
It covers the new UK GCSE Maths specification (9-1) released in September 2015. Thefatalmistake thousands of students make in their maths revision and howYOUcan avoid it. The most important area of your revision yet it goes widely unnoticed. This is where the A/A* grades are achieved. ...
The Foundation tier has a slightly more limited set of topics and is for students aiming for grades 1–5, while the Higher tier is for grade 4–9 students. If you’re teaching students aiming for higher tier maths, then take a look at the equivalent higher maths article. Unlimited ...
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The new grading system now uses numbers from 9 (the highest) to 1 (the lowest). Here's how the new grades correspond to the old ones: Grade 9 – Even higher than the old A* Grade 8 – Below an A* but above an A Grade 7 – Slightly below an A but very close Grade 6 – ...
Previously, 25% of questions were targeted at A/A*, but now 50% of questions in each paper are targeted at the equivalent grades, 7–9. In the new Higher papers, they will look like this: Top two-thirds of B marks Bottom two-thirds of C marks 50% 45 Approximately equivalent to: ...
“Two-thirds of pupils achieved grade A*-A in IGCSEs in maths and English language, whereas the fraction achieving the equivalent (grades 9-7) in reformed GCSEs was more like one in five,” the blog says. However, a higher proportion was to be expected given that the “overwhelming majo...