What is a GCSE pass now? Number grades explained – and what to do if you fail English or maths
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Students are graded on a numerical system from 9 to 1, rather than from A to E, after the system changed from letters to numbers in 2018.
Ofqual believes the numerical grading system helps to better differentiate between students and their abilities.
The exam body says that in theory there will be fewer 9s as 9, 8 and 7 all correspond to the top grades of A* and A, separating students at the top end of the spectrum.
In a normal year, GSCE grades in most subjects are dependent on exams but th...
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