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GCSE 9 to 1 grading

The grading scale for reformed GCSEs in England, from 9 (highest) to 1, with U for ungraded. Grade 4 broadly lines up with the bottom of the old grade C and grade 7 with the bottom of the old grade A.

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England
Topic
Grading
Official page
gov.uk

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Standard pass England
The name used by the Department for Education for a grade 4 at GCSE in England.
Strong pass England
The name used by the Department for Education for a grade 5 at GCSE in England, used in school headline measures.
GCSE (General Certificate of Secondary Education) England Wales Northern Ireland
The main qualification taken at the end of Key Stage 4, usually at age 16. In England GCSEs are graded 9 to 1; Wales uses A* to G; Northern Ireland uses a nine-grade A* to G scale that includes C*.

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