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Standard pass

The name used by the Department for Education for a grade 4 at GCSE in England.

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Topic
Grading

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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 9 to 1 grading England
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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