Over the next few years a new GCSE Grading system is being introduced.
Rather than being graded A* to G, students will be graded 9-1. The diagram below summarises how the new numeric grades are expected to line up with the old alphabetic grades.
As you can see the A* and A bracket has been split into 9 to 7 grades. This is intended to allow the very best students to distinguish themselves. At the point of writing we are expecting only 2% of entries to get the very top grade as opposed to nearly 7% who were previously getting an A*.
Grades 6 to 4 match to the existing grades B and C. Whilst we expect that 5 grade 4s will be enough to progress onto most Further Education courses, There is likely to be some movement in this with some courses requiring grade 5 and above.
Time line for the Introduction of the new Grading system
Subjects using the new grading system in 2017
- Maths GCSE
- English Literature GCSE
Subjects using the new grading system in 2018
- Maths IGCSE
- English Language IGCSE
- English Literature IGCSE
- Religious Education GCSE
Subjects using the new grading system in 2019
- Biology IGCSE
- Business Studies IGCSE
- Chemistry IGCSE
- Economics IGCSE
- French IGCSE
- Geography IGCSE
- History IGCSE
- Human Biology IGCSE
- Physics IGCSE
- Science IGCSE
- Spanish IGCSE