Will 2013 GCSE results be different from previous years?
The 2013 results come after considerable uncertainty over the shape of this year’s GCSE marks, with exam regulator Ofqual warning: “There are a number of changes this year that mean the overall results could look different to results in previous years, even though standards will be maintained.” More 15 year olds taking GCSEs – Results continued…
Why have GCSE results been so weak this year?
One reason for the weaker than expected results was the higher number of younger students taking GCSE papers. The JCQ figures showed a 39% increase in the number of GCSE exams taken by those aged 15 or younger, for a total of 806,000.
What time is Helen Pidd on GCSE results day?
At 9.30am, Richard Adams and Rebecca Ratcliffe will bring us the official statistics, while Helen Pidd will report on what results day has been like at a school. We’ll also have an interactive map of how schools across the country are performing.
What do the new GCSE grades tables measure?
The existing tables measure the proportion of a school’s pupils achieving grades between A* and C in five core subjects, with a national floor target that triggers inspection by Ofsted for those schools that fall beneath it.
When were pupil characteristics included in the 2019 GCSE results?
In January 2019 we included these statistics within the release for ‘GCSE and equivalent results, including pupil characteristics’. From January 2016 we have included these statistics in the release of revised data for GCSEs (key stage 4).
What is the average GCSE 8 score in the UK?
Main facts and figures the average ‘Attainment 8’ score for pupils in England was 50.2 out of 90.0 in the 2019 to 2020 academic year – Attainment 8 measures pupils’ results in 8 GCSE-level qualifications pupils from the Chinese ethnic group had the highest score out of all ethnic groups (67.6)
What do the GCSE results tell us?
Here is our report on today’s GCSE results from Education Editor Richard Adams: This year’s GCSE results have seen a record fall in the proportion of pupils getting C grades or higher, triggered by a sharp rise in the number of pupils aged 15 or younger taking the exam early, tougher science papers and more students taking subjects multiple times.
How good are guardiandata’s UK GCSE results summary videos?
This year GuardianData has summarised the UK GCSE results in short videos known as datavines – they are right good. Props to Mona Chalabi and Hannah Waldram. Here’s one on the proportion of GCSE pupils getting C grades or higher .
Is it worth reading The Guardian’s GCSEs?
Well done! For those of you who didn’t… pick yourselves up, brush yourselves down and get back into the fight! Before results are announced at 9.30am, it is worth having a read of the Guardian’s other GCSE story offerings.
How have GCSE grades changed over the years?
The percentage of pupils achieving A* to C grades rose from 1988 – the first year GCSE results were published – until last year, when they dropped by 0.4 percentage points. The number of the highest A* grades fell by 0.5%.
What percentage of GCSEs achieve a* to C grades?
The proportion of GCSE entries achieving an A* to C grade was 68.1%, a larger than expected fall of 1.3 percentage points compared with 2012, when 69.4% of entries achieved A*-C.