What is for gcse application in the uk and Wales?

The proportion receiving the top grades - at least a 7 or an A grade - is the highest since 2015 and is the second year-on-year rise in a row.

 

The proportion of entries getting at least a 4 or a C grade is also the highest since 2015.

 

What is for gcse application in the uk and Wales?

The worst ten results were achieved by special schools, community special schools, or foundation special schools. No pupils at these schools passed their English or Maths GCSE, nor their English Baccalaureate.

 

1. Bishopswood School, Oxfordshire

 

Attain8: 0  |  Progress8:  -1.61

 

2. Pendle Community High School & College, Lancashire

 

Attain8: 0  |  Progress8: -1.53

 

3. Abbey Hill Academy, Stockton-on-Tees

 

Attain8: 0.1  |  Progress8: -2.07%

 

4. Christchurch and Poole Linwood School, Bournemouth

 

Attain8: 0.1  |  Progress8: -1.82

 

5. Watermill School, Stoke-on-Trent

 

Attain8: 0.1  |  Progress8: -1.63

 

6. St Luke's School, Hertforshire

 

Attain8: 0.1  |  Progress8: -1.6

 

7. Mayfield School, Birmingham

 

Attain8: 0.1  |  Progress8: -1.55

 

8. Meadowfield School, Kent

 

Attain8: 0.1  |  Progress8: -1.54

 

 9. Bettridge School, Gloucestershire

 

Attain8: 0.1  |  Progress8: -1.49

 

10. Sidestrand Hall School, Norfolk

 

Attain8: 0.2  |  Progress8: -1.86

 

 

A total of 67.3 per cent of UK entries scored a C/4 or above, up from 66.9 per cent last year.

 

The lead enjoyed by girls over boys at A/7 is unchanged from last year (6.5 percentage points).

 

Meanwhile the gap at C/4 has narrowed slightly from 9.1 points to 8.8.

 

How does the new GCSE grading system work?

In England major changes to the GCSE mark scheme have been phased in alongside what the government says is a more demanding curriculum.

 

9 is the highest grade, while 1 is the lowest, not including a U (ungraded).

 

Three number grades, 9, 8 and 7, correspond to the old-style top grades of A* and A - this is designed to give more differentiation at the top end.

 

A 4 is broadly being compared to a C grade, although Ofqual warns against 'direct comparisons and overly simplistic descriptions'.

 

It says broadly the same proportion of pupils will get a grade four and above as used to get a grade C or above.

 

 

The number of UK entries getting C/4 or above in English and maths has increased slightly since last year.

 

A total of 62 per cent of UK entries scored C/4 or above in English, up from 61.8 per cent, while 59.6 per cent of entries scored C/4 in maths, up from 59.4 per cent.

 

The number of people getting a clean sweep of seven or more 9 grades has risen from 732 to 837.

 

But Ofqual said this was because more subjects are now being graded 1 to 9 this year.

 

Last year a significant number were still graded A* to f so those entries would not have counted towards the 2018 grade 9s figure.

 

Ofqual, the exams regulator, ordered exam boards every year to make sure roughly the same proportion of people get each grade - so around 20 per cent of entries will always get a 7, or A, and above.

 

Nansi Ellis, assistant general secretary of the National Education Union, congratulated students, but raised concerns about the reformed GCSEs being 'significantly worse for the mental health of students'.

 

She said: 'Removing coursework and having most subjects assessed entirely by exams taken at the end of Year 11 makes GCSEs an all-or-nothing, high-stakes experience for students, completely unnecessarily, and focuses study on what will be best for passing the exam, rather than on developing a wider skill set.