GCSE and A-level papers from last summer's cancelled exams are being sold online for £1 each, it has emerged today. Schools in England are likely to turn to the 2020 papers, which were not sat by ...

GCSE marking system: Each of the 9-1 grades explained as pupils tackle 2025 exams By Amber Allott Education writer Published 3rd Jun 2025, 11:47 BST ...

Here we have explained what the 9 to 1 scale means and how they equate to the old grades system. The new GCSE grading scale is not directly equivalent to the old A* to G one.

In summer 2019, the CCEA introduced a new nine-category grade scale - A* to G, including a C*. Students may also get results with grades 9-1 if they take exams set by English boards. The Welsh ...

How has the system changed? Traditional A*-G GCSE grades were scrapped in 2020 and replaced with a 9-1 grading system, with 9 the highest result. A 4 is broadly equivalent to a C grade, and a 7 ...

The vast majority of students taking GCSEs in England will receive grades from 9 to 1 - with 9 being the highest grade. Grade 4 is equivalent to a C with Grade 9 equivalent to an A*. Schools’ GCSE ...