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GCSE new grading scale: factsheets

Information about the new GCSE grades for parents, employers and further and higher education providers.

• From: Department for Education
• Published: 20 June 2017
• Last updated: 8 May 2019 — See all updates

Applies to England

Documents

GCSE factsheet for employers, FE and HE providers

PDF, 86.1 KB, 3 pages

GCSE factsheet for parents

PDF, 81.5 KB, 2 pages

Details

Factsheets showing:

• the new GCSE grading scale
• standard and strong pass marks and what this means for students, schools, parents and employers
• when the new grades will apply to different subjects

Published 20 June 2017
Last updated 8 May 2019 + show all updates

1. 8 May 2019

   Updated to reflect the new GCSE qualifications being examined for the first time this summer.

2. 11 May 2018

   Updated to reflect the new GCSE qualifications being examined for the first time this summer.

3. 12 April 2018

   Updated factsheets added.

4. 28 February 2018

   Factsheets updated to show the increased number of reformed GCSEs for the current academic year.

5. 20 June 2017

   First published.