What was the average GCSE grade 2020?

The approach to awarding GCSE grades in 2019/20 and 2020/21 has led to substantial increases in GCSEs with higher grades, therefore the national EBacc APS score has increased in line with that to 4.45 (in 2020/21) from 4.38 in 2019/20 and 4.07 in 2018/19.

What percentage of GCSE students get A *?

Thirty percent of entrants got a 7 or above – the equivalent to A and A* – compared to 27.5% in 2020 and 22% in 2019, the last year that formal exams were held.

What percentage of students get a 5 at GCSE?

51.9% of pupils in England got a grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths.

What percentage is a 9 in GCSE 2020?

The proportion of 9 grades issued also rose to 7.7 per cent this year, up from 6.6 per cent in 2020 and 4.7 per cent in 2019, the last exam year.

How many people get 10 A * at GCSE?

2,653
Table 4 presents the number of candidates achieving particular numbers of A* grades or better. Thus, more than 25,000 candidates (4.89% of all taking 5 or more GCSEs) achieved at least 5 A* grades, whilst only 2,653 (0.48%) achieved ten or more A* grades.

How rare is a 9 in GCSE?

In 2021, 7.4 percent of GSCE entries in the England were awarded the highest grade of 9, with a further 9.1 percent of entries being awarded an 8, the second-highest grade. A 5 grade was the most common individual grade level achieved by GCSE students, at 17.1 percent of all entries.

What percentage of students get all A’s * at GCSE?

There were 5.6% of independent school candidates who achieved a mean GCSE grade of ‘A*’, compared with 1.7% of grammar school candidates. Cumulative percentages were very similar for academy and comprehensive school candidates, with secondary modern candidates having the lowest percentages at each level of mean GCSE.

What was the average GCSE grade 2021?

Overall, the average entry in 2021 was awarded a grade of 5.2 this year, up 0.6 grades overall on 2019 but only an increase of 0.1 on last year.

What were the average GCSE results 2021?

Key points. Overall GCSE results are higher at grade 7 and above compared to 2020 (28.5% in 2021 compared with 25.9% in 2020, and 20.7% in 2019) and relatively stable at grade 4 and above compared to 2020 (76.9% in 2021 compared with 75.9% in 2020, and 67.1% in 2019).