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GCSE results 2019: Music

Here are the trends in music GCSE grades for 2019. The main headlines are the subject has seen a 2 per cent fall in entries, with the proportion of pupils achieving a standard pass (grade 4) up by 0.8 percentage points to 75.5 per cent. The number of grade 9s being issued is also up. […]

GCSE results 2019: Mathematics

Here are the trends in mathematics GCSE grades in 2019. The data shows a rise in the top grades at GCSE maths this year, with more results being awarded at grades 8 (7.2 per cent) and 9 (3.7 per cent). However, the proportion of grade 7’s has remained stable at 9.5 per cent, while grades […]

GCSE results 2019: History

Here are the trends in history GCSE grades in 2019. The data shows a small rise in grade 9’s and 4’s in GCSE history this year, but a slump in almost every other pass grade. The proportions of grade 5’s and 6’s have fallen by two percentage points each, to 13.3 per cent and 13.5 […]

GCSE results 2019: German

Here are the trends in German GCSE grades in 2019. The data shows a rise in the top grades for GCSE German this year, with the grade 5 being the only pass grade to show a decline. Grade 4 has shown the sharpest increase, rising from 17.5 per cent of grades last year to 18.2 […]

GCSE results 2019: Geography

Here are the trends in geography GCSE grades in 2019. The data shows a rise in the top grades at GCSE geography this year, apart from grade 9 which has remained static. The biggest jumps of pass grades can be found at grade 7 – which made up 11.5 per cent of all results, up […]

GCSE results 2019: French

Here are the trends in French GCSE grades for 2019. The data shows a slight rise in the top grades at GCSE French this year, with more results being awarded at grades 8 (7.5 per cent) and 9 (4.5 per cent). However, the proportion of grade 7’s has fallen slightly from 11 to 10.9 per […]

GCSE results 2019: English literature

Here are the trends in English literature GCSE grades for 2019. The data shows a rise in the top grades at GCSE English literature this year, with more results being awarded at grades 9 (3.7 per cent), 8 (6.4 per cent) and 7 (10.6 per cent). However, the proportion of grades given at 4 and […]

GCSE results 2019: English language

Here are the trends in English language GCSE grades for 2019. The data shows a rise in the top grades at GCSE English language this year, with more results being awarded at grades 8 (5.5 per cent) and 9 (2.8 per cent). However, the proportion of grade 7’s has fallen dramatically, from 9.7 per cent […]

GCSE results 2019: Drama

Here are the trends in drama GCSE grades for 2019. The data shows the top grades have remained relatively stable for GCSE drama this year, with the proportion of grades 9 and 7 remaining exactly the same. There is a small fall at grades 8 (from 8.2 to 8 per cent) and 5 (from 17.8 […]