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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. […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]