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GCSE results 2022: English

Here are the trends in English GCSE results for 2022

A-level results 2022: Which subjects saw the biggest drop in top grades?

Top grades in some subjects are far closer to pre-Covid results than others, with the biggest upheaval still to come in future years

Speed read: Ofsted’s guide to a ‘high-quality’ English curriculum

‘More than any other subject, English – and especially reading – is fundamental to pupils’ educational success’

7 policies from Pearson to make exams fit for the future

Exam board advocates changes to performance measures and a rethink of the English and maths resit policy following major inquiry

Covid reversing maths progress, national reference test shows

But the 2021 NRT suggests a ‘surprising’ lack of Covid impact on English performance

GCSE results 2021: English Literature

Here are the trends in the latest English Literature GCSE results for summer 2021. The proportion of grade 9 results achieved by English students, equivalent to a high A* under the old GCSE system, rose to 5 per cent, compared to 4.8 per cent in 2020 and 3.7 per cent in 2019. You can find […]

GCSE results 2021: English

Here are the trends in the latest English GCSE results for summer 2021. The proportion of grade 9 results achieved by English students, equivalent to a high A* under the old GCSE system, rose to 5.4 per cent, compared to 4.3 per cent in 2020 and 2.8 per cent in 2019. You can find the […]

A third of EAL pupils ‘fluent’ in English, new analysis shows

More than a third of school pupils whose first language isn’t English are fluent in the language, new government analysis shows. The Department for Education has published analysis of data from its shortlived collection on the language proficiency of pupils with English as an additional language (EAL), which ran as part of the school census […]

English GCSE mismatch puts university offers at risk

Pupils are in danger of missing out on higher education due to a “mismatch” between university expectations and the new GCSE reforms, Schools Week has learned. Schools were previously judged on pupils’ achievements in English language at GSCE level, but this year’s changes to the exams now see English literature used as an equal mark […]