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2022 exams: Labour wants ‘standardised’ teacher grades as plan B

Labour has called for a “standardised” version of teacher-assessed grades as a plan B in case Covid forces another year of cancelled exams. If exams go ahead, the opposition is calling for grades to be pinned at 2020 levels, despite concerns over “baking in” grade inflation. But, setting out its own proposals for GCSE, BTEC […]

GCSE results 2021: Physical education

Here are the trends in the latest physical education GCSE results for summer 2021. The proportion of grade 9 results achieved by PE students, equivalent to a high A* under the old GCSE system, rose to 12.1 per cent, compared to 8.4 per cent in 2020 and 3.8 per cent in 2019. You can find […]

GCSE 2021 results: Drama

Here are the trends in the latest drama GCSE results for summer 2021. The proportion of grade 9 results achieved by students, equivalent to a high A* under the old GCSE system, rose to 12.6 per cent, compared to 9.4 per cent in 2020 and 5.2 per cent in 2019. You can find the full […]

GCSE results 2021: Double science

Here are the trends in the latest double science GCSE results for summer 2021. The proportion of grade 9 results achieved by students, equivalent to a high A* under the old GCSE system, rose to 1.5 per cent, compared to 1.4 per cent in 2020 and 0.9 per cent in 2019. You can find the […]

GCSE results 2021: Religious Studies

Here are the trends in the latest religious studies GCSE results for summer 2021. The proportion of grade 9 results achieved by students, equivalent to a high A* under the old GCSE system, rose to 11.4 per cent, compared to 9.6 per cent in 2020 and 7.5 per cent in 2019. You can find the […]

GCSE results 2021: Design and technology

Here are the trends in the latest design and technology GCSE results for summer 2021. The proportion of grade 9 results achieved by DT students, equivalent to a high A* under the old GCSE system, rose to 7.9 per cent, compared to 6.2 per cent in 2020 and 3.8 per cent in 2019. You can […]

GCSE results 2021: Computing

Here are the trends in the latest computing GCSE results for summer 2021. The proportion of grade 9 results achieved by students, equivalent to a high A* under the old GCSE system, rose to 11 per cent, compared to 8.6 per cent in 2020 and 3.6 per cent in 2019. You can find the full […]