How the new GCSE grading scale compare with the old ones.

The Summer of 2019 is the very first time GCSE students had been issued with grades under the new numbering system 9 - 1. Grade 9 being the highest.

Below is a comparison table to us appreciate the new grading scale.

In essence, grades 7 and above are equivalent to A and above.

Grade 6 being equivalent to a B.

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