What percentage is A * in GCSE?

is no Grade 'a*', the percentage uniform mark
uniform mark
A Uniform Mark Scale, or UMS, is a way of standardising the marking of papers across different examination boards, allowing someone to compare two marks marked by two different examination boards. Grades are then calculated using grade boundaries set at particular UMS scores.
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range for Grade 'a' is 80–100.
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What GCSE grade is 70 %?

So 70 would be a Grade 6, but 69 would be a Grade 5.
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What GCSE grade is 77%?

According to this illustration, grade 4 requires 56 - 66 per cent, grade 5 requires 67 - 77 per cent and grade 6 requires 78 - 88 per cent.
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Is 9 an A * in GCSE?

9 to 1 grading

The way GCSEs are graded changed in 2017. They're graded using 9 to 1, rather than A* to G. Grade 9 is the highest grade.
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What grade is 85 percent in GCSE?

If a paper is allocated 120 uniform marks, the range of marks allocated to grade B is 84 to 95 (70% to 79% of 120); for grade C, 72 to 83 (60% to 69% of 120).
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What GCSE grade is 68%?

This grade is used to represent a C Grade in GCSE. This grade is important since it forms the official “pass” of the GCSE qualification. This will most likely be attributable to a 68 – 85% in the Foundation Tier examinations or 23%+ in the Higher Tier examinations.
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What percentage is a 9 in GCSE history?

The proportion of grade 9 results achieved by history students, equivalent to a high A* under the old GCSE system, rose to 8.3 per cent, compared to 7.1 per cent in 2020 and 5.1 per cent in 2019.
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Is a Grade 7 GOOD?

A grade 7 is fantastic. That's like an A. If your getting a grade 7 right now then you'll be fine in your exams in May/June. Just keep revising and doing practice papers/ questions on topics you are struggling in.
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Is 3 a fail in GCSE?

Is grade 3 a pass? For a 'standard pass', equivalent to the old C grade, students will need to achieve a 4 grade, while a 5 will constitute a 'strong pass'.
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What is a 5 in GCSE results?

5 = Lower B or high C.
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What is a 59 percent grade?

D - this is still a passing grade, and it's between 59% and 69% F - this is a failing grade.
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What does a 43 mean in science GCSE?

combined science, you get 2 grades 43 is above 3 and below 4.
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How many people get 10 A * at GCSE?

Table 4 presents the number of candidates achieving particular numbers of A* grades or better. Thus, more than 25,000 candidates (4.89% of all taking 5 or more GCSEs) achieved at least 5 A* grades, whilst only 2,653 (0.48%) achieved ten or more A* grades.
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What are the hardest GCSEs?

What are the top 10 hardest GCSEs?
  • Physics.
  • English Literature.
  • Maths.
  • Computer Science.
  • Economics.
  • Biology.
  • English Language.
  • Modern Foreign Languages.
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What percentage of people get 7s in GCSE?

Today's GCSE results data shows the proportion of grade 7s and above issued to 16-year-olds in England rose to 30 per cent this year, up from 27.5 per cent in 2020 and 21.8 per cent in 2019.
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Is 44 a pass in science GCSE?

measures? The DfE have confirmed that a grade 4 is a standard pass and grade 5 is a strong pass. For Combined Science this means that it would equate to a grade 4-4 being a standard pass.
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How do I calculate my GCSE score?

To calculate the Average GCSE Score, add up the points for each grade and divide by the number of subjects.
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What is a 7 in GCSE?

According to Ofqual, the exams regulator, grade 7 is equivalent to an A. Grade 8 is considered a strong A and grade 9 an A*. Grade 4, a "standard pass", is equivalent to a C while grade 5 - also a C - is deemed a "strong pass" and grade 6 is equivalent to a B.
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What is an A * in percentage?

A+ (90% and above): Outstanding work that demonstrates independent thought and critical reflection and has an excellent research question as well as systematic and persuasive answers to this question.
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What percentage is a 8 in GCSE maths?

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 6 and 7 have seen a decline.
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