School pupils will be receiving their GCSE results today, with their grades ranging from 9-1. Back in the day, GCSEs were graded using a letters-based system: A* to G. A* was the highest result ...

The 9-1 system for GCSE grading first came into effect in 2017. Initially, this was just for English Language, English Literature and Maths GCSEs, before being rolled out to a wider range of ...

By 2020, all subjects were using the new grading system. The highest grade is 9, while 1 is the lowest, and U means "ungraded". The number scale is not directly equivalent to the old letter one.

SOME GCSEs will be graded from 9 to 1 this year when the results are published on Thursday, instead of the traditional A* to G. Confused? Read our… ...

GCSE 2019 grade boundaries: How the 9-1 grade system works The new GCSE grading system has gradually been rolled out over the past couple of years. Students are now scored on a 9-1 system.

By 2020, all subjects were using the new grading system. The highest grade is 9, while 1 is the lowest, and U means "ungraded". The number scale is not directly equivalent to the old letter one.