In England, GCSE exams are now graded using a numerical system from 9 to 1 rather than from A* to G – with 9 being the highest grade. A grade 7 and above is roughly equivalent to an A and above ...

In England, you usually take your GCSEs in Year 10 and 11, so you'll need to choose the subjects you want to study for GCSE in Year 9 – but in some schools this might happen in Year 8 ...

A 14-year-old girl who achieved a grade 9 in GCSE French after taking the exam two years early is celebrating her result with other older pupils at Portsmouth Grammar School. Marie, from Southsea ...

In England, GCSE exams are now graded using a numerical system from 9 to 1 rather than from A* to G – with 9 being the highest grade. A grade 7 and above is roughly equivalent to an A and above, while ...