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GCSE Grading from 2017
By 2020, all GCSEs in England will be reformed and graded using numbers instead of letters. However, most GCSEs taken by students at schools in Wales and Northern Ireland will continue to be graded A* to G. Ofqual, the exams regulator, have produced guidance which helps explain the differences and similarities between GCSE qualifications in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.
Note: GCSE gradings changed in Sept 2017. A*-C becomes 9-1.
GCSE-factsheet-for-parents-final-.pdf
GCSE Factsheet for employers, FE and HE providers
Vocational courses do not use the same grading system of 9 - 1 like GCSEs. Instead they use a pass, merit, distinction grading system, although the exact number of grades differs between qualification. The equivalence between these and GCSEs (old and new) are shown below. The brackets show how these appear on students reports.
A number of students study a combination of Vocational and Academic qualifications. The vocational qualification grades achieved are similar to the GCSE grades and points. The table below will help to provide you and your child with a better insight into the Vocational grades that can be achieved and how it aligns with GCSE points. Highlighted in yellow is what the DfE regards as a ‘Standard Pass’, this is a Level 2 Pass and a ‘Strong Pass’, this lies between a Level 2 Pass and a Level 2 Merit.
Below is a table to show the comparisons.
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Vocational Grade |
GCSE Points |
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L2D* |
8.5 |
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L2D |
7 |
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L2M |
5.5 |
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L2P |
4 |
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L1D |
3 |
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L1M |
2 |
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L1P |
1 |
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U |
0 |
Certiifcates for A Level and GCSE public exams can be collected from the Main School Office. Please note the following:
- If your son or daugher is a student at The Forest, these will be avilable for them to collect at the Main School Office 08.00- 16.00 Monday - Friday during term time
- We ask that if any students would like to nominate someone to collect them on their behalf that tey email authortisation to office@forest.academy, naming the person nominated
- nyone collecting certificates, including the certifcate holder, will need to produce some form of ID t ensure the certifcates are released.
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