Pupils across England, Wales and Northern Ireland are receiving their GCSE, BTec and Cambridge Nationals results today.

GCSE number to letter guide The numerical system provides one additional possible grade to GCSE students, meaning they are not directly comparable, with the exception of the U ‘ungraded’ grade.

Here we have explained what the 9 to 1 scale means and how they equate to the old grades system. The new GCSE grading scale is not directly equivalent to the old A* to G one.

The rollout began in 2017 with three subjects - English language, English literature and maths - being the first to be graded in numbers. By 2020, all subjects were using the new grading system.

Grade boundaries, how to appeal, and why some students are getting results through an app - Thousands of GCSE students in ...