Top GCSE Grades Fall but Remain Above Pre-Lockdown Levels

Published on August 22, 2024

The proportion of top GCSE grades awarded this year has fallen compared with 2023, but it is still higher than pre-lockdown levels, results released on Thursday have shown. Across England, Wales, and Northern Ireland, 16-year-olds are receiving their GCSE results in the first year that all three nations have returned their grading regimes to pre-COVID-19 standards. In 2024, more than one-fifth (21.8 percent) of GCSE entries across the UK were awarded the top grades—at least a 7 or an A—which is down on 2023 when 22 percent achieved the highest marks. However, 2024’s results are higher than the 2019 figure of 20.8 percent. According to figures published by the Joint Council for Qualifications (JCQ), the proportion of entries getting a “standard pass”—a 4 in England or a C in Wales and Northern Ireland—has fallen from 68.2 percent in 2023 to 67.6 percent this year, but still higher than 67.3 percent in 2019....

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