This year 27% of GCSE grades in England were 7 and above (equivalent to A grades), far higher than the last time exams were sat
Grades 9-7 (A*A)
Exam-based
Teacher assessment
0
5
10
15
20
25
30%
21.5
21.4
20.9
21.9
0
0
27
0
0
0
0
27.5
30
0
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022