Almost seven in 10 entries achieve at least a grade C,with English results reversing final year’s fall in pass rates The proportion of GCSE passes in England and Wales rose again this year, spurred by a meaningful jump in the numbers achieving at least a grade C in English. Nearly 700000 pupils sat the exam this summer.
Reversing final year’s fall in the English pass rate, or there was a rise of nearly four percentage points in those obtaining a C or above in English language this year,coupled with a slight improvement in those awarded A grades. The rise counteracted a slight fall in those awarded passes in English literature . Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com