Timeline history of top grades A-A* (7-9 in new grading system) from 2008 to 2021.
Data is measured by collating the high scores from every candidate sitting exams in the UK from the last 13 years.
Original data sourced from http://www.bstubbs.co.uk/gcse.htm
The last pen has dropped, the final answer bubbling up from the depths of memory has been scrawled, and the exam hall, once a pressure cooker of nerves and intellectual exertion, now stands quiet.
Have you ever had that unsettling feeling that you’re making a decision, but somehow the decision was already made before you even thought about it?
With 2025 GCSEs well underway, we take a quick look at the key takeaways from last years results for insights and to see how they match up against this years results when they arrive.
