From August 2017 GCSE results will begin to convert from the traditional G-A* to a new scale 1-9. The tables below show an approximation as to how the new and old systems compare with each other and when particular subjects will transfer to the new system.

Current
Grading System

U

G

F

E

D

C

B

A

A*

 

New
Grading System – phased implementation from 2017

U

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

Subject

Summer 2017

(Y10 in Sept 2015)

Summer 2018

(Y9 Sept 2015)

Summer 2019

(Y8 Sept 2015)

Core Subjects

English (Language and
Literature)

1-9

1-9

1-9

Maths

1-9

1-9

1-9

Science

G-A*

1-9

1-9

Religious Education

G-A*

1-9

1-9

Optional Subjects

Art

G-A*

1-9

1-9

Business Studies

G-A*

G-A*

1-9

Citizenship

G-A*

1-9

1-9

Food Technology

G-A*

1-9

1-9

French

G-A*

1-9

1-9

Geography

G-A*

1-9

1-9

German

G-A*

1-9

1-9

Health & Social Care

G-A*

G-A*

1-9

History

G-A*

1-9

1-9

IT

G-A*

G-A*

1-9

Music

G-A*

1-9

1-9

Physical Education

G-A*

1-9

1-9

Product Design

G-A*

G-A*

1-9