There have been a lot of changes to GCSEs this year due to the coronavirus pandemic.
But one change that has been introduced gradually over the past few years has now been fully implemented in 2020 - the grade scale.
The new grading system for GCSE results was reformed to keep pace with universities’ and employers’ demands.
It's based on new and more comprehensive subject content, and also has a higher grade than the old A*.
It now follows a numerical format as opposed to letters running from 9 (the highest grade) to 1 (the lowest grade).
Subjects English language, English literature and maths were first adapted in 2017, but now all GCSE subjects have been reformed.
How do the new grades relate to the old grades?
Ofqual states the following: "The bottom of a grade 7 is comparable to the bottom of the old grade A.
"The bottom of a new grade 4 is comparable to the bottom of the old grade C, and the bottom of the new grade 1 is comparable to the bottom of the old grade G.
"We have been clear to employers, universities and others that if they previously set entry requirements of at least a grade C, then the equivalent now would be to require at least grade 4."
