Pupils taking this version of the maths exam can earn a maximum grade of 5 (the equivalent of a high C or low B grade in the traditional letter grades that are no longer used in England and Scotland).

In 2024, the pass rate for GCSE Maths in the UK of students achieving a grade 4 or higher was 59.6%. This is a slight decrease from the 61% pass rate in 2023, showing that many people struggle ...

These four questions test abilities that would be required for a Higher Level GCSE Maths paper. If you've managed to solve them, give yourself a pat on the back - they're meant to be challenging!

A GCSE maths question is so difficult, it left 85% of people scratching their heads in a bid to try and answer it correctly. The month of May signals the start of exam season, with millions of ...

GCSE maths question can't be solved by 85% of people – see if you can get answer The month of May signals the start of exam season, with millions of pupils putting their hard work and revision ...

If it were up to me to revamp the maths GCSE, here’s what I’d do. I think there should be two qualifications. The first would be a numeracy GCSE – the “driving test” bit, which 100 per ...

Mathematics is a required GCSE, meaning all pupils in England have to take it. If they fail, they will need to try again until they either pass or turn 18. The maths GCSE qualification covers a ...

The maths question depicts a shape with all measurements set out in centimetres. Underneath, it says: “The area of the shape is A cm². Show that A=2x²=24x=46.

Key GCSE results at a glance:. 21.8 per cent of entries were awarded grade 7/A or above, down slightly from 22.0 per cent last year 25.6 per cent of girls got 7/A grades, compared with 19.8 per ...

The students who sat their GCSE exams this summer were in Year 7 when schools shut down following the national COVID-19 lockdown in 2020. As a result, students in England were provided with ...

Some 32.6 per cent of students in London obtained top grades - 7/A or above - in this year's GCSE results, while the figure was 22.4 per cent for those in the North East and Yorkshire and the Humber.