Getting the right result

We know that getting the right result is a top priority for students and teachers; that's why it underpins everything we do.

How exams work

Here you can find out more about how we design our qualifications, create our question papers, set grade boundaries and issue final results.

Quality assessment

Getting the right result is very important to students. Here you can find out what we are already doing to get it right, as well as how we are continuously improving what we do.

9 to 1 grading

GCSEs are graded 9 to 1, rather than A* to G. Get access to more information about how subjects including GCSE Combined Science are graded.