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The report highlights differences in cohort size and eligibility compared with previous years, noting Northern Ireland’s continued use of legacy GCSE until 2019 and similar reform timing in Wales. Comparisons to legacy A*-G are limited to officially linked grades. 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In Wales, GCSE is on a similar timescale of reform to England, although reformed GCSE’s continue to be graded A*-G.  \n􀁸 Results are of the reformed 9-1 GCSE are difficult to compare to legacy/reformed A* -G gradings, so only those grades that have been officially tied to legacy A*-G grading have been compared – namely grades 7(A), 4(C), and 1(G) Across these grades, achievement is very slightly lower, but broadly stable and reflects that teachers and students have responded well to reformed GCSE. However also to note are lower grade boundaries this year from 2017 for history, yet drawing comparisons between grade boundaries between reformed and legacy qualifications is also problematic and cannot really provide any conclusions.  \n􀁸 Across the UK there were 15,021 (255,954 in 2017) entries from students sitting the A*-G graded history GCSE. This is made up of students from England sitting legacy GCSE (only 1 student), Northern Ireland who continue to sit legacy GCSE until 2019, and Wales where students sit reformed but A*-G graded GCSE. Achievement was considerably higher than 2017 with 10.9% achieving A* (8 .5% 2017) and 74.5% achieving at least a C grade (65 . 2% 2017) . However, these results are to be compared with extreme caution as the cohort size represented is hugely reduced due to the majority of pupils in England now sitting the 9-1 GCSE and therefore makes any meaningful comparison difficult. However, greater comparison can be drawn in the specific jurisdictions of Northern Ireland and Wales. The table below reflects those students in Northern Ireland and Wales who were entered for A*-G graded GCSE, although again it is worth noting that this may not represent the entire cohort of the jurisdiction. Certainly in Wales, schools also had the option of entering students for the 9-1 GCSE and 180 entries for the 9-1 GCSE were for pupils in Welsh schools. Performance in Wales at A*-A is broadly stable although slightly down at overall A*-C grading, possibly reflective of getting used to a reformed GCSE. In Northern Ireland results are continuing to show an upwards trend.  \nThe table below shows results for students in Wales and Northern Ireland:  \n\n| Grade and\u003Cbr>Jurisdiction | A* | A | B | C |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| Wales 2018 % | 10.5 | 30.3 | 52.7 | 70.1 |\n| Wales 2017 % | 10.8 | 30.9 | 53.2 | 71.8 |\n\n\n| N. I 2018 % | 11.5 | 33.5 | 58.0 | 80.8 |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| N. I 2017 % | 10.7 | 33.3 | 58.0 | 81.0 |\n\n􀁸 The 2018 9-1 results that are comparable with the legacy GCSE are below:  \n\n| Grade | % 2018 | % 2017 |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| 7 (A) | 25.1 | 25.8 |\n| 4 (C) | 64.5 | 65.2 |\n| 1 (G) | 97.3 | 97.5 |\n\n􀁸 5. 1% of students across the UK were awarded a grade 9 in history. In England only (removing the centres in Wales and Northern Ireland who sat the 9-1 GCSE), 24.7% of pupils achieved a grade 7.  \nFor more information and analysis of 2018 GCSE results, please visit Ofqual","cbCaivaDRGT8EwW9","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaivaDRGT8EwW9","pdf",209343,"English","# GCSE History Results (9-1) Released\n## National participation and comparability\n## Jurisdiction notes: Northern Ireland and Wales\n## Grade outcomes and tables\n## Comparable legacy A*-G linked grades","[{\"question\":\"When were the reformed GCSE history results (9-1) released in 2018?\",\"answer\":\"They were released on 23 August 2018.\"},{\"question\":\"How many students across the UK sat GCSE history in 2018?\",\"answer\":\"A total of 260,204 students across the UK sat GCSE history that summer.\"},{\"question\":\"Why is comparison to legacy A*-G GCSE grades limited?\",\"answer\":\"Results on the 9-1 scale are difficult to compare directly, so only grades officially tied to legacy A*-G—specifically 7(A), 4(C), and 1(G)—are compared, and grade-boundary comparisons can be inconclusive.\"}]","History GCSE Results 2018 UK - Release Analysis | PDF"]