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A new threshold measure is set at grade 5, positioned relative to current grade C and B mark proportions, with implications mapped for grades 4 to 6 and onward to grades 9 to 7. Mark range ratios are specified for English and Mathematics, and extrapolations for grades 3 to 1 are proposed, with comparative references to the Uniform Mark Scale (UMS) and AQA unit boundaries.",{"@graph":69,"@context":116},[70,84,99],{"@type":71,"itemListElement":72},"BreadcrumbList",[73,77,79,82],{"item":74,"name":75,"@type":76,"position":8},"https://docshare.wps.com","Home","ListItem",{"item":78,"name":9,"@type":76,"position":14},"https://docshare.wps.com/document/",{"item":80,"name":20,"@type":76,"position":81},"https://docshare.wps.com/document/exam/",3,{"item":83,"name":65,"@type":76,"position":19},"https://docshare.wps.com/document/ofqual-indicative-grade-boundaries-for-gcse/206774/",{"url":83,"name":65,"@type":85,"author":86,"headline":65,"publisher":89,"fileFormat":92,"inLanguage":63,"description":67,"dateModified":93,"datePublished":93,"encodingFormat":92,"isAccessibleForFree":94,"interactionStatistic":95},"DigitalDocument",{"name":87,"@type":88},"Seraphina","Person",{"url":74,"name":90,"@type":91},"DocShare","Organization","application/pdf","2026-09-05",true,{"@type":96,"interactionType":97,"userInteractionCount":4},"InteractionCounter",{"@type":98},"ViewAction",{"@type":100,"mainEntity":101},"FAQPage",[102,108,112],{"name":103,"@type":104,"acceptedAnswer":105},"What new threshold measure is set for GCSE grades, and how is it positioned relative to current grades?","Question",{"text":106,"@type":107},"The new threshold measure is grade 5. It is set at the top third of marks for the current grade C and the bottom third of the marks for the current grade B.","Answer",{"name":109,"@type":104,"acceptedAnswer":110},"What are the indicative percentage mark ranges for grades 4, 5, and 6?",{"text":111,"@type":107},"Grade 4 requires 56–66 percent, grade 5 requires 67–77 percent, and grade 6 requires 78–88 percent.",{"name":113,"@type":104,"acceptedAnswer":114},"How are higher grades 7 to 9 allocated, and what are the key English/Mathematics ratios mentioned?",{"text":115,"@type":107},"Grades 7 to 9 are covered by 89–100 percent. These are allocated using ratios 20:40:40 for English and Mathematics, leading to grade 7 at 89–93 percent, grade 8 at 94–98 percent, and grade 9 at 99–100 percent (with rounding noted).","https://schema.org",{"og:url":83,"og:type":118,"og:title":65,"og:site_name":90,"og:description":67},"article",{"robots":120,"canonical":83},"index,follow",{"doc_id":122,"site_id":62},206774,1788595904,{"code":4,"msg":5,"data":125},{"doc_id":122,"user_id":126,"nickname":87,"user_avatar":127,"doc_module":4,"category_id":19,"category_name":20,"doc_title":65,"doc_description":67,"doc_content":128,"file_id":129,"file_url":130,"file_type":131,"file_size":132,"view_count":4,"is_deleted":4,"is_public":8,"is_downloadable":8,"audit_status":8,"page_count":19,"language":133,"language_code":63,"site_id":62,"html_lang":63,"table_of_contents":134,"faqs":135,"seo_title":136,"seo_description":67,"update_tm":123,"read_time":52},962075114101,"https://ap-avatar.wpscdn.com/avatar/e000253a75eb197efd?x-image-process=image/resize,m_fixed,w_180,h_180&k=1780044092746381165","Ofqual’s indicative grade boundaries  \nOfqual is committed by DFE policy to raising the outcomes of GCSE towards the average attainment of 16 year olds in higher-attaining countries such as Finland, Canada, the Netherlands and Switzerland. The new threshold measure will therefore be grade 5 (the mid-grade of the new system) which is to be set at the top third of the marks for the current grade C and the bottom third of the marks for the current grade B ((Ofqual 2014, paragraph 5a) .  \nHow this decision affects other grade boundaries is indicated by the discussion of setting grade boundaries other than by statistical prediction (Ofqual 2014, paragraphs 88 – 93) and illustrated by the following diagram at paragraph 91:  \nAccording to this illustration, grade 4 requires 56-66 per cent, grade 5 requires 67-77 percent and grade 6 requires 78-88 per cent.  \nThe mark ranges for grades 9 to 7 are therefore 89-100 per cent. These will be allocated in the ratios 20:40:40 for English and Mathematics so grade 7 requires 89-93 per cent, grade 8 requires 94-98 per cent and grade 9 requires 99 – 100 per cent 1. These highest mark ranges may seem extraordinarily narrow and demanding, but they are supported by other evidence discussed below.  \n1 The actual mark ranges are grade 8 = 94 – 97.6 per cent and grade 9 = 97.7 – 100 per cent, but these have been rounded for practical purposes. As noted in the footnote on page 5, Ofqual is consulting about ‘tailoring’the proportions of higher grades to the subject.  \nOfqual has not clarified the basis for awarding grades 3 – 1 apart from stating that the same proportion of candidates will receive these grades as are awarded D – G at present. Ofqual’s aim is to “provide more discrimination than now in the middle to higher levels of the scale and less discrimination at the lowest levels” (paragraph 34) . Pending further clarification, it is simplest to treat grades 3 – 1 as having equal but somewhat wider mark ranges as grades 6-4. Grade F and G currently have the same mark-ranges (paragraph 69) and the same principle may apply to all three new grades. Treating 10 per cent as the highest feasible mark for Ungraded as usually at present and dividing 11 to 55 marks in three equal mark-ranges of 15, grade 1 would require 11 – 25 per cent, grade 2 = 26 – 40 per cent and grade 3 = 41 – 55 per cent.  \nThese suggested mark ranges are tabulated at Appendix 3. They are then compared with the current Uniform Mark Scale (UMS) for reporting GCSE grades and with two popular AQA papers in English Language and English Literature (Appendix 4) . Grade C and grade 5 are shown in red to indicate the extent to which grade 5 will be more demanding than grade C and the comparative effect of this on other grade boundaries.  \nExtract from L C Smith (2016) -Really raising standards in GCSE English (King’s College London  \nAPPENDIX 3 – OFQUAL’S INDICATIVE GRADE BOUNDARIES (page 14)  \nGrade Mark range (-/100)  \n9 99 – 100  \n8 94 – 98 7 89 – 93 6 78 – 88 5 67 – 77 4 56 – 66 3 41 – 55 2 26 – 40  \n1 11 – 15 U 0 – 10  \nAppendix 4 – Ofqual’s GCSE indicative mark ranges compared with current mark ranges (page 14)  \n\n| New grade | Indicative mark range | Current grade | Uniform Mark Scale (UMS) | AQA\u003Cbr>English Language Unit 3 (ENL03) | AQA English Literature Unit 3 (97153) |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| 9\u003Cbr>8\u003Cbr>7 | 99 – 100\u003Cbr>95 – 98\u003Cbr>89 – 94 | A*\u003Cbr>A | 90 – 100\u003Cbr>80 – 89 | 90 – 100\u003Cbr>81 – 89 | 90 – 100\u003Cbr>80 – 89 |\n| 6\u003Cbr>5\u003Cbr>4 | 78 – 88\u003Cbr>67 – 77\u003Cbr>56 – 66 | B\u003Cbr>C | 70 – 79\u003Cbr>60 – 69 | 70 – 80\u003Cbr>58 – 69 | 65 – 79\u003Cbr>52 – 64 |\n| 3\u003Cbr>2\u003Cbr>1 | 41 – 55\u003Cbr>26 – 40\u003Cbr>11 – 25 | D\u003Cbr>E\u003Cbr>F\u003Cbr>G | 50 – 59\u003Cbr>40 – 49\u003Cbr>30 – 39\u003Cbr>20 – 29 | 46 – 57\u003Cbr>35 – 45\u003Cbr>24 – 34\u003Cbr>12 – 23 | 40 – 51\u003Cbr>30 – 39\u003Cbr>20 – 29\u003Cbr>10 – 19 |\n| U | 0 – 10 |  | 0 – 19 | 0 – 11 | 0 – 9 |\n\nPlease note:  \n1 Ofqual’s indicative mark ranges are for grades 4 to 6. The mark ranges for the other grades have been extrapolated as explained on pa","cbCainjEpRSMlxmA","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCainjEpRSMlxmA","pdf",222068,"English","# Ofqual indicative grade boundaries for GCSE\n## Grade 5 threshold and effects on other grades\n## Indicative mark ranges, UMS comparison, and AQA illustrative units","[{\"question\":\"What new threshold measure is set for GCSE grades, and how is it positioned relative to current grades?\",\"answer\":\"The new threshold measure is grade 5. It is set at the top third of marks for the current grade C and the bottom third of the marks for the current grade B.\"},{\"question\":\"What are the indicative percentage mark ranges for grades 4, 5, and 6?\",\"answer\":\"Grade 4 requires 56–66 percent, grade 5 requires 67–77 percent, and grade 6 requires 78–88 percent.\"},{\"question\":\"How are higher grades 7 to 9 allocated, and what are the key English/Mathematics ratios mentioned?\",\"answer\":\"Grades 7 to 9 are covered by 89–100 percent. These are allocated using ratios 20:40:40 for English and Mathematics, leading to grade 7 at 89–93 percent, grade 8 at 94–98 percent, and grade 9 at 99–100 percent (with rounding noted).\"}]","Ofqual indicative grade boundaries for GCSE | PDF"]