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* Guidance INFOGRAPHICS FOR GCSE RESULTS, 2023 (ACCESSIBLE) Published 24 August 2023 APPLIES TO ENGLAND CONTENTS * GCSE outcomes across all subjects, for all ages, at grade 4/C and above —
England only * GCSE grades 7/A and above, 2019 to 2023 by region — England only * All grade 9s in all subjects taken in 2023, 16-year-olds — England only * Number of GCSEs taken in 2023, by
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https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/infographic-gcse-results-2023/infographics-for-gcse-results-2023-accessible GCSE OUTCOMES ACROSS ALL SUBJECTS, FOR ALL AGES, AT GRADE 4/C AND ABOVE
— ENGLAND ONLY Note: There were no summer exams in 2020 or 2021. YEAR PERCENTAGE AT GRADE 4/C OR ABOVE 2017 66.1% 2018 66.6% 2019 67.1% 2020 75.9% 2021 76.9% 2022 73.0% 2023 67.8% GCSE
GRADES 7/A AND ABOVE, 2019 TO 2023 BY REGION — ENGLAND ONLY Note: There were no summer exams in 2020 or 2021. REGION 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 ENGLAND (NORTH EAST) 16.4% 22.0% 24.5% 22.4%
17.6% ENGLAND (NORTH WEST) 18.6% 23.5% 25.9% 23.1% 18.6% ENGLAND (YORKSHIRE AND THE HUMBER) 17.8% 22.3% 24.4% 22.4% 18.2% ENGLAND (WEST MIDLANDS) 18.1% 23.0% 25.3% 22.8% 18.4% ENGLAND (EAST
MIDLANDS) 18.3% 23.0% 25.1% 22.5% 18.5% ENGLAND (EASTERN REGION) 20.5% 25.9% 28.5% 26.2% 21.9% ENGLAND (SOUTH WEST) 20.4% 26.1% 29.1% 25.3% 20.8% ENGLAND (SOUTH EAST) 23.5% 29.0% 31.9% 29.2%
24.4% ENGLAND (LONDON) 25.7% 31.4% 34.5% 32.6% 28.4% ALL GRADE 9S IN ALL SUBJECTS TAKEN IN 2023, 16-YEAR-OLDS — ENGLAND ONLY Note: Numbers of students have been rounded to the nearest 5.
Because of roundings, percentages may not add up to 100%. NUMBER OF GCSES TAKEN NUMBER OF STUDENTS 7 90 8 115 9 330 10 500 11+ 125 TOTAL 1,160 Of students receiving grade 9 in all subjects
they took this year, 38% were male and 62% were female. NUMBER OF GCSES TAKEN IN 2023, BY 16-YEAR-OLDS, IN ENGLAND Note: Numbers of students have been rounded to the nearest 50. Because of
roundings, percentages may not add up to 100%. NUMBER OF GCSES TAKEN NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE OF STUDENTS 1 8,615 1.3% 2 12,195 1.9% 3 10,300 1.6% 4 11,885 1.8% 5 20,135 3.1% 6 47,825
7.4% 7 105,970 16.5% 8 159,220 24.8% 9 175,830 27.3% 10 79,165 12.3% 11 11,515 1.8% 12+ 435 0.1% TOTAL 643,095 100% AVERAGE NUMBER OF GCSES TAKEN BY 16-YEAR-OLDS, FROM 2019 TO 2023 — ENGLAND
ONLY Note: There were no summer exams in 2020 or 2021. YEAR AVERAGE NUMBER OF GCSES 2019 7.90 2020 7.87 2021 7.85 2022 7.78 2023 7.81 Back to top