LIVE: GCSE results day 2022 as students across Derbyshire find out their grades
Students across Derbyshire are finding out their eagerly awaited GCSE results today after sitting exams for the first time since the pandemic began.
A week on from A-level results day, the majority of pupils will be able to collect their GCSE grades from 8am this morning (Thursday, August 25).
In England, GCSEs are graded on a numerical system from 9 to 1, rather than from A to E – a grading system which was brought in alongside a new GCSE curriculum for 2017.
Grades 9, 8 and 7 correspond to the two previous top grades of A* and A, while a 4 is broadly equivalent to a C grade.
Pupils need a 4 for a standard pass and 5 for a "strong pass".
We’ll be bringing you all the latest news from across the Derbyshire region on this live blog as GCSE results day 2022 gets underway and are out at Brookfield Community School speaking to students as they receive their grades.
If you want to share your GCSE news with us today, whether you’re a school sharing your results or a proud parent, please email [email protected]