Open main menu
Home
Random
Recent changes
Special pages
Community portal
Preferences
About Wikipedia
Disclaimers
Incubator escapee wiki
Search
User menu
Talk
Dark mode
Contributions
Create account
Log in
Editing
GCSE
(section)
Warning:
You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you
log in
or
create an account
, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.
Anti-spam check. Do
not
fill this in!
====Introduction of the A* grade==== In 1994, the A* grade was added above the grade A to further differentiate attainment at the very highest end of the qualification. This remained the highest grade available until 2017, when numerical grades were introduced (see below). The youngest pupil to gain an A* grade was Thomas Barnes, who earned an A* in GCSE Mathematics at the age of 7.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=26 August 2014 |title=Seven-year-old Thomas Barnes 'youngest' student to land A* maths GCSE |url=http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/seven-year-old-thomas-barnes-youngest-student-7668555 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20220327144158/https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/seven-year-old-thomas-barnes-youngest-student-7668555 |archive-date=27 March 2022 |access-date=27 March 2022 |website=Manchester Evening News}}</ref>
Edit summary
(Briefly describe your changes)
By publishing changes, you agree to the
Terms of Use
, and you irrevocably agree to release your contribution under the
CC BY-SA 4.0 License
and the
GFDL
. You agree that a hyperlink or URL is sufficient attribution under the Creative Commons license.
Cancel
Editing help
(opens in new window)