GCSE 2022 Results - the moment of reckoning!

Our DS got five 5’s and two 4’s.
We are absolutely over the moon as the mocks were bloody terrible! Both 4’s were only 3-4 marks off a 5, so close.
Can anyone tell me what P2 means?

I am so very pleased and relieved about my Sons results. He lost two of his friendship group to suicide in 2021 within 3 months of each other. His mental health has suffered unimaginably and access to support has been difficult. Due to this he was only taking English, Maths and Science. He got a 1 in science (was expected) but managed to get a 3 in English and Maths despite being expected a 2.

He has made an application to join the army and his preferred choice was to join as a bricklayer which needed a level 3 in English and Maths, his other choices didn’t require any qualifications so to have a shot at his first choice is amazing.

I am so proud of his achievement as at one point all I wanted from him was to stay alive.

well done to all DC.. some fantastic results

FE lecturer here. For those who didn't manage to get the results needed for A-Levels, that doesn't mean the end of aspirations for university. There are more vocational courses than many people think which have UCAS points attached. It's also possible to do a foundation degree without UCAS points, so all is definitely not lost. I've spoken with a few disappointed teenagers today, but we've had a viable option (and in some cases several viable options) for all of them.

and thanks @Watapalava for explaining the "P"

@EngHOD thanks for that. i've just looked up AQA grade boundary- he's 1 mark off a grade 5 for literature- so i'll def push for review. i was going to write to his english teacher- is that the right thing to do?

@EngHOD Dd was just one mark off a 7 in English Lang, do you think this is worth asking for a review/remark??

Thanks

DD has asked for her results to be kept private but they are fine, just so glad through this stage and she is working and about to start A levels.

Congratulations on all the amazing results and for getting through the exams.

So sorry for those who did not get what they wanted esp Teens DD

@GingerPushkin the P is probably a ‘Pass’ in the spoken language element of the exam. Marks don’t seem to have been passed on for some reason for Lang but the school will have them!

@GingerPushkin the grade 8s you mention will be his TARGET grades, based on prior attainment at KS2. Those can be high sometimes but it’s the grades teachers have been predicting him tell the real story of what they were expecting of him.

Thanks for the reassurance you too @TeenDivided

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The P stands for Pass for the spearhead they will have done

The questions are harder on the higher paper so the chances of him getting a 5 would be lower teachers go through agony selecting the right paper. So many assessments will have taken place trust them. They know what they are doing

@whenwillthemadnessend it seems to be school dependent. DS has received a sheet with all his results on (eg 9-1) but hasn't been given his actual mark.

@EngHOD if you happen to see this..or anyone else- son doesn't have a mark for Eng lang- just a capital P in the "end1" column. he has 61 for Eng lit. any light that can be shed is welcome :)

@Watapalava DS went in for his results and I waited outside. When he came out he said there was a form already completed for him to agree for a review of his English Language. No mention of us having to pay or having to do anything.

@TeenDivided not at all, she got pretty much full marks in any assessment all through, and got majority of 9s in her mocks (both times, they did before Xmas and before Easter).

I'm so proud of her but she's having none of it. Giving her sympathy today but I'll be telling her to get a grip if she's still moaning tomorrow!

Whatever the grades, we feel their pain and disappointment don't we. So sorry your DD is struggling so much.

@Watapalava thanks for the info and certainly interesting that others have scored low on eng lang. i have no idea what school is doing if anything re remarks-and son not a mine of information in that respect! it's hit me now and i'm blubbing- obviously without him seeing me!

Bizarrely dd was very worried about passing English language (AQA) and she got 8. Absolutely gobsmacked! She was pleased with her results - mix of 9s, 8s & 7s

@Purple24 DD was one mark off an 8 in Biology, 2 off an 8 in German and 3 off an 8 in Physics when we go in for sixth form enrolment later we're going to ask about a mark review as two of these are A levels subjects (at the moment watch this space!!!). Also 3 marks off a 9 in Chemistry but leaving that one, I'd be interested to hear how other schools are looking at these - all AQA.
Oddly she also got a 9 in AQA English Lit which was unexpected and what's causing the dithering about A level choices 😱

The marks are on the results paper next to the grade

How do you know what mark your child got to check grade boundaries?

I'm super pleased with dd results. A real mixed bag but passed everything and had a massive MH issue in year ten so I'm really proud of her resilience.

I'd love to see how close she is in maths tho to the next grade.

Has anyone got advice as to how to decipher the Pearson History grade boundaries? The code on DS's paper is 1HIAAW but I can't work out which one that correlates to!

Lots of our bright kids have scored badly on AQA eng language

My dd scored 1 mark off 7 in 2 subjects

school haven’t mentioned remarking but gave us fee sheet saying it’s £38 for remark and have left us to sort it

on here some are saying their schools have submitted requests - are they doing this automatically?