Y11 2023/24 thread 5 - results!

Much relief and happiness here! DS who has dyslexia and did not enjoy academic learning AT ALL passed both maths and English with 4s and also has another 3 at 4 and above. Believe me, this is like getting 9s for him. We focused on these 5 and had tutors for maths and English and thank goodness! He's off to do carpentry and doesn't have to do retakes or ever sit through a maths or English lesson again and I never have to nag him ever again about school work.

He actually got a 6 in his English lang mock and then sobbed after the paper 2 in the real thing thinking he'd failed so we are more than happy with the 4.

Such a massive massive relief.

Wow some impressive results here. Well done to all who sat the exams. I (child of the 70's) remember when someone got straight A's in exams they were interviewed on Wogan!! :-)

DD di one early entry GCSE this year (R.E) and has got a grade 8. She felt she had done terribly compared to her mocks so she is super happy and I am really proud, especially as her Dad was being a real dick around exam time whicj have her added stress. Knob.

This will give her much more confidence going into year 11.

Oops dd also got a 7 in English lit. Ironic that she found this harder than language and she’s doing the latter at A level.

I’m not a year 11 mum but my DS took his first GCSE (German) in year 9 and got a 9. I am so very proud. He was still only 13 when he took the exams as he’s an August birthday.

6s, 7s, 8s.
English Literature was one mark off a 9 so we'll go for a re-mark.

Really pleased for her! And that she gets to stay at her school for 6th form.

Well done everyone 😀

Mainly 8's here with one 9, a couple of 6's and a 5 (French).

The two 6's she got 9's in the mocks and both teachers pulled us aside and asked to send them for a re-mark as they think they were
graded too low. So, we'll see! She did well though and has been accepted for the A-levels she wanted to do.

Six 9s an 8 and a 7 (they only do 8 at her school).

Absolutely thrilled for her!

3 x 9, 1 x 8, 4 x 7, a 6 and a 5. DD is disappointed which is crazy. She doesn't care about the 5 as she feels she was lucky to pass that subject but she doesn't feel the 7's are good enough. Does anyone else's DC feel like this? In old money she's got 4 x A* 4 x A and 2 B's. I'd have been over the moon. I feel like the numerical system somehow makes it less of an achievement for her.

Is that English Language?

P = Pass, M = Merit, D = Distinction

3's and 2's ( mostly expected) but considering some of their mocks were 1's they've made better progress which I am proud of.

It's sad they feel the need to hide their results and not partake in the normal celebratory stuff. It's a very different story when they don't pass and feel worthless

Dd got 6s (double science) in all but two then 7 in RS and 8 in French. I’m super pleased as she was eating 500 calories tops a day for months beforehand and it was real touch and go as to whether she’d have the energy to even sit the exams. It’s more than enough to prove she can do A levels and her current school said because she was so ill they’d take her even if she failed everything. So as long as she continues to get better she will be on track for really good grades in 2 years.

This was us last year. DS got a 5 in Eng Lit, he'd got a 7 in his mock and prediction was an 8. We were expecting it to be one of his highest grades. School sent it for a remark but it came back unchanged. A year on he still remarks on it with annoyance but it's one of those things. Glad she got on to her chosen A Levels as that's all that matters really at this stage.

Have been reading through the results, well done to all kids! It was such a stressful time, so happy that result is out. Now to put it behind and enjoy the rest of the summer before A level hits
DD has 9- 9s 8 in 2 subject, one is 1 mark off 9, do we send for revaluation? I am not sure, I told her to ask her teacher.
and a 6 in Drama 😭 This makes her really sad, not that she was expecting much or worked hard on it. But overall makes her sad.
I kept saying it doesn’t matter, it’s not a subject she has any interest in, she chose drama because she didn’t want to do anything else from other options!
Just left to school with friends to collect the paper-result.
The one that matters for her are all very good. And a 9 in both Eng lang and Lit, she was so stressed that her teacher is not good and so many ppl in her school get lower grade in Eng, convinced me to find her a tutor. I am so glad I did ( she had 6 in mocks, even though tutor says otherwise)

All 9s here, 11 of them - so proud, 😊
Given that he knew his dad was having major surgery the week after, he really did do phenomenally well

https://www.ocr.org.uk/Images/714692-gcse-grade-boundaries-june-2024.pdf

This is for OCR, other Boards will have theirs on-line too, you need to know the specific papers though and some look very complex!

4 at 7, 3 at 8 and 2 at 9 here. I’m very pleased & proud. She got a very high 8 in Maths and a 7 in Further maths, I was worried about her taking maths for A level too so that’s good.

At the start of the year her head of year called us in for a safeguarding meeting as they were so concerned about her & at that point it felt like we might not get through the next 6 months. Really hope college in a fresh start.

and her BF got a 5 in Maths and a 6 in English, and passed everything else except Spanish so that’s brilliant too.

Anyone know what a P means under endorsement grade?

She got three 9s, six 8s, one 7 and one 6. Initially a bit disappointed as she was hoping to get 9 rather than 8 in the three sciences, but now that she has processed it a bit, she accepts that it's a solid performance. She's off for a duvet day watching films with her two best friends.

On another note, the gcse system needs a big reform imo. How is it that someone can get 9s throughout 2 years but overall get a 7 for example because of a bad day. Honestly, its like its designed to give kids mental health problems

I drove DS in for 9 and then came in with him (he said he'd like me to - was worried I'd stick out but loads of parents were in there!). After a bit of dithering he actually opened his envelope and he's, overall, really pleased, as am I. He's got all 7s, 8s and 9s, and his chosen subjects for A-Levels (Biology, Chemistry and History) he got 8s and 9 in! So happy, especially for the history result as it's his top favourite subject and I think he'd secretly have been a bit sad to have missed the top mark.

Mostly happy faces in the hall, but some drama as a friend is juggling offers with one grade that fell slightly short - hope that works out ok. I drove him home to see his dad and ring GPs and now driving BACK again for a day hanging out with his geeky mates.

This is such a rollercoaster of a day, I hope everyone allows the dust to settle and take stock. They will all get there.

Reminds me of my English AS Level. HATED the teacher (and I think the feeling was mutual). I remember her so clearly telling me that I'd get an "E if I was lucky."

WELL, I went on to get full marks in the English Language paper, An A in the novel-based Lit paper, but a D in the poetry paper, which bought me down to a B overall, but only 3 marks off an A.
I debated re-sitting to get the A, but just couldn't be arsed. But it WAS a massive FU to the teacher who told me I'd be lucky to scrape a pass!

DS did much more consistently than in his mocks, which were 5-9. His actual results are 7-8. I am very proud.

However he wants to do sciences for A-levels (and uni), which are mostly 7s. All his social sciences are very high 8s, but he wants to drop them all. We will have to discuss it him, but ultimately it is his decision.

Which board is this?