LIVE: GCSE results day 2022 in Sheffield as students find out their marks following return of exams
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We’ll be bringing you results as they come in, as well as celebratory photos from across our schools and will be hearing from pupils about what learning has been like during the Covid-19 crisis.
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LIVE: GCSE results day in Sheffield
Key Events
- Students are receiving their GCSE results today (August 25 having sat exams for the first time in two years because of the pandemic.
- It is expected that grades will see a drop compared to last year, when teachers marked pupils based on long-term assessments.
- However, they are also forecast to be higher than the last exam period in 2019.
‘Noisy shrieks of joy’ at High Storrs School as nearly all students achieve 8 or more passes
High Storrs School are our first set of results in today, where 93 perent of students achieved 8 or more GCSE passes and 91 per cent achieved a grade 4 or higher in both GCSE English and Maths.
Headteacher Claire Tasker says 239 students collect their results today, where 79 students achieved at least one grade 9 and 42 students achieved all grade 7-9s.
Meanwhile, seven students bagged all grade 9s, the highest scores available.
Ms Tasker said: “It is also a welcome sight to see students all arriving to collect their results in person after two years of very different arrangements. Nothing beats a crowded hall and the noisy shrieks of joy on exam results day.
“This is the first group of students to sit external examinations for two years and they have done so well despite all the uncertainty and upheaval of the last two years. Undeterred by the disruption this wonderful year group have shown that positivity and tenacity lead to great results. I am so proud of them.
“Our curriculum structure has really helped students too. To ensure we can offer a wide range of option subjects - including Dance GCSE, Classics GCSE, Sociology GCSE, Music GCSE and more – we have many one-year GCSE courses with groups made up of Y10s and Y11s. This always has benefits but for this group of students it has meant their outcomes in these courses were not affected by the school closures and online learning in Y10.“
Where GCSE students can get free food in Sheffield - including Nando’s and Las Iguanas
The big day for GCSE students is almost here - but did you know there’s several places where you can get free food with your results?
Read here for where you can pick up a free bite today - either for celebrations or commiserations.
Where can students get free food on GCSE results day in Sheffield?
Results Day: Where GCSE students can get free food in Sheffield - including Nando’s and Las Iguanas
RETRO: 11 pictures of Sheffield students picking up their results in previous years
GCSE results day is always a day to remember - have a look back through our gallery of retro photos from when other Sheffield high-flyers got their results.
See past Sheffield students celebrating their GCSE results - are you among them?
It’s GCSE results day today and many excited young Sheffield students will be awaiting their grades.
Like A-Level results last week, GCSE grades this year forecast to be lower than 2021
Schools have been told to expect lower GCSE results today than were seen in 2021, but higher than in 2019 during the last round of exams.
Students are receiving GCSE results on Thursday, having sat exams for the first time in two years due to the pandemic.
Grading is different in England, compared with Northern Ireland and Wales.
In England, traditional A* to G grades were replaced in recent years with a 9 to 1 system, with 9 being the highest mark.
In general, a grade 7-9 is roughly equivalent to A-A*, while a grade 4 and above is roughly equivalent to a C and above.
Traditional A*-G grades are still used in Northern Ireland and Wales.
Similar to the pattern with A-level results, published last week, it is expected that results will drop below last year, but remain above those from 2019.
This year, exams were graded more generously in a bid to provide a safety net for students in the move back towards pre-pandemic arrangements.
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