Disadvantaged pupils were far less likely
Posted: Sun Jan 26, 2025 9:01 am
Summing up
Based on our analysis of this sample of pupils, the majority of those who did not achieve the basics last year were not far short, but a substantial minority had either very low grades in both subjects, or weren’t entered for either.
to achieve the basics than their peers, and brazil rcs data were likely to be further from the mark if they did not achieve them.
And the same applied to male pupils, although the difference between male and female pupils was smaller than that between disadvantaged pupils and their peers. But there were very marked gender differences by subject: female pupils were far more likely to achieve a grade 4 or above in English but not in maths than they were to achieve a grade 4 or above in maths but not English, while either situation was equally likely for male pupils.
The resits policy remains firmly in place for now, and recent changes are bringing in minimum teaching hours for those taking resits. Full-time students who did not achieve the basics will be expected to receive three hours of teaching in English and/or four hours in maths per week. And while this is only an expectation this academic year, it will become a requirement from 2025/26.
And with around 200,000 pupils per cohort not achieving the basics, that equates to a huge number of teaching hours.
Exams and assessment Pupil demographics
basicsEnglishGCSE resitsgcse resultsmathsstandard pass
About the Author: Natasha Plaister
Natasha Plaister is a statistician at FFT Education Datalab, having previously spent 10 years as a project manager at the Institute of Physics. Her interests include diversity and social mobility in education, particularly the inclusion of women in STEM.
Based on our analysis of this sample of pupils, the majority of those who did not achieve the basics last year were not far short, but a substantial minority had either very low grades in both subjects, or weren’t entered for either.
to achieve the basics than their peers, and brazil rcs data were likely to be further from the mark if they did not achieve them.
And the same applied to male pupils, although the difference between male and female pupils was smaller than that between disadvantaged pupils and their peers. But there were very marked gender differences by subject: female pupils were far more likely to achieve a grade 4 or above in English but not in maths than they were to achieve a grade 4 or above in maths but not English, while either situation was equally likely for male pupils.
The resits policy remains firmly in place for now, and recent changes are bringing in minimum teaching hours for those taking resits. Full-time students who did not achieve the basics will be expected to receive three hours of teaching in English and/or four hours in maths per week. And while this is only an expectation this academic year, it will become a requirement from 2025/26.
And with around 200,000 pupils per cohort not achieving the basics, that equates to a huge number of teaching hours.
Exams and assessment Pupil demographics
basicsEnglishGCSE resitsgcse resultsmathsstandard pass
About the Author: Natasha Plaister
Natasha Plaister is a statistician at FFT Education Datalab, having previously spent 10 years as a project manager at the Institute of Physics. Her interests include diversity and social mobility in education, particularly the inclusion of women in STEM.