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How GCSEs actually work: tiering, grade boundaries and exam board rules, written from the published regulations rather than hearsay.

20 September 20269 min readHow GCSEs work
Foundation or Higher? What the tier decision actually changes
Foundation tier caps at grade 5. Higher tier reaches 9 but carries a risk of no grade at all. What Ofqual's own rules say about tiering, who decides, and what it means for how you revise.
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