Historical trend
Trend summary
GCSE pass rate (grade 4+) was 67% in 2025, down from 67% in 2024.
Trend
- Over the available record (2017–2025), it has ranged from 67% in 2017 to 79% in 2021.
- The latest reading is below the record average of 70%.
Context
- DfE publishes GCSE results for England annually in October; the numerical grading scale (9–1) replaced A*–G from summer 2017.
- Grade 4 is described as a "standard pass" and grade 5 as a "strong pass" in DfE guidance.
Generated from the published series — describes direction, magnitude and range only, with no editorial judgement or forecasts.
About this indicator
- Source
- Department for Education
- Update frequency
- Annual
- Last updated
- 20 June 2026
- Next update
- 20 June 2027
- Licence
- OGL v3
- Direction
- ↓ Falling
Statistics
- Latest
- 67 %
- Period high
- 67 %
- Period low
- 67 %
- Period average
- 67 %