GCSE Linear Mathematics 1380
March 2012
1380
A* A
B
C
D
E
F
G
1380F
Foundation tier
Paper 1F
77 62 47 33 19
1380F
Foundation tier
Paper 2F
76 62 48 34 20
1380H
Higher tier
Paper 3H
79 61 43 26 16 11
1380H
Higher tier
Paper 4H
80 63 46 30 20 15
(Marks for papers 1F, 2F, 3H and 4H are each out of 100.)
1380
A*
1380F
Foundation tier
1380H
Higher tier
158
A
124
B
90
C
D
E
F
G
153
124
95
67
39
56
36
26
(Marks for 1380F and 1380H are each out of 200.)
Grades for GCSE on the Higher tier papers are set by examiners at A, C and D by looking at the work
of candidates and using statistical evidence. Once that has been done, the boundaries for grade B
are set to be midway between A and C. A* is then calculated arithmetically so that the boundary for
grade A falls midway between those for A* and B.
The percentages of students gaining each grade is thus set for A to E, but the QCA Code of Practice
allows us to adjust the overall A* boundary in the light of statistical evidence to maintain standards
over time. The examiners decided that a boundary of 159 would not have given a consistent
percentage of A* grades this year, so it was adjusted to 158 to allow xx% of A* grades.
JCQ Notice to Centres – Setting A* in GCSE:
http://www.jcq.org.uk/attachments/published/1571/Notice%20to%20Centres%20-%20Setting%20GCSE%20A%20star%2004082011.pdf
March 2012 GCSE Mathematics (Linear)
Code
1380
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
Centre Type
Secondary Comprehensive - LEA
Secondary Selective - LEA
Secondary Modern - LEA
Comprehensive - GMT
Secondary Selective - GMT
Secondary Modern - GMT
Independent
FE Establishment
Sixth Form College
Tertiary College
Other
Unclassified
City Academies
Total Schools
Total FE
Grand Total
A*
2.2
21.1
0.9
3.2
23.0
0.1
9.2
0.9
1.9
6.7
1.9
0.4
3.0
2.5
3.5
2.5
A
8.0
32.4
4.2
11.0
45.9
2.7
23.3
2.8
6.7
17.5
4.0
2.9
10.1
8.8
9.4
8.8
Cumulative Percentage by grade
B
C
D
E
F
G
19.2 45.8 70.0 84.7 93.6 97.8
42.3 84.5 97.2 100.0 100.0 100.0
13.3 40.2 68.8 86.3 94.8 98.0
23.6 50.4 73.6 87.4 94.8 98.0
60.1 76.3 88.0 96.8 99.6 100.0
10.0 35.4 65.8 83.8 94.6 98.3
37.1 60.5 79.6 89.1 94.7 97.5
5.4 33.5 72.2 89.4 96.7 99.1
14.8 45.8 83.4 95.0 96.8 97.1
34.1 58.6 84.5 92.7 97.4 98.5
8.2 26.0 50.6 70.6 86.9 94.9
12.2 41.7 61.2 78.4 91.7 96.8
21.5 47.6 71.7 86.0 93.8 97.5
20.1 46.6 70.9 85.5 93.9 97.8
18.3 44.7 77.7 90.9 97.0 98.8
20.0 46.4 70.8 85.4 93.8 97.7
U
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0