Petition · past parliament
Revert the new GCSE grading system from numbers to letters.
Rejected
15 signatures
What the petition asks
As a GCSE student myself, I recently did mock exams and received numbered grades, I received a 4 for Maths and English, I was wondering whether that would be a pass or fail if that was the real exam. It doesn't just create stress for me, it does for my mum as well.
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
Timeline
| 5 Mar 2017 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 13 Mar 2017 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
15
Status
Rejected
Rejected
13 Mar 2017
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.