OneGuyFromBarlick

PanBiker wrote: ↑21 Aug 2025, 14:10 GCSE Results, our Ruby has related her results in the older grades which are easier than the numbering system now used in England.

A* in Maths

A's in her Science subjects

B's in French, Art, English Lit and English Lang and Citizenship

C in Sociology

D in History, (which is her least favourite subject)

Well done Ruby, I reckon our Dan would have been pleased with those. She is going up to Sixth Form next term.

Well done. Much the same as Eve did.. 12 in all 8 A*and As all in Science and Engineering subjects. 3 Bs I think and a C. She is heading for A level Chemistry maths and Geography I believe.

Well done all, I vaguely remember doing CSE woodwork

Big Kev wrote: ↑21 Aug 2025, 17:44 Well done all, I vaguely remember doing CSE woodwork

Was mine GCE? I got 13 in all but that was after taking the exams two years on the trot for some forgotten reason....
David Moore used to say (And he knew about these things) that GCSE was the most indicative of all the exams, how you did in that was basically the level you'd perform at all your life.....
My meeting with Margaret and Robert at Nostell was brilliant but a long tiring drive there and back. Oh, and the cafe there is lousy which is surprising on a National Trust property. Only good thing was that they had a golf buggy lift for us from the remote car park to the house.

Stanley wrote: ↑22 Aug 2025, 01:53 Was mine GCE? I got 13 in all but that was after taking the exams two years on the trot for some forgotten reason....
David Moore used to say (And he knew about these things) that GCSE was the most indicative of all the exams, how you did in that was basically the level you'd perform at all your life.....
My meeting with Margaret and Robert at Nostell was brilliant but a long tiring drive there and back. Oh, and the cafe there is lousy which is surprising on a National Trust property. Only good thing was that they had a golf buggy lift for us from the remote car park to the house.

Not sure I agree. I definitely performed better by my degree. I think I have 11 but repeated one I passed for a better grade so two in one, plus computer science o and a level taken at night school in my 30s

I had a disastrous time at grammar school, the entire system did not suit me and I battled against it whole heartedly. I achieved "O" level passes in English Language and Art. I remember sitting in the French exam wondering how long I could smile for.

Maths was the one that I regretted not passing as I had found it relatively easy but obviously had a poor showing at exam. A lot of my class went on to redo their O levels at college so it may be that there was more to it than my particular personality.

I picked everything up later in life and did ONC and then HNC in applied Biology and then every course I could lay my hands on for work, I even took a weeks holiday to get my HACCP level 4 course.

But back to Ruby's results, well done!