According to NCDC, the new grading scale proposes A = 5 points, B = 4, C = 3, D = 2, and E = 1. Under the old system, A carried 6 points, B 5, C 4, D 3, E 2, and O 1.

Hundreds of thousands of teenagers across England, Wales and Northern Ireland have received their GCSE results today (August 21). But long gone are the days of grades A to U, and for the past few ...