I just want to say to everyone don't keep your hopes too high about the grade boundaries being lowered. These tests were being made hard ON PURPOSE as too many people were getting a stars. Internationally GCSEs are frowned upon by other countries as gcse were seen to be easier. Therefore to increase the value of the gcse, they have made the tests harder and they would also keep the grade boundaries high as they don't want so many people getting a stars! They want to separate the brightest from the bright.