Is all 9s possible

Original post by custardcreamdog

So im not going to lie, during year 8 I went through a rough patch, arguing with friends, parents not doing school work but since then I’ve change massively and im back on track with school but I get quite worried that because of that set back im not gonna be able to get all 9s it’s something I’ve always wanted and im doing revision and ive been getting 8s, 7s, 6s so is it actually possible. And does anyone have tips on how to get on track for all 9s.
In my most recent mocks I got:
Computer Science : 6
English language: 6
English literature: 5
Geography: 6
Chemistry: 7
Physics: 7
Biology: 8
Maths: 7 (1 off an 8)
German: 7

what year are you in?

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Original post by idk_12345677

what year are you in?

Going into 11

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gdunne42

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A tiny number of GCSE candidates achieve all 9. 340 candidates taking 9 subjects did it in England in 2024

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/infographic-gcse-results-2024/infographics-for-gcse-results-2024

You can certainly improve a lot this year, but all 9's seems unrealistic

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vanishing-skille

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Original post by custardcreamdog

So im not going to lie, during year 8 I went through a rough patch, arguing with friends, parents not doing school work but since then I’ve change massively and im back on track with school but I get quite worried that because of that set back im not gonna be able to get all 9s it’s something I’ve always wanted and im doing revision and ive been getting 8s, 7s, 6s so is it actually possible. And does anyone have tips on how to get on track for all 9s.
In my most recent mocks I got:
Computer Science : 6
English language: 6
English literature: 5
Geography: 6
Chemistry: 7
Physics: 7
Biology: 8
Maths: 7 (1 off an 8)
German: 7

In my yr10 mocks i didnt get a single 9 but in my actual gcses this year i did get straight 9s(and in yr10 i was on a 6 in both eng lit and history), so i think you should work as hard as you possibly can this year and not let anyone crush your confidence and im sure you will get straight 9s and even if u dont its not the end of the world :smile:

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Original post by custardcreamdog

Going into 11

this is gonna sound weird but GCSEs aren’t that hard. i truly believe that schools mark harsher than examiners. i was predicted 7s in science and english literature and a got a 9 in all 4 subjects. depending on the knowledge you have locked and how well you can retain new knowledge you only really need 2+ months of revision. all 9s is 100% possible.

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Original post by custardcreamdog

Going into 11

depending on your exam board for science, CGP has great books. I bought all of them, one of the books has a CGP paper at the back which is good if you run out of past papers to do (do every single past paper, there are only so many questions that can come up.) also the CGP workbooks have good questions with specific answers that will improve your answers in exams.

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Original post by custardcreamdog

Going into 11

for english language writing. write, polish and “memorise” two descriptive texts that aren’t similar (one outdoors and the other indoors). in the exam, no matter the prompt you should be able to apply the text you wrote prior in some shape or form.

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Original post by custardcreamdog

Going into 11

for literature, just keep going. if you think you’re reaching, you aren’t, keep going. i got 23/25 in my unseen and i was just writing literally anything i thought could apply.

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Original post by vanishing-skille

In my yr10 mocks i didnt get a single 9 but in my actual gcses this year i did get straight 9s(and in yr10 i was on a 6 in both eng lit and history), so i think you should work as hard as you possibly can this year and not let anyone crush your confidence and im sure you will get straight 9s and even if u dont its not the end of the world :smile:

Thanks so much!! What are your opinions on pre planning an English language q5, some disagree but some agree n im not sure what to do

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Original post by idk_12345677

for english language writing. write, polish and “memorise” two descriptive texts that aren’t similar (one outdoors and the other indoors). in the exam, no matter the prompt you should be able to apply the text you wrote prior in some shape or form.

Thanks so much for all ur replies, I have lots of the cgp books for all subjects but lots of people dotn recommend doing the mesmerising one, did you do it? Did it work for you and how can I get started on planning them? Thanks

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Original post by gdunne42

A tiny number of GCSE candidates achieve all 9. 340 candidates taking 9 subjects did it in England in 2024
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/infographic-gcse-results-2024/infographics-for-gcse-results-2024
You can certainly improve a lot this year, but all 9's seems unrealistic

Well to be fair 3 people in my school got all 9s, one of them taken 10 subjects so I’m pretty hopefully that I go to a good school

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Original post by idk_12345677

depending on your exam board for science, CGP has great books. I bought all of them, one of the books has a CGP paper at the back which is good if you run out of past papers to do (do every single past paper, there are only so many questions that can come up.) also the CGP workbooks have good questions with specific answers that will improve your answers in exams.

Do you have any recommendations on where to find past papers and I know for science and maths they can be easily marked but for English and geography I never know how to mark them myself but lack enough confidence to ask my teachers are they usually take the longest to mark papers compared to every other subject, it’s also one where I feel they don’t teach as well

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vanishing-skille

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Original post by custardcreamdog

Thanks so much!! What are your opinions on pre planning an English language q5, some disagree but some agree n im not sure what to do

i did memorise one but i just changed a part of my story to fit the question, for example in my actual gcse exam i just changed my flashback to one that was about the question

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Original post by vanishing-skille

i did memorise one but i just changed a part of my story to fit the question, for example in my actual gcse exam i just changed my flashback to one that was about the question

Did you do the story or description?

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Original post by vanishing-skille

i did memorise one but i just changed a part of my story to fit the question, for example in my actual gcse exam i just changed my flashback to one that was about the question

Also if I was to create a story or description to memorise it how would I go about starting it?

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vanishing-skille

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Original post by custardcreamdog

Did you do the story or description?

i did the story
and to answer your other question i just wrote loads of stories and got my teacher/friends/random ppl on tsr and reddit to mark them and improved them based on everyones feedback and then just memorised the one i liked most
u can find prompts in past exams
and i can mark your stories for you if youd like!

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Original post by custardcreamdog

Thanks so much for all ur replies, I have lots of the cgp books for all subjects but lots of people dotn recommend doing the mesmerising one, did you do it? Did it work for you and how can I get started on planning them? Thanks

i used the revision guide, the exam practice workbook and the complete revision and practice books. cgp’s only downside is that it doesn’t teach you to apply your knowledge but you should be able to do that already considering your grades. i’d start with the revision guide, do a around 3 subtopics within a topic and then complete the corresponding questions in the exam practice book. if i got confused on anything in the revision guide i would check the complete revision guide.

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Original post by idk_12345677

i used the revision guide, the exam practice workbook and the complete revision and practice books. cgp’s only downside is that it doesn’t teach you to apply your knowledge but you should be able to do that already considering your grades. i’d start with the revision guide, do a around 3 subtopics within a topic and then complete the corresponding questions in the exam practice book. if i got confused on anything in the revision guide i would check the complete revision guide.

i’d then mark my score from the exam practice book and tick off the checkbox if i got above 75% (grade 9) if not i’d rub off the answers, re-read the subtopic and re-do the questions. i’d then use the website cognito to remember and secure the knowledge.

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