GCSE Results Day 2021: Record-breaking grades predicted; what the scores mean, how to find yours & how to get free food

TOMORROW is GCSE results day in the UK with thousands of young people and teachers eagerly awaiting the grades.

For the second year in a row, exams have been cancelled and grades have been determined by teachers due to coronavirus. Here we explain what it all means.

After the debacle of 2020 where the first set of algorithm-generated grades were quickly overturned following complaints of unfairness, 2021’s results are all about restoring confidence in the way work was marked.

Traditional A*-G grades have been scrapped and replaced with a 9-1 system amid reforms, with 9 the highest result.

A 4 is broadly equivalent to a C grade, and a 7 broadly equivalent to an A.

Read our GCSE Results Day 2021 live blog for the latest updates…