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While some of those would have been mature students sitting them for the first time, most would have been school- or college-age pupils taking resits after failing them when they were 16.

From BBC • Aug. 21, 2025

In England, students need maths and English GCSEs at grade 4 or above to qualify for further study - although you can prepare for resits alongside your new subjects.

From BBC • Jul. 1, 2025

In England, students need maths and English GCSEs at grade 4 or above to qualify for further study - although they can study for resits alongside their new subject choices.

From BBC • Aug. 22, 2024

That, in turn, meant that tens of thousands more students needed to take compulsory resits, as students in England need grade 4s or above in English and maths to qualify for further study.

From BBC • Aug. 21, 2024

By heating resols, resitols are formed which, on further heating, are finally converted into resits.

From Synthetic Tannins by Grasser, Georg