His written work is average, he entered for 0-level English this year and obtained a C grade.

They gave it a "C" grade but will "keep watching for a while" as the show looks promising.

Schools are given government incentives to get a certain number of students above a C grade.

By implementing more rigorous, fixed standards, there should be no reason why a C grade, for example, is bad.

This year though, the school has been awarded a C grade, breaking the low performance streak.

The percentage of pupils passing five or more A* to C grades was 33%, down from 44% in 2007.

The brightest, those whose C grades are regarded as "safe", will be left to their own devices.

The mean number of A* to C grades per student was 6.93, a very satisfactory number.

In 2010 however, the school achieved an outstanding 93.6% pass rate A* - C grade.

To qualify, teenagers must score C grades in five subjects, including history or geography.