A grandad has become the oldest person in Britain to ever pass a GCSE exam - at the grand age of 92. Derek Skipper, 92, took his Maths GCSE in May and has passed with flying colours after he achieved a grade five, the highest possible on the foundation paper he took.
A grade five is the equivalent of a high B/low C in the old GCSE grading system. The granddad-of-three has said he is 'very pleased' about his results.
Derek said: "When I started out on the course in September, it was very low key and I didn't tell anyone I was even doing it, as I thought if I don't finish it then it's embarrassing so I kept very quiet until Christmas time. The results didn't matter to me at all, I was just doing it for my own fun."
