‘I was doing it for fun’: man, 92, could be oldest Briton to pass GCSE exam

Derek Skipper achieves highest possible grade - level 5 - in foundation maths and is very pleased indeed'

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A 92-year-old man could be the oldest person in Britain to ever pass a GCSE exam after receiving the highest possible grade in his maths paper.

Derek Skipper, from Orwell in Cambridgeshire, sat a foundation level maths exam earlier this year, and found out on Thursday morning he had achieved a level 5 (equivalent to a lower B).