The phrase "achieve a grade" is a correct and usable phrase written in English.
You can use it when referring to a specific grade or score someone has successfully earned. For example, "The student worked hard and was able to achieve a grade of A on his exam."
Last summer, 37% of the cohort failed to achieve a grade C or above in GCSE maths.
Pupils who achieve a grade C or above in this combination of subjects will receive a special certificate, the English Baccalaureate.
These are departments that have made substantial improvements since the last RAE and are well on target to achieve a grade five in 2008.
Chemical engineering students who do not achieve a grade of C- or higher in CBE 140 on their first attempt are advised to change to another major.
So if a student achieves a level 5 at primary school, by hook or by crook (revision, endless prep, primary schools flogging themselves to the bone) then the data says they'll achieve a grade A at GCSE.
To qualify in Mathematics for Economists, students must pass the Mathematics Proficiency Examination given at the beginning of the first year of graduate study or achieve a grade of at least B- in Intermediate Mathematical Economics I (Econ 6170).
Tim later attended a prestigious magnet school, City Honors, where his contrarian goal was to achieve a grade-point average just one point above failing.
The A* was introduced last year to help universities pick out exceptional students, as more than a quarter of A-level entries achieve A grades.
The mean time taken to achieve a grading of at least good radiographic signs of fusion in our study was 5 months (range 3 10).
As only around one in four UK A-level students achieve A grades, the straight-A students who manage to gain places at York and Bristol are among the most hard-working and academically bright young people in the country.
"This report shows that many students could be distracted from the final year of their schooling, and achieve A-level grades lower than they are capable of.
