my maths teacher said he had a chinese girl who came to england when she was 10, barely speaking english.
When she left school when she was 16, she had 19 a*s.
But whats the point, after i've done my a levels i probably won't put my gcse's on my cv, apart from ict. And gcses are only a gateway to a-levels and a levels are only a agteway to university and once you've past that gate, whats behind you is pretty much irrelevant.