GCSE students in England, Wales and Northern Ireland will receive their results on Thursday 21 August. In England, GCSEs are graded using a numerical system from 9 to 1. They were previously used an A ...

The GCSE results for 2023 are out and, as predicted, the number of top grades has fallen from last year but is higher than before the Covid-19 pandemic, national figures show. As grading returns to ...

The 2025 GCSE pass rate fell slightly compared with 2024, with 67.4% of all grades in England, Wales and Northern Ireland at 4 or C and above. GCSEs in England are graded using a numerical system from ...

Pupils in England, Wales and Northern Ireland will receive their GCSE and Level 2 vocational and technical qualification (VTQ) results on Thursday. The results will help them progress to sixth form, ...

After first changing in 2017, many parents and students were left confused by the new way of grading GCSE exams, and some will want to know how they compare with the old system ahead of tomorrow's ...

The proportion of GCSE entries awarded top grades has risen from last year but fewer GCSE entries scored a decent pass this year, national figures show. Students in England, Wales and Northern Ireland ...

Top grades for GCSE results in Wales have risen very slightly along with all results in the second "normal" exam year since pandemic disruption with an overall pass rate A* to G of 96.9%. Just under ...

There has been a lot of changes to GCSEs in the past couple of years due to the pandemic. Exams were cancelled for the second successive year and grades have been awarded by teachers. But one change ...

The gap between girls and boys at the top GCSE grades is at the narrowest point this century (David Davies/PA) The proportion of GCSE entries awarded top grades has risen from last year but fewer GCSE ...