The 2024 GCSE results are out on Thursday (August 22), with students anxiously waiting to see if their grades will be good enough to qualify for sixth form or college. Year 11 pupils in England, Wales ...

The “chronic” underperformance of boys at GCSE level should be treated as a “major issue”, a leading education expert has warned. Professor Alan Smithers, director of the Centre for Education and ...

The pass rate for this year's GCSEs in England, Wales and Northern Ireland has fallen since 2021, but remains higher than 2019 In London, 32.6% were marked at grades 7/A and above but in north-east ...

The proportion of GCSE entries scoring a decent pass has fallen again this year, prompting fears about young people in England being forced to resit their English and maths exams. More than two in ...

The government’s policy of making students resit maths and English GCSEs is “not fit for purpose”, education leaders have warned. Politicians have been urged to “rethink” how young people are ...

GCSE results day was earlier this week Some regions saw much larger proportions of their overall entries achieve top grades than others This trend continues on a county level too, with large gaps ...

Pupils are celebrating another top grades bonanza as one in five GCSE entries got at least a grade 7 or A following a rise on last year. However, the GCSE pass rate for English and maths has hit a ...

A primary school pupil achieved top grades in GCSE maths after taking the exams five years early. Harry Clark, 11, took higher maths and further maths GCSEs this year - having previously gained a GCSE ...

The percentage of GCSE entries achieving top grades has seen a slight increase from last year, however, fewer entries managed to secure a decent pass this year, according to national statistics.

The Government’s policy of making students resit maths and English GCSEs is “not fit for purpose” and it can undermine young people’s “confidence and motivation”, education leaders have warned.

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