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As students across the nation opened their GCSE results, it is revealed that a significant proportion of pupils face resitting key English and maths exams after failing to score a standard pass.
Across all schools, around 200,000 fewer GCSE entries than last year achieved a grade 7 or above, the equivalent of an A or A*
Top grades down more than four percentage points on last year, leading to disappointment for many pupils
At private schools, 46.6 per cent of students achieved the top grades at GCSE - at least a 7 or an A - this year, which was down 6.5 percentage points on last year's 53.1 per cent.
The proportion of top GCSE grades handed out to 16-year-olds in England has dropped by 17 per cent, falling to near the same level as pre-pandemic 2019.