Top GCSE results fall in return to pre-Covid grading system
Around 203,000 fewer top GCSE grades were awarded in England, Wales and Northern Ireland compared to last year.
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Around 203,000 fewer top GCSE grades were awarded in England, Wales and Northern Ireland compared to last year.
GCSE results are set to be released Thursday morning with thousands of students about to discover how they did in their exams over the summer, and what they can do next
Almost a quarter of students missed more than 10% of school this year, sparking fears that high absence levels may have hampered pupils' GCSE performance
A-level results revealed a widening attainment gap between the north and south, with ministers facing calls to target support to stem 'growing disparity'
This year's A-level students did not sit GCSE exams and had not sat in a formal exam hall since they took SATs at 11-years-old.