Pupils picking up their GCSE results today face the 'fiercest ever' scramble for college places as results show more top grades were awarded this year. The proportion of GCSE entries awarded top ...

Hundreds of thousands of teenagers who moved from primary to secondary school during the pandemic have received their GCSE results - with the gender gap for top grades persisting. Nearly a quarter (24 ...

University of Manchester provides funding as a member of The Conversation UK. Many students rejoice when they find out their GCSE results. In 2025, 21.9% of grades awarded are at grade seven ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

Thousands of students across the UK will find out what grades they achieved in their GCSE exams today, August 21, as results day arrives. Pupils will find out their grades when they head back to their ...

Hundreds of thousands of teenagers are finding out how well they've done at school this year as their GCSE results are finally released this morning. As is tradition, pupils are able to collect their ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

How do GCSE grades differ across the UK? In England, GCSEs are graded using a numerical system from 9 to 1 rather than from A* to G – with 9 being the highest grade. A grade 7 and above is roughly ...

Irish remains the third most popular GCSE language for pupils in the north and is continuing to rise in popularity, data shows. The number of Irish GCSE pupils achieving tops marks for their exams is ...

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 ...

Pupils at Cardiff schools have achieved better than Wales-wide GCSE results at the gold standard A*-C grades. Thousands of teenagers in the city picked up their results today with the council ...

The Government is considering scrapping compulsory English and maths resits at GCSE level. Pupils who fail these subjects at GCSE, aged 16, are made to resit them if they stay on for sixth form, since ...