Several south east London boroughs have recorded some of the highest GCSE results in England this year, with Southwark coming out on top locally. New figures published by Ofqual show the proportion of ...

Almost one in four boys in England received top grades in maths while results in English improved across the board, helping to propel improved GCSE results for this year’s cohort of 16-year-olds. The ...

Epsom and Ewell was Surrey’s best performing area when it came to GCSE, and among the top ten nationwide. On Thursday (August 20) thousands of teenagers across the county collected their exam results, ...

Schools across Dubai and Abu Dhabi have announced strong GCSE and I/GCSE results for 2026, with several reporting record performances and significant increases in the proportion of students securing ...

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GCSE and BTEC students across England, Wales and Northern Ireland have received their grades today. Schools and colleges have invited students to get their results in person from 8am, but more than ...

Young people who fail to score a decent pass in GCSE English and maths face a “blockage” to further study and work, the Education Secretary has said amid calls for reforms to compulsory resits in the ...

The "relentless" cycle of pupils in England failing and then resitting their GCSEs in maths and English is "simply not working", a leading education union has said. The Association of School and ...

The best and worst-performing council areas for GCSE results have been revealed as pupils across England discover their grades. New figures show a stark divide across the country in the proportion of ...

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Reforming compulsory resits for English and maths GCSEs is crucial to tackling the Neets crisis and opening doors for young people, education leaders have said. Hundreds of thousands of pupils across ...

Hundreds of thousands of pupils received their GCSE grades and technical awards on Thursday, with an increase in the proportion of top grades. Reforming compulsory resits for English and maths GCSEs ...