The proportion of GCSE entries awarded top grades has surged to a record high after a U-turn meant results could be based on teachers’ estimated grades. Hundreds of thousands of youngsters received ...

When GCSE students collect their exam results on Thursday, they will see only numbers, with the old letter system gone for good. Over the last three years, traditional A*-G grades have been scrapped ...

Pupils in England, Wales and Northern Ireland will receive their GCSE and Level 2 vocational and technical qualification (VTQ) results on Thursday. The results will help them progress to sixth form, ...

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