Thousands of teenagers across Wales receive GCSE results in first year of new curriculum

Students across Wales will receive their GCSE results today (Thursday 20 August), in the first year since a new curriculum was introduced for some pupils. | ITV News Wales ...
JOE.co.uk

The Pisa results are in, and England has quietly pulled away from the rest of the UK

The 2025 Pisa results show England pulling ahead of Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland in reading and maths, as science ...
The Guardian

GCSE results: almost one in four boys in England get top grades in maths

Overall results slightly better than last year, with share receiving grades 7, 8 and 9 rising by 0.1 of a percentage point to 23.1% Almost one in four boys in England received top grades in maths ...
The Guardian

Compulsory GCSE resits in England harm teenagers’ mental wellbeing, study finds

UCL researchers warn repeated exam attempts may dent students’ confidence and raise risk of dropping out Forcing teenagers who fail GCSEs into multiple resits has a negative impact on their mental ...
London Evening

Reforming English and maths GCSE resits ‘crucial to tackling Neets crisis’

Hundreds of thousands of pupils received their GCSE grades and technical awards on Thursday, with an increase in the proportion of top grades. Pupils celebrate their GCSE results at Leeds Grammar ...
BBC

Nurse passes maths GCSE after 40-year wait

A nurse says she is "over the moon" to have passed her maths GCSE having tried again after 40 years. Joanne Mulholland, 56, from Gateshead, last resat her maths O-level in 1987 and failed three times.
Metro

Seven-year-old scores an 8 at maths GCSEs before A-levels next year

Jivyan Dhruva has the qualification which most pupils take at the age of 16 (Picture: SWNS) A boy has been awarded top marks in his maths GCSE, despite taking the exam nine years early. Jivyan Dhruva ...
BBC

'Relentless' GCSE resit cycle 'simply not working', school and college leaders say

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 ...
Sky

GCSE results day 2026 - as it happened: Record improvement in key subject hailed by PM - but regional divide widens

Girls have once again achieved better GCSE results than boys - but the gap between the genders is getting smaller. Thousands of pupils across England, Wales and Northern Ireland discovered their ...
The Mirror

GCSE results 2026: Gap between grades of boys and girls narrowest this century

The GCSE pass rate in England, Wales and Northern Ireland has fallen slightly but the grades gender gap is the narrowest its been this century, today's results show. The overall GCSE pass rate has ...
BBC

Five key takeaways from GCSE results day 2026

You might be forgiven for glancing at this year's GCSE results and thinking not much has changed. And sure, if you're just looking at the pass rate across England, Wales and Northern Ireland, that ...