It is already one of the most nail-biting days of the summer. On Thursday, August 20 thousands of teenagers will be finding out how they did in their GCSE results. The Government first introduced ...

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 ...

French and German GCSE exams will be marked less severely from 2020 in England, after a review of grading. It could mean a boost of between a quarter and a half of a grade for some pupils. The exams ...

A primary school pupil achieved top grades in GCSE maths after taking the exams five years early. Harry Clark, 11, took higher maths and further maths GCSEs this year - having previously gained a GCSE ...

The awarding of the 2020 GCSE and A-Level exam grades in England was widely viewed as a ‘fiasco’. When COVID-19 forced the cancellation of exams, DfE and Ofqual asked centres (schools and colleges) to ...

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, ...

Discover which Birmingham secondary schools fell short in the latest GCSE English and Maths results We have created a ranking of the best and worst performing Birmingham secondaries based on the ...