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GCSE results day 2026: Hundreds of thousands of pupils to receive results

Education experts have reiterated concerns over the gender gap at GCSE

The Independent UK · Aug 19

Hundreds of thousands of pupils to receive GCSE results

Education experts have expressed concerns over the gender gap at GCSE which sees girls consistently outperforming boys.

Evening Standard · Aug 19

Students face ‘ticking timebomb’ of debt and higher taxes

Exclusive: Analysis finds cost of higher education ‘falls overwhelmingly on the individual’

The Guardian - UK · Aug 10

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Boys set to outperform girls in top A-level grades this year, expert predicts

More top A-level grades are likely to be awarded this summer than in any other outside the pandemic-affected years. An education expert explains why

The Independent UK · Aug 7

Warning over ‘chronic’ under-performance of boys at GCSEs

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The Independent UK · Aug 16, 2025

‘Chronic’ under-performance of boys at GCSE should be treated as major issue

Pupils in England, Wales and Northern Ireland will receive their exam results on Thursday next week.

Evening Standard · Aug 15, 2025

Underperformance of boys at GCSE level ‘should be a matter of national concern’ professor says

Professor Alan Smithers said the talents of boys are not being developed as ‘fully’ as they could be

The Independent UK · Aug 15, 2025

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A-level results in England expected to return to near pre-pandemic levels

Career-focused subjects such as business studies and economics to surpass traditional academic disciplines like history in popularity

The Guardian - UK · Aug 11, 2025

Fears A-level grade inflation ‘may be creeping back’ with more students set for top grades

The proportion of A-level entries scoring top grades this summer is likely to be higher than pre-Covid years

The Independent UK · Aug 8, 2025

Top A-level grades may remain higher this year than pre-pandemic levels – expert

A higher percentage of entries awarded an A or A* may be the ‘new normal’, it has been suggested.

The Independent UK · Aug 8, 2025

GCSEs should be branded separately in England, Wales and NI, expert says

Professor says diverging content and results make move necessary for the exams to be compared accurately

The Guardian - UK · Aug 19, 2024

A-level results: Boys widen gap over girls for A* grades in post-Covid exam drive

Girls continue to outperform boys across A-level results – but they picked up fewer top grades

The Independent UK · Aug 15, 2024

GCSE pupils warned of 325,000 fewer passing grades after return to pre-Covid grading

Pass rate expected to be closer to 2019 levels after ‘great reset’ following rise during Covid lockdowns

The Independent UK · Aug 23, 2023

Flood of English and maths resits expected amid tougher GCSE grading

Call to change policy of forced retakes as nearly 40,000 more pupils in England likely to miss grade 4 in one – or both – subjects

The Guardian - UK · Aug 23, 2023

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The Independent UK · Aug 22, 2023

Call for ‘more humane’ GCSE system so students not stuck in cycle of retakes

The ASCL is calling for a new style of English and maths qualification ‘which can be taken by pupils at the point of readiness’.

Evening Standard · Aug 22, 2023

Pupils ‘will face demoralising cycle of retakes if they fail GCSE exams in maths and English’

Education experts issue warning amid return to pre-pandemic grading standards

Evening Standard · Aug 21, 2023

GCSE results for boys ‘a matter of national concern’

Girls leapt to their highest lead over boys in GCSE results during the pandemic

The Guardian - UK · Aug 21, 2023

GCSEs in England hit by high absence levels and mental ill health, heads say

School leaders tell of abnormal levels of pupil anxiety amid plan to lower grades back to pre-pandemic levels

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The Independent UK · Aug 20, 2023

GCSE pupils warned of ‘shock’ as 300,000 fewer top grades predicted

A return to pre-pandemic grading means this year’s results in England will be lower than last year.

The Independent UK · Aug 20, 2023

Pupils and parents in for ‘shock’ as 300,000 fewer expected to get top GCSE grades

GCSE results are expected to be much lower than pre-pandemic

The Independent UK · Aug 7, 2023

Almost 100,000 fewer students in top A-level grades this year, researchers say

Government says number of A and A* grades awarded in England should fall back to pre-pandemic levels

The Independent UK · Aug 6, 2023

Almost 100,000 more pupils could miss out on top A-level grades this year

The Government has said the number of A and A* grades awarded in England should fall back to pre-pandemic levels as exams return to normal.

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