INSANE: 9 - The Real Truth

Key statistics in this year’s GCSE results

The gender gap for the highest grades is the narrowest since 2009.

The Independent UK · Aug 24, 2023

GCSE top grades fall in NI but remain above pre-pandemic levels

More than 30,800 students are receiving their GCSE results on Thursday.

The Independent UK · Aug 24, 2023

GCSE top grades fall but remain above pre-pandemic levels

Hundreds of thousands of teenagers across the country received their GCSE exam results on Thursday.

The Independent UK · Aug 24, 2023

Mother, 49, ‘nervous’ awaiting biology GCSE result

Zoe Lee said getting her grade in GCSE biology would ‘make a long-term ambition come true’.

The Independent UK · Aug 23, 2023

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

GCSE results 2023: how the qualification is failing disadvantaged young people

All the teenagers collecting their GCSE results this year have overcome significant difficulties. Their secondary school education has been thrown into upheaval by COVID-19: they have faced cancelled classes, have had to learn from home, have dealt with the social isolation and uncertainty of spending a significant part of their…

The Conversation · Aug 23, 2023

GCSE results day 2023 deals and discounts: Where to celebrate on Thursday

How to get free food on results day, from Nando’s to Frankie and Benny’s

Evening Standard · Aug 23, 2023

GCSE wait brings more anxiety than ever

The number of top grades after exam boards’ return to pre-Covid levels is expected to be 300,000 fewer

Evening Standard · Aug 23, 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’.

The Independent UK · Aug 22, 2023