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GCSE results 2026: English and maths pass rates down for fifth straight year

This year’s GCSE results also reveal that the regional divide in England in attainment continued to widen while the gender gap narrowed

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IGCSEs 2021: Exam grades allowed to rise to match TAGs

Cambridge International says it has moderated exam results to keep pace with TAG inflation to ensure system is 'fair to all students'

GCSE results day 2021: Private schools’ top-grade jump

Outcomes for the highest grades have risen most in private and free schools, while students on free school meals' attainment gap widened

GCSEs 2021: Results at a glance

What were the differences in the proportion of top grades this year? How did girls' and boys' results compare? Here's the data and details you need for results for all GCSE entries 2021

GCSEs results day 2021: Hard to put exams ‘genie’ back

GCSEs could be under threat with another 'bumper crop' of top grades, says report

Teacher training shake-up could boost ‘upfront quality’

Ian Bauckham says he is 'alive' to concerns about 'disruption' caused by the review and insists it will not 'destroy...what is already there'

SQA results 2021: Why were there so many A grades?

The reasons for the rise in A grades in SQA courses is less clearcut than often portrayed, says teacher of English Andy Leask

GCSEs results 2021: Appeal legal help not needed-Ofqual

Regulator issues statement following fears of legal threats over teacher-assessed GCSE and A-level grades

GCSEs 2022: Pegging grades to 2020 ‘fairest’ option

And government should carry out full review of secondary assessment, says report

Announcement on 2022 exams ‘in next few days’

As Scottish schools start returning today, education secretary promises clarity on assessment for next year

A levels: Numerical grades ‘unrealistic’ say heads

Focus should be on teaching quality, not 'tweaking' grading system, government told

A Level and GCSE results days 2021: LIVE 10/8

Stay up to speed with all the latest news and reaction on this week's GCSE and A level results days 2021

A levels 2021: The subjects with biggest rise in A/A*s

Your guide to the A-level subjects that saw the greatest increase in students achieving the top grades in 2021

SQA results day 2021: by the numbers

SQA results day and statistics go hand-in-hand – we pick out the figures you need to know

A levels 2021: Williamson ‘can’t remember’ own grades

Education secretary Gavin Williamson fondly recalled his own results day but could not remember his actual results

A levels 2021: ‘Disproportionate’ Covid impact in North

Education leaders issue warning over regional variations in 2021 A Level grades

SQA results day 2021: Attainment gap wider than in 2020

But attainment gaps remain narrower than before the Covid pandemic, SQA results day data shows

A levels 2021: Girls outperform boys for top grades

Greater proportion of girls achieved A*s in maths than boys for the first time new data shows

A levels 2021: A*s rise by three times more at private schools

Independent schools boost proportion of top grades by 12.1 percentage points, compared with 3.9 at state comprehensives

A-grade passes hit record high on SQA results day 2021

Over half of entries at Advanced Higher received the top grade – with the proportion of As at Higher and National 5 also at an all-time high

A levels 2021: International results mix exams and TAGs

International A-level results have been released today – both as teacher-assessed grades but also those achieved under formal exams, which went ahead in many regions

A levels 2021: Rising disadvantage gap for poor pupils

Gap between the proportion of black students and peers achieving grade A or above also widened during pandemic, research shows

SQA results day 2021: Pass rates drop across the board

But pass rates for National 5, Higher and Advanced Higher all remain well above 2019 – the last year national exams ran, before the Covid pandemic struck

A level 2021: <1% of teacher grades changed by boards

1 in 5 schools had their teacher-assessed A-level grades reviewed by exam boards but few had to make adjustments as a result

A levels 2021: Third of teachers fear excess appeals

Aggression, stress and blame: ÌÇÐÄVlog survey reveals extent of teacher concern over 2021 GCSE and A Level exam appeals