THOUSANDS of pupils returned to school last Thursday to open their long-awaited GCSE results. The proportion of entries getting at least a 4 or a C grade – considered a “standard pass” – has fallen to ...

GCSE and BTEC students across England, Wales and Northern Ireland have received their grades today. Schools and colleges have invited students to get their results in person from 8am, but more than ...

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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 ...

Here’s some advice if you haven’t achieved a grade four or above in maths, English or both on GCSE results day. While grades three and below aren’t fail grades, a grade four in these subjects is often ...

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A dive into the sometimes confusing GCSE numbered results system, what constitutes a pass, and if you can challenge grades. GCSE results day is coming up fast. Whether heading to sixth form, college, ...

Nearly a quarter of girls’ entries received one of the higher grades against around a fifth of those from boys Almost one in four boys in England get top grades in maths The proportion of GCSE ...

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 ...

With GCSE results day here, millions of pupils across England, Wales and Northern Ireland are finding out how they fared in this summer's exams. Grades are released on Thursday, marking the end of ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. This puzzle appears in FT Weekend Magazine’s summer games issue Camp Algebra held a competition in which ...

Exclusive: Ministers consider national threshold in England that could in effect bar thousands from studying University students would face minimum grade requirements to qualify for student loans in ...