It's GCSE results day for hundreds of thousands of students in England, Wales and Northern Ireland Pass rates have fallen for a second year running – with 68.2% of all grades marked at grades 4/C and ...

For almost a quarter of pupils taking Maths and English GCSEs this year, it wasn't their first rodeo. Some 23.4% of pupils taking those exams were aged 17 and older - an all-time high. While some of ...

A student from Leeds has reacted with joy at passing his weakest subject as he received his GCSE results. The teenager, from Dixons Academy Trust in Chapeltown, said: "I don't care, I passed maths, ...

The government’s policy of making students resit maths and English GCSEs is “not fit for purpose”, education leaders have warned. Politicians have been urged to “rethink” how young people are ...

With the finance industry making up more than a third of Guernsey’s economy, there are concerns about the impact a stagnating GCSE Maths pass rate could have on the island. Credit: ITV News Students ...

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A ten-year-old schoolboy has delighted his family with the news that he passed his GCSE Maths some four marks off an A* - before even having taken his SATs. Zafar Awan, who is homeschooled by his ...

GCSE resits for English and Maths could be scrapped after the pass rate fell to its lowest level in a decade. The current model requires students who fail these two core subjects at GCSE level to ...

A major overhaul of the education system is underway, with qualifications for older teenagers, GCSE resits and tuition fees ...

A young boy has achieved a remarkable Grade 9 in GCSE maths. Chun Nok Eric Li, from Altrincham, was one of thousands of other students across the country to receive their GCSE results today (August 21 ...