A number of GCSE and A-level examinations could transition to digital formats by the end of the decade under new proposals from the exams regulator. Plans outlined in a consultation document published ...

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Today’s GCSE results reveal that music has one of the highest increases in uptake, of any subject in 2025. More than 38,000 students took GCSE music in 2025, an increase of 6.1% compared to 2024. In ...

Top GCSE grades in Wales have risen slightly, overall results published today show. As thousands of teenagers across Wales got their GCSE results there was a 3% fall in entries this year compared to ...

Hundreds of thousands of teenagers are finding out how well they've done at school this year as their GCSE results are finally released this morning. As is tradition, pupils are able to collect their ...

Hundreds of thousands of teenagers who moved from primary to secondary school during the pandemic have received their GCSE results - with the gender gap for top grades persisting. Nearly a quarter (24 ...

Pupils picking up their GCSE results today face the 'fiercest ever' scramble for college places as results show more top grades were awarded this year. The proportion of GCSE entries awarded top ...

Boys show improved results in major subjects while girls slip back in traditionally strong subjects such as English GCSE results: pupils in England bounce back from pandemic There has been an overall ...

GCSE results day 2025 has seen the number of top grades rise from last year. However, fewer entries scored a standard pass, today's statistics show. Students in England, Wales and Northern Ireland ...

THOUSANDS of GCSE students are eagerly opening their results this morning. Pupils in England, Wales and Northern Ireland are finding out their GCSE and level 2 vocational and technical qualification ...

Teenagers across the UK will be receiving their GCSE grades this morning. School pupils will learn what they have achieved during their time in senior school. The vast majority of students taking ...

The proportion of GCSE entries awarded top grades has risen from last year but fewer GCSE entries scored a decent pass this year, national figures show. Students in England, Wales and Northern Ireland ...