GCSE Results Show More Top Grades, Narrowing Gender Gap
GCSE results day revealed an increase in students achieving top grades, with the gap between boys and girls shrinking. Thousands of pupils across the UK received their examination results.
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GCSE results: almost one in four boys in England get top grades in maths
Overall results slightly better than last year, with share receiving grades 7, 8 and 9 rising by 0.1 of a percentage point to 23.1% GCSE results – latest updates Almost one in four boys in England received top grades in maths while results in English improved across the board, helping to propel improved GCSE results for this year’s cohort of 16-year-olds. The stronger performances in maths helped pupils taking GCSEs in year 11 reach a record level for higher grades in England outside the Co...
By Richard Adams and Sally Weale
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Read full article →GCSE results day: More students get top grades as gap between boys and girls shrinks
The proportion of GCSE entries awarded top grades has risen from 2025 but the rate scoring a decent pass has returned to pre-pandemic levels, national figures show.
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