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A primary school pupil has got top grades in GCSE maths after taking the exams five years early. Harry Clark, 11, took higher maths and further maths GCSEs this year – having previously gained a GCSE ...

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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 ...

Thousands of teenagers are opening up their GCSE and BTEC results this morning, with some taking part in a ground-breaking pilot scheme that allows them to access their grades through a mobile app. It ...

The GCSE gender gap is the smallest it has been since the year 2000, with boys slowly closing in on the lead set by girls, the 2025 exam figures show. English and maths resits have reached an all-time ...

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 ...

It is a nervous time of year for students who took their exams earlier this summer. A level results were dispatched last week and now it is the turn of GCSE students. Students in Wales, England, and ...

The gap in GCSE results between boys and girls is now at its narrowest point this century. Hundreds of thousands of pupils in England, Wales and Northern Ireland have received their GCSE results today ...

Thousands of youngsters across Kent are celebrating their GCSE grades today, including an 11-year-old boy and a new school experiencing its first-ever set of results. Schools and colleges have ...

This article was first published in 2018 and last updated in 2023. At some point in secondary school you will need to choose your GCSE options. This can seem scary at first, but it’s all about ...