GCSE results day 2026 live: Pupils around Wales celebrate collecting their results

Today16:26 BSTBig rise in German language GCSE entries in WalesFigures from the British Council Wales show a continued decline in entries for modern langauges at GCSE, but entries for German GCSE have leaped by 14.6%Pupils studying French at GCSE falls by 2.2%Spanish entries decrease by 5.3%Other Modern Languages are down further, by 11.8%German entries see an increase of 14.6%GCSE language learning entries in Wales overall are down by 1.7% on 2025Ruth Cocks, Director, British Council Wales, said: “On behalf of British Council Wales, I’d like to send huge congratulations to all students receiving their GCSE results, particularly those who have studied a language.“It is fantastic to see an increase in the number of young people taking German, and we want to celebrate every learner who has t