GCSE results day 2026: All the results, reaction, grade boundaries from around Wales

The hard work is over and the all-important GCSE results are published on August 20 - our reporters will be in schools as students get their grades.

School students will collect their results from from around 8am, with results available online to some from 11am

Many young people will be feeling nervous this morning as they find out whether all their hard work over the past couple of years has paid off

GCSE results day is coming up fast. Whether heading to sixth form, college, or an apprenticeship, these grades set the stage for you or your teen's next big move. Why are there numbered GCSE grades? First rolled out in 2017 and fully phased in across all subjects by 2020, the 9–1 numerical system was introduced...

Students across the country have been anticipating all today will bring

Results and reaction from schools across the region as students find out their GCSE grades

Students will begin receiving this years exam results online and in person from 8am (GMT) this morning Good morning and welcome to our GCSE results day live blog. Today, like every year, hundreds of thousands of pupils across England, Wales and Northern Ireland anxiously await their grades. Continue reading...

The previous alphabetical system has been replaced in England, but is still used in Wales and Northern Ireland.

Teenagers can access GCSE results online for the first time on the Education Record app

GCSE grades explained: The number system and how does it match the letters?  lbc.co.uk