GCSE results day 2026 - live: AQA, Edexcel grade boundaries as gender gap narrows

The GCSE results lead enjoyed by girls is at its smallest since at least 2000, which is the earliest archive data available

Overall pass rates have now settled back to pre-Covid levels

We have everything you need to know about today's GCSE results and what to do next

Students across the country have been anticipating all today will bring

Stephen Price Learners across Wales receive their GCSE, Welsh Baccalaureate and vocational qualification results today – with Welsh students’ GCSE grades lagging behind those of England and Northern Ireland. Today’s results will help shape many students’ next steps, whether that’s continuing their studies, beginning an

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

Results for the best A* grade are very slightly up while A*-C and overall pass rate A*-G falls

Millions of students opened their results on Thursday morning

GCSE results day 2026: thousands of pupils get grades — follow live  The Times

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...

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