GCSE results day 2026 - live: Gap between girls and boys at narrowest this century

Meanwhile, London has pulled further ahead of North and and Midlands for GCSE top grades with some 28.6% of entries in the capital receiving grade 7 or above this year

THOUSANDS of students are eagerly opening their GCSE results this morning as the key pass rate falls to pre-pandemic lows. The longstanding difference between boys and girls has narrowed again to the smallest this century as boys continue to close the gap. The proportion of entries getting at least a 4 or a C grade...