Tears and smiles as thousands across Merseyside celebrate their GCSE results

There were emotional scenes today as students across the region discovered their grades

Pupils across the North East received their GCSE results today, and many were singled out for their outstanding grades

Another post-pandemic cohort has shown its resilience and talent. But growing inequalities of outcome must be addressed Most pupils who received their GCSE results this week were in the penultimate year of primary school when Covid struck, disrupting their preparation for secondary education. As with other post-pandemi

There were nerves and celebrations in celeb households this morning as famous offspring joined thousands of other teens in learning their GCSE results.

More than a fifth (22.0%) of UK entries were awarded the top grades - at least a 7 or an A grade - this year, up by 0.1 percentage points on last year, when 21.9% achieved the top grades