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Chief regulator Sir Ian Bauckham also says we must ‘absolutely focus’ on tackling regional attainment gaps revealed in today’s GCSE results

Grade levels have remained broadly similar to 2023, with slight increases in some subject areas

This morning’s GCSE results also show a widening of the gap between top grades being achieved in state and private schools

School leaders say survey acts as ‘stark reminder’ that the last government’s exam reforms ‘have had unintended and detrimental consequences on our young people’

Students in secondary school ‘never quite regain the happiness levels of their primary school days’, warns Children’s Society wellbeing report

Impact of suspensions called into question as students removed from the classroom are more than twice as likely to fail to achieve a level 3 qualification, research finds

The policy of compulsory resits for GCSE students not getting a standard pass in English and maths has been challenged by a new report

School and trust leaders pay tribute to students this A-level results day for overcoming disruption through lockdowns, mental health challenges and teacher shortages

Responding to today’s A-level results, Sir Ian Bauckham says the exam system can ‘reveal disparities’ that need to be addressed

Top grades broadly increased in most subjects, though results are very slightly down from last year in English literature and English language

Today’s A-level results also show a widening in regional gaps and in the gap between state and private schools for students achieving top grades

Boys’ GCSE grades are improving and girls’ attainment is faltering – but why? Experts point to mental health struggles, absence, misogyny and exclusions