London was the highest-performing region, while the West Midlands was the lowest.
This year's results reveal London as the highest-performing region, with 72.5% of entries graded as at least 4/C, while the West Midlands is lowest-performing with a pass rate of 63.1%.
About 200,000 students also received results for BTec Tech Awards, BTec Firsts and BTec Level 2 Technical courses, while about 120,000 will receive results for Cambridge Nationals.GCSE students in England were the final year group to be given formulae and equation sheets in maths and science in recognition of the disruption, while exams were back to normal in Wales and Northern Ireland.Khalil Suddle was always confident, says one of his teachers.
Four out of five regions in the north of England and the Midlands have lower pass rates than in 2019, whereas every region in the south has a higher pass rate. MPs warned last year it could take a decade for the gap between disadvantaged pupils and others to narrow to what it was before the pandemic.The proportion of top grades rose in England, but fell in Wales and Northern Ireland.In a post on X, England's education secretary, Bridget Phillipson, congratulated students and staff.
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