GCSE results see increase in A*-C grades
The proportion of students receiving A*-C grades in their GCSE exams has risen for the first time in three years.
Just over 68.8% of exam entries were in this bracket - an increase of 0.7 percentage points on last summer. Maths results graded C or above were significantly higher while English results drop by 4.8 percentage points.
Girls once again lead pass rates at grade C and above, with 73.1% of girls' entries scoring A*-C compared with 64.3% of boys'.
