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There is a gender divide in the subjects teenagers choose to study. In 2022, 63% of UK GCSE candidates taking full-course Physical Education (PE) for GCSE were male. For Art and Design subjects, though, boys made up only 35% of the students taking the subject.

Figures show 37% of GCSE entries were awarded the highest grades of A* to A, a 6.5 percentage point increase on 2019

Rose Owens, 15, a year 11 pupil at Roedean School, near Brighton, Sussex, got one 8 and the rest 9s despite training for the swim during her exams.

GCSE results are returning to their correct level after two years of over-optimistic grading

Derek Skipper, 92, took his Maths GCSE in May and has passed with flying colours

The parents decided to take the plunge and opt for home-schooling and they have never looked back

It had been expected that grades would drop below last year.

Derek Skipper, who did all of his lessons on Zoom, took his Maths GCSE in May and has passed with flying colours after achieving the highest possible grade on the foundation paper he took

Jade Phiri, who was representing Zambia, achieved great success across three different events at the recent Commonwealth Games

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Results lower than 2021 but higher than pre-pandemic levels