The Latest Breaking News from GCSE

Burnage academy pupils celebrate – but there is also anger at ‘bizarre’ decision to grade at 2019 levels

Spanish is closing in on French while music and drama continue to decline.

‘Just going through the learning process was really enjoyable,’ said Keith Dibble.

Creative subjects are out and statistics is in, while London has widened the gap on the north-east

Of the 30,800 GCSE students in the region who received their results, 86.8% received grade C/4 and above, while 34.5% received grade A/7 and above.

Figures for GCSEs taken in 2023 show that entries for GCSEs in languages have increased slightly from last year. Despite this, the number of pupils taking a modern foreign language stands at less than 60% of those that did in the peak year of 2001.

The regional disparities in results have sparked concerns among social mobility experts and leaders in the North of England.

One in four female entries achieved at least a grade 7 or A this year, compared with almost one in five of male entries.

A campaign to improve mental health support in Brighton and Hove schools is under way.

Emily Farrar, who is 16, said it was party time.

GCSE students saw a record drop in results on Thursday, but boys narrowed their gap with girls as exams returned to normal after the pandemic.