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23 April 2026

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GCSE results 2016: English

English GCSE results for 2016, compared to previous years The results for this subject only include those taking exams at the end of year 11 (16-year-olds) so as to exclude the results for those taking re-sits (17 and older). English GCSE results for 2016, compared to previous years: cumulative Percentage of pupils who achieved (at […]

Science GCSE pass rate drops as pupils shift from other courses

GCSE results day 2016 has revealed a dramatic drop of 3.8 per cent in the A*-C rate for science, resulting from significant changes to student entry patterns. The A*-C grades for additional science also fell by 3.5 percentage points. At A*-A only, overall science results dipped by 0.7 percentage points, and additional science by 1.4 […]

Matilda waltzes her way to GCSE success

Eighteen-year-old Matilda Kombey has finally achieved her dream of a C grade in English. The De Aston School pupil was born in Sierra Leone, and in 2004 moved to Gambia where she was home-schooled. It was in 2008 that she made the move to the UK but could barely speak English. She attempted her English GCSE […]

GCSE results 2016: Trends and stats from the national data

This page is from 2016. Here’s where to look for 2017 GCSE results GCSE results are out. What do the trends show?   1. The proportion of 16 year-olds getting A*s and As is down 0.6 percentage points For 16 year olds, the proportion of A*s is down 0.1 percentage points, and A*/A grades declined […]

GCSE A*-C pass rate drops sharply

The 2016 GCSE results are out and show a sharp fall of 2.1 percentage points in the pass rate, down to 66.9 per cent for A*-C grades. The number of A* grades alone declined by 0.1 percentage points and A*-A grades fell by 0.7 to 20.5 per cent. The drop has been linked to the […]

GCSE results 2016: Art and design

Art and design GCSE results for 2016, compared to previous years Art and design GCSE results for 2016, compared to previous years: cumulative Percentage of pupils who achieved (at least) each grade Key Green: Higher than previous year Orange: Same as previous year Red: Lower than previous year

Exams deregulation good news for SEND pupils

Proposals by Ofqual to deregulate entry-level qualifications have been welcomed as an opportunity for exam boards to be “innovative” with their offer to pupils with special education needs – meaning their schools can provide a more “personalised curriculum”. The qualifications watchdog launched a consultation earlier this month over plans to reduce its regulatory burden on entry-level qualifications, which fall […]

GCSE results 2016: Live Blog

Thousands of teenagers find out the results of their GCSEs today, amid a year of changes to the accountability measures. Among those pupils are those who did not pass the 11+ exams and attended secondary modern schools across the country. An often ignored, but tremendously important group, we wanted to share their true “underdog” stories […]

New online portal will offer schools free access to thousands of marked exams

Schools will be able to download all marked Edexcel GCSE and A-level exam scripts for free from next year in a move to make decisions on whether to challenge grades easier for teachers and exams officers, Schools Week can exclusively reveal. The education company Pearson, which took complete control over Edexcel in 2005 and currently administers […]