About 145,000 pupils in England’s state-funded mainstream schools finished year 11 in summer 2026 without a grade 4 or above in GCSE English, according to CloudLearn analysis of provisional Department for Education data published on 15 October 2026. That’s 23.6% of the cohort. In maths, the figure is about 175,000, or 28.6%. Those who stay […]
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