US EditionTop GCSE grades rise as gap between boys and girls narrowest ever recorded
- On Thursday, GCSE exam results were issued to candidates across England, Wales, and Northern Ireland to assist them in advancing to further education or training opportunities.
- In 2023, grading standards for GCSEs in England were realigned to levels consistent with those before the Covid-19 pandemic, following a period of inflated top grades in 2020 and 2021 due to teacher-assessed results.
- This year, 21.9% of entries achieved top grades , up slightly from last year, while the proportion passing with at least a grade 4/C fell marginally to 67.4%.
- Sir Ian Bauckham highlighted that performance levels have remained steady compared to recent years, with the gender gap showing a slight reduction that marks its narrowest point since 2000.
- Education leaders urge scrapping compulsory resits in maths and English, highlighting that nearly a quarter of entries are resits and less than 20% of those break the resit cycle, calling for fundamental reforms instead.
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