denby high school. it has been very - denby high school. it has been very noisy here, starting to quieten down a bit. what is interesting the pupils don t need to come in to get the results, they can get them online but such is the excitement that i want to be here aamong their friends to find out they have done. the pass rate is lower this year, but it is still lower than the peak thatis but it is still lower than the peak that is the say, but it is still higher than normal, so normal was backin higher than normal, so normal was back in 2019, so ijust tell you what the statistics are in terms of pass rates. overall 73.2% of gcses were marked at grades four or c at above this year, that is down from 77.1% last year, when grades of course were decided by teacher, exams weren t sat. it is still significantly hiring than before the pandemic in 2019, a was the last year exams were set before covid struck and the rate was 67.3%. the results of vocational and technical
any time soon. hugo bachega, in ukraine. hundreds of thousands of students in england, wales and northern ireland are getting their results for the first gcse exmas in three years. all the pass rate for this year s gcses has fallen since 2021, but remains higher than 2019. 0verall, 73.2% of gcses were marked at grades 4 or c and above this year down from 77.1% last year, when grades were decided by teachers. it is still significantly higher than in 2019, the last year exams were physically sat before covid, when it was 67.3%. results for vocational and technical awards are also being released, though some btec pupils could face delays. my colleague, martine croxall who got
when the figure was 67.3%. those achieving top grades of seven or above in england, or a or a in wales and northern ireland, fell to 26.3% from 28.9% last year. in 2019, the figure was 20.8%. the exams watchdog for england says its aim is for results to sit between pre pandemic levels and last year s high was set with fairness in mind. similar plans were put in place in wales and northern ireland. scotland also saw fewer students land top marks in its exams earlier this month. concerns have been raised about regional differences in top grades. in england, the attainment gap between north and south is significant. in london, 32.6% of gcses were marked at seven or above compared with 22.4% in the north east of england. the gap between the highest and lowest performing regions has actually closed slightly, particularly in comparison to last
in wales and northern ireland, this is down from 77.1% last year but much higher than 2019 when the figure was 67.3%. those achieving top grades of seven or above in england, or a or a in wales and northern ireland, fell to 26.3% from 28.9% last year. in 2019, the figure was 20.8%. the exams watchdog for england says its aim is for results to sit between pre pandemic levels and last year s high was set with fairness in mind. similar plans were put in place in wales and northern ireland. scotland also saw fewer students land top marks in its exams earlier this month. concerns have been raised about regional differences in top grades. in england, the attainment gap between north and south is significant. in london, 32.6% of gcses were marked at seven or above compared with 22.4% in the north east of england. the gap between the highest
the last year exams were sat before covid, when it was 67.3%. results for vocational and technical awards are also being released though some btec pupils could face delays. we spoke to a few pupils here who have got their results today, some of them were brave enough to open the big white envelopes on live television which takes some doing. we will speak to a mother whose son has had his results, he did pretty well. he has had his results, he did pretty well. ., has had his results, he did pretty well. :, :, . has had his results, he did pretty well. ., ., , ., , , , . well. he got lots of sevens is and sixes, well. he got lots of sevens is and sixes. which well. he got lots of sevens is and sixes, which we well. he got lots of sevens is and sixes, which we are well. he got lots of sevens is and sixes, which we are proud - well. he got lots of sevens is and sixes, which we are proud of. - well. he got lots of sevens is and sixes, which we are proud of. he| well. he got lots of