The proportion of top GCSE grades handed out to 16-year-olds in England has dropped by 17 per cent, falling to near the same level as pre-pandemic 2019.
The gap in top GCSE results between boys and girls is at its narrowest in 14 years, an analysis of official figures shows.One in four female entries achieved at least a grade 7 or A this year (24.9%), compared with almost one in five of male entries .
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The proportion of GCSE students in England awarded top grades has almost returned to pre-pandemic levels as the number of pupils studying Chinese has doubled.
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