Hundreds of thousands of pupils in England, Wales and Northern Ireland are receiving GCSE grades today to help them progress to sixth form, college or training.
Hundreds of thousands of teenagers across Britain received their GCSE results today in a year when efforts have been made in England to return grading to pre-pandemic levels.
Experts said students in Britain had faced disruption from Covid-19 and the cost-of-living crisis, with a disproportionate impact on those from disadvantaged backgrounds.
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Just 17.6% of teenagers in the North East received the top grades of 7/A or above in their GCSE results, compared to 28.4% in London - a 10.8 percentage point gap