Rise in top grades boosts GCSE record
Pupils have achieved another GCSE record, with almost seven out of 10 entries (69.1%) being awarded a C grade or above.
Results just out show 22.6% of exams sat in England, Wales and Northern Ireland were awarded an A* or an A, up from 21.6% last year.
The pass rate rose for the 23rd year in a row, this year to 98.7% of entries.
Gillian Hargreaves reports.
24 Aug 2010
- From the section Education & Family