Exam results, News

“Significant drop” in top grades for GCSE science as entries rise

The number of pupils taking science at GCSE has increased by nearly four per cent – but overall science…

Sophie Scott
Sophie Scott
Exam results, News

Free school disappoints with 28% GCSE rate

An education trust is launching an external review after less than a third of pupils at one of its…

Sophie Scott
Sophie Scott
Exam results, News

GCSE Maths 2015: Has there been a big drop in scores?

Something is apparently amiss with maths. Several school leaders raised concerns in the past 24 hours with Schools Week…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
Exam results, News

ANALYSIS: GCSE results subject by subject

A smaller percentage of pupils have walked away with A* grades in their GCSEs this year, while the percentage…

Sophie Scott
Sophie Scott
Exam results, News

GCSE 2015 Results are in: Maths and English up, Science down

This year’s GCSE results are out and show that the GCSE A*-C rate has increased to 69% – a…

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
Exam results, News

LIVE BLOG: GCSE results day

Results are out today at 9.30am. We are celebrating everyone’s successes, but with a particular interest in schools in…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden


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Heads’ fears over GCSE results day

GCSE results day is, rightly so, all about the kids; their triumphs, disappointment, tears and leaps in the air….

Sophie Scott
Sophie Scott
News

Nicky Morgan library campaign branded a ‘hollow gesture’ after closures

Nicky Morgan’s “national mission” to get every eight-year-old enrolled at their local library has been labelled a “hollow gesture”…

Sophie Scott
Sophie Scott
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Where pupils live affects their A level choices, data reveals

Regional differences in post-16 provision could affect young people’s chances of getting into top universities, data released today shows….

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
Exam results, News

How long do GCSE remarks take? An increasingly long time…

Pupils needing GCSE remarks before confirming a college place are waiting increasingly long times, Ofqual figures show. On average,…

Sophie Scott
Sophie Scott
News

Online A level courses grow as sixth form cuts start to bite

More pupils are signing up to study A levels from their bedrooms as sixth form curriculum cuts begin to…

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips
News

Morgan reveals details of mass migration probe – days after officials refused to release information

Education secretary Nicky Morgan has announced she is planning to widen the scope of her investigation into the impact…

Sophie Scott
Sophie Scott