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25 April 2026

Author: Sophie Scott

Free school GCSE results reveal highs … and lows

Free schools with fledgling GCSE cohorts have hit highs – and lows – in their overall performance in this summer’s exams. West London free school, Bristol free school, Dixons Kings academy and Tauheedal boys’ school all posted their first results today, having opened as free schools in 2011 and 2012. At Tauheedal 95 per cent […]

GCSE results 2016: Subject and overall analysis

Nationally, the proportion of pupils achieving grades between A*-C in their GCSEs has decreased by 2.1 percentage points. This has been attributed to the increase in the number of 17-year-olds who were forced to re-sit their GCSEs in English and/or maths if they failed to achieve at least a grade C last year. But there […]

GCSE results 2016: Science

Science GCSE results for 2016, compared to previous years Science GCSE results for 2016, compared to previous years: cumulative Percentage of pupils who achieved (at least) each grade Key Green: Higher than previous year Orange: Same as previous year Red: Lower than previous year

GCSE results 2016: Religious studies

Religious studies  GCSE results for 2016, compared to previous years Religious studies  GCSE results for 2016, compared to previous years: cumulative Percentage of pupils who achieved (at least) each grade Key Green: Higher than previous year Orange: Same as previous year Red: Lower than previous year

GCSE results 2016: Spanish

Spanish GCSE results for 2016, compared to previous years Spanish GCSE results for 2016, compared to previous years: cumulative Percentage of pupils who achieved (at least) each grade Key Green: Higher than previous year Orange: Same as previous year Red: Lower than previous year

GCSE results 2016: Physical education

Physical education GCSE results for 2016, compared to previous years Physical education GCSE results for 2016, compared to previous years: cumulative Percentage of pupils who achieved (at least) each grade Key Green: Higher than previous year Orange: Same as previous year Red: Lower than previous year

GCSE results 2016: Physics

Physics GCSE results for 2016, compared to previous years Physics GCSE results for 2016, compared to previous years: cumulative Percentage of pupils who achieved (at least) each grade Key Green: Higher than previous year Orange: Same as previous year Red: Lower than previous year

GCSE results 2016: Music

Music GCSE results for 2016, compared to previous years Music GCSE results for 2016, compared to previous years: cumulative Percentage of pupils who achieved (at least) each grade Key Green: Higher than previous year Orange: Same as previous year Red: Lower than previous year

GCSE results 2016: History

History GCSE results for 2016, compared to previous years History GCSE results for 2016, compared to previous years: cumulative Percentage of pupils who achieved (at least) each grade Key Green: Higher than previous year Orange: Same as previous year Red: Lower than previous year