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19 April 2026

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Benfleet secondary modern records best ever GCSE results

Pupils and teachers at The Appleton School, a secondary modern in Benfleet, are celebrating their best ever set of GCSE results today. The school has 75 per cent of pupils who achieved five A* to C, a 3 per cent increase on their previous highest results in 2012. A total of 68 per cent of students achieved five GCSE’s at […]

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 of A grades remains static and proportion of Bs, Cs and Ds is up across the board. The results published today by the Joint Council for Qualifications (JCQ) show interesting trends, including the revelation that English […]

Top marks for heads after GCSE results day worries

Dame Delia Smith, founding principal of Ark Academy, in Wembley, told Schools Week yesterday she has never been as excited or nervous for this year’s GCSE results day – the school’s first. She said a total of 64 per cent of pupils got five or more A* to C grades, including English and Maths. Of those, 31 per […]