The prime minister Sir Keir Starmer congratulated pupils.
Hundreds of thousands of pupils across the country have picked up their GCSE results this morning The pass rate for GCSE results across England, Wales and Northern Ireland has fallen for the third year running. It comes after hundreds of thousands of pupils across the country pick up their GCSE, BTec Tech Awards and other Level 2 results this morning. 67.6% of all grades were rated at grade 4/C and above which is considered the pass rate, compared to 68.2% in 2023 and 67.3% in 2019.
9%, compared to 98% in 2023 and 98.3% in 2019. Meanwhile, the overall number of entries for GCSEs has increased by 4.8% on last year. Many pupils are overjoyed with their GCSE results despite the fall in the pass rate Results have not improved since the coronavirus pandemic England has now replaced the old A* to G grading system and replaced it with a 9-1 system, where 9 is the highest grade.
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