Hundreds of thousands of students in England, Wales and Northern Ireland will receive their GCSE results
Thirty percent of entrants got a 7 or above - the equivalent to A and A* - compared to 27.5% in 2020 and 22% in 2019, the last year that formal exams were held. In England girls outperformed boys in maths for the first time since GCSEs were reformed by Michael Gove aseducation secretary, with 26.4% of girlsreceiving a 7 or higher compared to 25.
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