Results day: Everything to know for A-Levels and GCSEs
London has come out on top in England for GCSE results said to reveal “gaping regional disparities”.
Around 32 per cent of grades in the capital were the highest marks, compared to 22 per cent in other regions - including Yorkshire and the North East.
The pass rate in London was also 76.7 per cent, while this dropped below 70 per cent in other parts of the country.
Henri Murison from the Northern Powerhouse Partnership said there was “evidence of gaping regional disparities” - particularly between the North and the capital city - in the GCSE results issued on Thursday.
But while London scored the best in England, it came out second to Northern Ireland in the UK’s results.
Overall, GCSE grades fell from an all-time high in the Covid pandemic.
This was expected under staggered plans to curb grade inflation and followed the same pattern as A-level results last week.
