Students up and down the country will be finding out their GCSE results on Thursday (August 25). This summer was the first in two years that teenagers have sat exams for their qualifications, due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Despite the freedom and excitement of the holidays, many people will be anxiously awaiting their grades. Regulators Ofqual said that GCSE results this year will 'reflect a midpoint between summer 2019 and 2021.' They added that grades 'will be higher than when summer exams were last sat, but lower than in 2021, when grades were awarded by teacher assessment.'
"Schools’ and colleges’ results are highly likely to be lower than in 2021 when exams did not go ahead. Very few schools or colleges, if any, will get higher results than in 2021," Ofqual said.
