GCSE results this year have seen a slight rise in the proportion of top grades awarded, while the gap between girls and boys narrowed to its closest point this century.
Students in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland received their exam results on Thursday. More than one in five (21.9 per cent) UK GCSE entries secured the highest marks – at least a grade 7 or an A – a marginal rise of 0.1 percentage points from last year's 21.8 per cent.
