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GCSE Results 2026: Why Schools Have Your Grades Before You

GCSE students receive their 2026 results on 20 August, but schools get grades earlier under strict JCQ rules to prepare for results day.

International Business Times UK · Aug 19

A-level top grades reach record high outside of Covid years

Hundreds of thousands of pupils across England, Wales and Northern Ireland are finding out their exam results on Thursday.

Evening Standard · Aug 14, 2025

GCSE top grades down on last year as north-south divide in England grows

Hundreds of thousands of teenagers in England, Wales and Northern Ireland picked up their results on Thursday morning in a year when grades were due to be restored to 2019 levels in all three nations

The Independent UK · Aug 22, 2024

TikTok scammers charging desperate students hundreds for fake GCSE exam papers

Desperate students are falling for scams on TikTok, Snapchat and Instagram and parting with anything from £7.50 to a whopping £4,000 to get their hands on a GCSE or A-level paper ahead of exam day

Daily Mirror · Jun 5, 2023

Top GCSE results tumble in Wales but remain higher than pre-pandemic

Exam bosses are trying to rein in on grade inflation, but slowly

Wales Online · Aug 25, 2022

Exam results could be broken down into boys, girls and non-binary students

The Joint Council for Qualifications (JCQ) said it is ‘looking at this’ possibility.

The Independent UK · Aug 24, 2022

A-level grades down from pandemic highs but still above 2019 levels

University admissions have also fallen on last year, but are the second highest on record, according to Ucas figures.

The Independent UK · Aug 18, 2022

A-level results: Grades down on last two years but higher than pre-pandemic levels

Overall pass rate and proportion of top grades is lower than in 2021

The Independent UK · Aug 18, 2022

A-level grades down on last year but remain higher than pre-pandemic

Hundreds of thousands of pupils got results on Thursday, having sat exams for the first time since the coronavirus outbreak.

The Independent UK · Aug 18, 2022

A Level grades down on past two years as official results released

"Not only is it the culmination of two years of hard work, but these students are the first to have taken formal summer exams in three years, so we should all celebrate this achievement"

Wales Online · Aug 18, 2022