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GCSE results: hundreds of thousands of pupils across England, Wales and Northern Ireland await grades – latest updates

The Guardian Australia - World · 20 August 2026 at 4:56 pm

GCSE results: hundreds of thousands of pupils across England, Wales and Northern Ireland await grades – latest updates

Students will begin receiving this years exam results online and in person from 8am (GMT) this morning Compulsory GCSE resits in England harm teenagers’ mental wellbeing, study finds Education secretary Lucy Powell is on the media round this morning as students prepare to pick up their GCSE results, including her own daughter.

She said it was a “big day” that marks “a really important moment in a child’s progression”.

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GCSE results: hundreds of thousands of pupils across England, Wales and Northern Ireland await grades – latest updates

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