GCSE grades fall again

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GCSE results

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Four takeaways from 2024's GCSE results

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GCSE pass rate across England , Wales and Northern Ireland has fallen for a third year running.

Overall pass rate has now returned to 2019 levels - the last year exams were sat before the pandemic.

The drop is steepest in Northern Ireland , with 82% of GCSEs marked at 4/C or above.

London remains highest-performing region, with 72.5% of entries marked at grade 4 or above, and the West Midlands, where that pass rate was 63.1% , the lowest.

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